英国文学课程教学大纲

《英国文学》课程教学大纲课程编号：ENGL2017课程类别：专业必修课程授课对象：英语、英语师范专业开课学期：春（第5学期）学分：2主讲教师：秦伟刚指定教材：《英美文学选读》，张伯香编。

外语教学与研究出版社，2000年。

《英国文学简史》，刘炳善编著。

河南人民出版社，2001年。

教学目的：英国文学历史悠久，自中远古至今，尤其是文艺复兴以来，名家名作迭出，卷轶浩繁，为世界文学的发展与繁荣做出了突出贡献。

莎士比亚，雪莱，狄更斯，勃朗特姐妹，哈代等，即便对于一般读者来说都已成为耳熟能详的名字，他们的作品以各自不同的角度，各自不同的手法，对英国的社会生活、文化，乃至人类的命运等重大问题，进行了艺术的表现和诠释。

作为英语专业的学生，有选择、批判性地阅读一些英国名家名篇的原作，对于提高英语阅读和写作的基本技能，丰富自身的文学素养，大有裨益。

在全球化成为一种不可逆转的趋势、国际交往日益增多的今天，透过英国文学这一窗口，对英国的风土人情和英国的社会文化有一个基本认识和了解，对于将在不同程度上以英语作为工具从事学习和工作的英语专业学生来说，不仅必要，而且具有重要的现实意义。

本课程选取英国作家具有代表性的经典名篇为内容，以课堂精讲、小组讨论、独立研究等形式，从社会、历史的角度，解读作家与作品，引入心理学、人类学、语言学、社会学、伦理学、哲学等方面的最新成果，引导学生加深对所读作家作品的理解和认识，着重培养学生的分析思辩能力和语言表达能力，为学生写以文学为主题的毕业论文奠定基础。

