英国文学史期末复习重点总结PPT课件
英国文学史期末复习重点
英国文学史Part one: Early and Medieval English LiteratureChapter 1 The Making of England1. The early inhabitants in the island now we call England were Britons, a tribe of Gelts.2. In 55 B.C., Britain was invaded by Julius Caesar.The Roman occupation lasted for about 400 years.It was also during the Roman role that Christianity was introduced to Britain.And in 410 A.D., all the Roman troops went back to the continent and never returned.3. The English ConquestAt the same time Britain was invaded by swarms of pirates（海盗）. They were three tribes from Northern Europe: the Angles, Saxons and Jutes.And by the 7th century these small kingdoms were combined into a United Kingdom called England, or, the land of Angles.And the three dialects spoken by them naturally grew into a single language called Anglo -Saxon, or Old English.4. The Social Condition of the Anglo -SaxonTherefore, the Anglo -Saxon period witnessed a transition from tribal society to feudalism.5. Anglo -Saxon Religious Belief and Its InfluenceThe Anglo -Saxons were Christianized in the seventh century. Chapter 2 Beowulf1. Anglo -Saxon PoetryBut there is one long poem of over 3,000 lines. It is Beowulf, the national epic of the English people. Grendel is a monster described in Beowulf.3. Analysis of Its ContentBeowulf is a folk lengend brought to England by Anglo -Saxons from their continental homes. It had been passed from mouth to mouth for hundreds of years before it was written down in the tenth century.4. Features of BeowulfThe most striking feature in its poetical form is the use of alliteration, metaphors and understatements.Chapter 3 Feudal England1）T he Norman Conquest2. The Norman ConquestThe French -speaking Normans under Duke William came in 1066. After defeating the English at Hastings, William was crowned as King of England.The Norman Conquest marks the establishment of feudalism in England.3. The Influence of the Norman Conquest on the English LanguageBy the end of the fourteenth century, when Normans and English intermingled, English was once more the dominant speech in the country.3) The Romance1. The Content of the RomanceThe most prevailing kind of literature in feudal England was the romance.4. Malory L'e sMorte D 'ArthurThe adventures of the Knights of the Round Table at Arthur 's courtChapter 5 The English Ballads2. The BalladsThe most important department of English folk literature is the ballad. A ballad is a story told in song, usually in 4 -line stanzas, with the second and fourth lines rhymed.Of paramount importance are the ballads of Robin Hood.3. The Robin Hood Ballads Chapter 6 Chaucer1. LifeGeoffrey Chaucer, the founder/father of English poetry.3. Troilus and CriseydeTroilus and Criseyde is Chaucer 's longest complete poem and his greatest artistic achievement. But the poet shows some sympathy for her, hitting that her fault springs from weakness rather than baseness of character.4. The Canterbury TalesThe Canterbury Tales is Chaucer 's masterpiece and one of the monumental works in English literature.6. His LanguageChaucer 's language, now called Middle English, is vivid and exact.Chaucer 's contribution to English poetry lies chiefly in the fact that he introduced from France the rhymed stanza of various types, especially the rhymed couplet of 5 accents in iambic meter (the “ the heroic couplet ” ) to English poetry, instead of the-SoladxAo n galolliterative verse.The spoken English of the time consisted of several dialects, and Chaucer did much in making dialect of London the standard for the modern English speech.Part Two: The English RenaissanceChapter 1 Old England in Transition1. The New MonarchyThe century and a half following the death of Chaucer was full of great changes.And Henry 7, taking advantage of this situation, founded the Tudor dynasty, a centralized monarchy of a totally new type, which met the needs of the rising bourgeoisie and so won its support.2. The ReformationProtestantismThe bloody religious persecution came to a stop after the church settlement of Queen Elizabeth.3. The English BibleWilliam TyndallThen appeared the Authorized Version, which was made in 1611 under the auspices of James I and so was sometimes called the King James Bible.The result is a monument of English language and English literature.The standard modern English has been fixed and confirmed.4. The Enclosure Movement5. The Commercial Expansion Chapter 2 More1. LifeThomas More2. UtopiaUtopia is More 'smasterpiece, written in the form of a conversation between More and Hythlody, a returned voyager.The name “ Utopia ” comes from two Greek words meaning “no place ”.3. Utopia , Book OneBook One of Utopia is a picture of contemporary England with forcible exposure of the poverty among the laboring classes.4. Utopia , Book TwoIn Book Two we have a sketch of an ideal commonwealth in some unknown ocean, where property is held in common and there is no poverty.Chapter 3 The Flowering of English Literature3. Edmund Spenser1) LifeThe Poet 's Poet of the period was Edmund Spenser.In 1579 he wrote The Shepher s 'Calendar , a pastoral poem in twelve books, one for each month of the year.2) The Faerie Queene (masterpiece)Spenser 's greatest worTkh, e Faerie Queene (published in 1589 -1596), is a long poem plannedin 12 books, of which he finished only 6.iambic feet Spenserian Stanza4. Francis Bacon (father/founder of English essay) the founder of English English materialistphilosophyBacon is also famous for his Essays. When it included 58 essays.Bacon is the first English essayist.Chapter 4 Drama7. The PlaywrightsThere was a group of so-called “ universitywits ”(Lyly, Peele, Marlowe, Greene, Lodge and Nash).Chapter 5 Marlowe1. LifeThe most gifted of the “ university wits ” was Christopher Marlowe.2. WorkMarlowe 's best includes three of his playsT,amburlaine , The Jew of Malta and Doctor Faustus.3. Doctor FaustusMarlowe 's masterpiece Tishe Tragical History of Doctor Faustus.5. Marlowe 's Literary AchievementMarlowe was the greatest of the pioneers of English drama.It is Marlowe who first made blank verse (rhymeless iambic pentameter) the principal instrument of English drama.Chapter 6 Shakespeare1. LifeWilliam Shakespeare was born on April 23, 1564, in Stratford -on-Avon.After his death, two of his above-mentioned fellow -actors, Herminge and Condell, collected and published Shakespeare 'plasys in 1623. To this edition, which has been known as the First Folio.4. The Great ComediesA Midsummer Night s 'Dream , The Merchant of Venice , As You Like It and Twelfth Night have been called Shakespeare 's “ great comedies ”.6. The Great TragediesShakespeare created his great tragedies,Hamlet , Othello , King Lear and Macbeth .7. Hamletthe son of the Renaissance9. The Poems1) Venus and Adonis2) The Rape of Lucrece3) Shakespeare 's Sonnets10. Features of Shakespeare 's DramaShakespeare and the Authorized Version of the English Bible are the two greatest treasuries of the English language.Shakespeare has been universally acknowledged to be the summit of the English Renaissance. Part Three: The Period of the English Bourgeois Revolution Chapter 1 The English Revolution and the Restoration5. The Bourgeois Dictatorship and the Restorationin 1688 Glorious Revolution6. The Religious Cloak of the English RevolutionPuritanism was the religious doctrine of the revolutionary bourgeoisie during the English Revolution. It preached thrift, sobriety, hard work and unceasing labour in whatever calling one happened to be, but with no