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Warm-upquestionsforyou:Fillintheblanks:themostfamous6wordsofShakespeare:___J.K.Lowlingisprobablytherichestwomanwriterintheworld,becauseshecreatedalovelyboy____inherbook.IfyouranintotheservantofRobinsonCrusoe,Whatnamedoyoucallhim?1hWarm-upquestionsforyou:1hWarm-upquestionsforyouthefollowingfamoussayingmightcomefromwhomandhisworks1.Frailty,thynameiswoman!2.Ifthewintercomes,canspringbefarbehind?3.Eyeforeye,toothfortooth,handforhand,footforfoot.2hWarm-upquestionsforyouthefQuestions:1.whatisliterature?

2.Whydowereadliterature?

(whatcanwebenefitfromlliterature?)3hQuestions:3hPossibleanswers:

1.Literaturereferstothepracticeandprofessionofwriting.Itcomesfromhumaninterestintellingastory,inarrangingwordsinartisticforms,indescribinginwordssomeaspectsofhumanexperiences.

4hPossibleanswers:

1.LiteraturFourGenresofLiterature–FictionMyths,romances,novels,shortstories–Poetry–Drama

–ProseNewsreports,featurearticles,essays,editorials,textbooks,historicalandbiographicalworks5hFourGenresofLiterature–FicWhydowereadliterature?1.readingforpleasureandentertainment(theartisticaspectofliterature)2.readingforrelaxation3.readingtoacquireknowledge(thepracticalaspectofliterature)toinstructreaderstoleadamorebalanced,meaningfullife(thevalueofliterature)6hWhydowereadliterature?1.reTheadvantagesoflearningliteratureEnlargeourvocabularyTurnusintogoodreaders(readfaster)DevelopourcreativeandindependentthinkingKnowsomeknowledgeofliterature7hTheadvantagesoflearninglitHowshouldwestudyliterature1.Understandthehistoricalbackground2.Knowsth.Aboutauthor(hisfamily,hiseducationbackground,hisworks,hislifeexperience)3.Readandanalyzetheworkitself(themainideaofthestory,themes,charactersanalysis,artfeatures)8hHowshouldwestudyliteratureYourgradeforthecoursewillbecomposedof4parts:Part1.yourperformanceinteamwork20%Part2.yourperformanceinclassattendance10%part3.youressay-writing20%Part4.finalexam50%9hYourgradeforthecoursewillyourtasksthistermTeamworkCooperationandparticipationinclassandafterclassUsefulwebsitesWikipedia維基百科10hyourtasksthistermTeamworkChapter1oldEnglishliterature

theAnglo-Saxonperiod(449-1066)11hChapter1oldEnglishliteraturChapter1

theoldandmedievalPeriod1.historicalbackground

Threeconquests:Romanconquestin43AD;Anglo-Saxonconquestin449;Normanconquestin1066

12hChapter1

Chapter1

theoldandmedievalPeriodoldenglishliterature(450-1066)43AD,RomanconqueredBritain,makingthelatteraprovinceofRomanEmpire;thewithdrawalofRomantroops,theTeutonictribes,esp.,theAnglosconqueredtheislandandcalleditAngle-land,thenEngland,theirlanguageisAnglo-SaxonoldEnglish.Intheancienttimes,therewerethreetribescalledAngles,SaxonsandJutesinthenorthernEurope.Inthe5thcentury,theyconqueredBritainandsettleddownthere.Bythe7thcentury,thesesmallkingdomswerecombinedintoaunitedkingdomcalledEngland.ThishistoricalperiodisknownastheAnglo-Saxonperiod.ThelanguagespokenbythepeopleinthisperiodiscalledOldEnglish.13hChapter1

theChapter1

theoldandmedievalPeriod2.oldEnglishliterature(450-1066)TherearetwokindsofEnglishpoetryinAnglo-Saxonperiod:secularpoetryandreligiouspoetry.

secularpoetryisrepresentedbyBeowulf

The14hChapter1

theChapter1

theoldandmedievalPeriod

3.BeowulfNationalepicoftheEnglishpeopleThepoemof3182linesdescribesthedeedsoftheTeutonicheroBeowulf.3.1epic3.2thestoryandthetheme3.3thecharacteristicsofBeowulf3.4thefilm

