7、8课时(英国文学).docVIP

标题：British Literature(7/8课时) 教学目标： 了解英国文学各个重要历史时期的社会背景。 掌握各个重要发展时期产生的文学思潮，理解各文学思潮的社会、思想背景及特点。 熟悉各个重要发展时期的重要作家、主要作品、创作风格及文学思想。 教学重点及难点： 英国文学的主要派别。 英国文学发展的历史及不同时期的文学特征。 教 学 内 容 （教 学 时 数： 2 ） Brief Introduction British literature refers to literature associated with the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands as well as to literature from England, Wales and Scotland prior to the formation of the United Kingdom. Most British literature is in the English language. 1. early writing 1). British literature concerned with Christianity: Anglo-Saxons’ illustrated versions of the bible: the most famous--- the Book of Kells 2). Beowulf --- a long poem, one of the oldest of these early “Old English”(AD 6th C. —AD 11th C.的盎格鲁˙撒克逊的英语) literary works (古英语文学作品指8th C. AD—11th C. AD) 3). Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer (1340-1400) The most important work in Middle English (中古英语：11th C. AD—15th C. AD) Literature. It’s made up of a series of stories told by 31 pilgrims to entertain each other on their way to the Christian Church at Canterbury in south-east England. It’s quite noticeable for its diversity, not only in the range of social status among the pilgrims, but also in style of the stories they tell.　 杰弗里·乔叟 的《坎特伯雷故事集》是中古英语文学中最重要的作品。故事讲述了31个朝圣者结伴到英格兰东南部的坎特伯雷去朝圣.途中每个人讲一个故事来缓解旅途的劳顿值得注意的是这部故事集体现的多样性这些朝圣者来自不同的阶层几乎涵盖了当时的所有社会阶层他们讲故事的风格也各不相同(中古英语：指11世纪到15世纪的英语) 4). the stories of King Arthur and his knights King Arthur was the King of England in the 5th Century and was the central figure of many legends. History of the Kings of Britain published in 1138 well established King Arthur in literary form. The book invented material to fill the broad gaps in the historical record. The stories of King Arthur’s court, his knights and their famous round table and the search for the Holy Grail were mainly based on a very few vague “facts”. The ruined castle at Tintagel in Cornwall mentioned in the legends of King Arthur is now a popular tourist destination. 2. Eliz