extravagant enjoyment of the fruits of labour.Chapter 2 Milton1. Life and WorkParadise Lost, Paradise Regained and Samson Agonistes.2. Paradise Lost1) Paradise LostParadise Lost is Milton 's masterpiece.blank verse.Chapter 3 Bunyan1. LifeThe Pilgrim s P'rogress was published in 1678.2. The Pilgrim s P'rogress1) The Pilgrim s P'rogress is a religious allegory.Chapter 4 Metaphysical Poets and Cavalier Poetsa school of poets called “ Metaphysical ” by Samuel Johnson.by mysticism in content and fantasticality in formJohn Donne, the founder of the Metaphysical school of poetry.Chapter 6 Restoration Literature2. John DrydenThe most distinguished literary figure of the Restoration Period was John Dryden.Dryden was the forerunner of the English classical school of literature in the next century.Part Four: The Eighteenth CenturyChapter 1 The Enlightenment and Classicism in English Literature1. The Enlightenment and 18th Century England2) The Enlightenment in EuropeThe 18th century marked the beginning of an intellectual movement in Europe, known as the Enlightenment, which was, on the whole, an expression of struggle of the bourgeoisie against feudalism. The enlighteners fought against class inequality, stagnation, prejudices and other survivals of feudalism.3) The English EnlighternersThe representatives of the Enlightenment in English literature were Joseph Addison and Richard Steele, the essayists, and Alexander Pope, the poet.Chapter 2 Addison and Steele1. Steele and The TatlerRichard SreeleIn 1709, he started a paper, The Tatler , to enlighten, as well as to entertain, his fellow coffeehouse-goers.His appeal was made to “ coffeehouses, tha”t is to say, to the middle classes, for whose enlightenment he stood up.“ Issac Bickerstaff ”2. Addison and The SpectatorThe general purpose is “ to enliven morality with wit, and to temper wit with morality.They ushered in the dawn of modern English novel.Chapter 3 Pope1. LifeAlexander Pope, the most important English poet in the first half of the 18th century.3. Workmanship and LimitationPope was an outstanding enlightener and the greatest English poet of the classical school in the first half of the 18th century.Pope is the most important representative of the English classical poery.But he lacker the lyrical gift.Chapter 4 Swift3. Bickersta f f Almanac (1708)Swift wrote his greatest work Gulliver s T'ravels in Ireland.Chapter 5 Defoe and the Rise of the English Novel1. The Rise of the English Novelthe realistic novel: Defoe, Swift, Richardson and FieldingSwift 's wo-rfldamous novel Gulliver s T'ravelsDefoe 'Rsobinson Crusoe (the forerunner of the English realistic novel)Richardson: Pamela , Clarissa and Sir Charles GrandisonFielding was the real founder of the realistic novel in England.The novel of this period … spoke the truth about life with an uncompromising courage.novelists of this period understood that “the job of a novelist was to tell the truth about life as hesaw it. ” (Ibid.) This explains the achievement of the English novel in the 18th century.4. Robinson Crusoe1) Today Defoe is chiefly remembered as the author of Robinson Crusoe, his masterpiece.Chapter 6 RichardsonSamuel RichardsonPamela was, in fact, the first English psycho -analytical novel.After Pamela, Richardson wrote two other novels: Clarissa Harlowe and Sir Charles Grandison.Clarissa is the best of Richardson 's novel.Chapter 7 Fielding (the father of English novel)1. LifeHis first novel Joseph Andrews was published in 1742.His Jonathan Wild appeared in 1743. It is a powerful political satire.In 1749, he finished his great novel Tom Jones.Amelia was his last novel. It is inferior to Tom Jones, but has merits of its own.3. Joseph Andrews4. Tom Jones 1) The StoryFielding 's greatest worTk hise History of Tom Jones , a Foundling .6. Summary2) Fielding as the Founder of the English Realistic NovelAs a novelist, Fielding is very great. He is the founder of the English realistic novel and sets up the theory of realism in literary creation.He has been rightly called the “ father of the English novel. ”Chapter 10 Johnson1. LifeSamuel Johnson, lexicographer, critic and poet.2. Johnson D'ictsionaryIn 1755 his Dictionary was published.His Dictionary also marked the end of English writers 'reliance on the patronage of noblemenfor support.Chapter 13 Sentimentalism and Pre -Romanticism in Poetry1. LifeThomas Gray2. Pre-RomanticismIn the latter half of the 18th century, a new literary movement arose in Europe, called the Romantic Revival.Pre-Romanticism was ushered in by Percy, Macpherson and Chatterton, and represented by Blake and Burns. Chapter 14 Blake1. LifeWilliam Blake2. Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience4. Blake 's Position in English LiteratureFor these reasons, Blake is called a Pre -Romantic or a forerunner of the Romantic poetry of the 19th century. Chapter 15 Burns1. LifeHis Poems Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect were printed. (masterpiece)The Scots Musical Museum and Select Collection of Original Scottish Airs2. The Poetry of Burns1) Burns is remembered mainly for his songs written in the Scottish dialect on a variety of subjects.3. Features of Burns 'PoetryBurns is the national poet of Scotland.becausePart Five: Romanticism in EnglandChapter 1 The Romantic Periodthe Industrial Revolution the French RevolutionAmid these social conflicts romanticism arose as a new literary trend. It prevailed in England during the period 1798 -1832.These were the elder generation of romanticists, sometimes called escapist romanticists, including Wordsworth, Coleridge and Southey, who have also been called the Lake Poets.Active romanticists represented by Byron, Shelley and Keats.The general feature of the works of the romanticists is a dissatisfaction with the bourgeois society, which finds expression in a revolt against or an escape from the prosaic, sordid daily life, the “ prison of the actual ” under capitalism.Poetry, of course, is the best medium to express all these sentiments.The only great novelist in this period was Walter Scott.Scott marked the transition from romanticism to the period of realism which followed it. Chapter 2 Wordsworth ColeridgeIn 1798 they jointly published the Lyrical Ballads .The publication of the Lyrical Ballads marked the break with the conventional poetical tradition of the 18th century, i.e., with classicism, and the beginning of Romantic revival in England.The Preface of the Lyrical Ballads served as the manifesto of the English Romantic Movement in poetry. Wordsworth, Coleridge and Southey have often been mentioned as the“ Lake Poets they lived in the Lake District in the northwestern part of England.His deep love for nature runs through such short lyrics as Lines Written in Early Spring , To the Cuckoo, I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud , My Heart Leaps Up , Intimations of Immortality and Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey. The last is called his “ lyricalhymn of thanks to nature ”.Wordsworth 's poetry is distinguished by the simplicity and purity of his language. Chapter 3 Coleridge and Southey1. ColeridgeColeridge 's best poeTmhse, Rime of the Ancient Mariner .Chapter 4 Byron1. LifeChilde Harold s P 'ilgrimageHe finished Childe Harold , wrote his masterpiece Don Juan.2. Childe Harold s P 'ilgrimage This long poem contains four cantos. It is written in the Soenserian stanza.3. Don Juan Byron remains one of the most popular English poets both at home and abroad.Chapter 5 Shelley4. Promethus