英语国家概况Chapter6.ppt

CONTENT 1.2 The Old English Period Old English: the epic Beowulf A folk legend brought to England by the Anglo-Saxons from their continental homes. 1.3 The Middle English Period With the Norman Conquest in 1066, Britain entered the Middle Ages (1066-1485). Middle English: The Canterbury Tales (1387-1400) Geoffrey Chaucer (1340?-1400) The Renaissance (1500-1660)  Renaissance is characterized by admiration of the Greek and Latin classic works. sonnet (十四行诗) drama The drama types are tragedy, comedy and farce (滑稽剧) . 2.2 William Shakespeare (1564-1616) 2.2 William Shakespeare (1564-1616) English playwright William Shakespeare was born in that house on Henley Street in Stratford-upon-Avon in April 1564. Shakespeare’s father, John, purchased the building in two stages, in 1556 and 1572. Today, Shakespeare’s birthplace is a museum, furnished as it might have been in Shakespeare’s time. It also houses an exhibit on Shakespeare’s life. Comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1595) The Merchant of Venice (1598) As You Like It (1599) Twelfth Night (1601) 2.2 William Shakespeare (1564-1616) Historical plays Richard III (1591) Henry IV (1597) Antony and Cleopatra (1606) 2.2 William Shakespeare (1564-1616) Tragedies Hamlet (1601) Othello (1604) King Lear (1605) Macbeth (1606) Romeo and Juliet (1595) 2.2 William Shakespeare (1564-1616) All the worlds a stage,And all the men and women merely players;They have their exits and their entrances,And one man in his time plays many parts,His acts being seven ages. —As You Like It (Act 2, scene 7, 139–143) 2.2 William Shakespeare (1564-1616) To be, or not to be (from Hamlet 3/1) To be, or not to be: that is the question: Whether tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, And by opposing end them? 2.2 William Shakespeare (1564-1616) 2.2 William Shakespeare (1564-1616)  Jo