英国文学考点全景图..doc

Part One: 英国文学考点全景图 Literary terms Brief description Ballad （民谣） (1) Ballad is a story in poetic form to be sung or recited. (2) Ballads were passed down from generation to generation. (3) Robin Hood is a famous ballad singing the goods of Robin Hood. Coleridge’s The Rime of the Ancient Mariner is a 19th century English ballad. Epic （史诗） Epic, in poetry, refers to a long work dealing with the actions of gods and heroes. (2) Beowulf is the greatest national epic of the Anglo-Saxons, John Milton wrote three great epics: Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained and Samson Agonistes. Romance （罗曼史/骑士文学) Romance is a popular literary form in the medieval England. It sings knightly adventures or other heroic deeds. (3)Chivalry (such as bravery, honor, generosity, loyalty and kindness to the weak and poor) is the spirit of romance. Alliteration (押头韵) Alliteration means a repetition of the initial sounds of several words in a line or group. Alliteration is a traditional poetic device in English literature. (3) Robert Frost’s poem Acquainted with the Night is a case in point：“I have stood still and stopped the sound of feet ”. Name of the Writer Works Brief Description unknown Beowulf 《贝奥武甫》 Beowulf, a typical example of Old English poetry, is regarded as the greatest national epic of the Anglo-Saxons. (2)The epic describes the heroic deeds of a Scandinavian hero, Beowulf, in fighting against the monster Grendel, his revengeful mother, and a fire-breathing dragon. (3)The poem conveys a hope that the righteous will triumph over the evil. Geoffrey Chaucer (乔叟) He is regarded as the father of English poetry. The Canterbury Tales is his masterpiece. (3)He presents, for the first time in English literature, a comprehensive realistic picture of the medieval English society and creates a whole ... of life. Chaucer introduced from France rhymed stanzas of various types (heroic couplet) into English poetry to replace the Ol