英美文学脉络梗概.docVIP

An Outline of British Literary History Early and Medieval English Literature Beowulf, epic in old Briton Romance: The Arthurian Legends; Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (about 1375) Ballads(a story told in song): Robin Hood and Allin-a-Dale Geoffrey Chaucer, the founder of English poetry: The Canterbury Tales (influenced by Italian writer Boccacio’s Decameron) The English Renaissance (16th—first half of 17th) Characteristic of Renaissance: 1) a thirsting curiosity for the classical literature; 2) keen interest in the activities of humanity (humanism) Thomas More, the greatest of the English