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This novel tells separately about the voyages to Lilliput, to Brobdingnag,to Laputa,and the voyage to the country of the Houhnhnms.
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An Introduction to British and American Culture
English Novel
Jane Austen (1775-1817) Her novels reveal women’s longing for
freedom in married life. Her most famous novel is Sense and
Sensibility.
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The Twentieth Century Literature
Joseph Conrad (1857-1924) Joseph Conrad is one of the most famous
English modernist writers. Joseph Conrad adopted a critical attitude
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An Introduction to British and American Culture
Charles Dickens (1812-1870)
佳句赏析 “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity…” 这是最好的时代,这是最坏的时代;这是智慧 的时代,这是愚蠢的时代;这是信仰的时期, 这是怀疑的时期……”
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An Introduction to British and American Culture
Beowulf
Beowulf, a long poem from Anglo-Saxon times
It is the national epic of the English people.
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An Introduction to British and American Culture
The Canterbury Tales
Geoffrey Chaucer is the father of modern English poetry.
Canterbury is an important Christian church.
Jane Eyre tells the story of an orphan, who has a loveless childhood at a terrible boarding school.
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An Introduction to British and American Culture
An Introduction to British and American Culture
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
The other great tragedies are Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth.
Of the comedies, The Merchant of Venice is quite famous.
Chapter 7 Literature
Part One British Literature
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Learning Focus
Beowulf The Canterbury Tales William Shakespeare Daniel Defoe BrontëSisters; Charles Dickens;
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An Introduction to British and American Culture
English Novel
Daniel Defoe (1660-1731)
Robinson Crusoe describes how Crusoe makes great efforts to overcome the hardships and difficulties he encounters on the island. . .
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An Introduction to British and American Culture
English Novel
Jonathan Swift (1667-1745)
Gulliver’s Travels was a fierce attack on human foolishness and social evils.
English Novel
Charles Dickens (1812-1870)
He described his miserable experience in his novel David Copperfield.
Oliver Twist tells the story of an orphan child drawn into crime in the London underworld.
This poem has more than 3,000 lines.
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An Introduction to British and American Culture
Beowulf
It tells the story of the 6th century Swedish warrior Beowulf and his conflict with a terrible monster Grendel and his mother.
This story tells the tragic fate of Tess, a beautiful country girl.
Characters: Tess, Alec D’urbervilles , Angel Clare
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An Introduction to British and American Culture
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An Introduction to British and American Culture
English Novel
Thomas Hardy (1840-1928)
Tess of the D’Urbervilles is Hardy’s most moving story.
towards colonialism.
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An Introduction to British and American Culture
Joseph Conrad
His most famous story is The Heart of Darkness.
It’s a story of a river boat journey in central Africa to investigate an exploitative European ivory trader called Mr. Kurtz.
Three famous plays : 1.Tamburlaine (1587) 《帖木耳大帝》 2.The Jew Of Malta (1592) 《马耳它的犹太人》 3.The Tragical History of Dr. Faustus (1588)
《浮士德博士的悲剧》
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An Introduction to British and American Culture
Thomas Hardy Joseph Conrad; Virginia Woolf
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An Introduction to British and American Culture
Before You Read
Warm-up
1. Who is the winner of Nobel Prize in Literature in 2007? ___________________________________
William Shakespeare (15641616)
He is regarded as one of the founders of realism in world literature.
Hamlet is the most performed play in the world.
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The Canterbury Tales is made up of a series of stories.
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An Introduction to British and American Culture
The Canterbury Tales
The prologue of this poem provides a framework for the tales.
2. Have you ever watched any movie that is adapted from British literary works? ____________________________________
3. Director Feng Xiaogang’s film “The Banquet” has been called the Chinese version of Hamlet. How much do you know about the play Hamlet?
An Introduction to British and American Culture
Jane Austen (1775-1817)
佳句赏析 “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in profession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.” 凡是有财产的单身汉,必定需要娶位太太,这 已经成了一条举世公认的真理。
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An Introduction to British and American Culture
Death of Arthur
Medieval romances became a popular form of literature during the medieval age.
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An Introduction to British and American Culture
English Novel
The BrontëSisters
Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre and Emily’s Wuthering Heights are the most successful.
The stories of King Arthur and his knights reflect the spirit of knighthood.
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An Introduction to British and American Culture
Death of Arthur
The best known version of this story is Thomas Malory’s “Morte D’Arthur” (Death of Arthur).
The story of the wife of Bath is the most well known in all these tales.
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An Introduction to British and American Culture
Christopher Marlow (1564-1593)
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