UnboundShelley 's masterpiecePrisomethus Unbound, a lyrical drama in 4 acts.6. Lyrics on Nature and LoveOde to the West WindChapter 6 Keats2. Long PoemsKeats wrote five long poems: Endymion , Isabella , The Eve of St. Agnes, Lamia and Hyperion .5) The unfinished long epic Hyperion has been regarded as Keat 's greatest achievement in poetry.3. Short Poems1) His leading principle is: “ Beauty in truth, truth in beauty. ”3) Ode to Autumn, Ode on Melancholy , Ode on a Grecian Urn and Ode to a NightingaleChapter 10 Scott2. His Historical NovelsScott has been universally regarded as the founder and great master of the historical novel.According to the subjet-matter, the group on the history of Scotland, the group on English history and the group on the history of European countries.In fact, Scott 'litserary career marks the transition from romanticism to realism in English literature of the 19th century.Part Six: English Critical RealismChapter 2 DickensCharles Dickens critical realismDickens: Pickwick Papers , American Notes, Martin Chuzzlewit and Oliver Twist4) Dickens has often been compared Shakespeare for creative force and range of invention.and Shakespeare are the two unique popular classics that England has given to the world, and they are alike in being remembered not for one masterpiece but for creative world. ”David CopperfieldChapter 3 Thackeray2. Vanity Fair : A Novel Without a HeroVanity Fair is Thackeray 'msasterpiece. characters: Amelia Sedley and Rebecca (Becky)SharpThackeray can be placed on the same level as Dickens, as one of the greatest critical realists of 19th-century Europe.Chapter 4 Some Women Novelists1. Jane Austen (1775-1817)She herself compared her work to a fine engraving made upon a little piece of ivory only two inches square.Jane Austen wrote 6 novels: Northanger Abbey, Sense and Sensibility , Pride and Prejudice , Mansfield Park , Emma and Persuasion.2. The Bronte SistersCharlotte 's maiden attempt at prose writing, the novPerlofessor, was rejected by the publisher, but her next novel Jane Eyre, appearing in 1847, brought her fame and placed her in the ranks of the foremost English realistic writers. Emily Wutherin'g sHeniogvhetsl appeared in 1847.Anne: Agnes Grey4. George Eliot Mary Ann Evans three remarkable novels: Adam Bede, The Mill on the Floss and Silas Marner3) Silas Marner : Critical realism was the main current of English literature in the middle of the 19th century.Part Seven: Prose-Writers and Poets of the Mid and Late 19th CenturyChapter 1 Carlylethe Victorian AgeChapter 3 Tennyson the Victorian Age prose especially the novel1. Tennyson 's Life and Career Alfred Tennyson, the most important poet of the Victorian Age.In the same year (1850) he was appointed poet laureate in succession to Wordsworth. Chapter 7 Literary Trends at the End of the Century1. NaturalismNaturalism is a literary trend prevailing in Europe, especially in France and Germany, in the second half of the 19th century.2. Neo-Romanticism Stevenson was a representative of neo-romanticism in English literature. Treasure Island(masterpiece)3. Aestheticism Aestheticism began to prevail in Europe at the middle of the 19th century. The theory of art 's sake ” was first put forward by the French poet Theophile Gautier.The two most important representatives of aestheticists in English literature are Walter Pater and Oscar Wilde.2) Oscar Wilde dramatistLady Windermere s 'Fan, 1893; A Woman of No Importance , 1894; An Ideal Husband and The Importance of Being Earnest , 1895The Importance of Being Earnest is his masterpiece in drama.Part Eight: Twentieth Century English Literature(Modernism)Chapter 2 English Novel of Early 20th Century3. Henry JamesHe is regarded as the forerunner of the “ stream of consciousness ” literature in the 20thcenturyChapter 3 Hardy1. Life and WorkAmong his famous novels, Tess of the D 'UrbervailnliedsJude the Obscure.2. Tess of the D 'Urbervilliescharacters: Tess, Alec D 'Urbervillies and Angel ClareChapter 6 Bernard ShawChapter 8 Modernism in Poetry1. ImagismEzra PoundThe two most important English poets of the first half of 20th century are W. B. Yeats and T. S. Eliot. 2. W. B. YeatsThe Wild Swans at Coole , Michael Robartes and the Dancer , The Tower and The Winding StairT. S. Eliot has referred to Yeats as “the greates-tcpeorteatinolfyotuhreaggr e atest in this (i.e. English) language. ”3. T. S. EliotThe Waste Land (1922) is dignifying the emergence of Modernism.T. S. Eliot was a leader of the modernist movement in English poetry and a great innovator of verse technique. He profoundly influenced 20th -century English poetry between World Wars 1 and 2.Chapter 9 The Psychological FictionModernist fiction put emphasis on the description of the character p'syschological activities, sometimes has been called modern psychological fiction. One of its pioneers is wrence.1. D. H. LawrenceSons and Lovers (1913), the first of Lawrence 's important novels, is largely autobiographical.This shows the influence of Freud 's theory of psychoanalysis, especially that of thecomplex. ”The Rainbow , Women in Love and Lady Chatterley s Lo'ver3. James JoyceUlysses (1922)June 16, 1904character: Leopold BloomJames Joyce was one of the most original novelists of the 20th century.His masterpiece Ulysses has been called “a modern prose epic ”.His admirers have praised him as “ second only to Shakespeare in his mastery of the Englishlanguage. ”4. Virginia Woolf“ hig-hbrows ” the Bloomsbury GroupVirginia Wolf 's first two novTehlse, Voyage Out and Night and Day .Jacob s'Room, Mrs. Dalloway , To the Lighthouse and OrlandoPart Nine: Poets and Novelists Who Wrote both before and after the Second World War Chapter 5 E. M. ForsterEdward Morgan Forster the Bloomsbury Groupfour novels: Where Angels Fear to Tread, The Longest Journey , A Room with a View andHowards EndA Passage to India , published in 1924, is Forster 's masterpiece.In 1927, Forster published a book on the theory of fiction, Aspects of the Novel.Chapter 10 William GoldingWilliam Gerald GoldingHis first novel Lord of the FliesChapter 11 Doris LessingGolden Notebook。
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Chapter one1.The origin of the English people, their language and literature1)The settlement of the Anglo-Saxons on the island: the mid 5th century2)Seven kingdoms united into one called England: 7th century.The three tribes(Angles,Saxons and Jutes) mixed into a whole people called English.3)Their language: Anglo-Saxon, which is also called old English.4) English literature began with the Anglo-Saxon settlement in England: a few relics are stillpreserved—poems and songs about the heroic deeds of old time.Beowulf: a folk legend brought to England from their continental homes (Denmark), reflecting the features of the tribal society of ancient times2.Norman Conquest and its impact on the English language1066: the end of Anglo-Saxon period and the establishment of feudalism in England.The general relation of Normans and Saxons was that of master and servant.Two languages were spoken: French and English. By the end of the 14th century English was again the dominant speech—different from the old Anglo-Saxon:Structure: EnglishCommon words: EnglishMore than 10 thousand French words were introduced – English synonyms.3.Literature of feudal England1). The romance: describing the life and adventure of noble heroes ---the English versions were translated from French or Latin.2). English ballads:a). In various English and Scottish dialectsb). Composed