古希腊论文概要1.doc

成绩 学号 2014300340080 从俄狄浦斯王和哈姆莱特看人文主义的发展 课程名称：古希腊文化 专业名称： 英语 学生姓名： 詹青青 任课教师： 熊杰平 2016年 1 月 10 日  Analysis on the Development of Humanism from Oedipus Rex and Hamlet Course: Ancient Greek Civilization Subject: English Language and Literature Name: Qingqing Zhan Directed by: Jieping Zhan January 2016 ABSTRCT As the representative tragedy of ancient Greece and the Renaissance, Oedipus Rex and Hamlet are two milestones of western drama. With such great works, the authors try to explore the plight of people in their age, showing the conflict between human and fate. From Oedipus to Hamlet, the development of spiritual connotation about humanism is evident. Key Words: humanism; ancient Greece; Renaissance; fateChapter One Humanism in Oedipus Rex 1.1 Historical Background The author Sophocles lived in an age when democratic politics was prosperous and he also set foot in politics with advanced democratic thought. He put the value on individual consciousness to his works so that the characters in his works were given the primitive humanistic spirit. 1.2 Analysis on the Drama The tragedy Oedipus Rex tells a story that happened five thousand years ago, when human civilization was on the initial stage. The sun-god gave an oracle that the king of Thebes Laius would be killed by his son and then his son would marry his mother. So the king abandoned his son after he was born. Then his son became the prince of another city-state. The young prince Oedipus later knew the oracle. Out of protection for his parent and resistance against fate, he chose to leave his home. The drama develops on the basis of this mythology, describing the fierce duel between human will and destiny. Regardless the result whether Oedipus finally got rid of the oracle or not, he brought out the spirit of resistance from the very beginning,