英國文學(xué)教案British Literature

1、British LiteratureAnglo-Saxon literatureTeaching objectives:Through this lecture, the students are expected to have a rough idea about the making of Great Britain, and how three groups of Germanic people called the Angles, the Saxons and the Jutes came to settle on the British Isles, and became the

2、ancestors of present day British people; apart from these, it is also hoped that the students can learn something about the epic poem Beowulf, by which the social structure, the world view of these people are reflected.Teaching focus:The making of the British nationThe epic poem BeowulfTeaching step

3、s:Warming-up questionsDo you know who were the earliest inhabitants on the British Isles whose civilization we can trace back to a certain time through some tangible evidences?2. Where did the Angles, Saxons and Jutes come from, and what are the major characteristics of these people?Why did the Roma

4、ns invade Britain from the 1st century BCE to the 4th century, why did they at last withdraw from this piece of land, and what traces of their civilization left on the island?Do you know anything about the literary genre epic, what themes are likely to appear in epics?Points to be covered in the tea

5、chers lecturethe making of the nation:earliest history of Great BritainThe major characteristics of the Germanic peopleThe features of epic poemsAnalysis of the epic poem BeowulfContentWorld view of the Germanic people reflected in the poemLanguageStyleHomework:See the movie Beowulf after classLectu

6、re TenEnglish literature during the eighteenth century (2)Teaching objectivesThe students are expected to have a general idea about the emergence of novels and two important novelists during this period, and they are also expected to learn something about the sentimentalists and their attitude towar

7、ds a daily changing world.Teaching focusJonathan Swift and his Gulliver s TravelsDenial Defoe and his Robinson CrusoeSamuel Richardson and his Pamela, Virtue RewardedHenry Fielding and The History of Tom Jones, a FoundlingTeaching stepsWarming up questionsDo you know anything about Gulliver and his

8、various adventures in all kinds of strange places?Have you ever heard the story of Robinson Crusoe and his survival on a deserted and isolated island for more than ten years all by himself?Points to be covered by the teacherJonathan Swifts political life and his satirical writing Gulliver s TravelsD

9、enial Defoe9s adventures on the sea and his tremendously popular novel Robinson CrusoeSamuel Richardson and his sentimental novel PamelaHenry Fielding and his picaresque novel Tom JonesRead and analyze certain passages from Gulliver s Travels and Robinson CrusoeHomeworkTry to finish reading all the

10、four novels mentioned above after classLecture ElevenThe Sentimental School of Poets and the Pre-Romantic PoetsTeaching objectivesThe students are expected to learn some knowledge about the Sentimental school of poets and the spirit reflected in their poems, and they are also expected to learn somet

11、hing about two Pre-Romantic poets and some of their poems.Teaching focusThomas Gray and the one poem that makes him immortal: Elegy Written in a Country ChurchyardRobert Burns and his Scottish Highland poemsTeaching stepsPoints to be covered by the teacherOliver Goldsmith and his The Deserted Villag

12、eThomas Gray and his Elegy Written in a Country ChurchyardRobert Burns and his Auld Lang SyneWilliam Blake and his Tiger, Tiger, Burning BrightRead and analyze some passage of Elegy Written in a Country ChurchyardHomeworkRead more poems by Robert Burns such as “My Heart is in the Highland” and “My L

13、ove is like a Red, Red RoseLecture TwelveEnglish literature of the Romantic Period (1)Teaching objectivesThe students are expected to have some knowledge about the French Revolution and its impact on the Romantic movement, and they are also expected to grasp the major characteristics of Romanticism

14、and have some ideas about the first generation of the Romantic poets and their poems.Teaching focusThe French Revolution and its spirit and impactThe major characteristics of Romantic poetryWordsworth and ColeridgeTeaching stepsanalysis of the major characteristics of the Romantic poetrythe concept

15、of poetry and poetspoetic spontaneity and freedomthe “nature poetrythe glorification of the commonplacethe supernatural and the strangeness to beautysome information about the first generation of the romantic poetsWilliam WordsworthRobert SoutheySamuel Taylor ColeridgeRead and analyze The Solitary R

16、eaper by WordsworthHomeworkRead the Prelude to Lyrical BalladsLecture ThirteenEnglish literature of the Romantic period (2)Teaching objectivesThe students are expected to have some knowledge about the personal life of Byron, Shelley and Keats, the so-called second generation or active Romantic poets

17、, and also some of their representative works.Teaching focusByron and his Don JonShelley and his Ode to the West WindKeats and his To AutumnTeaching stepsWarming up questionsI think you are more familiar with the second generation of the Romantic poets than the first generation, so can you say somet

