英美国家概况Chapter6.ppt

CONTENT Warm-up 1.When did English literature begin? 2.Who was the greatest figure in Middle English literature? 3.What was Geoffrey Chaucer’s masterpiece? 4.which form of literature flourished in Elizabethan age? 5. Who stood as the greatest playwright in English literature? 6. Who is the writer of Ode to the West Wind? 7. How many categories do Shakespeare’s works fall into? 8. Can you name three out of each category? Please match the following writers and works 1. It began around 8th century. 2.Geoffrey Chaucer occupies a unique place in English literature.? 3.The Canterbury Tales 4. Drama 5.William Shakespeare 6. Shelly 7.Three categories, namely, tragedies, comedies and chronicles 8. Comedies: As You Like It, The Twelfth Night A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Tragedies: Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, King Lear Chronicles: Henry V, Richard III, Julius Caesar  The Old English Period and Middle English Period (450-1500) 1.1 General Knowledge In practice, works of literature fall into four categories or genres: narrative fiction drama poetry non-fiction prose 1.1 General Knowledge  The two kinds of narrative fiction you will read most often are short stories and novels. Myths (神话), parables (寓言), romances (传奇), and epics (史诗) are also part of the genre. 1.2 The Old English Period Old English: the epic Beowulf A folk legend brought to England by the Anglo-Saxons from their continental homes. 1.3 The Middle English Period With the Norman Conquest in 1066, Britain entered the Middle Ages (1066-1485). Middle English: The Canterbury Tales (1387-1400) Geoffrey Chaucer (1340?-1400) The Renaissance (1500-1660)  Renaissance is characterized by admiration of the Greek and Latin classic works. sonnet (十四行诗) drama The drama types are tragedy, comedy and farce (滑稽剧) . Sonnet 18 Shall I compare thee to a summer's day ? Thou art more lovely and more temperate. Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And