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英美文学重点知识归纳 Old En glish: 450-1066 Beowulf the national epicofthe An glo-Sa ons Beowulf the national epic of the An glo-Sa ons Chaucer-thefatherofEn glishpoetry14thcen turyGeoffrey(wisdom, humorThe Can terburyTales firsttime touse heroiccouplet The R en aissa neePeriod : 14th—mid 17thstarted inItaly1.2.3.series of historicalrediscovery ofnew discoveriesthe religiousTheRen aissa neeHuma nismeve nts:ancient Roman in geography Greek cultureastrology( Chaucer-the father of En glish poetry 14th cen tury Geoffrey (wisdom, humor The Can terbury Tales first time to use heroic couplet The R en aissa nee Period : 14th —mid 17th started in Italy 1. 2. 3. series of historical rediscovery of new discoveries the religious The Ren aissa nee Huma nism eve nts: ancient Roman in geography Greek culture astrology(占星学) reformation economic expansion rebirth or revival the esse nee of the Ren aissa nee, the dig nity of human being the importa nee of the prese ntlife Best represe ntatives: Thomas More, Christopher Marlowe, Willia m Shakespeare The Elizabetha n drama: the real mai nstream of En glish Ren ais sance Medieval English : 1066 - middle huma nity) Most famous dramatists:Christopher Marlowe, William Shakespea Most famous dramatists: Christopher Marlowe, William Shakespea re, Ben Jonson Spenserthepoets poet Spenser the poets poet 5 quality: 1） a perfect melody2）a raresense of beauty 3）a 1） a perfect melody 2）a rare sense of beauty 3）a sple ndid imag in ati on 4）a lofty（高尚 5）a dedicated idealism的） moral purity and serious ness The Shepherdes Calender lament（哀 5）a dedicated idealism 悼） over the loss of Rosali nd The Faerie Quee ne 主角：Arthur - who possess 12 virtues Gloria na - the Fairy Quee n The theme is not “Arms and the man,” but something more roma ntic — “ Fierce warres and faithfullloves ” READING excerpt from The Faerie Queenef山后 Content:Redcrosse Knightset out on his adve ntures.Christopher Marlowe“ Content: Redcrosse Knight set out on his adve ntures. Christoph