18、hing about them?Have you ever head the expression Byronic hero”, what are the major characteristics of a Byronic hero?If winter comes, can spring by far away“ appears in which poem, what does it connote?Points to be covered by the teacherthe personal life experiences of Byron, Shelley and KeatsTheir

19、 attitude towards the French Revolutionthe major themes of their poetrytheir representative worksRead and analyze Ode to the West Wind and To AutumnHomeworkRead Keats To Autumn carefully, and then write a short poem of your own describing the scenes of autumnLecture FourteenJane Austen and Walter Sc

20、ottTeaching objectivesThe students are expected to have some knowledge about the historical and legendary novels by Scott and the realistic novels by Austen.Teaching focusScott and his novel IvanhoeAusten and her novel Pride and PrejudiceTeaching stepsWarming up questionSurely you have heard that fa

21、mous sentence “It is a universally acknowledged truth that a rich man is in need of a wife”, where does it come from, what does it indicate, and could you guess from this topic sentence what theme is going to concern the author in the novel?Points to be covered by the teacherThe tremendous influence

22、 of the Scottish border on the historical and legendary writings of Scott and his legacy and impact to later writersthe major theme of Jane Austens novels and her humorous languageRead and analyze some passages from Pride and PrejudiceHomeworkRead Pride and Prejudice and writer a short paper analyzi

23、ng its languageLecture FifteenEnglish literature of the Victorian Era (1)Teaching objectivesFirst of all, students are expected to have some knowledge about the Industrial Revolution in Britain and Charles Darwin 9s theory of evolution, because these had tremendous influence upon the life style and

24、world view of the Victorian era; and they are also expected to learn something the novelists during the 1830s to the 1850s, and their major concerns and their critical attitude towards the evil phenomena of their time and endeavor to use their pens to influence the authorities to ameliorate some of

25、the evils of the society.Teaching focusThe evils and alienation brought about by the Industrial RevolutionDarwins theory of evolutionCharles Dickens and his worksThackeray and his Vanity FairTeaching stepsWarming up questionsDo you know some very general information about the Industrial Revolution?W

26、hat is the major concern of the theory of evolution? And how did it affect people world view?Points to be covered by the teacherThe changes brought about by the Industrial Revolution to peoples daily lifeThe tremendous impact of Darwins writing on peoples view of the universeCharles Dickens and some

27、 of his novelsWilliam Makepeace Thackeray and his Vanity FairRead and analyze some passages from Oliver Twist by DickensHomeworkRead Charles Dickens autobiographical novel David Copperfield after classLecture sixteenEnglish literature of the Victorian Era (2)Teaching objectivesThrough this lectures,

28、 students are expected to have some knowledge about some of the most famous woman novelists of this period, including the Bronte sisters and George Eliot, and the major themes of their works.Teaching focusCharlotte Bronte and Jane EyreEmily Bronte and Wuthering HeightsGeorge Eliot and her novelsTeac

29、hing stepsWarming up questionsCan you make a brief summary of the plot of Jane Eyre?Do you know anything about the Gothic style of writing, and if you have already read the novel Wuthering Heights, do you think it has got some Gothic element in its writing?Do you know anything about the personal lif

30、e of George Eliot?Points to be covered by the teacherThe environment surrounding the Bronte sisters and its impact upon their thought and writingCharlotte Bronte and her feminist spirit reflected in her novel Jane EyreThe reevaluation of Withering Heights in the twentieth centuryGeorge Eliots peculi

31、ar personal life and her great achievement as a novelistRead and analyze certain passages from Jane EyreHomeworkRead George Eliots Mill on the Floss and Silas Marner after classLecture TwoAnglo-Norman literatureTeaching objectives:Through this lecture, the students are expected to have some knowledg

32、e about the Norman Conquest and its profound consequences on the British society and people; apart from this, it is also hoped that students should learn something about the major literary genre during that period of time and the most popular Romance in Britain.Teaching focus:the Norman Conquest and

33、 its consequencesThe major theme and features of RomanceThe Romance King Arthur and his Round Table KnightsTeaching steps:Warming-up questionsDo you know anything about the Norman Conquest, when did it occur, who was the winning side and what were the major consequences of this conquest on the Briti

34、sh people?Say something about knights and chivalryHave you ever heard king Arthur and his round table knights?Points to be covered by the teachers lectureThe Normans and Normandy in France back in the 10th centuryThe situation in Britain at roughly the same timeThe reason for the invasion of Britain

35、 by the Normans in NormandyThe battle of Hastings and the Norman ConquestThe major consequences of the Norman ConquestRead and analyze certain passages from King ArthurHomeworkSee the movie King Arthur after classLecture ThreeGeoffrey ChaucerTeaching objectives:Through this lecture, the students are

