English-literature-I简介和古英语时期英国文学.ppt

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English-literature-I简介和古英语时期英国文学.ppt

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theFireDragon.Beowulfwaswounded

anddied.Theykilledthedragonandgotthetreasure…ii．Significanceof“Beowulf”Itisthelongestfinestofextant现存的oldEnglishpoemsthenationalepicoftheEnglishpeople.Itsingsoftheexcitingadventuresofagreatlegendaryherowhosephysicalstrengthdemonstrateshishighspiritualqualities,i.e.hisresolutiontoservehiscountrykinsfolk,histruecourage,courteousconduct,andhisloveofhonor.Inthepoem,Beowulfisstrong,courageous,selfless,andreadytoriskhislifeinordertoridhispeopleofevilmonsters.(Thematically,thispoemshowshowtheprimitivepeoplefightagainsttheforcesofthenaturalworldunderawisemightyleader.)iii.PoeticFormandFeaturesof“Beowulf”Form:Beowulfwaswritteninalliterativeverse(头韵).Features:(1)Theuseofalliterationisoneofitsmoststrikingfeatures.(Inalliterativeverse,certainstressedwordsinalinebeginwiththesameconsonantsound.Thereare4stressesinalinegenerally,threeortwoofwhichshowalliteration,ascanbeseenfromthelinesfromtheendofthepoem）.Eachlineisdividedintotwohalves,andeachhalfhastwoheavystresses.:“ThusmadetheirmourningthemenofGreatland,Fortheirhero’spassing,hishearth-companionsQuoth古说（用在第一与第三人称的过去式）thatofallthekingsofearth,Ofmenhewasthemildestandmostbeloved,Tohiskinthekindest,keenesttopraise.”(Inmoderntranslation)Featuresof“Beowulf”(2)Theuseofcompound-words(kennings比喻的复合词)toserveasmetaphors:“Ring-giver”isusedforking,“hearth-companion”forhisattendantwarriors,“swan’sbath”or“whale’sroad”forsea,“sea-wood”forship,thesoldiers