英国文学简史第一章.pptVIP

Chapter 1 The Old English Period ·Beowulf ·The Middle English Period古英语时期-贝奥武甫-中世纪英语时期 Anglo-Saxon Period(450-1066) The Anglo-Saxon Period extended from the invasion of Celtic England by Germanic tribes( the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes) in the first half of the fifth century to the conquest of England in 1066 by the Norman French under the leadership of William the Conqueror. Only after they had been converted to Christianity in the 7th century did the Anglo-Saxons, where earlier literature had been oral, begin to develop a written literature. Anglo-Saxon Period(450-1066) Historical Background and Ideology(历史背景和社会思潮) Roman Conquest Anglo-Saxon Conquest Norman Conquest Old English Beowulf 巨石阵 又称索尔兹伯里石环、 环状列石、太阳神庙、 史前石桌、斯通亨治石栏、 斯托肯立石圈等名， 是欧洲著名的史前时代文化神庙遗址，位于英格兰威尔特郡索尔兹伯里平原，约建于公元前4000～2000年（2008年3月至4月，英国考古学家研究发现，巨石阵的准确建造年代距今已经有4300年，即建于公元前2300年左右） The Mesopotamian civilization The ancient Egyptian civilization The ancient Greek-Roman civilization The ancient Indian civilization The Chinese civilization Literary Terms（文学术语解释） Legend（传说）: A song or narrative handed down from the past, legend differs from myths on the basis of the elements of historical truth they contain. Epic（史诗）: 1)Epic, in poetry, refers to a long work dealing with the actions of gods and heroes. 2)Beowulf is the greatest national epic of the Anglo-Saxons. John Milton wrote three great epics: Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained and Samson Agonistes. Old English Literature Pagan Religious Caedmon Cynewulf The Ecclesiastical History of England Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Beowulf 《贝奥武夫》手稿 英国的英雄史诗：Beowulf《贝奥武夫》 法兰西民族的英雄颂歌：Chanson de Roland《罗兰之歌》 德国民族的悲壮史诗：Nibelungenlied《尼伯龙根之歌》 西班牙的不朽史诗：Cantar de Mio Cid 《熙德之歌》 俄国的民族史诗：Chronicle of the Campaign of Igor 《伊戈尔远征记》 Beowulf 《贝奥武甫》 Chanson de Roland 《罗兰之歌》 Nibelungenlied 《尼伯龙根之歌》  What are the main characteristics of Anglo-Saxon Literature? Anglo-Saxon literature is almost exclusively a verse literature in oral form. It was passed down by