[英语学习]英美文学整个课件内容docgzip.doc

Chapter 1 Pre-Renaissance British Literature（Angle-Saxon, Middle period） Major knowledge points: A. Old English Literature (before 1066): Beowulf 《贝奥武甫 》 B. Age Literature (1066-1400): Chaucer and The Canterbury Tales《坎特伯雷故事集》 A. Old English Period (before 1066) History Celtic period (1800BC -55 BC) Arthurian legend Oral tradition: scoops and gleeman Roman period (55 BC-410 AD) Anglo-Saxon period (410 AD-1066) All Christianized at the end of 7th century Co-existence of heathen/pagan poems and religious poems Christian poets: Caedmon and Cynewulf Latin prose: The Ecclesiastical History of the English People 《英吉利教会史 》by Bede King Alfred the Great of Wessex and his contribution Anglo-Saxon Chronicle《盎格鲁-撒克逊编年史 》 Beowulf An Old English heroic epic poem consisting of 3182 alliterative long lines, set in Scandinavia, commonly cited as one of the most important works of Anglo-Saxon literature. Its composition by an anonymous Anglo-Saxon poet is dated between the 8th and the early 11th century. I. Story The battles of Beowulf, the Swedish hero, in youth and old age II. Genre (Narrative epic ) Realistic reflection of tribal society Heroic exploits: semi-god hero, part-legendary, part-historical Ancient peoples misery and feelings and desire Ancient people’s way for getting top over the universe through imagination III. Verse form Alliterative verse 头韵体诗 (辅音押头韵) Alliterative verse is a form of verse that uses alliteration as the principal structuring device to unify lines of poetry, as opposed to other devices such as rhyme. The most commonly studied traditions of alliterative verse are those found in the oldest literature of many Germanic languages. This is a technique in which the first half of the line (the a-verse) is linked to the second half (the b-verse) through similarity in initial sound. Examples Oft Scyld Scefing \\ sceatena treatum A long-line is divided into two half-lines. Half-lines are also known as verses; the first is called the a-verse, the seco