英国文学史简介课件

• In the field of literature, enlightenmenters believed that the artistic should be order, logic, restrained emotion and accuracy . seek proportion, unity, harmony and grace in literary expression, in an effort to delight, instruct and correct human beings. • Neoclassicism. A revival in literature in the late 17th and 18th centuries, characterized by a regard for the classical ideals of reason, form, and restraint.
Achievements



Poetry Much of old English poetry was probably intended to be chanted, with harp (a kind of instrument in Chinese means 竖琴) accompaniment, by Anglo-Saxon scop (poet in Chinese means 吟游诗人), often bold and strong, but also mournful and elegiac (sad) in spirit. Major achievement: Beowulf
What is Literature?
Literature refers to the practice and profession of writing. It comes from human interest in telling a story, in arranging words in artistic forms, in describing in words some aspects of human experiences. Literature shows us not only what a society is like in a certain age, but also what individuals feel about it, what they hope from it, and how they can change it or escape from it.

Achievement
Legend Arthurian Legend
Ⅲ Geoffrey Chaucer (1340-1400)

Geoffrey Chaucer: the ―father of English poetry‖ and one of the greatest narrative poets of England Chaucer’s creative work vividly reflected the changes which had taken root in English culture of the second half of the 14th century. His poetry traces out a path to the literature of English Renaissance.
An Outline of English Literature





I Anglo-Saxon Period (499-1066) II Anglo-Norman Period (1066-1350) III Geoffrey Chaucer (1340-1400) Ⅳ The Renaissance Period (1485-early 17th century) Ⅴ The 17th Century Ⅵ The 18th Century. Ⅶ The Romantic Age(1789-1837) Ⅷ English Literature of Victorian Age (18371901) Ⅸ 20th Century Literature
Four Genres of Literature
– Fiction Myths, parables, romances, novels, short stories – Poetry Relies on imagery, figurative language, sound – Drama Made up of dialogue and set direction Designed to be performed – Prose News reports, feature articles, essays, editorials, textbooks, historical and biographical works
Writers and works:

John Milton: Paradise Lost 《失乐园》 John Buyan: The Pilgrim’s Progress 《天路历程》

John Donne: Songs and Sonnets 《歌与十四行诗》
Ⅵ The 18th Century
• 文学就是人学。 ——钱谷融 • Literature is the study of (social) human beings.
• 文学作品主要就是描写人在社会 中的沧桑沉浮。 • A literary work is something mainly to portray how humans struggle to succeed and fail in the society.
II. The Anglo-Norman Period (1066-1350)

This period began from 1066, the year of the Norman-French conquest of England. The literature they brought to England is remarkable for its bright, romantic tales of love and adventure, in contrast with the strength and somberness of Anglo-Saxon poetry.
Writers and Works:
Thomas More: Utopia 《乌托邦》 Edmund Spenser: Faerie Queene 《仙后》 Francis Bacon: Essays 《论说文集》
William Shakespeare



Works: 154 sonnets, 37 plays, 2 long poems Comedy: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Twelfth Night, As You Like It, Merchant of Venice Tragedies: Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet History Plays: Henry IV
Major Work: The Canterbury Tales
Ⅳ. The Renaissance Period (1485-early 17th century)
Literary Trends: Renaissance and Humanism The Renaissance marks a transition from the medieval to the modern world. This period is characterized by the influence of the classics (in literature, language, and philosophy), as well as an optimistic forward-thinking approach to the potential of humans (known as Renaissance humanism).
History of English Literature
课程简介
英国文学史是四年制英语专业的一门必修考试 课，通过本课程的教学，应达到以下目的和要求： （1）使学生掌握英国文学史的基础知识，包括 英国文学史的基本发展脉络、重要思潮、历史背 景、流派、特点、主要代表作家、代表作及其特 点，了解英国文学的特点，进而对英国文学的主 要体裁和主要文学术语有所了解。 （2）通过本课程的教学，为英国文学作品的学 习打下基础，提高学生的人文素养，扩大知识面， 增强学生的科研能力。 （3）提高学生的思维能力，使学生加深对英国 文化的了解和分析能力，了解英国文化的本质， 增强学生对英国文化的批评能力。
• Literary Traits Enlightenment and Neoclassism , the early age of Romanticism • The Enlightenment movement was a progressive intellectual movement which flourished in France and swept the whole western Europe at the time . • The enlightenmenters celebrated reason or rationality, equality and science. They called for a reference to order, reason and rule.