大学英语专业英国文学史考试简答题.docx

百度文库 Part Ⅴ The 17th century The Period of Revolution and Restoration John Donne 1 What are the characteristics and representatives of the English literature of the revolution period, the metaphysical period and restoration period? A. The revolution period, Puritans believed in simplicity of life and disapproved of the sonnets and the love poetry, and they influence in general tended to suppressed literary art. Representatives：John Milton ， John Bunyan metaphysical （玄学派） period, the style became spiritual gloom. Representatives：Donne and Herbert；John Milton C． The restoration period,the literary was often witty and clever, but on the whole immoral and cynical. Representatives：John Dryden 2 In “ A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning《告别：莫忧伤》 ” , why does the speaker forbid mourning when his going to pass away and leave his lover? Why and what are the two conceits （比喻） that he uses to describe their perfect love? they may leave each other, yet they love is firm and forever, and soul lovers cannot be separated by distance and death. Besides，death is natural just like earthquake. B. First conceit（ like gold to airy thinness beat）, their souls are like gold, it can expand and their love still exit. Second conceit(as stiff tein com, they are like compasses are two), one moving and anther stay and wait for the companion. 3 In “ Death be not proud(死神”莫骄妄 ), what will happen to us when we die ？ why does the speaker say that “ death should not be ?proudWhen will ”death die? It will be rest and sleep flow with much pleasure when we die， and our souls will be released. it is a slave of fate, chance, kings and desperate man and death is together with poison,war,sickness and opium or charms. And these things can make us sleep like the death, and the effect is better than death. Death forpeople is a soul ’ s delivery, and after death people will feel free and pleased. Although people die, yet they wake eternally, and their souls are exiting forever. people ’ s short sleep past, peopl