2014-2015英美文学I考纲(2012级)sylvia 2012061018补充2014-2015英美文学I考纲(2012级)sylvia 2012061018补充.doc

2012级《英美文学Ｉ》复习提纲 客观题部分 提示：课文中表述不祥的，请自己资料I Old English Literature The Late Medieval Ages） Beowulf (be term as England’s national epic. Consists of 3182 lines and is divided into two parts with an interpolation添写 between the two, the whole song is essentially pagan in spirit and matter, while the interpolation is obviously an addition made by the Christian who copied Beowulf. P3-4) Romance Epic Romance传奇 means a tale in verse embodying the life and adventures of knights. Romance was characteristic of the early feudal age, as it reflected the spirit of chivalry, i.e., the quality and ideal of knightly conduct. The content of romance was usually about love, chivalry and religion Famous three：King Arthur, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Beowulf ? Epic史诗: Epic is a Long narrative poems that record the adventures or heroic deeds of a hero enacted in vast landscapes. The style of epic is grand and elevated. Example：Homer’s the?Odyssey (Ancient Greek), Dantes?Divine Comedy, John Miltons?Paradise Lost and the Song of Beowulf. Geoffrey Chaucer: works, contribution （Regard as The father of English poetry and one of the greatest narrative poets of England. “A poet of real life”; the first great realist P35-36 The Canterbury Tales (main contents; 124 stories planned, only 24 finished; written in Middle English; significance; first time to use ‘heroic couplet’(双韵体) by middle English. The work opens with a general prologue which creates a whole gallery of vivid characters from all work of life. writing style: wisdom, humor, humanity. ) Troilus and Criseyde特罗伊拉斯和克莱希德 The House of Fame声誉之宫 II The Renaissance Period Renaissance:background, characteristics, influence, humanism,　literature Renaissance: A period of drama and poetry. The Elizabethan drama is the real mainstream of the English Renaissance. Famous dramatists: Christopher Marlowe, William Shakespeare, Ben Johnson Edmund Spenser埃德蒙?斯宾塞:The poets? poet, he is the first to be buried in the Poet’s corner of We