英国文学2-(精选·公开·课件).pptVIP

British Literature British Literature Part I The Anglo-Saxon Period The historical development of ancient Britain 2.2 the English Conquest (1) in 449, the invasion of the Teutonic tribes and loose kingdoms (2) 7th century, the establishment of a united kingdom called Angle-land, or England later. The historical development of ancient Britain Old English The language spoken by these Teutonic tribes grew into a single one called Anglo-Saxon, or Old English. Old English Old English (1) the Germanic language spoken in the southern part of the island of Britain before the Norman Conquest in 1066; (2) the ancestor of the Modern English Middle English (about 1100-1500?) Modern English (about 1500-present) The social condition of the Anglo-Saxons 1. in a tribal society; 2. The Anglo-Saxon period witnessed a transition from a tribal society to feudalism. II. The Literature in the Anglo-Saxon Period 1. The Anglo-Saxon religious belief 1.1 They were heathen. “Religion arose in very primitive times from erroneous, primitive conceptions of men about their own nature and external nature surrounding them.” --- Engels 1.2 England’s Christianization (1) in 579, the arrival of a Christian mission; (2) By the end of the 7th century, all England had been christianized. the Anglo-Saxon Poetry 1. English literature began with the Anglo-Saxon settlement in England. 2. Mostly it is a verse literature chiefly in the oral form; 3. two groups of Old English poetry: The Song of Beowulf Introduction 1. Beowulf, an Anglo-Saxon epic poem, the most important work of Old English literature. 2. The date of the poem is unknown, the earliest surviving manuscript is believed to date from the late 10th century, and it was discovered in 1705. 3. The manuscript, written in the West Saxon dialect, is in the British Library in London. 《贝奥武甫》 古英语史诗《贝奥武甫》，约成书于8-10世纪，是古代日耳曼人文化的结晶，中世纪欧洲第一篇民族史诗，英国文学的开山巨著。英格兰岛的早期居民凯尔特人和其他部族，没有留下书面文学作品。5世纪时，原住北欧的三个日耳曼部落──盎格鲁