15hChapter1

theolChapter1

theoldandmedievalPeriod3.1whatisanepic?Anepicisalongnarrativepoemtellingaboutthedeedsofagreatheroandreflectingthevaluesofthesocietyfromwhichitoriginated.返回16hChapter1

theoldChapter1

theoldandmedievalPeriod3.2thestoryandthethemefightwithGrendelfightwithGrendel’smotherfightwithfiredrakedeathandfuneralThepoempresentsavividpictureofhowtheprimitivepeoplewageheroicstrugglesagainstthehostileforcesofthenaturalworldunderawiseandmightyleader.Thepoemisanexampleoftheminglingofthenaturemythsandheroiclegends.返回17hChapter1

theChapter1

theoldandmedievalPeriod3.3alliterationItsrhythmdependsuponaccentandalliteration.Thatis,thebeginningoftwoormorewordsinthesamelinewiththesamesoundorletter.butamusicaleffectisproduced.somewordsinthesamelineusuallybeginwiththesamesoundorletter.返回18hChapter1

theolChapter1

theoldandmedievalPeriodThemediealperiodofEnglishliterature(1066-14thcentury)1.GeoffreyChaucer2.Popularfolkliterature3.Romance19hChapter1

theChapter1

theoldandmedievalPeriod1.GeoffreyChaucerhislife

borninawinemerchantfamily,pagetoElizabethhehadbroadandintimateacquaintancewithpersonshighandlowinallwalksoflifeandknewwellthewholesociallifeofhistime.20hChapter1

theoldandmedieChapter1

theoldandmedievalPeriod2.TheCanterburyTalesOnespringday,thepoetisintheTabardInninSouthwarkatthesouthendofLondonBridge.HejoinstheotherpilgrimsboundforCanterbury.Thehostoftheinnsuggeststhattheytellstoriestokilltimeduringthejourney.Allagree.Thehostactsasthejudge.Eachistotelltwostorieswhilegoingandtwowhilereturning.Thereare30peopleinthecompany,whichmeantthattherewouldbealotofstories,butactuallyonly24werewritten.21hChapter1

theoldandmedievTheCanterburyTalesPrologue:introductorypartofapoem,beginningofaplay開(kāi)場(chǎng)白，引子，4月的一天，一群香客去坎特伯雷朝圣，投宿在泰巴旅店。次日，店主、香客與在此住宿的作者一起出發(fā)。店主提議在去坎特伯雷的路上每人講兩個(gè)故事，回來(lái)時(shí)再講兩個(gè)，被大家公認(rèn)為最佳的講故事者可以在回來(lái)時(shí)白吃一頓豐盛的晚餐。喬叟只完成計(jì)劃中120個(gè)故事中的24個(gè)(包括兩個(gè)未完成的)，其中22個(gè)為詩(shī)體，兩個(gè)散文體。每個(gè)故事前均有開(kāi)場(chǎng)語(yǔ)，全書(shū)有一個(gè)總序。作者用這種方式把各個(gè)零散故事連成一體。

22hTheCanterburyTalesPrologue:TheCanterburyTalesIt’sapoem,prologuewasregardedasthemostimportantpartofthepoem.Itcontainsagroupofvividmedievalfigures.ThepilgrimsportrayalrepresentallclassesofEnglishfeudalsocietyexcepttheveryhighestclass,thekingandthelowest,theverypoor,laboringfolk.Thedescriptionsofpilgrimsonebyonerevealnotonlyappearance,profession,theirwaysoflifeanddiversetastesandhumors.Eachofthenarratorstellshistaleinapeculiarmanner,thusrevealinghisownviewsandcharacter.Thegreatnessofcanterburytalesalsoliesinchaucer’shumorandsatire.

23hTheCanterburyTalesIt’sapoeTheCanterburyTalesThebookpresentedforthefirsttimeinEnglishliterature,acomprehensiverealisticpictureofthemedievalEnglishsocietylifeandcreatedmanyvividcharactersfromallworksoflife.喬叟第一次展示了表現(xiàn)當(dāng)時(shí)英國(guó)社會(huì)的一幅綜合性的，現(xiàn)實(shí)主義的畫(huà)卷?？蔡夭坠适录茉炝艘幌盗衼?lái)自社會(huì)各階層生動(dòng)形象的人物。24hTheCanterburyTalesThebookpCanterburytales一、它展現(xiàn)了廣闊的社會(huì)畫(huà)面。香客來(lái)自社會(huì)各個(gè)階層：騎士、僧侶、學(xué)者、律師、商人、手工業(yè)者、自耕農(nóng)、磨坊主等。二、它綜合采用了中世紀(jì)的各種文學(xué)體裁，有騎士傳奇、圣徒傳、布道文、寓言等。三、總序和開(kāi)場(chǎng)白中對(duì)人物的描寫(xiě)和故事本身饒有趣味，充滿幽默感。四、語(yǔ)言帶上了講述人自身的特征，每人所講的故事都體現(xiàn)出講述人的身份、趣味、愛(ài)好、職業(yè)和生活經(jīng)驗(yàn)。25hCanterburytales一、它展現(xiàn)了廣闊的社會(huì)畫(huà)面Chaucer’scontributionstoEnglishLiteratureandLanguagea.amasterofrealismb.founderofEnglishliterarylanguagec.Chaucer’sEnglish:Londondialectd.FatherofEnglishpoetry:heroiccouplet(Theheroiccoupletisaniambicpentameterheavingthelinesrhyminginpairs.e.thefirstoccupantofthePoets’Corner

