Abstract: Stereotype and individualization are two different arts of characterization.The art of characterization went through a process from stereotype to individualization.At the beginning of the stylistic development,the English novels in the 18th century inherited early literature achievement-stereotype and displayed the trend of individualization,which set the basis of arts in characterization for the later development.
赖骞宇. 个性化与类型化——试析18世纪英国小说中的人物及其塑造手法[J]. 南昌大学学报(人文社会科学版), 2005, 36(04): 136-141.
LAI Qian-yu. Individualization and Stereotype:on Character and Characterization in English Novels of the 18th Century. , 2005, 36(04): 136-141.