collectively\’]c). A variety of themesd). Mainly the literature of the peasants: the outlook of the English common people in thefeudal societye). The Robin Hood ballads4. Geoffrey Chaucer (1340? ----1400): read the introduction in your bookFather of English poetry, one of most greatest poets of England.Romance of rose（玫瑰奇缘）/the house of fame（声誉之宫）/the parliament of fowls(百鸟议会)The Canterbury tales5.Chaucer’s contribution to English literature1). His poetry traces out a path to the literature of English Renaissance, it reflects the changesof the second half of the 14th century2). As a forerunner of humanism, he praised man’s energy, intellect, quick wit and love of life3). Wide learning: a good knowledge of Latin, French and Italian. Studied philosophical worksof his time; an abundant knowledge of the world. No man could have been better equipped,socially and intellectually to be the founder of English poetry4). His language -----Middle English ----vivid and exact----good master of English ----makingthe dialect of London the foundation of modern English speech----establishing English as the literary language of the country.6.popular balladsBallads are anonymous narrative songs that have been preserved by oral transmission.Ballads are divided into several kinds:i.Historicalii.Legendaryiii.Fantasticaliv.Lyricalv.HumorousCharacter:Chapter TwoRenaissance: the activity, spirit, or time of the great revival of art, literature, and learning in Europe beginning in the 14th century and extending to the 17th century, marking the transition from the medieval to the modern world.1. Historical background of the English Renaissance1) The founding of the Tudor Dynasty which met the needs of the rising bourgeoisie.2) A kind of religious movement called Reformation was started: Protestantism — The LatinBible was translated into English: a great influence on the English language and lit erature. 3) English economy developed at a slow but steady pace. As a result of the Enclosure Movement,a large number of peasants became the forefathers of the modern English proletariat.4) Commercial expansion abroad and the establishment of colonies2. Chief characteristics of the Renaissance1)The interest in God and in the life after death was transformed into the exaltation of manand an absorption in earthly life.2) Materialistic philosophy and scientific thought replaced the church dogmas.3) A total new culture rose out of the revival of the old culture of ancient Greece and Rome; a new kind of art and literature emerged through the exploration of the infinite capabilities of man.Or:1) A thirsting curiosity for classical literature2) A keen interest in life and human activities3. English literature of the Elizabethan Period (second half of the 16th century)1) Many classical and Italian and French works were translated into English — Don Quixote2) Books on history and about new discoveries were written.3) The sonnet, an exact form of poetry, was introduced to England from Italy.4. Edmund Spenser (1552-1599)born in London of a merchant tailor's family;had a progressive scholar as his headmaster, who hold that "It is not a mind, not a b ody, that wehave to educate, but a man";entered Cambridge in 1569, graduated in 1573 with M.A. degree;started "The Faerie Queen" by 1580, dedicated it to the Queen in 1589;became private secretary of Lord Grey, the Queen's Lord Deputy in Ireland — stayed there for his remaining 19 years, carried out the tyrannical rule of the British government therewrote "The Shepherds' Calendar" in 1597;an Irish uprising broke out in 1599, his house was burnt down, he returned to London, died "for want of bread";his language: modern English — different from Chaucer's Middle English.8. Francis Bacon's life (1561-1626)born in London in 1561, father: Lord Keeper of the Seal; mother: well-educatedsent to Cambridge University at the age of 12;English ambassador in France after graduation;entered Gray's Inn to study law;member of parliament — more on the side of the bourgeoisie — offended Queen Elizabeth James I made him a Knight, gave one important office after another until he became Lord Chancellor;charged with bribery in 1621;The remaining years of his life were spent in literary, philosophical and scientific work.died of cold in 1626;9. Francis Bacon's works: three classes1) Philosophical works:"The Advancement of Learning" 1605, in English"Novum Organum" 1620, in Latin2) Literary works — 58 essays — the first English essayist dealing with a wide variety of subjects, such as love, truth, friendship, parents and children, studies, youth and age, garden, death and many others — won popularity for their clearness, brevity and force of expression3) Professional works: "Maxims of the Law and Reading on the Statute of Uses"Marx called him "the real father of English materialism and experimental sciences of modern times in general".12. William Shakespeare (1564-1616)family: born in Stratford-on-Avon in central England;father: a prosperous tradesman with 8 children;mother: daughter of a well-to-do farmer;education: the local grammar school 6 years, also learned Latin and a little Greekworked as a country schoolmaster at 14;married a farmer's daughter (8 years his senior);life as an actor and playwright;well acquainted with theatrical performances when still at Stratford;went to London in 1586-87, and worked at odd jobs in a theatre, became an acto r but was not successful;began to write for the stage — revising old plays and wrote new ones — a successful writer of both tragedies and comedies;His complete works include 37 plays, 2 narrative poems and 154 sonnetsdied on the 23rd of April, 1616.13. Shakespeare's career as a dramatist: 3 periods1s t period (1590-1600): 9 historical plays, 10 comedies, 1 tragedy — imbued with an optimisticatmosphere of humanism, describing the youth, love, and ideals of happiness of young peopleHenry Ⅵ, Richard Ⅱ, Ⅲ, Henry ⅣRomeo and Juliet, The Merchant of Venice, A Mid-Summer Night's Dream, As You Like It 2nd period (1601-1608): reflecting the social contradictions of the age — a transition from greenyouth to maturity;Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Mecbeth3rd period (1609-1612): a general tone of conciliation and a falling off from his previous height, but optimistic faith in the future of humanityThe Tempest, The Winter's Tale, Henry ⅦShakespeare’s comedies reflected an optimistic spirit of the humanists at that time. They praised sincere friendship and true love, advocated equality between man and man, and repudiated the feudal moral and feudal system.His tragedies have shown us insurmountable contradictions between human ideal and social reality, and raised a series of questions about the state, moral, wealth, family and philosophy.十四行诗(the sonnet)是一种形式完整、格律严谨、以歌咏爱情为主的小诗，十三、四世纪盛行于意大利，其最主要的代表者为Petrarch（比德拉克）（1304-1374），十六世纪中叶由Thomas Wyatt传入英国，至莎士比亚一代而臻完美。
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The Renaissance Period marks a transition from the medieval to the modern world .It refers to the period between the 14th and mid-17th centuries. It first started in Italy ,with the flowering of painting , sculpture and literature. From Italy the movement went to embrace the rest of Europe . The Renaissance which means rebirth or revival ,is actually a movement stimulated by a series of historical events ,such as the rediscovery of ancient Roman and Greek culture ,the new discoveries in geography and astrology(占星学），the religious reformation and the economic expansion .
