英国文学简史复习要点.pptVIP

Review of English Literature From Medieval to 19th century Final Exam I. Multiple Choice (25%) II. Find the relevant match from column B for each item in Column A. (25%)(Writers and works, Characters and works, literary terms) III Reading comprehension (30%) 3 texts IV. Make comment on the following extracts with more than 150 words each (20%) ( you can identify its theme, form or the authors and the literary movements they represent and explicating their respective characteristics ) Outline of History of English literature Early and Medieval Ages English Renaissance The period of the English Bourgeois Revolution The 18th century/ Neo-classicism Romanticism Critical Realism The 20th century Part 1 Middle-Age Literature (5th C-1485) I. the Old English Period (449-1066) aboriginal : Britons The Roman Conquest The Anglo-Saxon Invasion The Christianization of the Anglo-Saxons The Danish Invasion The Norman Conquest II. The Middle English Period (1066-1485) The Norman Conquest The All-prevailing Influence of the Medieval Church No written literature English literature began “Beowulf” Religious poetry King Alfred the Great the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle The Romances; popular ballads; Piers the Plowman; Geoffrey Chaucer; Beowulf Literary career 3 Periods of Creation The influence of French literature, （1360s -1372） chiefly translated from the French works, eg. “The Romaunt of Rose” 《玫瑰传奇》. “The Book of the Duchess” 《悼公爵夫人》 the best work of the time The influence of Italian Renaissance (1372- 1386) mainly adapted works from Italian literature, eg； “Troilus and Criseide” 《特洛勒斯和克里希德》 The British Period: 1386 --- 1400 (Mature Period) “The Canterbury Tales” 《坎特伯雷故事集》 Literary Terms Epic Alliteration Romance Balad Heroic couplet Part 2: The English Renaissance (Late 15th century-- early 17th century) Renaissance, in essence, is a historical period in which the European humanist thinkers and scholars made attempts to get rid of those