Chapter 6 Literature 英语国家概况 英国文化选修课 教学课件.pptVIP

CONTENT 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. It had been passed down by word of mouth