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⒈Old and Medieval English Literature （约 5C后期—1485） ⒉The Renaissance Period (15C后期--17C初） ⒊ The Neoclassical Period (17C中期—18C中 期） ⒋ The Romantic Period (1798—1832) ⒌ The Victorian Period (1836—1901) ⒍The Modern Period (1918—1945 ) ⒎ The Contemporary Period (1945– now)
《英国文学史》课件
结语和总结
通过这个课件，我们深入了解了英国文学的起源和发展，重要的时期和作家， 代表性的作品，以及英国文学与社会的关系和国际影响。希望这份课件能够 激发您对英国文学的兴趣，并进一步探索这个丰富而多元的领域。
通过教堂的宗教著作和史诗诗歌，英国文学开始繁荣发将英国文学推向高峰。
重要的文学时期和作家
伊丽莎白时代
莎士比亚、培根等伟大作家在 这一时期创作了许多经典作品。
浪漫主义时期
浪漫主义思想和对自然的热爱 改变了英国文学的面貌，拜伦、 雪莱等作家为这一时期的代表。
现代主义时期
《英国文学史》PPT课件
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英国文学的起源及发展
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古代英国文学
从史前时期的口头传承到古代英格兰诗歌，英国文学有着悠久的历史。
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中世纪文学
现代主义带来了对传统的颠覆 和对都市生活的审视，伍尔夫、 乔伊斯等为这一时期的重要作 家。
后现代主义时期
后现代主义反映了对权威、历 史和身份的怀疑，艾利森、拉 什迪等作家是这一时期的代表。
代表性的英国文学作品
莎士比亚戏剧
《哈姆雷特》、《罗密欧与朱丽叶》等经典 作品，至今深受世界各地读者的喜爱。
乔治·奥威尔的《1 984》
这部反乌托邦小说透露出对权力和言论自由 的忧虑，深刻触动人们的思考。
简·奥斯汀小说
《傲慢与偏见》、《爱玛》等作品，细腻描 绘人物关系，具有深远影响。
J.K.罗琳的《哈利·波特》系列
魔法世界的奇幻故事引发了全球范围内的阅 读热潮，影响了几代读者。
英国文学简史期末考试复习要点-刘炳善版
英国文学史资料British Writers and WorksI。
Old English Literature & The Late Medieval Ages<Beowulf>贝奥武夫：the national epic of the Anglo—SaxonsEpic： long narrative poems that record the adventures or heroic deeds of a hero enacted in vast landscapes. The style of epic is grand and elevated。
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Homer's Iliad and OdysseyArtistic features：ing alliterationDefinition of alliteration： a rhetorical device， meaning some words in a sentence begin with the same consonant sound（头韵）Some examples on P5ing metaphor and understatementDefinition of understatement： expressing something in a controlled way Understatement is a typical way for Englishmen to express their ideasGeoffery Chaucer 杰弗里•乔叟1340（?)~1400（首创“双韵体"，英国文学史上首先用伦敦方言写作。
约翰·德莱顿（John Dryden)称其为“英国诗歌之父"。
代表作《坎特伯雷故事集》.)The father of English poetry。
英国文学简史期末考试复习要点-刘炳善版(英语专业大三必备)
英国文学史资料British Writers and Works一、中世纪文学（约5世纪—1485）•《贝奥武甫》（Beowulf）•《高文爵士和绿衣骑士》（Sir Gawain and the Green Knight )杰弗利·乔叟（Geoffrey Chaucer)“英国诗歌之父”。
（Father of English Poetry）《坎特伯雷故事》（The Canterbury Tales）二、文艺复兴时期文学（15世纪后期—17世纪初）•托马斯·莫尔（Thomas More ）《乌托邦》（Utopia）•埃德蒙·斯宾塞（Edmund Spenser）《仙后》（The Faerie Queene)•弗兰西斯·培根（Francis Bacon）《论说文集》（Essays)克里斯托弗·马洛Christopher Marlowe•《帖木儿大帝》（Tamburlaine）•《浮士德博士的悲剧》（The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Dr. Faustus）•《马耳他岛的犹太人》（The Jew of Malta）威廉·莎士比亚William Shakespeare喜剧《仲夏夜之梦》（A Midsummer Night’s Dream）、《威尼斯商人》（The Merchant of Venice）悲剧《罗密欧与朱丽叶》（Romeo and Juliet）、《哈姆莱特》（Hamlet）、《奥赛罗》（Othello）、《李尔王》（King Lear）、《麦克白》（Macbeth）历史剧《亨利四世》（Henry IV）传奇剧《暴风雨》（The Tempest）本·琼生Ben Johnson•《人人高兴》（Every Man in His Humor）•《狐狸》（V olpone）•《练金术士》（The Alchemist）三、17世纪文学约翰·弥尔顿John Milton《失乐园》（Paradise Lost）《复乐园》（Paradise Regained）诗剧《力士参孙》（Samson Agonistes）•约翰·班扬（John Bunyan）《天路历程》（The Pilgrim’s Progress）•威廉·康格里夫（William Congreve）《以爱还爱》（Love for Love）《如此世道》（The Way of the World）四、启蒙时期文学（17世纪后期—18世纪中期）18世纪初，新古典主义成为时尚。
英国文学期末复习PPT整理
English Literature Before the 20th Century I.Old and medieval English Literature:A. The Anglo-Saxon Period (449—1066)The Song of BeowulfB. Medieval Eng1lish Literature:The Norman Period (1066-1350)Background: Feudalismromance (传奇文学): King Arthur balladII. English Literature of the RenaissanceBackground：Protestant ReformationHumanism （人文主义）the first glorious period:lyrical poems / drama / essays1.Thomas More2.Edmund Spencer3.Francis Bacon4.ShakespeareIII. English Literature in the 17th century: (Cromwell overthrew the monarchy system）Puritan ageA. PoetryJohn Milton：Paradise LostJohn Donne: metaphysical poetryB. ProseJohn Bunyan：The Pilgrims ProgressIV. English Literature in the 18th CenturyHistorical background: the Age of Enlightenment1.NeoClassicism （新古典主义）:Alexander Pope (1688—1744) : On Criticism Jonathan Swift (1667—1745): Gulliver’s Travel Joseph Addison (1672—1719)Richard Steele (1672—1729): The SpectatorSamuel Johnson (1709—1784)2. The beginning of modern novel:Daniel Defoe(1661—1731): Robinson CrusoeHenry Fielding(1707—1754): Tom Jones3. The pre-romanticists:Thomas Gray (1716—1771)Robert Burns (1759—1796)William Blake (1757—1827)4. drama: Sheridan5. Sentimentalism (Smollet; Sterne; Thomas Gray) V. Romanticism in England (1798—1832)The Industrial Revolution & the French RevolutionTwo groups of poets:Negative: William