英国文学史选读课件The-Anglo-Saxon-Period.pptVIP

Part II The Anglo-Saxon Period (449 A.D.-1066 A.D.) 本章任务 让学生了解并掌握以下几个知识点： 1. 英国盎格鲁-撒克逊时期的文学概况； 2.古英语诗歌的分类及特征； 3.史诗《贝奥武甫》赏析； 4.英语修辞手法头韵、抑言陈述。 Contents I. Historical Background The making of the nation:? from the following formula, we can know that the English people are?of a mixed blood: ??????  Three famous conquests There are three famous conquests in the British history which have enormous impact on British literature. Ⅱ.Characteristics of Anglo-Saxon Literature There were two literary divisions: one was pagan and the other was religious. And the main literary forms are poetry and prose, and poetry was in oral form. Three characteristics: 1.?? Anglo-Saxon literature is almost a verse literature in oral form. It was only given a written form long after its composition. 2.? There are two groups of English poetry in Anglo-Saxon period—pagan (世俗诗) and religious （宗教诗） poetry. Pagan poetry was? represented by Beowulf while religious poetry was represented by the works of Caedmon （凯德蒙） and Cynewulf(塞内武甫）. 3.??In the 8th century, Anglo-Saxon prose appeared. The famous prose writers of that period were Venerable Bede （比德） and Alfred the Great （阿尔弗烈德大王）. Ⅲ. Anglo-Saxon Poetry 1. Pagan Poetry（世俗诗） The pagan poetry, also called secular poetry, does not contain any specific Christian doctrine and emphasizes on the harshness of circumstance and the helplessness of humans before the power of fate. Beowulf is the representative. 2. Religious Poetry（宗教诗） The religious poetry is also called Christian poetry. It is mainly on biblical stories and saints’ lives. But sometimes there is a mixture of Christian and pagan ideas in these poems. It is represented by Caedmon and Cynewulf. 1.The Pagan Poetry: The Song of Beowulf 《贝奥武甫之歌》 The Song of Beowulf i. Introduction Its characters:? Beowulf: nephew of Hygelac Hygelac: king of Yeats in Jutland ?? Hrothgar: king of the Danes Grendel: a monster Grendel’s mother: she-monst