英国文学史1stweek课件.ppt

Periods (arbitrary) Medieval Literature (cf. 5th century—1485) epics, religion, poetry The Renaissance (late 15th century—early 17th century) humanism Literature of the 17th century Bourgeois revolution The Enlightenment Period (the late 17th century—middle of 18th century) neo-classicism The Romantic Period (1798--1832) romanticism Victorian Period (1830s--1918) realism Modernist Period (1918--1945) modernism Contemporary (1945--) postmodernism What we do main literary schools and currents the basic historical facts of authors’ biography and their literary careers Interpretation ad analysis of works and possible topics for your BA thesis Aim and Task general knowledge of English Literature for students in colleges and universities to outline the development of the literature with due regard to national life, and to give appreciative interpretation of the work of the most important authors Division of chapters: Chronology+genre Suggested Readings 王守仁.《英国文学选读》.北京:高等教育出版社,2001. 张伯香. A Course Book of English Literature. 1997. 武汉: 武汉大学出版社, 2004. 陈嘉. 《英国文学史》. 北京: 商务印书馆, 1986. 王佐良.《英国文学史》. 北京: 商务印书馆, 1996. Sanders, Andrew. The Short Oxford History of English Literature. 1994. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2004. 《牛津文学术语词典》 上海外语教育出版社, 2000 . M. H. Abrams, eds. The Norton Anthology of English Literature. 7th edition. New York: W. W. Norton Company, 2000. Thanks for Attending This Lecture A History of British Literature Unit One Orientation: A General Introduction to Literature and British Literature Tasks English Language and Literature The Use of Literature Literature: Some Related Concepts Possible Methods of Studying Literature An Introduction of British Literature Suggested Readings English Language and Literature The need to study language literature English as major or tool The nature of literary language  The Need to Study: the Use of English Language and Literature Two views of English learning