Abstract:In this essay I discuss the evaluative modes of Wayne Booth's controversial figure—the male mentor—attending, in particular, to the intricate mix of social and psychological insight that informs Thomas Hardy's account of the views of Gabriel Oak, the hero of Far from the Madding Crowd. Privileging character appraisal in the business of assessing the putative wrongdoing of a playful woman turns out to be compelling and problematic. For Hardy, as for Jane Austen, the act of evaluation is considered from the perspective of an ethics of equity and amity. So, has Hardy's fair-minded reader any reason to be optimistic?

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情人节贺卡：远离疯狂的人群和道德评估的行为/艺术

摘要：在这篇文章中，我讨论了韦恩·布斯（Wayne Booth）有争议的人物——男性导师——的评价模式，特别关注社会和心理洞察力的错综复杂的混合，这些洞察力为托马斯·哈代（Thomas Hardy）对 Far 英雄加布里埃尔·奥克（Gabriel Oak）的观点的描述提供了依据。来自疯狂的人群。在评估一个顽皮的女人的假定不法行为的业务中，特权品格评估结果令人信服且有问题。对于哈代和简奥斯汀来说，评价行为是从公平和友好的伦理角度来考虑的。那么，哈代笔下公正的读者有理由乐观吗？