1.Early English Literature.ppt

Introduction to the Course Reference Books 刘炳善编著《英国文学简史》新修订本，河南人民出版社，1993年4月第1版 李公昭主编《新编英国文学教程》（上、下）世界图书出版公司，北京公司，1998年1月第1版。 张伯香主编《英国文学教程》（修订版上、下），武汉大学出版社，2006年5月。 常耀信著《英国文学简史》（英文版）南开大学出版社，2006年1月第一版。 1. Choose the best answer . Charles Dickens is a great writer in the ______. A. Victorian Age B. Renaissance C. Romantic period D. 20th century A 2. Fill in the blanks. (1) _______ is the representative works in the Anglo-Saxon Literature. (2) ________ is the central theme of the English Renaissance. 3. Say true or false. (1) Beowulf is written by Chaucer. F (2) Early English drama includes Miracle Play, Mystery Play and Morality Play T Requirements for the Course Table of Contents Part One Early and Medieval English Literarture Part Two The English Renaissance Part Three The Period of the English Bourgeois Revolution Table of Contents Part Four The Eighteenth Century Part Five Romanticism In England Part Six English Critical Realism Part Seven Prose-writers and poets of the mid and late 19th Century. A Course of English Poetry(for College Students)?英国诗歌教程 李正栓 吴晓梅 编著 吕中舌 主审 课件制作 魏晓红 Early English Literature (450—1050) Important Points The Making of England The English people are not one origin but a mixed blood. The Roman Conquest The Roman Conquest The English Conquest and Old English During the Roman Conquest, swarms (crowds, a number of ) of pirates (海盗) came from Northern Europe . What is the Social Condition of the Anglo-Saxons? What is Anglo-Saxon religious belief? The Anglo-Saxons were heathen (异教徒) people, believing in old mythology of Northern Europe. English language was influenced by the Northern mythology. The Anglo-Saxons were Christianized in the 7th century. The monks in the monasteries(修道院)maintained to tinge (affected slightly) the earliest works when copied them. Anglo-Saxon Literature What is Epic? Epic is an extended narrative poem ,like Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey. It usu