British and American Literature教材课程.pptVIP

A Chronological (diachronic) Survey of British and American Literature;A Brief Survey of British Literature;问: 《贝奥武夫》是如何成为经典的呢？ History of Beowulf: oral literature---written down in the 10th century; the first manuscript was found in the 15th century; “the first complete edition of Beowulf appeared in 1815; the first translation into modern English was published in 1837. Canonization of Beowulf Unlike other medieval works, such as Canterbury Tales, Beowulf was not read continuously over the centuries. Indeed, it has entered the canon of English literature only in the last 150 years or so”. ---from introduction of the version by Talbot Donaldson, published in 1966 为什么到19世纪，《贝》本才确立起它的经典地位呢？这与英国19世纪的文化风潮及19世纪之前的文化风潮有什么关联？;英国文学和文化史上的几次复古风潮 1）16世纪英国文艺复兴：rebirth, revival of classics（古希腊和古罗马时期的文学作品，推崇对人、英雄的力量） 2）17世纪末-18世纪上半叶英国新古典主义文学：仍然是以古希腊时期的文学为楷模，师法创作，典型的三一律 3）18世纪后期到19世纪初的浪漫主义复兴(Romantic revival, showing interests in medieval literature and Elizabethan poetry) （Thomas Chatterton and his imitation of medieval poetry） 英国文化发展历程上同样经历了一场从“崇洋媚外”（言必称希腊）回归到民族文化遗产复兴的道路。 论文选题：从《贝奥武夫》的经典化过程看英国民族文学（文化）发展;《贝》本的当代意义 英国高校英文系学生的必读文本 至今，已有60多个英语译本；最近的2000年版本（ Seamus Heaney’s version) Besides, poetic versions by Seamus Heaney, R. M. Liuzza, and Kevin Crossley-Holland, the novel version by John Gardner entitled Grendel, are highly readable. 论文选题: 希尼《贝》译本的文化解读 （参阅《四川外国语学院学报》，2007年第一期。;The Middle-English Period Geoffrey Chaucer and representative work The Canterbury Tales 问：乔叟为何称为英国诗歌之父、英国文学的奠基人？ 1) to give a panoramic picture of social life in the second half of the 14th century. 2) to introduce various new poetic form, such as heroic couplet to replace alliteration and enrich the poetic writing in British literary creation 3) write in London dialect; (课后阅读:肖明翰教授《乔叟研究专著》前言). ;乔叟的经典化过程;乔叟采用本土语创作的文化根源及其时代“政治正确”性;English Renaissance 英国文艺复兴;问: 英国文艺复兴为什么晚意大利文艺复兴一百多年呢? 15世纪后期，多铎王朝的建立，英国历史上的第一个强大王朝 15-16世纪圈地运动的发展：纺织业的迅速发展；海外贸易的拓展；