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English and American Literature 考试题型 I. Multiple Choice：选择题 Literary facts，authors and their works. II. Reading Comprehension. 阅读理解 Authors and their works, understanding of specific works. III. Questions and answers. 简答题 Author’s works and understanding, features IV. Topic discussion (论述题) Author’s works, writing techniques, features, etc. Part I English Literature Old and Medieval English Literature 古英语和中英语时期文学 People In England Early inhabitants: Celts(凯尔特人) Conquered by the Romans, the Anglo-Saxons(盎格鲁撒克逊人 ), and the Normans（诺曼人）. The Three Conquests Roman Conquest: Roman roads, Latin Anglo-Saxon Conquest：(Angles, Saxons, Jutes ) Germanic language and culture. Norman Conquest（1066）: Mediterranean civilization地中海文明 (Greek culture, Roman law, Christian religion) History of English A Germanic Language (日耳曼语系) Celt Old English: Anglo-Saxon（450-1066） Middle English: Chaucerian English (1066-15th Century) Early Modern English(15th-late 17th Century): Shakespearean English Modern English：17th century-present Old English Literature Two groups: Religious Secular (世俗的，非宗教的): Religious： biblical themes Genesis A, Genesis B, 创世纪 Exodus,出埃及记 Dreams of the Rood十字架之梦 Secular: Harshness of circumstance and the sadness of the human lot Beowulf贝奥武夫: national epic(民族史诗) The Wanderer漫游者 Deor 提奥 The Sea-Farer水手 The Wife’s Complaint妻子的抱怨 Beowulf (贝奥武夫) A typical example of Old English poetry, is regarded as the national epic of the Anglo-Saxons. An example of the mingling of nature myths and heroic legends Beowulf: a Scandinavian斯堪的纳维亚 hero Grendel and his mother: monsters A fire-breathing dragon: Theme a vivid picture of how the primitive people wage heroic struggles against the hostile forces of the natural world under a wise and mighty leader. The poem is an example of the mingling of the nature myths and heroic legends. Middle English Literature Norman Conquest: William the Conqueror(征服者威廉) Influence: Politically: a feudalist system Religiously: Catholic Ch