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PAGE 《英国文学》讲义 第 PAGE 1 页 共 NUMPAGES 3 页 英 国 文 学 讲 义 苏 鹏授课前面的话 读书足以怡情，足以傅彩，足以长才。其怡情也，最见于独处幽居之时；其傅彩也，最见于高谈阔论之中；其长才也，最见于处世判事之际。 书有可浅尝者，有可吞食者，少数则须咀嚼消化。 Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight, is in privateness and retiring; for ornament, is in discourse; and for ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested; 在本课的学习中，我们要学习以下内容： 首先，要对英国历史进行简单介绍，因为文学的发展是与历史、政治、经济、文化等方面的发展密不可分的。在了解一定的历史知识的基础上，本课要分阶段、分时代地对英国文学的发展进行介绍，这中间，要介绍各个不同历史时期的文学思想及其代表人物，各文学流派及其主张、有代表性的作家、作品。在学习过程中，大家要特别注意一些概念、时代的特点及对文学的影响，作家的特点、作品的意义、在文学史上的地位等等。 英国文学的分期 division of time of British Literature Early and Medieval British Literature (1). Old English literature Celtics and other habitants in British islands did not leave us any written literary work. The important work at this time worth mentioning is Beowulf, an epoch poem left by Anglo-Saxon and Jutes. (2). Medieval British literature Literature in this period of time includes many legend stories about knights. King Arthur and his Round-table Knights is the most famous and popular one. Chaucer and his The Canterbury Tales is the highlight of this time. British literature of British Literature of Renaissance Renaissance in Britain comes later than other European countries. But it also starts with the discovery of ancient Greek and Roman culture. Greek was taught in universities and some Greek and Roman literary work were translated into English. Culture figures in Britain wrote their ideas on humanistic ideas. Thomas More’s Utopia is the most famous. Poetry at this time is flourishing. Sonnets began to root into this country. Poems of every kind have their own famous poets. Among them was Spenser. His masterpiece is Faire Queene. Another achievement in poetry is successful usage of blank verse in drama. The combination of drama and poetry resulted in its pride: university wits with Marlow as the