英语专业考研英美文学复习资料.doc

英语专业考研英美文学复习资料 目录 一、英美文学作品选读 1 二、英美文学选读考前总复习 6 三、《英美文学选读》模拟试题 17 《英美文学选读》模拟试题（一） 17 《英美文学选读》模拟试题（二） 25 《英美文学选读》模拟试题（三） 35 《英美文学选读》模拟试题 (四) 45 《英美文学选读》模拟试题 (五) 55 四、英美文学选读真题及答案. 66 五、英美文学题库 87 一、英美文学作品选读Selected Readings of British and American LiteratureThis subject is about the historical development of British and American literature, it describes the lives and careers of the great and major writers, especially their representative works.英国1. 中古英国文学（8世纪-14世纪）2. 文艺复兴时期（14世纪-17世纪中）3. 新古典主义时期（17世纪中-18世纪）4. 浪漫主义时期（18世纪中-19世纪中）5. 维多利亚时期（1836- 1901）6. 现代主义时期（19世纪末-）文艺复兴时期文学The renaissance was a European phenomenon, which originated in Italy. The English renaissance encouraged the reformation of the church. In Elizabethan period, English literature developed with a great speed. The most distinctive achievement of Elizabethan literature is drama. Next to drama is the lyrical poetry, remarkable for its variety and freshness and romantic feeling. In the renaissance period, scholars began to emphasize the capacities of human mind and the achievement of human culture. So humanism became the keynote of English renaissance.1. William Shakespeare is one of the most remarkable playwrights and poets in the world. He has also been given the highest praises by various scholars and critics the world over. His greatest tragedies are: Hamlet, Othello, King Lear and Macbeth. His greatest comedies are: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the Merchant of Venice, as you like it and Twelfth Night. In them, he portrayed young people just freed from feudal fetters. He sang of their youth, love and ideal of happiness. They trust in themselves and their efforts are crowned with success. The general spirit is optimism.The Merchant of Venice: A moneyless young man Bassanio loves a rich beauty Portia. He wants to marry to her, so he appeals to his friend Antonio for help. To aid Bassanio in his courtship, he borrows money from Shylock the Jewish usurer. Shylock agrees to lend the money on the co