IntrotoEngLit2解说.ppt

Introduction to English Literature (Week 2) 15-16-1 English 1301/1302 Sheila William Shakespeare (1564-1616)(Dramatist, man of theatre and Poet) Born on April 23, 1564, in Stratford-upon-Avon In 1582, married at age 18, then had 3 children. In 1586, left for London. By 1584 he emerged as a rising playwright in London, acted and wrote for the Lord Chamberlain’s Men, later renamed as the King’s Men. From 1591 to 1611, the prime of his dramatic career. In 1599 a new theater, called The Globe, was built. In 1603, Hamlet was first printed. Shakespeare died on April 23, 1616. Comments by his Contemporaries 1. Robert Greene: The rise and success of “an upstart crow”（向上扑腾的乌鸦） 2. Francis Meres: one of the leading figures of the time and “the most excellent” in both comedy and tragedy 3. Ben Jonson: He was not of an age, but for all time!” Four Periods of His Dramatic Career 1). Period of Early Experimentation (?-1594) 2). Period of Rapid Growth and Development (1595-1600) 3).?Period of Gloom and Depression (1601-1607) 4). Period of Calm after Storm (1608-1612) A Chronological List of Shakespeare’s Plays （the first） The first period of early apprenticeship: 1) Henry VI, Part I, II, III《亨利六世上、中、下》 2) Richard III 3) The Comedy of Errors 《错误的喜剧》 《错中错》 4) Titus Andronicus 《泰特斯·安庄尼克斯》 A Chronological List of Shakespeare’s Plays (the first) 5) The Taming of the Shrew 《驯悍记》 6) The Two Gentlemen of Verona 《维洛那二绅士》 7) Love’s Labor’s Lost 《爱的徒劳》《空爱一场》 8) Romeo and Juliet 《罗密欧与朱丽叶》 A Chronological List of Shakespeare’s Plays (the 2nd) 2. The second period of rapid growth and maturity: 1)? Richard II 2) A Midsummer Night’s Dream 3)? King John 4) The Merchant of Venice A Chronological List of Shakespeare’s Plays (the 2nd) 5) Henry IV, Part I; Henry IV, Part II 6) Much Ado about Nothing《无事自扰》 《无事生非》 7) Henry V 8) The Merry Wives of Windsor 《温莎的风流女人》 9)? Julius Caesar 《凯撒大帝》 10) As You Like It 《如愿》 《皆大欢喜》 11)? Twelfth Night 《第十二夜》