英国文学史复习提纲研讨.pptxVIP

英国文学史期末复习提纲1.Pre-Historical/Pre-RomanTheislandweknowasEnglandwasoccupiedbyaraceofpeoplecalledtheCelts(凯尔特人).Oneofthetribes（部落）wascalledasBrythonsorBritons（古不列颠人）(wherewegetthetermBritain)2.RomanOccupation（占有期）St.Augustine（奥古斯汀）(the“other”St.Augustine!)landsinKentin597andconverts（转变）KingAethelbert(kingofKent（肯特）,theoldestSaxonsettlement)toChristianity（基督教精神，教义）andbecomesfirstArchbishop（大主教）ofCanterbury（坎特博雷地名）.English=?Celtic（凯尔特人）(from1700or400B.C.to55B.C.)+Latin（拉丁人）(from55B.C.to410A.D.)+German(from410A.D.to1066A.D.)+French(from1066A.D.to1485A.D.)=OLDENGLISHandMIDDLEENGLISHTheculturalinfluencesTheAnglo-Saxons（盎格鲁撒克逊人）andtheNormans（诺曼人）conquests（征服，战胜）muchaffectedEngland.TheculturalinfluencesofthesetwoconquestsprovidedthesourcefortheriseandgrowthofEnglishliterature.Thesetting（环境，设置）andtheherohavenothingtodowithEngland,forthestorytookplaceinScandinavia（斯堪的纳维亚）.ThestorydescribesBeowulfinfightingagainstthemonsterGrendel（格伦德尔）,hisrevengeful（有复仇念头的）motherandafire-breathingdragon.Itisanexampleofthemingling（混合的）ofnaturemyths（神话）andheroiclegends.Thenationalepicpoem（民族史诗）OftheAnglo-SaxonsBeowulfTheOldEnglishPoetryThethemesofBeowulfThefirstBritishnationalepic（民族史诗）;ItisthestoryofaScandinavianwarrior（战士）orknight（丹麦人）whocomestohelpaneighboringtribe（部落）,theDanes,whoarebeingattackedbyamonster.Thepoempresentsavividpictureofhowtheprimitivepeople（原始人）wageheroicstrugglesagainstthehostileforces（敌对势力）ofthenaturalworldunderawiseandmighty（很，非常）leader.Thepoemmingles（混合）naturemyths（自然神话）andheroiclegends.Itreflects（反射）aheroicage.TheCanterburyTales（坎特伯雷故事集）GeoffreyChaucer（杰弗里乔叟）andhisworks-Chaucer’smasterpiece（杰作）-Inthisnovel,hepresentedtousacomprehensiverealisticpictureoftheEnglishSocietyofhistimeandcreatedcharactersfromAllwalksoflife.TheCanterburyTalesIt’sinlustyhumorandmanyothermoodsandstyles.Thekindsofpeoplethebookinvolvedinaresomanythatitgivesacross-section(代表性)ofmedievallife.Renaissance（文艺复兴）referstotheperiodbetweenthe14thandmid-17thcenturies.Itmarksatransition（过渡，转变）fromthemedieval（中世