英國文學選讀重點

1、英國文學選讀名詞解釋：epic 史詩；敘事詩a long narrative poem in the grand stylethe Heroic Couplet(英雄雙韻體)The rhymed couplet of iambic pentameter(抑揚格五音步).iambic/iambone unstressed syllabus/one stressed syllabuspentametera line with five main beats a common pattern of beats in poetry, in which each line has five iambs.

2、RenaissanceMeans rebirth or revival. Its a movement in Europe where humanist thinkers and scholars made attempts to get rid of those old feudalist ideas in medieval Europe, to introduce new ideas that expressed the interests of the rising bourgeoisie, and to recover the purity of the early church fr

3、om the corruption of the Roman, Catholic Church.HumanismHumanism is the essence of the Renaissance. Man is the measure of all things. Human beings were glorious.sonnetA sonnet is a lyric poem consisting of a single stanza of fourteen iambic pentameter lines.metreformal rhythm in lines of verserhymet

4、wo or more words with the same soundblank verseany verses, especially iambic pentameters that do not rhymeballad(民歌)originally a song for dancers, then in mediaeval times a simple poem with short stanza a telling a story.Critical realism 批判現(xiàn)實主義Is one of the literary trends that flourished mainly in

5、the 19th century. The great critical realists described the chief traits of the society and criticized the capitalist system from a democratic viewpoint. Stream of consciousness 意識流Is one of the modern literary techniques. It is the style of writing that attempts to imitate the natural flow of a cha

6、racters thoughts, feelings, reflections, memories, and mental images as the character experiences them.標黃的地方考出處，其余考問答1.Geoffrey Chaucer 杰弗里 喬叟The Canterbury TalesQ: How is the setting of the tales described? With such a setting, could you predict the general tone of the tales that are to follow?A: E

7、arly spring ; happy, easy, lively, humorous2.William Shakespeare 威廉 莎士比亞HamletQ: Why sleep is so frightening, according to Hamlet, since it can “end” “the heartache and the thousand natural shocks”? A: Perhaps there is sufferings in the dream.Romeo and JulietQ1: What does Romeo compare Juliet to in

8、the beginning passage of the selection?A: Sun.Q2: What is Romeo and Juliets attitude toward being a Montague or a Capulet?A: Hate.Q3: What does Romeo mean when he says “Look thou but sweet, / And I am proof against their enmity”?A: They can not hurt me. Only because you love me.Sonnet 18押韻方式：abab cd

9、cd efef gg Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,And often is his gold complexion dimed,And every fair from sometime declines,By chance, or natures changing course untrimmed:Q: How does the poet answer the question he puts forth in the first line?A: You are more lovely and more temperate than su

10、mmers day.3. Francis Bacon 弗蘭西斯 培根Of Marriage and Single LifeWives are young mens mistresses, companions for middle age, and old mens nurses, so as a man may have a quarrel to marry when he will.Of StudiesStudies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability.Histories make men wise, poets, witty;

11、 the mathematics, subtle; natural philosophy, deep; moral, grave; logic and rhetoric, able to contend. Abeunt studia in mores.4. Jonathan Swift 喬納森 斯威夫特Gullivers TravelsYahoos 野胡5. William Blake 威廉 布萊克The Lamb組成方式：2 quatrains + couplet押韻方式：aabbccQ1: Does this poem describe a lamb or the mind of the

12、child who is speaking to the lamb? What is the relation of the Lamb and the child to God?A: They combine together. Its trinity.Q2: What does the Lamb stand for?A: Symbol of Jesus, and symbol of innocence.The Tyger押韻方式：aabbQ: Why does the poet mention the Lamb? Do you think both the Lamb and the Tige

13、r can illuminate each other?A: The Lamb is corresponding the Tiger. Sure.6. Jane Austen 簡 奧斯丁Jane Austen對婚姻的看法：1. Those who would marry for material wealth and social position.2. Those who would marry just for beauty and passion.3. Those who would marry for true love based on consideration of the pe

14、rsons personal merit as well as his economical and social status.7. George Gordon Byron 喬治 戈登 拜倫She Walks in BeautyQ1: What is the color of the ladys dress? How do you know?A: Black. Of cloudless climes and starry skies.Q2: What does “their dwelling place” refer to in the last line of the second sta

15、nza?A: Heart and mind.Q3: Where are the ladys winning smiles? How do they appear to the poet?A: On the cheek and brow.8. Percy Bysshe Shelley 波西 比希 雪萊Ode to the West Wind押韻方式：aba bcb cdc ded eeQ1. In what way is the West Wind both a destroyer and a preserver?A: Destroyed the old world and preserve a

16、 new life. Q2. What is the relationship between the West Wind and the poet?A: The poet is admires the West Wind.Q3: As “the trumpet of prophecy,” what does the West Wind predict in physical reality? How do you understand it symbolically?A: Since the revolution is going on, a wonderful fine world wil

17、l emerge.9. John Keats 約翰 濟慈Ode on a Grecian UrnBeauty is truth, truth beauty, that is all10. Charles Dickens 查爾斯 狄更斯Themes in Dickens Writing: 1. The powerlessness of children. 2. Mans humanity to man. 3. Goods ability to triumph over evil. 4. Mans inhumanity to man. 5. The outcasts search for status and identity. 6.The heinous nature of crime and criminals.11. Alfred Tennyson 阿爾弗雷德 丁尼生Break, Break, BreakQ1. Why does the p