8Development of prose and novel.ppt

The Beauty of Prose Prose What is prose? Prose is an inclusive term for all discourse, spoken or written, which is not patterned into the lines either of metric verse or of free verse. -- A Glossary of Literary Terms verse Verse: Metrical or rhymed composition as distinct from prose; poetry; literature in metrical form [syn: poetry, poesy] -- /verse/ The Beginning of English Prose Which work marks the beginning of English prose? -- The Anglo Saxon Chronicle 《盎格鲁-撒克逊编年史》 by Alfred the Great -- an important prose work in Old English period Middle English Period Le Mor