26hChaucer’scontributionstoEngFolkballads(民謠)Balladsarestorytoldinsong,usuallyin4-linestanzas,withthe2ndand4thlinerhymed.TheycomefromEnglishpeopleratherthanpoets.FolkballadsaremadefortheupperclassesorcommonpeopleinEngland?27hFolkballads(民謠)BalladsarestromanceThemostprevailingkindofliteratureinfeudalEnglandisromance.Itwasalongcomposition,sometimesinverse,sometimesinprose,describingthelifeandadventuresofanoblehero.28hromanceThemostprevailingkinWarm-upquestionsforyou:Fillintheblanks:themostfamous6wordsofShakespeare:___J.K.Lowlingisprobablytherichestwomanwriterintheworld,becauseshecreatedalovelyboy____inherbook.IfyouranintotheservantofRobinsonCrusoe,Whatnamedoyoucallhim?29hWarm-upquestionsforyou:1hWarm-upquestionsforyouthefollowingfamoussayingmightcomefromwhomandhisworks1.Frailty,thynameiswoman!2.Ifthewintercomes,canspringbefarbehind?3.Eyeforeye,toothfortooth,handforhand,footforfoot.30hWarm-upquestionsforyouthefQuestions:1.whatisliterature?

2.Whydowereadliterature?

(whatcanwebenefitfromlliterature?)31hQuestions:3hPossibleanswers:

1.Literaturereferstothepracticeandprofessionofwriting.Itcomesfromhumaninterestintellingastory,inarrangingwordsinartisticforms,indescribinginwordssomeaspectsofhumanexperiences.

32hPossibleanswers:

1.LiteraturFourGenresofLiterature–FictionMyths,romances,novels,shortstories–Poetry–Drama

–ProseNewsreports,featurearticles,essays,editorials,textbooks,historicalandbiographicalworks33hFourGenresofLiterature–FicWhydowereadliterature?1.readingforpleasureandentertainment(theartisticaspectofliterature)2.readingforrelaxation3.readingtoacquireknowledge(thepracticalaspectofliterature)toinstructreaderstoleadamorebalanced,meaningfullife(thevalueofliterature)34hWhydowereadliterature?1.reTheadvantagesoflearningliteratureEnlargeourvocabularyTurnusintogoodreaders(readfaster)DevelopourcreativeandindependentthinkingKnowsomeknowledgeofliterature35hTheadvantagesoflearninglitHowshouldwestudyliterature1.Understandthehistoricalbackground2.Knowsth.Aboutauthor(hisfamily,hiseducationbackground,hisworks,hislifeexperience)3.Readandanalyzetheworkitself(themainideaofthestory,themes,charactersanalysis,artfeatures)36hHowshouldwestudyliteratureYourgradeforthecoursewillbecomposedof4parts:Part1.yourperformanceinteamwork20%Part2.yourperformanceinclassattendance10%part3.youressay-writing20%Part4.finalexam50%37hYourgradeforthecoursewillyourtasksthistermTeamworkCooperationandparticipationinclassandafterclassUsefulwebsitesWikipedia維基百科38hyourtasksthistermTeamworkChapter1oldEnglishliterature

theAnglo-Saxonperiod(449-1066)39hChapter1oldEnglishliteraturChapter1

theoldandmedievalPeriod1.historicalbackground

Threeconquests:Romanconquestin43AD;Anglo-Saxonconquestin449;Normanconquestin1066

40hChapter1

Chapter1

theoldandmedievalPeriodoldenglishliterature(450-1066)43AD,RomanconqueredBritain,makingthelatteraprovinceofRomanEmpire;thewithdrawalofRomantroops,theTeutonictribes,esp.,theAnglosconqueredtheislandandcalleditAngle-land,thenEngland,theirlanguageisAnglo-SaxonoldEnglish.Intheancienttimes,therewerethreetribescalledAngles,SaxonsandJutesinthenorthernEurope.Inthe5thcentury,theyconqueredBritainandsettleddownthere.Bythe7thcentury,thesesmallkingdomswerecombinedintoaunitedkingdomcalledEngland.ThishistoricalperiodisknownastheAnglo-Saxonperiod.ThelanguagespokenbythepeopleinthisperiodiscalledOldEnglish.41hChapter1

