[英语学习]我的课件之英美文学1.ppt

Brief History of English American Literature By Jack 2011.02.28 Do you know them? A Red Red Rose By Robert Burns (1759-1796) O, my luve is like a red, red rose, Thats newly sprung in June; O, my luve is like a melodie, Thats sweetly played in tune. As fair art thou, my bonnie lass, So deep in luve am I; And I will luve thee still, my dear, Till a’ the seas gang dry. Till a’ the seas gang dry, my dear, And the rocks melt wi’ the sun; I will luve thee still, my dear, While the sands o’ life shall run. And fare thee weel, my only luve! And fare thee weel a while! And I will come again, my luve, Tho’ it were ten thousand mile. Hold Fast To Dreams by Langston Hughes (1902–1967) Hold fast to dreamsFor if dreams dieLife is a broken-winged birdThat cannot fly Hold fast to dreamsFor when dreams goLife is a barren fieldFrozen with snow IT is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife. However little known the feelings or views of such a man may be on his first entering a neighborhood, this truth is so well fixed in the minds of the surrounding families, that he is considered as the rightful property of some one or other of their daughters. Jane Austen: Pride and Prejudice Why we read Literature? a. read for pleasure Howells observed that the study of Literature should begin and end in pleasure. b. reading for relaxation Modern life is full of pressure. It is people’s common desire to seek temporally relaxation from the stress in life. c. reading to acquire knowledge. Literature gives readers an insight into the tradition, custom, beliefs, attitudes, folklore, values of the age in which it is written. Do you think it is interesting to? 1. talk about various anecdotes of the writers? 2. read and appreciate famous articles and novels? 3. get inspiration from these forerunners’ thinking and writing? 4. learn literature? But