英国文学简史笔记(刘炳善著).doc

Part one： early and medieval english literature Chapter 1: the making of england 1 the Briton 2 the Roman Consequent 3 the English Consequent 4 the social condition of the Anglo-Saxons Chapter 2: Beowulf Beowulf贝奥武夫:the national epic of the Anglo-Saxons Epic: long narrative poems that record the adventures or heroic deeds of a hero enacted in vast landscapes. The style of epic is grand and elevated. e.g. Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey Artistic features: 1 Using alliteration 2 Using metaphor and understatement Definition of alliteration: a rhetorical device, meaning some words in a sentence begin with the same consonant sound（头韵） Some examples on P5 Definition of understatement: expressing something in a controlled way Understatement is a typical way for Englishmen to express their ideas Chapter 3 : Feudal England 1 the Norman Consequest: = 1 \* GB3 ①the Danish invasion King Alfred: the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle = 2 \* GB3 ②the Norman Consequest: Marks the establishment of feudalism in England\ 2 Feuda England Social features of the Feuda England：Two classes（landlord and peasant） The miseries of the peasant：Black Death The raising of 1381 3 the Romance: knight Famous three: King Arthur Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Beowulf Chapter 4 William Langland Piers The Plowman耕者皮尔斯:a picture of feudal England = 1 \* GB3 ①the exposure of the ruling classes = 2 \* GB3 ②the story of the Cat and Rats = 3 \* GB3 ③the marriage of lady Meed = 4 \* GB3 ④the condition of the peasants = 5 \* GB3 ⑤the search for truth = 6 \* GB3 ⑥a representative of the most oppressed section of the peasantry Artistic features: It is written in the form of a dream vision Using symbolism Chapter 5 the English Bllads民谣 Oral literature Ballad: is a story told in song, usually in 4-line stanzas, with the second and fourth lines rhymed. The Robin Hood Ballad Chapter 6 Geoffery Chaucer 英国文学史上首先用伦敦方言写作。约翰·德莱顿（John Dryden）称其为“英国诗歌之父” The father of English poetry. writing style: wisdom, h