UKLiterature要点.pptx

 Literature;CONTENT;; In practice, works of literature fall into four categories or genres: narrative fiction drama poetry non-fiction prose; Narrative fiction The two kinds of narrative fiction you will read most often are short stories and novels. Myths (神话), parables (寓言), romances (传奇), and epics (史诗) are also part of the genre. ; Old English: the epic Beowulf A folk legend brought to England by the Anglo-Saxons from their continental homes. ; With the Norman Conquest in 1066, Britain entered the Middle Ages (1066-1485). Middle English: The Canterbury Tales (1387-1400) Geoffrey