英美文学研读复提要201706.doc

英美文学研读复习提要 About authors: 第1页F. Scott Fitzgerald; Robert Burns; 第7页Emily Dickinson; 第2,3页 Eugene O’Neill; 第3页Shakespeare. (life、career and major works)----第4页Literary Items:Fiction has 4 genres 5页What is Criticism? NOVEL Symbol and symbolism Figurative language 6页 Leaves of Grass:Cavalry Crossing a Ford is a famous poem by Walt Whitman (1819–1892). A poem in Leaves of Grass. 1900. Robert Burns Jan. 25th, 1759~ July. 21st, 1796,Scotland.选择 Poet, Lyricist, Farmer, Exciseman----Never went to school, learned by himself-----a pioneer of the Romantic movement a great source of inspiration to the founders of both liberalism and socialism.----He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland, and is celebrated worldwide. He is the best known of the poets who have written in the Scots language, although much of his writing is also in English and a light Scots dialect, accessible to an audience beyond Scotland. “Auld Lang Syne” is a Scots poem written by Robert Burns in 1788 and according a traditional folk song . The song‘s Scots title may be translated into English literally as “old long since”, or more idiomatically(惯用地), long long ago, days gone by or old times. Consequently For auld lang syne, as it appears in the first line of the chorus, might be loosely translated as for (the sake of) old times. The famous novels F. Scott Fitzgeral are: 1.The Great Gatsby 2.This Side of Paradise 3. Tender Is the Night .选择 The Jazz Age was a term coined by F. Scott Fitzgerald, and was a feature of the 1920s (ending with The Great Depression) when jazz music and dance became popular.----This occurred particularly in the United States, but also in Britain, France and else where. ----Jazz played a significant part in wider cultural changes during the period, and its influence on pop culture continued long afterwards. Eugene O’Neill was America’s greatest playwright and was also known as American Shakespeare.Eugene O’Neill was the first American dr