英国文学-7.-The-18th-Century-English-Literature.pptxVIP

Part V The 18th Century English Literature (1700-1798) I. Historical Cultural Background1.The political struggle between two main parties --the Whigs and the Tories;2.The ascent of social life; the rapid development of science and technology.3. “The Age of Reason”; The Enlightenment Movement (P.143, Para. 2)Company LogoThe Enlightenment Movement(P.143, Para. 2)* Who did the enlighteners want to educate?* With what did they educate them?* Why did they want to educate them?Company LogoII. Literature of the Period3 phases: Late 17th century- early 18th century: the predominance of neo-classical poetry and essays Middle 18th century: the rise and flourish of modern realistic novels Late 18th century: the appearance of the Gothic novel and the sentimental and pre-romantic poetry and fictionIt is an age of prose. Company LogoII. Literature of the Period1) Neo-classicism (Neo-classicist poetry and essays) When? How? What? Who? When? In the 18th centuryHow? The Enlightenment Movement brought about a revival of interest in the old classical works, especially ancient Greek and Roman ones.What? All forms of literature were to be modeled after the classical works of the ancient Greek and Roman writers and those of contemporary French ones. They emphasized artistic ideals like ? logic, reason, order, accuracy, proportion, restrained emotion, decorum(端庄得体) as well as literature’s service to humanity.Company LogoII. Literature of the Period1) Neo-classicism (Neo-classicist poetry and essays) Representatives? Neoclassical poetry: Alexander Pope（亚力山大·蒲柏） * An Essay on Criticism《论批评》 * He made “Heroic Couplets” popular. Neoclassical essays: Samuel Johnson（塞缪尔·约翰逊) * The last great neoclassical enlightener in the late 18th century. * A Dictionary of the English Language 《英语大辞典》 Company LogoⅡ. Literary characteristics:2) Modern realistic novelsRepresentatives Daniel Defoe: Henry Fielding: T. G. Smollett: Samuel Richardson: Jonathan Swift:Company