《英美文学赏析方法》.ppt

Appreciation of the Selected Readings in British and American Literature Contents What is the literature? How to appreciate poetry? Sample readings: A Red, Red Rose by Robert Burns She walks in beauty by George Gordon Byron What is Literature Written or oral works that makes use of the imagination A Dictionary Definition: n. “Great novels, poetry and plays; books and printed information on a particular subject.”- Little Oxford Dictionary. The traditional Western study of literature concentrates on “great novels, poetry, plays (and short stories)” Summary Literature: An art (imaginative or c