《英美文学第一讲》PPT课件.ppt

Warm-up questions for you:,Fill in the blanks: the most famous 6 words of Shakespeare : _ J.K.Lowling is probably the richest woman writer in the world, because she created a lovely boy _ in her book. If you ran into the servant of Robinson Crusoe, What name do you call him?,Warm-up questions for you,the following famous saying might come from whom and his works 1.Frailty , thy name is woman! 2.If the winter comes, can spring be far behind? 3. Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand ,foot for foot.,Questions:,1.what is literature? 2.Why do we read literature? (what can we benefit from lliterature?),Possible answers:,1. Literature refers to the practice and profession of writing. It comes from human interest in telling a story, in arranging words in artistic forms, in describing in words some aspects of human experiences.,Four Genres of Literature, Fiction Myths, romances, novels, short stories Poetry Drama Prose News reports, feature articles, essays, editorials, textbooks, historical and biographical works,Why do we read literature?,1.reading for pleasure and entertainment (the artistic aspect of literature) 2. reading for relaxation 3. reading to acquire knowledge (the practical aspect of literature) to instruct readers to lead a more balanced, meaningful life (the value of literature),The advantages of learning literature,Enlarge our vocabulary Turn us into good readers (read faster) Develop our creative and independent thinking Know some knowledge of literature,How should we study literature,1.Understand the historical background 2.Know sth. About author (his family, his education background, his works, his life experience) 3.Read and analyze the work itself( the main idea of the story, themes , characters analysis, art features),Your grade for the course will be composed of 4 parts:,Part 1. your performance in team work 20% Part 2. your performance in class attendance 10% part 3. your essay-writing 20% Part 4. final exam 50%,your tasks this term,Team work Cooperation and participation in class and after class Useful websites Wikipedia维基百科,Chapter1 old English literature the Anglo-Saxon period (449-1066),Chapter1 the old and medieval Period,1. historical background Three conquests: Roman conquest in 43 AD; Anglo-Saxon conquest in 449; Norman conquest in 1066,Chapter1 the old and medieval Period,old english literature(450-1066) 43 AD, Roman conquered Britain ,making the latter a province of Roman Empire; the withdrawal of Roman troops ,the Teutonic tribes, esp., the Anglos conquered the island and called it Angle-land, then England, their language is Anglo-Saxon old English. In the ancient times, there were three tribes called Angles, Saxons and Jutes in the northern Europe. In the 5th century, they conquered Britain and settled down there. By the 7th century, these small kingdoms were combined into a united kingdom called England. This historical period is known as the Anglo-Saxon period. The language spoken by the people in this period is called Old English.,Chapter1 the old and medieval Period,2. old English literature (450-1066) There are two kinds of English poetry in Anglo-Saxon period: secular poetry and religious poetry. secular poetry is represented by Beowulf The,Chapter1 the old and medieval Period,3.Beowulf-National epic of the English people The poem of 3182 lines describes the deeds of the Teutonic hero Beowulf. 3.1 epic 3.2 the story and the theme 3.3 the characteristics of Beowulf 3.4 the film,Chapter1 the old and medieval Period,3.1 what is an epic? An epic is a long narrative poem telling about the deeds of a great hero and reflecting the values of the society from which it originated.,返回,Chapter1 the old and medieval Period,3.2 the story and the theme fight with Grendel fight with Grendels mother fight with firedrake death and funeral The poem presents a vivid picture of how the primitive people wage heroic struggles against the hostile forces of the natural world under a wise and mighty leader. The poem is an example of the mingling of the nature myths and heroic legends.,返回,Chapter1 the old and medieval Period,3.3 alliteration Its rhythm depends upon accent and alliteration. That is, the beginning of two or more words in the same line with the same sound or letter. but a musical effect is produced .some words in the same line usually begin with the same sound or letter.,返回,Chapter1 the old and medieval Period,The medieal period of English literature (1066-14th century) 1.Geoffrey Chaucer 2.Popular folk literature 3.Romance,Chapter1 the old and medieval Period,1.Geoffrey Chaucer his life born in a wine merchant family, page to Elizabeth he had broad and intimate acquaintance with persons high and low in all walks of life and knew well the whole social life of his time.,Chapter1 the old and medieval Period,2. The Canterbury Tales One spring day, the poet is in the Tabard Inn in Southwark at the south end of London Bridge . He joins the other pilgrims bound for Canterbury. The host of the inn suggests that they tell stories to kill time during the journey. All agree .The host acts as the judge. Each is to tell two stories while going and two while returning. There are 30 people in the company, which meant that there would be a lot of stories, but actually only 24 were written.,The Canterbury Tales,Prologue: introductory part of a poem, beginning of a play 开场白， 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、香客与在此住宿的作者一起出发。店主提议在去坎特伯雷的路上每人讲两个故事，回来时再讲两个，被大家公认为最佳的讲故事者可以在回来时白吃一顿丰盛的晚餐。乔叟只完成计划中120个故事中的24个(包括两个未完成的)，其中22个为诗体，两个散文体。每个故事前均有开场语，全书有一个总序。作者用这种方式把各个零散故事连成一体。,The Canterbury Tales,Its a poem, prologue was regarded as the most important part of the poem. It contains a group of vivid medieval figures. The pilgrims portrayal represent all classes of English feudal society except the very highest class, the king and the lowest, the very poor, laboring folk. The descriptions of pilgrims one by one reveal not only appearance, profession, their ways of life and diverse tastes and humors. Each of the narrators tells his tale in a peculiar manner, thus revealing his own views and character.The greatness of canterbury tales also lies in chaucers humor and satire.,The Canterbury Tales,The book presented for the first time in English literature, a comprehensive realistic picture of the medieval English society life and created many vivid characters from all works of life. 乔叟第一次展示了表现当时英国社会的一幅综合性的，现实主义的画卷。坎特伯雷故事集塑造了一系列来自社会各阶层生动形象的人物。,Canterbury tales,一、它展现了广阔的社会画面。香客来自社会各个阶层：骑士、僧侣、学者、律师、商人、手工业者、自耕农、磨坊主等。 二、它综合采用了中世纪的各种文学体裁，有骑士传奇、圣徒传、布道文、寓言等。 三、总序和开场白中对人物的描写和故事本身饶有趣味，充满幽默感。 四、语言带上了讲述人自身的特征，每人所讲的故事都体现出讲述人的身份、趣味、爱好、职业和生活经验。,Chaucers