英美文学欣赏复习资料.ppt

英美文学复习材料 Jeffery Chaucer Father/founder of English Poetry Major works: The Romaunt of the Rose 《玫瑰传奇》 The Parliament of Fowls《百鸟议会》 Troilus and Criseyde 《特鲁伊罗斯和克里塞德》 The Legend of Good Women《好女人传》 The Canterbury Tales 《坎特伯雷故事集》 The Canterbury Tales The story of a group of thirty people who travel as pilgrims to Canterbury. A rich, tapestry (织锦) of medieval social life combining elements of all classes, from nobles to workers, from priests and nuns to drunkards and thieves. London dialect The General Prologue consists of character sketches of each member of the group that is going to Canterbury. The Canterbury Tales Some of the characters The Knight :the first story teller The Prioress 女修道院副院长 The Merchant The Wife of Bath 巴斯妇: the first female figure in British literature Poor Priest William Shakespeare (1564-1616) Renaissance Meaning: rebirth or revival Time: began in the 14th century, end in the 17th century. Place: began in Italy, later spread to France, Spain and England. A keen interest in the Greek and Latin culture; the art and science of ancient Greece and Rome were being born again after long years of neglect. Essence: humanism William Shakespeare Works 37 plays 2 long narrative poems 154 sonnets William Shakespeare Drama: Tragedies- Hamlet, Macbeth, King Lear, Othello, Romeo and Juliet Comedies- As You Like It, The Merchants of Venice, Much Ado About Nothing, A Midsummer Night’s Dream,The Taming of the Shrew,Twelfth Night Histories- Henry IV, Henry V, Henry VI, Henry VIII, Richard III, Romances/tragicomedies: Cymbeline, The Tempest Romeo and Juliet Characters: The Montagues / The Capulets Plot Theme Act II, Scene II The balcony scene One of the romantic peaks of the play. In this scene, Romeo has employed three comparisons to express his admiration for Juliet: the sun, twinkling stars, a bright angel. William Shakespeare :Sonnet A sonnet is a lyric invariably of fourteen lines, usually in iambic pentameter五音步抑扬格 , restricted to a definite rhyme sc