Wordsworth; ColeridgePositive: Shelley, Baron, Keatsnovel : Walt ScottJane AustenFeatures:dissatisfaction with the bourgeois society;revolt against or an escape from sordid daily life; individualism VI. English Literature in the Mid & Late 19th Century(Victorian Literature) Critical Realism :the perfection of novelsReflecting the social reality of the 19th-century society.Charles Dickens: Oliver TwistWilliam Thackeray: Vanity FairCharlotte Bronte: Jane EyreEmily Bronte: Wuthering HeightsPoem: A verbal composition designed to convey experiences, ideas, or emotions in a vivid and imaginative way, characterized by condensed language chosen for its sound suggestive power literary techniques such as imagery, meter, sound, and rhyme. Stanza (诗节）: a group of verse lines forming a section of poem and sharing the same structure as all or some of the other sections of the same poem. are separated by spaces.Verse: commonly refers to poetry in general, esp. to denote metrical writing rather than prose. a synonym of stanza, indicating a regular section of metrical writing。
英国文学简史期末考试复习要点_刘炳善版(英语专业大三必备)
英国文学史资料British Writers and Works一、中世纪文学（约5世纪—1485）•《贝奥武甫》（Beowulf）•《高文爵士和绿衣骑士》（Sir Gawain and the Green Knight )杰弗利·乔叟（Geoffrey Chaucer)“英国诗歌之父”。
（Father of English Poetry）《坎特伯雷故事》（The Canterbury Tales）二、文艺复兴时期文学（15世纪后期—17世纪初）•托马斯·莫尔（Thomas More ）《乌托邦》（Utopia）•埃德蒙·斯宾塞（Edmund Spenser）《仙后》（The Faerie Queene)•弗兰西斯·培根（Francis Bacon）《论说文集》（Essays)克里斯托弗·马洛 Christopher Marlowe•《帖木儿大帝》（Tamburlaine）•《浮士德博士的悲剧》（The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Dr. Faustus）•《马耳他岛的犹太人》（The Jew of Malta）威廉·莎士比亚William Shakespeare喜剧《仲夏夜之梦》（A Midsummer Night’s Dream）、《威尼斯商人》（The Merchant of Venice）悲剧《罗密欧与朱丽叶》（Romeo and Juliet）、《哈姆莱特》（Hamlet）、《奥赛罗》（Othello）、《李尔王》（King Lear）、《麦克白》（Macbeth）历史剧《亨利四世》（Henry IV）传奇剧《暴风雨》（The Tempest）本·琼生 Ben Johnson•《人人高兴》（Every Man in His Humor）•《狐狸》（Volpone）•《练金术士》（The Alchemist）三、17世纪文学约翰·弥尔顿 John Milton《失乐园》（Paradise Lost）《复乐园》（Paradise Regained）诗剧《力士参孙》（Samson Agonistes）•约翰·班扬（John Bunyan）《天路历程》（The Pilgrim’s Progress）•威廉·康格里夫（William Congreve）《以爱还爱》（Love for Love）《如此世道》（The Way of the World）四、启蒙时期文学（17世纪后期—18世纪中期）18世纪初，新古典主义成为时尚。
英国文学期末复习资料整理总结
I. Multiple Choice – 2 points eachII. Matching – 1 point eachIII. Literary Terms – 4 points eachAllegory (寓言p64)is aliterary device that uses symbols, characters, and actions to represent truths about human existence. When these symbols, characters, or actions are used together, it creates an extended comparison that gives a message about the real world. Pilgrim’s Progress is an example.是一种文学手段，它使用符号、人物和行为来代表关于人类存在的真理。
当这些符号、字符或动作一起使用时，它会创建一个扩展的比较，提供关于真实世界的信息。
《天路历程》就是一个例子。
Sonnet (十四行诗 p27)A 14-line poem with a definite rhyme scheme and meter. Shakespeare wrote 154 of these kinds of poems.一首十四行诗，有明确的韵脚和韵律。
莎士比亚写了154首这样的诗。
Soliloquy (独白)An extended speech by one person that reveals their inner thoughts, feelings, or intentions. The character is usually alone, and the purpose is to reveal inner thoughts to the audience.一个人的演说，揭示他们内心的想法、感情或意图。
英国文学史PPT课件
Robinson Crusoe, Gulliver’s Travels
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Historical and cultural background:
1 After the tempestuous events of the 17th century, England entered a period of comparatively peaceful development.
permanently flawed.
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The Enlightenment Period
Major Writers of the period
Jonathan Swift (1667 -1745) Major works
A Tale of a Tub (1704) a religious satire, the adventures of three brothers: Peter --- Roman Catholicism, Martin --- church of England, Jack --- the Dissenters. a satire on all branches of Christianity.
society that forces Moll to repeated sins and crimes
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Major Writers of the period
Daniel Defoe (1660 -1731) Major works
Robinson Crusoe (1791) celebrating the 18th-century Western
英语专业,英国文学,考研,期末考试必备.ppt
Medieval English Literature
Norman Conquest---changes: • 1. Politically:
feudalist system • 2. Religiously:
Rome-based Catholic Church • 3. Language:
French---official language Latin---principle tongue of church
• Heroic couplet: 2 consecutive rhyming lines in IP
stressed , unstressed
Who has seen the wind? Neither I nor you;
Who has seen the wind? Neither I nor you;
The Canterbury Tales
• These Tales tell of an imaginary group of pilgrims travelling from London to Canterbury to visit the tomb of St. Thomas.