theChapter1

theoldandmedievalPeriod2.oldEnglishliterature(450-1066)TherearetwokindsofEnglishpoetryinAnglo-Saxonperiod:secularpoetryandreligiouspoetry.

secularpoetryisrepresentedbyBeowulf

The42hChapter1

theChapter1

theoldandmedievalPeriod

3.BeowulfNationalepicoftheEnglishpeopleThepoemof3182linesdescribesthedeedsoftheTeutonicheroBeowulf.3.1epic3.2thestoryandthetheme3.3thecharacteristicsofBeowulf3.4thefilm

43hChapter1

theolChapter1

theoldandmedievalPeriod3.1whatisanepic?Anepicisalongnarrativepoemtellingaboutthedeedsofagreatheroandreflectingthevaluesofthesocietyfromwhichitoriginated.返回44hChapter1

theoldChapter1

theoldandmedievalPeriod3.2thestoryandthethemefightwithGrendelfightwithGrendel’smotherfightwithfiredrakedeathandfuneralThepoempresentsavividpictureofhowtheprimitivepeoplewageheroicstrugglesagainstthehostileforcesofthenaturalworldunderawiseandmightyleader.Thepoemisanexampleoftheminglingofthenaturemythsandheroiclegends.返回45hChapter1

theChapter1

theoldandmedievalPeriod3.3alliterationItsrhythmdependsuponaccentandalliteration.Thatis,thebeginningoftwoormorewordsinthesamelinewiththesamesoundorletter.butamusicaleffectisproduced.somewordsinthesamelineusuallybeginwiththesamesoundorletter.返回46hChapter1

theolChapter1

theoldandmedievalPeriodThemediealperiodofEnglishliterature(1066-14thcentury)1.GeoffreyChaucer2.Popularfolkliterature3.Romance47hChapter1

theChapter1

theoldandmedievalPeriod1.GeoffreyChaucerhislife

borninawinemerchantfamily,pagetoElizabethhehadbroadandintimateacquaintancewithpersonshighandlowinallwalksoflifeandknewwellthewholesociallifeofhistime.48hChapter1

theoldandmedieChapter1

theoldandmedievalPeriod2.TheCanterburyTalesOnespringday,thepoetisintheTabardInninSouthwarkatthesouthendofLondonBridge.HejoinstheotherpilgrimsboundforCanterbury.Thehostoftheinnsuggeststhattheytellstoriestokilltimeduringthejourney.Allagree.Thehostactsasthejudge.Eachistotelltwostorieswhilegoingandtwowhilereturning.Thereare30peopleinthecompany,whichmeantthattherewouldbealotofstories,butactuallyonly24werewritten.49hChapter1

theoldandmedievTheCanterburyTalesPrologue:introductorypartofapoem,beginningofaplay開(kāi)場(chǎng)白，引子，4月的一天，一群香客去坎特伯雷朝圣，投宿在泰巴旅店。次日，店主、香客與在此住宿的作者一起出發(fā)。店主提議在去坎特伯雷的路上每人講兩個(gè)故事，回來(lái)時(shí)再講兩個(gè)，被大家公認(rèn)為最佳的講故事者可以在回來(lái)時(shí)白吃一頓豐盛的晚餐。喬叟只完成計(jì)劃中120個(gè)故事中的24個(gè)(包括兩個(gè)未完成的)，其中22個(gè)為詩(shī)體，兩個(gè)散文體。每個(gè)故事前均有開(kāi)場(chǎng)語(yǔ)，全書(shū)有一個(gè)總序。作者用這種方式把各個(gè)零散故事連成一體。

50hTheCanterburyTalesPrologue:TheCanterburyTalesIt’sapoem,prologuewasregardedasthemostimportantpartofthepoem.Itcontainsagroupofvividmedievalfigures.ThepilgrimsportrayalrepresentallclassesofEnglishfeudalsocietyexcepttheveryhighestclass,thekingandthelowest,theverypoor,laboringfolk.The