中世纪英国文学 Selected Readings in English and American Literature.pptVIP

Selected Readings in English and American Literature英美文学选读 Periods of English Literature 449—1500 The Middle Ages 中世纪 1500—1640 Renaissance 文艺复兴时期 1660—1785 Neo-classicism 新古典主义时期 1785—1832 Romanticism 浪漫主义时期 1832—1901 The Victorian Age 维多利亚时代 1914— Modernism 现代主义时期 English Literature English literature has a history of over 1,500 years. The Middle Ages=Medieval Period中世纪 I. Old English Period (449-1066) =Anglo-Saxon Period盎格鲁撒克逊时期 Anglo-Saxon Invasion, 449 AD 1. Historical Background: (1) 5th Century BC, Celts凯尔特人 (Brythons/Britons布里顿人→“Britain”) (2) 55 BC–401 AD, Romans古罗马人 (3) 449 AD, Germanic日耳曼人: Angles盎格鲁人, Saxons撒克逊人, Jutes朱特人 → Anglo-Saxons Angles→ “England” 2. Anglo-Saxon Literature: (1) Old English (2) Old English poetry: Beowulf《贝奥武甫》, 8th century narrative poem叙事诗 Scandinavia斯堪的纳维亚 Grendel格兰代尔 national epic民族史诗 pagan, clan society异教、氏族社会 Germanic gods日耳曼人的神祇 Wednesday Tuesday Thursday Friday Woden 沃登 Tiw 提尔 Thor 索尔 Frigg 弗丽嘉 (3) Anglo-Saxon prose散文体 genres体裁: poetry, prose, drama ① Latin prose 拉丁文, 8th century Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum《英国人民宗教史》 Bede比德, “the father of English history” ② Old English prose古英语, 9th century The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle《盎格鲁撒克逊编年史》 King Alfred the Great阿尔弗雷德大帝, “the father of English prose writing” Exercises 1. English literature began with the ___________ settlement in England. Of old English literature, Beowulf, the national epic of the English people, is an example of the mingling of nature myths and heroic legends. A. Anglo-Saxon B. Roman C. Norman D. Britain 2. In Anglo-Saxon period, Beowulf represented the________ poetry. A. pagan B. religious C. romantic D. sentimental 3. Beowulf describes the exploits