Chapter 2 the anglo-norman period

1、Introductory remarks: Middle English literature is a combination of French and AngloSaxon elements. During the three centuries after the Norman Conquest, large scale of French literature was introduced into England. Literature that the Normans brought to England is remarkable for its bright, romanti

2、c tales of love and adventure, which can be seen in Romance, the most prevailing kind of literature in the feudal England. 7/12/20221Chapter IIThe Middle English Period (The Anglo-Norman Period) (1066-1485)7/12/202221. William : 這里指威廉一世(約1028-1087)。 英格蘭第一位諾曼人國王(1066-1087年在位)。2. Normandy : 諾曼底。最初為法國境

3、內(nèi)的公國，后成為省份，經(jīng)歷了諾曼王朝和安茹王朝等的統(tǒng)治，現(xiàn)在為法國的一個(gè)省。Explainations of some nouns7/12/202233. Romance : 傳奇羅曼司。盛行于歐洲中世紀(jì)一種敘事方式，因多數(shù)是用羅曼司語(Romance languages, 由拉丁演變而成的意大利語、法語、西班牙語、葡萄牙語和羅馬尼亞語等)寫成而得名。4. Arthur : 亞瑟王。出現(xiàn)在一組中世紀(jì)傳奇故事中的不列顛國王，圓桌騎士團(tuán)的首領(lǐng)。7/12/202241. Norman Conquest1). Politically, a feudalist system was establishe

4、d in England;2). Religiously, the Rome backed Catholic Church had a much stronger control over the country;3). In language, English was spoken by the common English people; French became the official language;4). With the introduction of the culture and literature of France, Italy and other European

5、 countries came into England;I. The Historical Background : 7/12/20225II. The Middle English Literature (The Anglo-Norman Literature) I. Romance Romance is the literature for the upper class, which was a long composition in verse or prose, describing the life and adventures of a noble hero. It gener

6、ally concerns knights and involves a large amount of figting as well as a number of niscellaneous adventures. 7/12/202261. Romance Literature傳奇文學(xué)取代了傳統(tǒng)的英雄史詩成為這一時(shí)期的主導(dǎo)敘事模式。作為中世紀(jì)騎士制度的一種精神產(chǎn)物，傳奇文學(xué)是英國封建社會(huì)開展到成熟階段的一種社會(huì)理想的表達(dá)。7/12/202272.Three major cycles: The great majority of the romances fall into groups o

7、r cycles, as the matter of Britain (King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table), the matter of France (Emperor Charlemagne and his peers) , and the matter of Rome ( Alexander the Great and so forth). 7/12/202283. King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table: King Arthur and His Knights of the

8、Round Table is comparatively the most important for the history of English literature. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is the best Arthurian romance, which is anonymous. 7/12/20229practice1. In the year_, at the battle of _, the _ headed by William, Duke of Normandy, defeated the Anglo-Saxons.2. The literature which Normans brought to England is remarkable for its bright, _ tales of _ and _.1066HastingsNormansromanticloveadventure7/12/202210 3. English literature at the Anglo-Norman Period was also a combination of _ and _ elements.4. What is the c