同步译林高中英语选修八培优新方案课件：Unit1ThewrittenwordSectionⅠ

Unit 1The written word 閑读一阅读美文，开启快乐学习之旅

Fantasy literature has been distinguished from other forms of literature by its style and its freedom of expression; an author has the ability to use any story-telling element to strengthen the narrative①.Stories involving mysterious magic and terrible monsters have existed in spoken forms before the appearance printed literature. Homer f s Odyssey satisfies the definition of the fantasy genre® with its magic，gods，heroes， adventures and monsters. Fantasy literature^ as a distinct type，emerged in Victorian times. Symbolism plays a huge role in fantasy literature.

J. R. R. Tolkien played a large role in the popularization③ and accessibility④of the fantasy genre with his highly successful publications The Hobbit (1937) and The Lord of the Rings (1954—1955). Rarely does one consider modern fantasy without thinking of the image of Tolkien and his creations. Tolkien was largely influenced by an ancient body of Anglo-Saxon myths，particularly Beowulf^ as well as modern works such as The Worm Ouroboros by E. R. Eddison. It was after the publication of his work that the genre began to receive the name u fantasy^. Tolkien!s close friend C. S. Lewis,

author of The Chronicles of Narnia and a fellow English professor with similar interests^ also helped to publicize the fantasy genre. Authors such as John Flanagan^ J. K.Rowling，Terry Brooks，George R. R・ Martin，David Kier，Steven Erikson，Robert Jordan，Rick Riordan^ Scott Lynch，and partly Laurell K. Hamilton，and Angie Sage are maintaining the genre's popularity.

Though it is not uncommon for fantasy novels to be ranked on The New York Times Best Seller list，to date the only fantasy novelists whose works have debuted⑤at number one on the list are Robert Jordan，George R. R. Martin, Neil Gaiman^ Terry Goodkind and

Patrick Rothfuss.

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Section I Welcome to the unit & Reading — Pre-reading

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Appreciating literature

What is classic literature? Classics are the antiqlies①of the literary②world. They are novels, plays and poems 垃贸匹©理wHttCU a long time ago and were so well written that people still read them

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