P1:简爱的流行因为低价和可以广泛传播。并且,简爱作为文学参考也了它的热销。一个类似简爱的别的书的例子。
P2:但是,简爱的持续收益部分是因为普遍的conflation of CB和文学特征简爱。读者想要了解作者身份和性别之谜。The conflation因副标题“自传”和第一人称叙述愈演愈烈。作者和小说主角有类似的人生经历。
第一段:提出简爱流行的三个原因(low price+wide spread+literary referent)
CB’s novel Jane Eyre’s popularity was due to the low price and wide spread availability.
细节:it was reprinted in 4 different cities.(为了justify its wide spread availability)
Also, 这本书作为一个literary referent 不仅使它位于public consciousness,同时也提升了它的sales.
细节:GL在Article里写到了AE的新书,提到这本书as reminiscent of 简爱,是为了吸引对新书的兴趣(进一步证明了简爱作为literary referent的position)
第二段:进一步详述简爱这本书长期兴趣持续是因为作者和主人公的相似,列举相似的几个点。
BUt,对简爱这本书的兴趣的durability may partly due to the common 合并/重合 of 作者CB和主角简爱。
THe conflation was encourged by ①这本书副标题“an autobiography”;②第一人称叙述;③B的生活和简爱重合:都参加了压迫的寄宿生活并且都曾担任过家庭教师。
First reading
1. JE is popular
2. The reason that it is popular
Second reading :
1. The Jane Eyre had been popular from 1847 to 1860, partly resulting from low price and widespread. It also works as literary referent. It remained popular at the end of 1864 due to the reminiscent of a new book
Another important reason why JE popular is uncommon conflation