罗经国版《新编英国文学简史(上)》第四章.pptVIP

Prepared by Tony Sun 知识目标： 1.了解十五世纪的英国历史背景及社会发展状况。 2.掌握十五世纪英国文学的特征。 3.了解十五世纪英国的著名作家及其生平。 4.阅读理解并正确评价十五世纪英国著名作家的代表作。 重点阅读理解十五世纪英国著名作家的作品教学 难点正确评价十五世纪英国著名作家的代表作 Chapter 4 The 15th century (1400 –1550) I. Historical background 1. The Hundred Years’ War (1337 – 1453) Henry VI--a puppet French heroine Joan of Arc In 1453, all English territory in France was lost to the French only Calais to English king 2. The War of the Roses (1455 – 1485) a series of civil wars fought between the two great families, both of which claimed the right to the English throne. All noble families were involved in it.The House of Lancaster-red roseThe House of York - white rose Result:Henry Tudor (VII) married Elizabeth of the House of York -brought compromise between the two familiesand established a highly consolidated rule. 3. The discovery of America and the new sea routes Christopher Columbus, 1492, landed in America Vascoda Gama, 1497, round the tip of Africa and reached India John Cabot and his son Sebastian, 1498, provided the basis for the English claim to North America 4. Reformation of the church Tudor Monarchs ruled England and Wales for 200 years Henry VII Henry VIII -- 6 wives: divorce 2, kill 2, struggle for divorce Edward VI Mary Tudor Elizabeth I Henry VIII took decisive measure to break away from the Church of Rome. 1534---passed the Act of Supremacy: as the supreme head on earth, thus the Anglican Church was founded Medieval literature (continued): Ballad 1. Ballad 2. Textual study:1) Robin Hood and the three squires 2) Sir Patrick Spens Ballad: definition An anonymous narrative poem preserved by oral transmission. Usually in quatrains with a distinctive and memorable rhyme, the ballad uses iambic tetrameter for the 1st 3rd lines and iambic trimeter for the 2nd 4th. Ex: The youngster was clothed in scarlet red, In scarlet fine and gay; And he did frisk it over the plain, And chanted a roundelay. Quatrain: definition A poem or stanza that con