英美文学PPT

The Faerie Queen《仙后》
The Shepherd Calendar《牧 羊人日志》
Francis Bacon(弗朗西斯·培根)(1561-1626)
He is best known for his essays which greatly influenced the development of this literary form. He lays the foundation for modern science with his insistence on scientific way of thinking and fresh observation rather than authority as a basis for obtaining knowledge.
(2) 1601-1609 (growth in experience, vision; gloom, depression)
Hamlet Othello King Lear Macbeth
intense moral struggle, less joyous view of life period of tragedies!!!
Caedmon
Cadmon's Hymn《卡德蒙的赞美诗》
Cynewulf ( religious poems) The fates of apostles 《使徒们的命运》 Juliana《朱莉安娜》 Elene 《埃琳娜》
Middle English Period (10661485)
Thomas Marlory
Le Morte D'Arthur 《亚瑟王之死》 (the Death of King)
William Langland
Piers the Plowman 《耕者皮尔斯》
（allegory寓言, symbolism象征主义)
Geoffrey Chaucer (the father of English poetry,the father of English fiction)
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4. The Flea was written by_. A.John Donne B.Philip Sidney C.Thomas More D.William Shakespeare
A
Neoclassicism
The middle of 17th Century- 18th Century
B
• 2 Which is not the work of Cynewulf? A The Fates of the Apostles B Piers the Plowman C Juliana D Elene
B
• 3 ___ is one of the best of the Middle English Romances. The poem consists of 2500 lines and contains 4 parts.
A
A Sir Gawain and the Green Knight B Cadmon's Hymm C The Fates of the Apostles D The Canterbury Tales
Renaissance
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1.Renaissance in European history, refers to the period between 14th century to 17th century. Renaissance in England mainly ranges from the reign of Henry VIII, Edward, Mary and then to Queen Elizabeth and Jacobean Era.
I. Shakespeare
1. three major periods of literary life (1) 1590-1600 (youthfulness, optimism, rich imagination) History: King John Comedy:
A Midsummer Night's Dream the Merchant of Venice As You Like It Twelfth Night Much Ado about Nothing Tragedy: Julius Caesar Tragicomedy: Romeo and Juliet
John Donne(约翰·邓恩)(1572－1631)
He wrote poems that were both obscene, vulgar and poems of serious philosophical thinking. These reflect his feeling of the conflict between the body and the soul. Later, the term “metaphysical poetry” is commonly used to name the work of the 17th century writers wrote under the influence of him.
Paradise Lost《失乐园》 It is Milton’s masterpiece and one of the greatest poems in world literature. Paradise Regained《复乐园》 Comus《科马斯》 L’Allegro《快乐的人》 Lycidas《列西达斯》 Samson Agonistes《力士参孙》
He is most famous for his long allegorical romance. His poetry can be described as a perfect melody, a rare sense of beauty and a splendid imagination.
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3.“To be, or not to be” has become a universal question puzzling every intellectual mind. This is a quotation from_. A.King Lear B.Hamlet C.Romeo and Juliet D.Othello
(3) 1609-1612 (full of unrealistic compromises and fantasy)
Pericles 泰尔亲王里克里斯 Cymbeline 辛白林 The Winter's Tale 冬天的童话 The Tempest 暴风雨
period of dramatic romances!!!
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Writers:
1. Thomas More 2. Edmund Spenser 3. Francis Bacon 4. Shakespeare 5. John Donne 6.Jonh Milton
Thomas More（托马斯· 摩尔） 1478－1535 Utopia《乌托邦》
Edmund Spenser (埃德蒙·斯宾塞）(1552-1599)
Questions:
1、Which of the following is not among Shakespeare’s four great tragedies? A.Hamlet B.Romeo and Juliet C.Macbeth D.King Lear
B
2.Paradise Lost is the masterpiece of _. A.William Shakespeare B.Robert Burns C.John Milton D.William Blake
The word “ Renaissance ” means “ rebirth ”. It meant the reintroduction into Western Europe of the full cultural heritage of Greece and Rome. The essence of the Renaissance is humanism, attitudes and feelings which had been characteristic of the 14th and 15th centuries persisted well down into the era of Humanism and Reformation. And the real main stream of the English Renaissance is The Elizabethan drama.
Works and Writers in Old and Medieval Period
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1.Anglo-Saxons Period (4491066) works and writers
Beowulf
(old English poetry,alliteration押头韵, pagan poem非宗教诗歌, tribal society部落社会）
The Canterbury Tales 《坎特伯雷故事集》
（unfinished，24 stories）
Troilus and Criseyde 《特罗勒斯和科利西
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the Romaunt of the Rose 《玫瑰罗曼史》
（translation work）
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Works: The Holy Sonnets《神圣体十四行》 The Flea《跳蚤之歌》 Go and Catch a Falling Star《去抓住一颗流行》 The Songs and Sonnets《歌谣与十四行诗》 （Love is the basic theme in it）
John Milton(约翰·弥尔顿)(1608－1674)
All the world 's a stage, And all the men and women merely players As You Like It To be, or not to be: that is a question Hamlet
Comments on Shakespeare: English playwright and poet——one of the greatest of all dramatists. The most widely quoted author in history His plays have probably been performed more times than those of any other dramatist. He was not of an age, but for all time!
《高文爵士与绿色骑士》 （the culmination of the Arthurian romance亚瑟王浪漫主义文学顶峰）
Question:
• 1.___ leaves unfinished, with only 24 stories written. A Le Morte d'Arthur B The Canterbury tales C Beowulf D Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Essays《论说文集》 《论说文集》 After the publication of Essays, he became the first English “essayist”.
William Shakespeare（威廉·莎士比亚） (1564-1616)
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