english_literature_i简介和古英语时期英国文学.pptxVIP

English LiteratureAn Introduction 1. About Literature2. An Outline of English Literature3. The Making of the NationWhat Is LiteratureThe word literature is from a Latin word litterae which means letters. Literally means: things made from letters. In the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Literature is defined as:1) written works which of artistic value; 2) all the books, articles, etc. on a particular subject; 3) printed material, esp. giving information. What Is Literature以语言文字为工具形象化地反应客观现实的艺术。Contemporary Chinese DictionaryAre the following literary works? an account of yesterday’s football match an advertisement of soap powder dialogues of Plato travel bookletsWhat Is LiteratureLiterature is a permanent expression in words of some thoughts or feelings or ideas about life the world.Literary genres Narrative, lyric, dramatic Poetry, prose, drama, fiction Genres are often divided into sub-genres. Ancient Greece divided Literature into classic three forms: poetry, drama, and prose. Poetry may then be subdivided into the genres of lyric, epic, and dramatic. The lyric includes all the shorter forms of poetry, e.g., song, ode, ballad, elegy, sonnet. Dramatic poetry might include comedy, tragedy, melodrama, and mixtures like tragicomedy.Literary genresProse: nonfictional prose, heroic prose, prose poem, polyphonic有韵律变化的prose, alliterative prose, prose fiction and village prose in Russian literature. Fiction: realistic fiction (science fiction, detective stories), non-realistic fiction, semi-fiction.The Usefulness of Learning Literature(1) Increasing one’s knowledge English literature is a mirror to the social life at different stages of English history. It is a general expression of the ideas, feelings aesthetic judgments of? writers from different social classes. It is also a direct or indirect vivid expression of the relationship among people of different social classes, between people society, people nature, and the spirit psychological state of people