• To entertain one another during the journey, The pilgrims, who come from all layers of society, tells a story, thereby providing a wonderful mirror of life in Medieval England.
• And pierce the drought of March to the root and all
英国文学史上期末复习
英国文学史上期末复习英国文学简史General introduction of English literature1. 1) Old English Literature (449-1066) 古英语时期文学——The Song of Beowulf 《贝奥武甫》2) Medieval English Literature (1066-15th century) 中世纪英语时期文学——Geoffrey Chaucer (1340_1400) 杰弗里·乔叟代表作：French influence:Romance of the Rose《玫瑰传奇》The Book Of Duchess《公爵夫人之书》Italian influence:The Legend of Good Women《良妇传说》The House of Fame《声誉之堂》The Parliament of Fowls《百鸟议会》Troilus and Criseyde 《特罗勒斯与克莱西》Maturity:The Canterbury Tales《坎特伯雷故事集》2.Renaissance English literature (late 15th century ~ early 17th century) 文艺复兴-------Thomas More 托马斯.莫尔Utopia 乌托邦(1516)---he gave a profound and truthful picture of the people’ssufferings and put forward his ideal of a future happy society.——Francis Bacon 弗朗西斯·培根(1561--1626)The philosophical---The Advancement of Learning《学术的推进》The literature -----Essays《随笔》The professional works------Thomas Wyatt托马斯怀亚特（1503--1542）The first to introduce the sonnet into English literature（引入十四行诗的第一人）Lyrical poetry------Edmund Spenser 埃德蒙斯宾塞（1552--1599）Poet’s poet 诗人中的诗人The Faerie Queene 《仙后》（the greatest epic poem 史诗）The Shepheardes Calendar《牧人月历》——William Shakespeare 威廉·莎士比亚(1564--1616)The most popular and the most wildly respected writer in all English literature四大悲剧：HamletOthelloKing LearMacbeth四大喜剧：A Midsummer Night’s DreamThe merchant of VeniceAs you like itTwelfth Night——Christopher Marlowe 克里斯托弗·马洛The greatest of the pioneers of English dramaThe one who first made blank verse the principal instrument of English drama English Literature of the Revolution and Restoration Period (1640-1688) 资产阶级革命与王朝复辟时期的文学-------John Donne约翰多恩(a metaphysical poet 玄学诗人)代表作：‖the flea‖(跳骚)—love poem―Song‖(歌)―A Valediction: Forbidden Morning‖(别离辞：节哀)―Death be not proud‖(死神，你莫骄傲)死亡时永恒的，不要害怕死亡，人死后可以超生，到天堂―The Canonization‖（封圣）——John Milton约翰·弥尔顿(puritan)Paradise Lost《失乐园》Paradise Regained《复乐园》Samson Agonistes《力士参孙》On his blindnessOn His Deceased Wife《悼念我的亡妻》——John Bunyan 约翰·班扬The Pilgrim’s Progress《天路历程》---is written in the old-fashioned, medieval form of allegory and dream.4. 18th century English literature-the age of Enlightenment 启蒙运动时期——Daniel Defoe丹尼尔·笛福Robinson Crusoe《》The Review《评论》Moll FlandersA Journal of the Plague Year《大疫年日记》Roxana——Jonathan Swift乔纳森·斯威夫特Gulliver’s Travel《格列夫游记》The Battle of Books《书籍之战》The Tale of a Tub《一直桶的故事》The Drapier’s Letter《布商的来信》A Modest Proposal《一个温和的建议》Journal to Stella《给斯戴拉的日记》——Henry Fielding亨利·菲尔丁–the father of English novel--the first to write specially a ―comic滑稽的epic史诗in prose‖, the first to give the modern novel its struct ure and style The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling《弃儿T om Jones》—— Thomas Gray托马斯格雷Rural poetryElegy written in a Country Churchyard《墓园哀歌》In the 18th century English literature, the representative poets of Pre-romanticism were William Blake and Robert Burns.-------William Blake威廉·布莱克诗集《天真之歌》Songs of Innocence: The Lamb, The Chimney Sweeper1789诗集《经验之歌》Songs of Experience:The Tiger, London, The Chimney Sweeper1794——Robert Burns罗伯特·彭斯--―The poet of the peasants‖(1) Political poems ---The tree of Liberty(2) Satirical poems ---Holy Willie’s Prayer, Two Dogs(3) Lyrics-- Red, Red Rose 《一朵红红的玫瑰》Auld Lang Syne《友谊地久天长》My Heart’s on the Highland《我的心在高原》一、The Anglo-Saxon period (449-1066)1、这个时期的文学作品分类：pagan(异教徒) ，Christian(基督徒)2、代表作：The Song of Beowulf《贝奥武甫》( national epic 民族史诗) 采用了隐喻metaphor手法3、Alliteration 头韵（写作手法）4，main characters: Beowulf—the heroKing of Sweden—Beowulf’s uncleHrothgar---the king of Danish nationGrendel --- a sea-monsterGrendel’s motherFire fragan二、The Anglo-Norman period (1066-1350) 盎格鲁—诺曼时期1、romance 传奇文学2、In terms of matters there are mainly three classes:(1)、the matter of France the Song of Roland(2)、the matter of Greece and Rome about Alexander and the fall of Troy(特洛伊战争)he(3)、the matter of Britain about King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table.3、代表作：Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (高文爵士和绿衣骑士) 是一首押头韵的长诗.三、Geoffrey Chaucer (1340-1400) 杰弗里·乔叟时期1、the father of English poetry 英国诗歌之父2、heroic couplet 英雄双韵体：a verse unit consisting of two rhymed(押韵) lines in iambic pentameter(五步抑扬格)3、代表作：The Canterbury Tales 《坎特伯雷的故事集》(英国文学史的开端) ---masterpieceHe had given us a picture of contemporary English lifeA collection of 20 complete stories and 4 fragmentsChaucer’s The Canterbury Tales is written in the style of __Rhymed stanzas__ instead ofalliteration in the Anglo-Saxon period.The Canterbury Tales opens with a General Prologue4，贡献：Chaucer’s contribution to English literature and languageA, He is the ―father of English poetry‖ and the greatest narrative poet in English poetry.B, He did much in making the dialects of London the foundation for the modern English language.C, He was the most significant poet in English literature history to write in Middle English. Chaucer’s creative works vividly reflected the changes which had taken root in Englishculture.D, the ―heroic couplet‖4、Popular Ballads 大众民谣：a story hold in 4-line stanzas with second and fourth line rhymedBallads are anonymous narrative songs that have been preserved by oral transmission 歌谣是匿名叙事歌曲,一直保存着口头传播的方式代表人物：Bishop Thomas Percy 托马斯·珀西主教代表作：Robin Hood and Allin-a-Dale 侠盗罗宾汉和阿林代尔其他作品：Get up and Bar the DoorSir Patrick Spens四、The Renaissance (16世纪) 文艺复兴时期The 16th century in England was a period of breaking up of feudal relations and the establishing of thefoundations of capitalism.1、key word: humanism 人文主义：admire human beauty and human achievement2、代表人物：1)、Thomas More 托马斯·莫尔Utopia2)、Francis Bacon 弗朗西斯.培根第一个散文家(essayist)Francis Bacon was praised by Marx as ―the progenitor of English Materialism‖3)、Thomas Wyatt 托马斯.怀亚特引入十四行诗的第一人4)、Edmund Spenser 埃德蒙·斯宾塞poet’s poet(诗人中的诗人) The Fairy Queen《仙后》(epic poem)5)、Christopher Marlowe 克里斯托弗·马洛blank verse(无韵体)是十六世纪英国戏剧的主要表现形式。
