全新版大学英语课件Book2 Unit_7 Learning about English.pptVIP

Learning about English Unit 7 The Glorious Messiness of English 英语中绚丽多彩的杂乱无章现象 Text A Contents Warm-up Background Information  Part I Warm-up Background Information Timeline of English History 450–1100 Old English (Anglo-Saxon) – The language of Beowulf. 1100–1500 Middle English – The language of Chaucer. 1500–1650 Early Modern English (or Renaissance English) – The language of Shakespeare. 1650–present Modern English (or Present- Day English) – The language as spoken today. Beowulf An Old English heroic epic poem of anonymous authorship. Beowulf This work of Anglo-Saxon literature dates to between the 8th and the 11th century, the only surviving European manuscript（手稿） dating to the early 11th century. Beowulf At 3183 lines, it is notable for its length. Beowulf is sometimes called the national epic of England, despite the inaccuracy of that label. Beowulf The work was originally written in Anglo-Saxon and pertains to （关于）events in Scandinavia. Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343 – Oct. 25, 1400?) was an English author, poet, philosopher, bureaucrat（官僚）, courtier（侍臣） and diplomat. Geoffrey Chaucer Although he wrote many works, he is best remembered for his unfinished frame narrative The Canterbury Tales. Geoffrey Chaucer Sometimes called the father of English literature, Chaucer is credited by some scholars as being the first author to demonstrate the artistic legitimacy(合法性） of the vernacular（方言，民间风格） English language, rather than French or Latin. Text Examples Old English Hw?t! Wē Gār-Denain geārdagum, tēodcyninga, trym gefrūnon,hū eā ?telingasellen fremedon.Oft Scyld Scēfingsceatena trēatum,monegum m?gtum, meodosetla oftēah,egsode eorlas.Syeean ?rest weare Middle English Whan that Aprill, with his shoures soote The droghte of March hath perced to the roote And bathed every veyne in swich licour, Of which vertu engendred is the flour; Whan Zephirus eek with his sweete breeth Inspired hath in every holt and