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Chapter one Two Highlights in the Development of Anglo-Saxon LiteratureThe Northumbrian School Caedmon (the first Anglo-Saxon poet)---Paraphrase Venerable Bede----father of English history EpicDefinition: An extended ‘narrative poem in ‘elevated(严肃的） or ‘dignified(尊严的，高贵的) language, celebrating the feats of a legendary or traditional hero.BeowulfKenning (p.7-8)A figurative, usually compound expression used in place of a name or noun, especially in Old English and Old Norse （挪威） poetry; for example, storm of swords is a kenning for battle. 隐喻语：尤指古英语和古斯堪的纳维亚语诗中，一种比喻性的，在表名字或名词时常用的复合表达方式，如“剑的风暴” 是 “战争” 的隐喻语 AlliterationAlliteration is a form of initial rhyme, or “head rhyme”. It is the repetition of the same sound or sounds at the beginning of two or more words that are next to or close to each other.Chapter two . The most prevailing form was romance.(p.16-17)Romance—A long medieval narrative in prose or verse that tells of the adventures and heroic exploits of chivalric heroes.(p.17) Sir Gawain and the Green KnightChapter three John Wycliff(1324-1384) “Morning star of the Reformation”.He was the first man who translated the Bible into standard English. Father of English Prose. (p.26)William Langland(朗格兰)Piers Plowman, a medieval religious allegory. 中古宗教寓言诗, 《耕者皮尔斯 》AllegoryA literary, dramatic, or pictorial device in which characters and events stand for abstract ideas, principles, or forces, so that the literal sense has or suggests a parallel, deeper symbolic sense.寓言，讽喻：一种文学、戏剧或绘画的艺术手法，其中人物和事件代表抽象的观点、原则或支配力，从而使表面含义含有或表达一种对等的，但更深刻的象征意义. Chaucer’s Literary CareerThe French Period(1360-1372) the Book of the Duchess.The Italian Period(1372 -1386) e.g. Troilus and Cryseyde The Parliament of Fowls The House of Fame The British Period(1386 --- 1400) (Mature Period)e.g. The Canterbury TalesChaucer’s Contributions Father of English poetry Chaucer, for the first time in English literature, presented to us a comprehensive realistic picture of the English society of h