十九世纪的英国文学分析.ppt

Part V 19th English Literature Ⅰ. 19th C Romantic Literature A) Background: Sentimentalism/Gothic tradition/Pro-romanticism/French Revolution /Industrial Revolution B) Definition: a) As a new trend in literature, romanticism prevailed in England during the period 1798-1832, with the publication of Wordsworth and Coleridge’s “Lyrical Ballads” as its beginning, and Sir Walter Scott’s death as its end. (A Defence of Poetry and Other Essays, Biographia Literaria) b) Historically speaking, it expressed the ideology and sentiment of the classes who were discontent with and opposed to the development of Capitalism; c) Thematically emphasizing (individual) emotion and showing great interests on nature d) Artistically adopting medieval folk literature characterizing with bold imagination, fantastic plots, bright imges, full of exotic flavor C) A comparison between Enlightenment literature Romantic literature En- Ro- rationality emotion man---social animal an individual outer world of social inner world of civilization human spirit D). Romantic Poetry a) Romantic poets William Wordsworth （威廉·华兹华斯） Samuel Taylor Coleridge (柯勒律治) Robert Southey(罗伯特·骚塞) George Gordon Byron(拜伦） Percy Bysshe Shelley(雪莱) John Keats（约翰·济慈） b) Lake poets/Passive Romanticist ＊Wordsworth ＊Coleridge ＊Robert Southey , ＊one group also because of their community（agreement) of literary and social outlook. ＊similar experience in residing by the lakeside ＊ beginning as radicals and closing as conservatives. c) Demonic poets/Active Romanticists ＊George Gordon Byron ＊Percy Bysshe Shelley ＊John Keats ＊Revolutionary ＊Preaching liberty, equality fraternity ＊dreaming of an ideal society E). Romantic prose(literary criticism/famili