文学作品赏析.ppt

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The development of English literature
The general characteristics
English literature has a long history, rich legacy and great influence on the literature of the world. Its origin can be traced back to the Anglo-Saxon Period with the production of the famous Beowulf and covers a history of around 1400 years.
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Course assessment
the grades (100%) =the acdemic performance(30%) +final(70%)
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activities in class attendence class presentation essay-writing
The requirements of the course
1. prepare before class 2. be active in class (participate and take notes) 3. edit/tidy up notes/the learned after class 4. be diligent in the abundant readings 5. find the relevant literary critisism to read to make yourself sensitive and high tasted to the artistic techniques in the works
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The development of English literature
From the academic angle, English literatn periods.
1. Early and Medieval English literature. 2.the Engligh Renaissance 3. the 17th century—the period of Revolution and Restoration 4. the 18th century—the Age of Enlightment 5.Romanticism in England in the 1st half of the 19th century 6. the Victorian Age 7. the 20th century literature—Modernism and Post-modernism
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1.Early and Medieval English literature (中古文学)
1) Anglo-Saxon Period (449-1066) The main literary contribution of this period
is the Epic, and its masterpiece is the national epic, The Song of Beowulf,which is a long poem of 3182 lines about the deeds of the Teutonic ( 条顿) hero beowulf in the 6th century. It is the oldest poem in the English language and the oldest surviving epic in Anglo-Saxon literature.
2)The Anglo-Norman Period(1066-1485)
The literature which they brought to England is remarkable for its bright, romantic tales of love and adverture, in marked contrast with the strength and somberness(严肃，忧郁) of AngloSaxon poetry.
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文学作品赏析
讲座课件
通过作品找意境，让文 学 欣赏课升华至文化课，让我 们的学生成为自己的主人。
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The Aim
The study of this course is to cultivate in the reader an interest and a sense of the development of English and American literature, so as to make the students learn the essence of the language,the culture of the English people and also pratice the approaches of literary criticism.
epic 史诗:a long narrative poem on the adventures and great deeds of heroes,and reflecting the values of the society from which it originated.
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Romance (传奇，骑士文学)：a tale in verse, embodying the life and adventues of knights.The content of romance was usually about love, chivalry and religion.