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2.2 William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
Q. What makes Shakespeare so famous? A: His great understanding of human nature and his
ability to find universal human qualities and to put them in dramatic situations.
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1.1 General Knowledge
In practice, works of literature fall into four categories or genres:
narrative fiction drama poetry non-fiction prose
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CONTENT
I II III IV V VI VII
The Old English Period and Middle English Period (450-1500) The Renaissance (1500-1660) The Neo-Classical Period (1660-1785) The Romantic Period (1785-1830) The Victorian Period (1832-1901) The Modern Period (1914-1945) The Postmodern Period (1945- )
—As You Like It (Act 2, scene 7, 139–143)
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To be, or not to be (from Hamlet 3/1)
2.1 General Knowledge Renaissance is characterized by admiration of the Greek and Latin classic works.
sonnet (十四行诗 十四行诗) 十四行诗 drama
• The drama types are tragedy, comedy and farce (滑稽剧 . 滑稽剧) 滑稽剧
To be, or not to be: that is the question: Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, And by opposing end them?
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1.3 The Middle English Period
With the Norman Conquest in 1066, Britain entered the Middle Ages (1066-1485). Middle English: The Canterbury Tales (1387-1400) Geoffrey Chaucer (1340?-1400)
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The Neo-classical Period (1660-1785)
3.1 Historical Background 3.2 Representatives
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Tragedies
Hamlet (1601) Othello (1604) King Lear (1605) Macbeth (1606) Romeo and Juliet (1595)
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The Old English Period and Middle English Period (450-1500)
1.1 General Knowledge 1.2 The Old English Period 1.3 The Middle English Period
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ຫໍສະໝຸດ Baidu
Comedy
■ A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1595) ■ The Merchant of Venice (1598) ■ As You Like It (1599) ■ Twelfth Night (1601)
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English playwright William Shakespeare was born in that house on Henley Street in Stratford-uponAvon in April 1564. Shakespeare’s father, John, purchased the building in two stages, in 1556 and 1572. Today, Shakespeare’s birthplace is a museum, furnished as it might have been in Shakespeare’s time. It also houses an exhibit on Shakespeare’s life.
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1.1 General Knowledge
The two kinds of narrative fiction you will read most often are short stories and novels. Myths (神话 parables (寓言 romances (传奇 and 神话), 寓言), 传奇), 神话 寓言 传奇 epics (史诗 are also part of the genre. 史诗) 史诗
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Q. Which play is regarded as a milestone in Shakespeare’s dramatic development? A: Hamlet.
3.1 Historical Background
The 17th century witnessed the Bourgeois Revolution and the Restoration. The 18th century is a comparatively peaceful development period. (The Industrial Revolution)
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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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The Globe Theatre, where dramatist William Shakespeare saw his plays performed 400 years ago, has been rebuilt near its original location on the south bank of the Thames River in London, England.
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II
The Renaissance (1500-1660)
2.1 General Knowledge 2.2 William Shakespeare
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1.2 The Old English Period
Old English: the epic Beowulf
■ A folk legend brought to England by the Anglo-Saxons from their continental homes.
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Historical plays
■ Richard III (1591) ■ Henry IV (1597) ■ Antony and Cleopatra (1606)
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Jaques:
All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances, And one man in his time plays many parts, His acts being seven ages.
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