英国文学史及作品选读课件Chapter 5The English Renaissance
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4.1 Shakespeare’s Sonnets:
– Sonnet: A fixed form of lyric poetry that consist of fourteen lines, usually written in iambic pentameter. There are two basic types of sonnets, the Italian and the English Sonnet.
The Royal Theatre
皇家剧院
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The birthplace of Shakespeare at Stratford
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Royal Shakespeare Theatre
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1. Historical background
• The Elizabeth Age (1558-1603): England enjoyed peaceful development under the rule of Queen Elizabeth I, who maintained a balance of between the Protestants and the Catholics.
• Shakespeare’s sequence suggests a story. Certain motifs are evident.
•
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• “Sonnet 18”: the immortality of Art; • “Sonnet 29”: eulogy of friendship; • “Sonnet 66”: criticizing social injustice.
• (2) English Renaissance had two impulses— humanist reverence for the classics and English pride and sense of national identity.
• (3) Humanism emphasized the dignity and potential of the individual and the worth of life in this world.
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3. The flourishing of drama:
• The reason for the flourishing of drama;
• The structure of the Elizabethan theatre;
• “The University Wits”: Robert Greene; Thomas Kyd; Christopher Marlowe. They were the predecessors to Shakespeare:
• Ca. 1592-98, devotes himself mainly to chronicle histories and comedies;
• Ca. 1601-1609, period of the greatest tragedies and romantic comedies
• Ca. 1610, retires to Stratford;
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2. Renaissance and Humanism:
• (1) Renaissance: a French word, meaning “rebirth”. The art and science of ancient Greece and Rome were being rediscovered after long years of neglect.
英国文学史及作品选读课件Chapter 5The English Renaissance
莎 士 比 亚 生 平
Birthplace 出生地
2020/8/4
Shakespeare’s Writing Career
Shakespeare’s Life
1564-1616
莎 士 比 亚 写 作 生 涯 的 四 个 阶 段
• In 1588, English navy defeated the Spanish Armada, which accelerated the awakening English people’s national consciousness;
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• The enclosure movement: Many peasants were forced to leave the land and settled down in towns. The two opposite classes came into being, the capitalist and the laboring class.
• Reformation: It was a return to pure Christianity-cleansing the church of all the corruption. English Reformation was triggered by Henry VIII’s divorce and remarrying.
• Christopher Marlowe: The Tragic History of Doctor Faustus
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4. William Shakespeare (1564-1616):
• Life:
• 1564, Born in Stratford-on-Avon,
• Ca. 1588-1592, in London as actor and playwright;
•
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• Shakespeare’s sonnets: Shakespeare wrote 154 sonnets. The first group was addressed to a Mr. W. H. The second group was addressed to a Dark Lady.
2020/8/4
9
4.1 Shakespeare’s Sonnets:
– Sonnet: A fixed form of lyric poetry that consist of fourteen lines, usually written in iambic pentameter. There are two basic types of sonnets, the Italian and the English Sonnet.
The Royal Theatre
皇家剧院
2
The birthplace of Shakespeare at Stratford
2020/8/4
3
Royal Shakespeare Theatre
2020/8/4
4
1. Historical background
• The Elizabeth Age (1558-1603): England enjoyed peaceful development under the rule of Queen Elizabeth I, who maintained a balance of between the Protestants and the Catholics.
• Shakespeare’s sequence suggests a story. Certain motifs are evident.
•
2020/8/4
11
• “Sonnet 18”: the immortality of Art; • “Sonnet 29”: eulogy of friendship; • “Sonnet 66”: criticizing social injustice.
• (2) English Renaissance had two impulses— humanist reverence for the classics and English pride and sense of national identity.
• (3) Humanism emphasized the dignity and potential of the individual and the worth of life in this world.
2020/8/4
7
3. The flourishing of drama:
• The reason for the flourishing of drama;
• The structure of the Elizabethan theatre;
• “The University Wits”: Robert Greene; Thomas Kyd; Christopher Marlowe. They were the predecessors to Shakespeare:
• Ca. 1592-98, devotes himself mainly to chronicle histories and comedies;
• Ca. 1601-1609, period of the greatest tragedies and romantic comedies
• Ca. 1610, retires to Stratford;
2020/8/4
6Biblioteka Baidu
2. Renaissance and Humanism:
• (1) Renaissance: a French word, meaning “rebirth”. The art and science of ancient Greece and Rome were being rediscovered after long years of neglect.
英国文学史及作品选读课件Chapter 5The English Renaissance
莎 士 比 亚 生 平
Birthplace 出生地
2020/8/4
Shakespeare’s Writing Career
Shakespeare’s Life
1564-1616
莎 士 比 亚 写 作 生 涯 的 四 个 阶 段
• In 1588, English navy defeated the Spanish Armada, which accelerated the awakening English people’s national consciousness;
2020/8/4
5
• The enclosure movement: Many peasants were forced to leave the land and settled down in towns. The two opposite classes came into being, the capitalist and the laboring class.
• Reformation: It was a return to pure Christianity-cleansing the church of all the corruption. English Reformation was triggered by Henry VIII’s divorce and remarrying.
• Christopher Marlowe: The Tragic History of Doctor Faustus
2020/8/4
8
4. William Shakespeare (1564-1616):
• Life:
• 1564, Born in Stratford-on-Avon,
• Ca. 1588-1592, in London as actor and playwright;
•
2020/8/4
10
• Shakespeare’s sonnets: Shakespeare wrote 154 sonnets. The first group was addressed to a Mr. W. H. The second group was addressed to a Dark Lady.