swpu《英国文学选读》期末复习资料.doc

SWPU英国文学选读期末复习资料 The Norman Period (1066-1350) 诺曼时期 Historical Background 1066—England invaded and conquered by a Germanic People Battle of Hastings黑斯廷斯战役—The last Saxon King Harold was defeated by Duke William of Normandy Norman—a form of “Norsemen” or “Northmen” The Duke of Normandy was a subject to the king of France Duke William claimed himself William I, King of England Claimed himself as the sole owner of all of the land in England Feudalism封建主义；封建制度 Romance and the Influence of French Literature Large scale introduction of French and Italian literature and culture Most popular type was known as “Romance” Romance传奇；浪漫史—originally means the native language, instead of Latin. Later, it became tales in poetic verse, embodying the lives and adventures of knights Content: Usually about love, chivalry, and religion Fighting and many different adventures Supernatural and improbable Three Categories of Romance France---The exploits功绩of Charlemagne the Great查理曼大帝 and Roland罗兰 Rome---Alexander the Great亚历山大大帝and the siege of Troy特洛伊木马屠城 Britain---The Arthurian Legend—Tales of King Arthur The Age of Chaucer (1350-1400) 乔叟时代 Geoffrey Chaucer（乔叟） ——“The Father of English Literature” 作品：The Canterbury Tales坎特伯雷故事集“The General Prologue” (p. 23-33) Significance: It gives an in depth picture of Chaucer’s time—Social Commentary It’s dramatic structure Chaucer’s Humor—satire and irony Proved that English is a beautiful language and can express many different moods Summary: Poet describes the setting Comes to the Tabbard Inn in the southern suburb of London Meets a group of people going to St. Thomas Beckett’s tomb in Canterbury Known as “Pilgrims” on a Pilgrimage 29 from different social classes The poet describes each pilgrim in “The General Prologue” Host of the inn joins the journey—Harry Bailey Suggests each person tell two stories on the trip there and two more on the trip back Person with the best story wins a free supper at the cost of the others Should be 120 tales but