英国文学史-名词解释..doc

Heroic Couplet : a couplet consisting of two rhymed lines of iambic pentameter, and written in an elevated style. 1． Renaissance : a  revival  or  rebirth  of the artistic  and scientific  revival  which originated in Italy in the 14th century two features: a thirsting curiosity for  and gradually the classical  spread all literature  over Europe. It has and keen interest in activities of humanity. 2． Sonnet : 14-line lyric poem, usually written in rhymed iambic pentameter. 3． Blank verse : poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter. 4． Neoclassicism : the Enlightenment brought about a revival of interest in Greek and Roman works. This tendency is known as Neoclassicism. 5． Sentimentalism : it was one of the important trends in English literature of the later decades of the 18 th century. It concentrated on the free expression of thoughts and emotions, and presented a new view of human nature which prized feeling over thinking, passion over reason. 6． Romanticism : imagination, emotion and freedom are certainly the focal points of romanticism. The particular characteristics of the literature of romanticism include: subjectivity and an emphasis on individualism; freedom from rules; solitary life rather then life in society; the beliefs that imagination is superior to reason; and love of and worship of nature. 7． Lake Poets : the English poets who lived in and drew inspiration from the Lake District at the beginning of the 19 th century. 8． Byronic Heroes : a variant of the Romantic heroes as a type of character( enthusiasm, persistence, pursuing freedom), named after the English Romantic Poet Gordon Byron. 9． Realism : seeks to portray familiar characters, situations, and settings in a realistic manner. This is done primarily by using an objective narrative point of view and through the buildup of accurate detail. 10． Aestheticism : an art movement supporting the emphasis of aesthetic values more than socio-political themes