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英国文学史及选读复习大纲 客观题部分 (单选题、判断正误、匹配题) 提示：作家部分，大致了解其代表作、写作特点、文学贡献；作品部分，简要了解其主要内容、写作特色（所列诗歌，需理解意思，会分析主题、修辞、格律）；文学术语部分，只需理解，无需死记。如遇课文中表述不祥的，请自己查找资料加深理解。 I. Old English Literature The Late Medieval Ages Beowulf (P.2-3) Theme Thematically the poem presents a vivid picture of how the primitive people wage heroic struggles against the hostile forces of the natural world under a wise and mighty leader.The poem is an example of the mingling of nature myths and heroic legends Artistic features: Using alliteration Using metaphor and understatement Ballad, Romance, Epic: what Ballad: A story told in verse and usually meant to be sung. In many countries, the folk ballad was one of the earliest forms of literature. Folk ballads have no known authors. They were transmitted orally from generation to generation and were not set down in writing until centuries after they were first sung. The subject matter of folk ballads stems from the everyday life of the common people. Devices commonly used in ballads are the refrain, incremental repetition, and code language. A later form of ballad is the literary ballad, which imitates the style of the folk ballad. It is the most important form of English folk literature. It is a story told in song, usually in 4-line stanzas with the second and fourth line rhymed. It is a literature of common people,( mainly the literature of the peasants) from them one is able to understand the outlook of the English common people in feudal society. It flourished in England in the 15th century. The most important ballads in England are Robin Hood . Romance: Any imagination literature that is set in an idealized world and that deals with a heroic adventures and battles between good characters and villains or monsters. It is the most prevailing kind of literature in England on feudal period. It is a long composition, in verse or in prose. It describes the life and adventures of a noble hero. The central theme is loyalty to king and Lord. The code of m