英美散文选的读introduction.pptVIP

英美散文选读Selected Readings in English Essays 桂婷 Whats the advantage of English major? two stories 气质论 literature is everywhere. literature enables us to see more literature is the power of soul literature helps us to live a better life What is literature? Illiterate （adj） 对Literature 进行etymological analysis 来自拉丁词根liter+拉丁后缀ure 拉丁词根liter表示信函、字母，也就是letter 法语: lire literary genre 1. Epic (narrative poem) “Beowulf”; “Paradise Lost” ; “Paradise Regained” 2. Popular ballad “Robin Hood” 3. Romance Knights of the Round Table (King Arthur) 4. Tale “The Canterbury Tales” 5. Allegory (Fable) Aesops Fables literary genre 6. Poetry narrative poem lyric sonnet ode elegy (mourning poem) love poem pastoral 7. Novel 8. Drama essay Montaigne Essais “attempt” “to try” Francis Bacon Essays 散文 散文的精神在于它对生活的观察与思考。 散文家的权威不在他的学问而在他的经验，任何日常话题都可以是散文的主题，散文家的魅力则在于他体验普通情感的深度：深切地洞察它，准确地把握它，淋漓尽致形象生动地记录它。 优秀散文家令读者感觉，作者的所诉所感自己似曾相识，只是自己没能那么深切地去洞悉它，更无力用传情的语言描画它。散文家让我们读着读着不由自主地击掌称是，拍案叫绝。 subject matter of essay usually borders with other genre character sketch letter treatise article short story verse all reveals —— consciousness and experience of writers as they interact with the world essay Object of essay: common readers (defined by Virginia Woolf) “他们为愉悦而读，不为传授知识或批评指点。” Role of essay: entertain argue a point express personal feelings render an aesthethetic effect What can we learn from essay? thinking mode, authentic expression, organization How to learn the essay? reading, reciting and imitating Teaching objective practical : grasp the knowledge concerned British and American writers learn reading skills aesthetic: learn to appreciate the beauty of essay ( style /choice of words/ organization ) cultural : understand the social background have a critical perspective on the subject matter Teaching schedule Unit 1 Of Studies Unit 2 A Modest Proposal Unit 3 What I Have Lived For Unit 4 The Death of the Moth Unit 5 Work, Labor, and Play Unit 6 Ho