CHAPTER 1 THE ANGLO--SAXON PERIOD_PPT英语课件下载.ppt

人教版高中英语 系列优秀课件,chapter one the anglo - saxon period,2. northumbrian school and wessex literature,3. anglo - saxon poetry,1. historical background,in the north, in the 7th century,in the south, in the 9th century,celts - earliest settlers of the british isles,in the upper rhineland,to the british isles about 600b.c.,branch,name the isles britain (400 to 300 b.c.),culture of the celts: an early stage of the iron age,beliefs: little knows,religious ceremonies: may day the cult of mistletoe,the roman empire - from 55 b.c. to 407 a.d.,form of society : slave society, but with high level of civilization,london was founded.,the first roman general: julius caesar,the contributions: build temples, roads, walls, military camps; make little influence on the cultural life of the celts,walled towns: a name ending in “chester” or “caster”,fort,knowledge of the roman britain,- de bello gallico,defeated celts,- germania,the angles, saxons, and jutes -,about 450 a.d.,settled in england,drove the celts into wales, scotland and ireland,germanic tribes,the saxon words,angul,a hook,lived by sea,fishing,seax,sword,hardy fighters,tribal society,master of the british isles,ancestors of the present english people,the kingdom of wessex - around 500 a.d.,feudal society,celtic king arthur,a legendary figure,the knights of the round table,the bravest of his fellowers,king alfred, the great of wessex -,the second half of the 9th century,it was not until the reign of his great grandson edgar that england was united under one king.,at the close of the 6th century there were 7 prominent saxon kingdoms in england.,in the south,the duke of normandy - 1066,in the early 11th century - danes for 23 years,from normandy in northern france,english throne,william,the last saxon king,promise,norman conquest,religion:,heathens,be christianized,heathen mythology,christian religion,churches were built, and monks became the most learned in the country.,the end of anglo saxon period,two highlights in the development of the anglo - saxon literature,northumbrian school,wessex,center:,monasteries and abbeys,leader:,1. caedmon in the 7th century,his contribution:,paraphrase,turned the stories in the bible into verse form,the first anglo - saxon poet,2. bede,the ecclesiastical history of the english people,father of english history,in the 7th and 8th centuries the center of learning in the north,in the 9th and 10th centuries the center of learning in the south,with king alfred as the guiding spirit,his contribution:,* latin to his own language,* the anglo - saxon chronicle,history book,literary work,* a style of anglo - saxon prose,the reign of king alfred,30,000 lines of anglo - saxon poetry have survived.,beowulf,epic poetry,religious poems,heroic poems,elegies,the earliest heroic poetry,the most important poem now preserved,beowulf,probably written down in the 8th cen.,the manuscript of poem in the 10th cen.,3,183 lines,based on partly historical and legendary materials,oral form existed in the 6th cen.,the first page of the beowulf manuscript.,hrothgar,danish king,heorot,build,a splendid hall,grendel,monster,comes out of the lair goes to the hall devour warriors,holds the parties,for 12 years,beowulf,nephew to king hygelac of the geats,helps,rewards,fights,dies,part 1 the fight against grendel,beowulf,grendels mother,grendel,avenge,fights,kills,hrothgar,rewards,the geats,hygelac,his son,dies,be killed,be chosen,a dragon,fights and wounded,dies,people lamented beowulfs death and praised him as a great and good king.,part 2 the fight against grendels mother-sea monster.,part 3 the fight against dragon: aged king and died,themes:,high spiritual qualities,resolution to serve the country and kinsfolk,true courage,courteous conduct,love of honour,characteristics:,beowulf is strong, courageous, selfless, ready to risk his life.,artistic features technical structure,caesura,alliteration,kenning,repetition and variation,caesura,every line consists of two clearly separated half lines between which is a pause, called caesura,grendel stalking; gods brand was on him. the gold-hall of men, the mead-drinking place nailed with gold plates. that was not the first visit,alliteration,it is a form of initial rhyme, or head rhyme. it is the repetition of the same sound or sounds at the beginning of two or more words that are next to or close to each other.,he came on under the clouds, clearly saw at last rage-inflamed, wreckage-bent, be ripped open,kenning,a figurative language in order to add beauty to ordinary objects. it is a metaphor usually composed of two works, which becomes the formula for a spe