[英语学习]Introductionto16thcenturyliterature1.ppt

Literature In the 16th century The 16th Century Christopher Marlowe: University wits William Shakespeare, Francis Bacon Ben Jonson: sons of Ben 1. Renaissance It, meaning “rebirth”, is commonly applied to the reintroduction into Western Europe of the full cultural heritage of Greece and Rome. The essence of the Renaissance is Humanism. The real main stream of the English Renaissance is the Elizabethan drama with William Shakespeare being the leading dramatist. Humanism ①Humanism is the essence of the Renaissance. ②It emphasizes the dignity of human beings and the importance of the present life . Humanists voiced their beliefs that man was the center of the universe and man did not only have the right to enjoy the beauty of the present life, but had the ability to perfect himself and to perform wonders.? What a piece of work is a man! How noble in reason! How infinite in faculties! In form and moving how express and admirable! In action how like an angel! In apprehension how like a god! The beauty of the world! The paragon of animals! ---Hamlet 人是多么了不起的杰作! 他理性高贵, 能力无穷. 行动迅捷, 另人赞赏. 他动如天使,思如上帝, 堪称宇宙的精华,万物的灵长! Spring  Thomas Nash Spring, the sweet Spring, is the year’s pleasant _king_; Then booms each thing, then maids dance in the _ring_, Cold doth not _sting__, the pretty birds do __sing_, Cuchoo, jug-jug, pu-we, to-witta-woo! Spring  Thomas Nash The palm and may make country houses gay, Lambs frisk and play, the shepherds pipe all day, And we hear ay birds tune this merry lay, Cuchoo, jug-jug, pu-we, to-witta-woo! 春 棕榈山楂, 绿荫农舍生辉, 羊羔嬉戏, 牧笛整日清脆, 鹰雀唱和, 妙曲欢歌优美, 咕咕, 啾啾, 扑--喂, 托--威托—呜! Spring  Thomas Nash The fields breathe sweet, and the daisies kiss our_feet__, Yon