[文学]Lecture 2 The Renaissance Period.ppt

Representative works: Tamburlaine the Great (1587-1588) The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus (1589) The Jew of Malta (1590) “The passionate shepherd to his love” Essayist Bacon’s 58 essays were published in 1625. They are the author’s reflections and comments, mostly on rather abstract subjects, such as “Of Truth”, “Of Friendship”, and “Of Riches”. They are known for their brevity, compactness and powerfulness. Of Studies from Essays 读书足以怡情，足以傅彩，足以长才。 其怡情也，最见于独处幽居之时；其傅彩也，最见于高谈阔论之中；其长才也，最见于处世判事之际。 书有可浅尝者，有可吞食者，少数则须咀嚼消化。换言之，有只须读其部分者，有只须大体涉猎者，少数则须全读，读时须全神贯注，孜孜不倦。书亦可请人代读，取其所作摘要，但只限题材较次或价值不高者，否则书经提炼犹如水经蒸馏，淡而无味矣。 读书使人充实，讨论使人机智，笔记使人准确。 因此不常做笔记者须记忆特强，不常讨论者须天生聪颖，不常读书者须欺世有术，始能无知而显有知。 读史使人明智，读诗使人灵秀，数学使人周密，科学使人深刻，伦理学使人庄重，逻辑修辞使人善辩。 John Donne Quotations of John Donne No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. ... Any mans death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind; and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee. English poet and clergyman Donne is the leading figure of the 17th-century metaphysical school. Metaphysical Poets/ School/ Poetry It is a school of highly intellectual poetry marked by bold conceits, complexity of thought, frequent use of paradox and often by deliberate harshness of expression. The main themes of the metaphysical poets are love, death, and religion. The chief representative poet is John Donne. After hearing the bad news, Juliet comes to the Father for help, who helps her drink a poison to pretend committing suicide but can wake up 42 hours later. Romeo arrives at the church in a hurry. Believing Juliet has already died he drinks a toxic drug and kills himself. When Juliet wakes up, she also chooses to take her own life. In the end, the younger generation’s love tragedy leads to the reconciliation between two families. ROMEO But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun. Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious