维多利亚时期的英国文学.ppt

The New Classic Period 1. Towards the middle of the 18 century, it has become the first powerful capitalist country . 2. It is a period of economic expansion and population growth. 3. Culturally, it is believed that self-reliance and hard work is the preferred social moral and value Cultural background of the period 4. The enlightenment movement. 5. The enlighteners celebrated reason, equality and science, claiming that the reason should be the only and the final cause of the humans. 6. They believe in the eternal justice and natural equality and the eternal truth. Major writers and Poets in the period 1.John Bunyan: The Pilgrim’s Progress 2.Grace Abounding to the chief of Sinners(上帝赐于最大罪人的无限恩惠) 3. The Holy War Major writers and Poets in the period 4. Daniel Defoe (丹尼尔.笛福1600－1731) Representative works: A Journal of the Plague (大瘟疫日记) Robinson Crusoe (鲁滨逊漂流记) Samuel Richardson (塞缪尔. 里查森) Pamela (帕米拉) The History of Sir Charles Grandison(查尔斯先生的历史) Major writers and Poets in the period 5. Jonathan Swift(1667-1705)乔纳森. 斯威特特 Representative works: A Modest Proposal (一个温和的建议) Gulliver’s Travels(格利佛游记) A Tale of a Tub (一个木桶的故事) Notes to Gulliver’s Travels 1.Yahoo 人形兽 2. brutes 人面兽心的人 3. Lilliputian 小人国居民 4. dexterity and magnificence 灵活而庄重 5. caper—manner 行为方式 6. diversion– entertainment 7. infallibility 万无一失 Notes to Gulliver’s Travels 8. girdle (girt) 腰围 9. Mock skirmish 假装打闹 10. Skyresh Bolgolam 诺丁汉公爵，作者的敌手 11. The Man Mountain 指Gulliver本人 12. prostrate myself at the Majesty’s feet 下跪 Archaic words and expressions intelligence: news courser: a swift horse 骏马 well-versed in affairs 能说会道的 sublime 崇高的 much upon a par 可与之相比 do the summerset 翻跟头 quadrangular figure 四边形的形状 Archaic words and expressions 8. as far asunder 向不同方向散开 9. colossus 巨人 10. breeches 马裤，长至膝盖的裤子 11. send petitions to 发出请求 12. morose and sour complexion 愤怒而难堪的样子 13. persons of distinction 显赫的人物 Archaic words and expressions 14.a well-versed person but of morose and sour complexion 能言善变但却气