学姐包过版!《英国文学史及选读》第二册-期末复习讲义(绝对全)
学姐包过版!《英国文学史及选读》第二册-期末复习讲义(绝对全)介绍一下，一共包括四分讲义，按顺序看，学姐没有看书，只看得讲义，复习了一个星期，考了90多分，第一份：总体了解考点，大体了解就行（往下翻还有别的）English Literature ( Book II)Romanticis1.Romanticism（名词解释）要对浪漫主义兴起的时间，根源，主要特点，主要代表作家都有所了解。
22.William Wordsworth要知道他的“Lyrical Ballads”前言是英国浪漫主义时期开始的标志，也是宣言。
Lake Poets（名词解释）。
他诗歌的主要两类题材：nature and common people’s lives。
写过的著名作品：I wandered lonely as a cloud; To the cuckoo; Lines composed a few mil es above Tintern Abbey; The solitary reaper; We are seven 等等。
3. Samuel Taylor Coleridge两首名诗：The Rime of the Ancient Mariner; Kubla Khan主要写作supernatural题材。
4. George Gordon Byron，Byronic Heroes (名词解释); 著名作品：Child Harold’s Pilgrimage要知道大致内容，另外此诗用Spenserian Stanza 写成；Don Juan要知道大致内容。
5. Percy Bysshe Shelley著名作品：Queen Mab; The Revolt of Islam; Prometheus Unbound（lyrical drama，3要知道大致内容及此剧与古希腊的“被束缚的普罗米修斯”不同之处及其意义。
）其它名作: Ode to the West Wind; To a skylark等等。
UK Literature英国文学史PPT资料
Samuel Taylor
→Drama
Famous women novelists
Charles Dickens Daniel Defoe The Postmodern Period
➢ The Canterbury
Tales (1387-1400) He is considered the greatest English poet of the classical school in the first half of the 18th century.
➢Emily ——Wuthering Heights
➢Anne
➢ George Eliot
——her profound thinking and complex representation of life won her the name “philosophical writer”.
➢ Thomas Hardy
➢Gulliver’s Travels
《格列弗游记》
Daniel Defoe
➢ He was a famous pamphleteer, journalist and novelist.
➢ He wrote many books and was viewed as one of the progenitors of the novel in the English language.
➢ An Eassay on Criticism
➢ The Rape of the Lock
➢ Iliad &Odyssey
➢ Oxford Dictionary of Quotations
Jonathan Swift
➢ He is probably the foremost prose satirist in the English language.
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Blank verse is a verse with unrhymed (rhymeless) iambic pentameter.
Sonnet is a fourteen-line poem in iambic pentameter with a carefully patterned rhyme scheme.
• Three pagan Angles, Saxons, and Jutes, from
Denmark and northern Germany came around 450---600 AD
England’s natinal epic:
The song of Beowulf
Alliteration is a device with certain accented
Abbey
• The Canterbury Tales
p43-45
English Renaissance
(1520s---1620s) P67
• Poet: Thomas Wyatt, Edmund Spenser
Thomas Wyatt was the first to introduce the sonnet into English literature.
France the rhymed stanzas---heroic couplet.
heroic couplet: is a rhymed couplet of iambic pentameter.
• Forerunner of English Renaissance and humanism • The founder of English realism/ The first realistic writer • first to be buried in the Poet’s Corner of Westminster
assicism; Realistic Novel; Sentimentalism，Pre-romanticism
Romanticism; Critical Realism
• The 20th century Stream of Consciousness
Anglo-Saxon 449-1066
words in a line beginning with the same consonant sound.
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Anglo-Norman Period
• 1066, The Norman Conquest
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the battle of Hastings
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William, Duke of Normandy win
English Literature
Review
Types of questions
• Ⅰ. Matching writers and works (10’)
• Ⅱ. Multiple Choice
(15’)
• Ⅲ. Blank filling
(10’)
• Ⅳ. Terms
(3×5’=15’)
• Ⅴ. Answer questions
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P17-18
• Metrical Romance: • the culmination of the Arthurian romances • Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Geoffrey Chaucer
• The Middle Class Author • “Father of English poetry”: Chaucer introduced from
Knight
• The 14th century • The Renaissance
Geoffrey Chaucer William Shakespeare
• The 17th century 4 Johns: John Milton & John Bunyan
• The 18th century • The 19th century
William Shakespeare
• Great comedies: ?
• Great tragedies: ? •
(2×10’=20’)
• Ⅵ. Poem Appreciation （5’+10’=15’）
• Ⅶ. Critical questions.
(15’)
What we’ve learned?
• The Anglo-Saxon Period Beowulf
• The Anglo-Norman Period Sir Gawain and the Green
Edmund Spenser: (epic) The Fairy Queen • Essayist: Francis Bacon
• Playwright: Christopher Marlowe
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William Shakespeare
Christopher Marlowe is the greatest of the pioneers
of English drama. He makes blank verse the
principal vehicle of expression in drama.
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P67-68
The Renaissance and humanism
• was an intellectual movement. It sprang from first in Italy in the 14th century and gradually spread all over Europe. Two features are striking. The one is a thirsting curiosity for the classical literature of the Greek and Latin. Another feature is the keen interest in the activities of humanity.