36、 expected to get some knowledge about Chaucer 9s life and his literary creation and also his great contribution and influence to later generations.Teaching focusChaucer 9s life experienceChaucer9s literary careerChaucers Canterbury TalesTeaching stepsWarming-up questionsHave you ever learned anythin

37、g about Chaucer?Chaucer is called the Father of English Poetry, can you guess why he is called so?Do you know anything about the book Decameron by Boccaccio?Do you know the meaning of pilgrim and pilgrimage?Points to be covered by the teachers lectureChaucer 9s family background and his ties with th

38、e royal courtChaucers various roles during his life timeThe Canterbury Cathedral and the Saint Thomas a BecketThe popular practice of making repentance by going pilgrimage during Chaucer 9s lifetimeThe three stages of Chaucers literary careerThe Canterbury TalesChaucers literary contribution to the

39、canon of British literatureRead and analyze the General Prelude of Canterbury TalesHomeworkRead Chaucers Canterbury TalesLecture FourRenaissance Literature (1)Teaching objectives:Through this lecture, the students are expected to learn something about the Renaissance movement in Italy and other west

40、ern European countries and especially in Britain; students are also expected to learn something about Queen Elizabeth I and the situation in Britain during her reign; of course, it is essential that students should learn some knowledge about the major literary achievements in this period.Teaching fo

41、cusRenaissance in ItalyRenaissance in BritainThe development of theaters in LondonTeaching stepsWarming-up questionsWhat is the meaning of renaissance, and what is the meaning of Renaissance?Say something about the Italian RenaissanceWhat was the most important entertainment for the people of London

42、 during the reign of Elizabeth I?Points to be covered by the teachers lectureThe general spirit of Renaissance22 The Italian RenaissanceThe favorable social conditions in Britain for the development of the Renaissance movementThe evolution of playsFlourishing of theaters in the outskirts of LondonHo

43、meworkRead the book England and the Italian Renaissance by John HaleLecture FiveRenaissance Literature (2)Teaching objectives:Through this lecture, the students are expected to learn something about the University Wits, and especially about Christopher Marlowe and his three great plays and his grand

44、 style of the blank verse.Teaching focus:A rough outline of the University WitsChristopher Marlowe and his Doctor FaustusTeaching stepsWarming-up questionsHave you ever read Genesis in the Old Testament, and are you familiar with the Fall of Adam and Eve and the Tree of knowledge of good and evil?In

45、 what way is Faustus similar to Adam?Points to be covered by the teachers lectureThe University Wits and their worksChristopher Marlowe and three of his great playsRead and analyze the first part of Doctor Faustus by MarloweHomeworkRead Doctor Faustus after classLecture SixRenaissance Literature (3)

46、Teaching objectives:Through this lecture, the students are expected to learn something about the personal life of Shakespeare, his literary genres and achievements and his contribution to the canon of British literature and the English language.Teaching focusShakespeare the manShakespeare the dramat

47、istShakespeares HamletTeaching stepsWarming-up questionsYou surely know Shakespeare, what words would you use to describe him?Can you name some of the plays by Shakespeare?Can you summarize briefly the plot of Hamlet?Points to be covered by the teachers lectureShakespeare personal lifeCommentary of

48、Shakespeare by his contemporariesShakespeares literary careerShakespeares contribution to British literature and The English languageThe major theme of HamletRead and analyze the famous soliloquy of Hamlet: To be or Not to beHomeworkRead Hamlet after classLecture SevenEnglish literature during the P

49、uritan RevolutionTeaching objectives:Through this lecture, the students are expected to learn something about the causes of the Puritan Revolution during the reign of Charles I, and also the two groups of poets called the Metaphysical poets and the Cavalier poets and the style of their poems and the

50、 spirit reflected by their writing.Teaching focusThe Puritan RevolutionThe Metaphysical poetsThe Cavalier poetsTeaching stepsWarming-up questionsDo you know the meaning and connotation of Puritans?Do you know the meaning of regicide and the destiny of Charles I?Do you know Cromwell and the meaning o

51、f Protectorate?Points to be covered by the teachers lectureThe personality of Charles IThe conflicts between Charles I and the Parliament, and between the rising bourgeoisie and the declining land gentriesThe outbreak of the Puritan Revolution and the execution of Charles IThe Metaphysical poets and

52、 the Cavalier poetsRead and analyze John Donnes Flea and Robert Herricks Gather Ye Rose Buds while Ye MayHomeworkRead the book John Donne and the Metaphysical Poets after classLecture EightEnglish literature during the RestorationTeaching objectives:The students are expected to learn something about the Restoration and the Glorious Revolution, and the two major literary figures of this period: John Milton and John Dryden.Teaching focus:The Restoration and the Glorious RevolutionJohn Milton and his Paradise LostJohn Dryden and his Neo-classical ideas concerning the writing of playsTea