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An Appreciation of English and American Literature
(Course Introduction)
I. Aims of Learning
1. To provide the learners with a brief outline of the history of British and American literature as well as a knowledge of major literary schools and masters;
2. To consolidate and extend the learners’ knowledge and fluency in English through interaction with literary texts;
3. To introduce the learners to imaginative use of English and help them towards an appreciation of literary language and literature;
4. To cultivate in the learners a literary and cultural awareness and receptivity which should help them live and work better in the present globalizing age;
5. To prepare the learners for the study of literature in English at a higher level;
6. To help the learners develop an interest in and, hopefully, the habit of reading extensively for the pleasure as well as enrichment of their life.
II. Main contents
a brief outline of the history of British and American literature
a knowledge of major literary schools and masters
an appreciation and analysis of imaginative use of English (literary language ) and literary works
III. Detailed arrangement
Literature in the United Kingdom
1. The Old English Period and Middle English Period (449-1485)
2. The Renaissance Period (1509-1660)
3. The Neoclassical Period (1660-1798)
4. The Romantic Period (1798-1832)
5. The Victorian Period (1836-1901)
6. The Modern Period (1914-1945)
7. The Postmodern Period (1945-Now)
Literature in the United States
1. The Colonial and Revolutionary Period (1607-1790)
2. The Romantic Period (1790-1865)
3. The Realistic Period (1865-1900)
4. The Naturalistic Period (1900-1914)
5. The Modern Period (1914-1939)
6. The Contemporary Period (1939-Now)
IV. Course books and References
刁克利主编,《英美文学欣赏》(第二版),北京:中国人民大学出版社,2011年
谢福之主编,《英语国家概况》,北京:外语教学与研究出版社,2007年(英国与美国部分)吴伟仁编,《英国文学史及选读(1、2)》,北京:外语教学与研究出版社,1988年
吴伟仁编,《美国文学史及选读(1、2)》,北京:外语教学与研究出版社,1990年
陈嘉著,《英国文学史(1、2、3、4)》,北京:商务印刷馆,1982年
常耀信著,《美国文学简史》,天津:南开大学出版社,2002年张伯香主编,《英美文学选读》,北京:外语教学与研究出版社,1999年
王虹编, 《英国文学阅读与欣赏》,广州:华南理工大学出版社,2000年
王虹编,《20世纪英国文学选读》,湖北:武汉大学出版社,2006年
黄家修主编,刘岩、周静琼副主编,《美国文学阅读与欣赏》,湖北:武汉大学出版社,2006年李公昭主编,《新编美国文学选读》,陕西:西安交通大学出版社,2003年
朱维之等主编,《外国文学史·欧美卷》(修订版)南开大学出版社,2004年
郑克鲁主编,《外国文学史》(上下册),北京:高等教育出版社,1999年
聂珍钊主编,外国文学史(第2版)(第1.2.3.4卷),湖北:华中科技大学出版社,2004年
徐葆耕著,《西方文学十五讲》,北京:北京大学出版社,2003年
徐葆耕著,《西方文学:心灵的历史》/《西方文学之旅》
V. Assessment
General performance (attendance,presentation, exercises or term paper) 30%
Final exam 70%