223TheRiseofEnglishnovelinthe18thcentury演示文稿.ppt

Today’s focus 1. The flowering of the Periodical literature 2 . Alexander Pope (1688-1744) 3. Samuel Johnson( 1709-1784) 4. Henry Fielding ( 1707-1754) The Rise of English Novel in the 18th Century 1. The origin of the English Novel 2. Daniel Defoe 3 . Jonathan Swift The origin of the English novel 1. Cervantes’ Don Quixote(1605-16), the first modern European novel. 2. The origin of the novel can be traced back to the romances of the ancient world and early Renaissance. 3.Thomas Malory’s Mort d’ Arthur; Sidney’s Arcadia; Lyly’s Euphues; Greene’s Pandosto; Thomas Nash’s The Unfortunate Traveler; Bunyan’s The Pilgrim’s Progress. Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe and other prose narratives Daniel Defoe(1661—1731) Daniel Defoe, a pioneer novelist of England a prolific writer of books and pamphlets who gained enduring fame for his novel Robinson Crusoe. Defoe is notable for being one of the earliest proponents of the novel, as he helped to popularise the form in Britain, and is even referred to by some as one of the founders of the English novel. Major works Robinson Crusoe (1719) Moll Flanders(1722) Captain Singleton (1720) Roxana(1724) Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) Regarded as one of the greatest satirists in the history of English literature. Born in Dublin, Trinity college. 3. Worked as a private secretary 4. Political pamphlets 5. The Dean of St. Patrick’s Cathedral 3. Fiction Gulliver’s Travels was published in 1726, A masterpiece and is read “ from the cabinet council to the nursery”( Alexander Pope) Four parts: about the four voyages of its hero to strange places Writing style: satire travel literature Themes and cultural influence 1.The book is full of allusions to historical events. It gives an unparalled satirical depiction of the vices of the age, expresses a satirical view of the state of European government, and of petty conflicts between religions, and also serves as an inquiry into whether men are inherently corrupt or whether they bec