同时，通过本课程的学习，提高学生理解欧美文学和文化的鉴赏能力，加深学生对社会人生的思考，体现素质教育的特点。

第一课Introduction to English literature.课时：第一周，共2课时教学内容Introduction to English literature.第一节Why should we take this course.The importance of studying literature.English literature from the medieval period to the present思考题：1.What do you know about English literature?2.Are you interested in literature?第二节How to prepare for this course.How to make an oral presentation.How to participate in classroom discussions.How to do research through the Internet and in the library第二课Chaucer’s “The Canterbury Tales”课时：第二周，共2课时教学内容第一节TextPre-reading questions and background information of the author/story.2、Oral presentations on the author/ story.3、Detailed study of the text / story.思考题：1.What is the season and setting of the General Prologue and how are these important to the Tale?2.In what order are the pilgrims introduced? Does the order and grouping of the pilgrims suggest anything about medieval English society?3.Critics find that some of the characters are being satirized in their initial presentation. Pick two characters--one presented seriously (or respectfully) and the other satirized. Describe why you selected each and why they fit into that category.4.Discuss Chaucer’s writing style.第二节Questions and answersDiscussions and responses from the studentsHomework第三课Spenser’s “Faire Queene”课时：第三周，共2课时教学内容第一节textPre-reading questions and background information of the author/poems.Oral presentations on the author/poemsDetailed study of the text思考题：1.The Faerie Queene is historical, moral, allegorical, and literal. Think about the different ways that this is so for the sections you've read.2.In what ways can you see the section you've read as commenting on religious or cultural turmoil in England, Ireland or the Continent.3.How is the episode you're considering an important part of the character's growth? What could it mean for the reader's growth?4.In what ways is what you're reading Epic and in what ways is it Romance?5.What do you think Redcrosse symbolize? What do you think Una symbolize?6.Discuss Spenser’s stylistic features as shown in the section you’ve read.第二节Questions and answersDiscussions and responses from the studentsHomework第四课Shakespeare’s Sonnets课时：第四周，共2课时教学内容第一节TextPre-reading questions and background information of the poet/his sonnetsOral presentations on the poet/his sonnetsDetailed study of the text思考题：1.Figure out the rhyme scheme of Shakespeare’s sonnets.2.Identify the theme of each of the sonnets you’ve read.3. What are some of the literary devices that the poet employs in the sonnets and how effectivelydo they help to express the themes?第二节Questions and answersDiscussions and responses from the studentsHomework第五课Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice”课时：第五周，共2课时教学内容第一节TextPre-reading questions and background information of the playwright/his dramas.Oral presentations on the playwright/his dramas.Detailed study of the text思考题：1.What do you know about Humanism? In what ways does the play demonstrate Shakespeare’shumanism?2.Analyze the major characters in the play such as Shylock, Portia, Antonio, etc.3.Discuss the social significance and artistic value of Shakespeare’s dramas.第二节Questions and answersDiscussions and responses from the studentsHomework第六课Donne’s Sonnets课时：第六周，共2课时教学内容第一节TextPre-reading questions and background information of the poet/poems.Oral presentations on the poet/poems.Detailed study of the poems.思考题：1.What do you know about “metaphysical poetry”?2.What is a “metaphysical conceit”? Can you identify the “metaphysical conceits”in thesonnets you’ve read?3.What are the themes of the sonnets and what do you think of Donne’s views?4.Summarize Donne’s poetic features.第二节Questions and answersDiscussions and responses from the studentsHomework第七课Bunyan’s “The Pilgrim’s Progress”课时：第七周，共2课时教学内容第一节TextPre-reading questions and background information of the author/book.Oral presentations on the author/book.Detailed study of the novel.思考题：1.In what ways can we read the book as an allegory?2.What evils does the piece we’re reading expose and attack ?3.What is admirable about Bunyan’s prose?第二节Questions and answersDiscussion and responses from the studentsHomework第八课Swift’s “Gulliver’s Travels”课时：第八周，共2课时教学内容第一节TextPre-reading questions and background information of the author/novel.Oral presentations on the author/novel.Detailed study of the text.思考题：1.What is “Neo-classical” literature?2.What are some of the Neo-classic writers’ views on Nature and literary creation?3.Discuss the themes in the novel.4.Discuss the stylistic features of Swift’s prose, using examples from the text as illustrations.. 第二节Questions and answersDiscussions and responses from the studentsHomework第九课Wordsworth’s Poetry课时：第九周，共2课时教学内容第一节TextPre-reading questions and background information of the poet/poems.Oral presentations on the poet/poems.Detailed study of the poems.思考题：1.Discuss English Romanticism. Where did many English Romantic poets believe the source ofpoetry was? How did this differ from the views of the past poets?2.What is the difference between Wordsworth’s ideal of good poetry versus the classical idealsof good poetry?3.In what ways do the poems we read fit the poet’s philosophy about poetry?4.What are the themes of the poems and what literary devices does the poet employ toeffectively express them?5.Summarize the artistic characteristics of Wordsworth’s poetry.第二节Questions and answersDiscussions and responses from the studentsHomework第十课Coleridge’s “Kubla Khan”课时：第十周，共2课时教学内容第一节TextPre-reading questions and background of the poet/poems..Oral presentations on the poet/poems.Detailed study of the text.思考题：1.Discuss Coleridge’s romanticism in his poems.2.Can we take “Kubla Khan” as a complete poem? State your reasons.3.What do you think is (are) the possible theme(s) in the poem?第二节Questions and answersDiscussions and responses from the studentsHomework第十一课Shelley “Ode to the West Wind”课时：第十一周，共2课时教学内容第一节TextPre-reading questions and background information of the poet/poetry.Oral presentations on the poet/poetry.Detailed study of the text思考题：1.What are some of the important views Shelley voices about poetry in his “A Defense ofPoetry”? Does he practice them in this poem?2.What does the wind signify in this ode? How is it used symbolically?3.How does the poet use the images of autumn and fire in the poem? How does this compare toShakespeare’s use of these in his sonnets?第二节Questions and answersDiscussions and responses from the studentsHomework第十二课Keat s’“Ode to a Nightingale”课时：第十二周，共2课时教学内容第一节TextPre-reading questions and background information of the poets/poems.Oral presentations on the poetsDetailed study of the poems思考题：1.What are Keats’ views on poetry?2.What three sensations does the speaker feel in the poem’s opening scene? What images ofsound, sight, smell, taste, or touch have led you on a journey of imagination, perhaps back to some remembered occurrences/3.Discuss Keats’ style.第二节Questions and answersDiscussions and responses from the studentsHomework第十三课Dickens’“A Tale of Two Cities”课时：第十三周，共2课时教学内容第一节TextPre-reading questions and background information of the author/novelsOral presentations on the author/novels .Detailed study of the text.思考题：1. Discuss Dickens’ critical-realism as represented in the novel.2. Discuss Dickens’ humor and writing styles.3. According to your reading, what is the theme of the novel?第二节Questions and answersDiscussions and responses from the studentsHomework第十四课Charlotte’s “Jane Eyre”课时：第十四周，共2课时教学内容第一节TextPre-reading questions and background information of the author/novelsOral presentations on the author/novels .Detailed study of the text.思考题：1. Discuss Charlotte’s realism as represented in the novel.2. According to your reading, what is the theme of the novel?3. Analyze the author’s characterization of Jane Eyre, the heroine.第二节Questions and answersDiscussions and responses from the studentsHomework.第十五课George Eliot’s “Adam Bede”课时：第十五周，共2课时教学内容第一节TextPre-reading questions and background information of the author/novels.Oral presentations on the author/novels.Detailed study of the text.思考题：1.Discuss Eliot’s psychoanalysis.2.Discuss the major theme in Eliot’s novels: the relationship between the individual and thesociety3.Analyze the theme of the novel “Adam Bede”.第二节Questions and answersDiscussion s and responses from the studentsHomework第十六章Hardy’s “Tess of the D’Urbervilles”课时：第十六周，共2课时教学内容第一节TextPre-reading questions and background information of the author/novels.Oral presentations on the author/novels.Detailed study of the novels.思考题：1.Discuss Hardy’s fatalism.2.Discuss the character of Tess. To what extent is she a helpless victim? When is she strong andwhen is she weak? Who hurts Tess more? Alec or Angel?3.Discuss Hardy’s writing styles.第二节Questions and answersDiscussions and responses from the studentsHomework第十七课Woolf’s “Mrs. Dalloway”.课时：第十七周，共2课时教学内容第一节TextPre-reading questions and background of modern writers.Oral presentations on the modern writers.Detailed study of text.思考题：1.How much do you know about modernism?2.Discuss .Woolf’s feminist ideas.3.Discuss the new devices Woolf uses in her novels such as the narrow framework of time,symbolic structures, and the shift of the psychic presentation.第二节Questions and answersDiscussions and responses from the studentsHomework第十八课Papers and Final Exams.课时：第十八周，共2课时教学内容: Discuss how to write an acceptable essay.参考书目：1.张伯香：《英国文学教程》上、下册。