《英國(guó)文學(xué)史及選讀》課件

《英國(guó)文學(xué)史及選讀》課件第一頁(yè)，編輯于星期六：九點(diǎn)四十分。Self-introduction雷艷妮Mobile:第二頁(yè)，編輯于星期六：九點(diǎn)四十分。AimoftheCourseLetstudentsknowaboutthehistoryofBritishliterature,fromtheoldEnglishperiodinthefifthcenturytothetwentiethcentury.Throughclosereading,thestudentswilllearnhowtounderstand,appreciate,analyzeandevaluatespecificliteraryworks.第三頁(yè)，編輯于星期六：九點(diǎn)四十分。PlanoftheCourseTwotermstodealwiththiscourseForeachterm,wedealwithonevolumeofthetextbookForeachweek,wedealwithonechapterReadalotafterclass第四頁(yè)，編輯于星期六：九點(diǎn)四十分。Referencebooksaboutliteraryhistory劉炳善編著,《英國(guó)文學(xué)簡(jiǎn)史》(AshortHistoryofEnglishLiterature),鄭州：河南人民出版社，1993年版。陳嘉著，《英國(guó)文學(xué)史》（AHistoryofEnglishLiterature),北京：商務(wù)印書(shū)館，1982年版。Sanders,Andrew.TheShortOxfordHistoryofEnglishLiterature.Oxford:ClarendonPress,1994.第五頁(yè)，編輯于星期六：九點(diǎn)四十分。ReferenceBooksaboutSelectedReadings楊豈深，孫銖主編，《英國(guó)文學(xué)選讀》（SelectedReadingsinEnglishLiterature)第1，2，3冊(cè)，上海：上海譯文出版社，1981年版。NortonAnthologyofEnglishLiterature.第六頁(yè)，編輯于星期六：九點(diǎn)四十分。ChapterIAnglo-SaxonPeriod(449-1066)

HistoricalbackgroundBeowolf第七頁(yè)，編輯于星期六：九點(diǎn)四十分。HistoricalBackgroundBritainincludesScotland,Wales,IrelandaswellasEnglandBritainwasoriginallyinhabitedbyprimitiveCeltictribesknownasBritons.第八頁(yè)，編輯于星期六：九點(diǎn)四十分。MajorInvasionsBytheRomans:43A.D.---theearlyfifthcenturyBytheEnglish(thetribesofAnglo,SaxonsandJutes):inthemiddleofthefifthcenturyBytheNormans:byNorman-Frenchinvadersin1066.第九頁(yè)，編輯于星期六：九點(diǎn)四十分。RomanConquestInthemiddleofthefirstcenturyB.C.,RomantroopsledbyJuliusCaesarinvadedBritain,thenClaudiusconquereditinA.D.43andBritainbecameaRomanprovincetillthebeginningofthefifthcentury.Theninearly5thcentury,theRomangarrisonsinBritainwithdrew.第十頁(yè)，編輯于星期六：九點(diǎn)四十分。EnglishInvasionInthemid-5thcentury,thetribesofAnglo,SaxonsandJutes(laterknownsimplyasAnglo-Saxons)migratedtoEnglandfromtheEuropeancontinent,ormorespecificallyfromwesternDenmarkandthenorthwestcoastofGermany.第十一頁(yè)，編輯于星期六：九點(diǎn)四十分。NormanConquestTheNormansfromNormandyinnorthernFrancecametoinvadeEnglandin1066.UndertheleadershipofWilliamtheDukeofNormandywhoclaimedthesuccessiontotheEnglishthrone,theysucceededindefeatingtheEnglishtroopsandconqueringthewholeofEngland.第十二頁(yè)，編輯于星期六：九點(diǎn)四十分。AftertheNormanConquestAftertheNormanconquest,forover300years,FrenchwasuseddominantlyinBritain.Bytheendofthefourteenthcentury,whenNormansandEnglishintermingled,Englishwasoncemorethedominantspeechinthecountry.第十三頁(yè)，編輯于星期六：九點(diǎn)四十分。ChangeinLanguageBeforeRomanConquest,theBritonsspeakCelticlanguage.IntheRomanperiod,LatinTheAnglo-SaxonsspeakOldEnglish,whichbelongstotheGermaniclanguagefamily.第十四頁(yè)，編輯于星期六：九點(diǎn)四十分。MiddleEnglishorMedievalEnglishInthethreecenturiesafter1066thelanguagehadundergonegradualbutradicalandextensivechanges.NotonlywereborrowedinthecourseoftimethousandsofwordsfromFrenchandthroughFrenchfromLatinandalsoGreek,butmanyoldinflectionalformsofnativeEnglishwordshadbeendroppedandformergrammarofthepasthadbecomeconsiderablysimplified.第十五頁(yè)，編輯于星期六：九點(diǎn)四十分。MiddleEnglishorMedievalEnglishTheEnglishlanguageinthistransitionalstagefromoldEnglishtomodernEnglish,throughsomefourcenturies(from12thto15th)ofdevelopmentandchange,hasgenerallybeenknownasMiddleEnglish.第十六頁(yè)，編輯于星期六：九點(diǎn)四十分。BeowulfThefirstgreatEnglishliteraryworkNationalepicoftheAnglo-SaxonsThepoemwascomposedintheoralform,sungbythebardsattheendofthesixthcenturyThestorytookplaceinScandinavia.Itcontains3183linesofalliterativeverse,beingthelongestoftheearlyAnglo-Saxonpoemspreserved.第十七頁(yè)，編輯于星期六：九點(diǎn)四十分。GrendelGrendelisthefirstmonsterthatappearsinthepoemandbecomesthesymbolof“fallenmankind”.HeisadescendantofCain,whocommittedthefirstmurderintheBiblewhenhekilledhisbrotherAbel.Grendelisanextremeexampleofevilandcorruption第十八頁(yè)，編輯于星期六：九點(diǎn)四十分。StructureofBeowulfThreeadventures1.fightwithGrendel2.fightwithGrendel’smother3.fightwithadragon.Beowulfisnowanagedking第十九頁(yè)，編輯于星期六：九點(diǎn)四十分。TheInfluenceofChristianityBeowulfisalinkbetweentwotraditions,thepaganandtheChristian.Thevirtueofcourageinwarandtheacceptanceoffeudsbetweenmenandcountriesasafactoflifestemfromtheolderpagantradition.Beowulfisburiedinaccordancewithpaganritual(cremation).第二十頁(yè)，編輯于星期六：九點(diǎn)四十分。TheEpicPoemBeowulfispartofthetraditionofepicpoetrythatbeganwithth