PartITheAnglo-SaxonPeriod(盎格鲁-撒克逊时期).ppt

HistoryAndAnthologyOfEnglishLiterature,I.CourseDescriptionII.WhatisLiteratureIII.HowtoLearnLiteratureIV.RequirementsfortheCourseV.BriefOutlineofBritishLiteratureVI.Anglo-SaxonLiterature,I.CourseDescriptionThecourseisasurveyofEnglishliteraturefromtheintroductionofOldEnglishbytheAnglo-Saxonsinthe5thcenturytothepresent.,II.WhatisLiterature?,Literaturereferstothepracticeandprofessionofwriting.Itcomesfromhumaninterestintellingastory,inarrangingwordsinartisticforms,indescribinginwordssomeaspectsofhumanexperiences.,back,Love,Whystudyliterature,1.Tobenefitfromtheinsightofothers.2.Toopenourmindstoambiguitiesofmeaning.3.Toexploreotherculturesandbeliefs.4.Toappreciatewhyindividualsarethewaytheyare5.Toteachustoseeindividualbias.6.Toencourageustoquestionacceptedknowledge.7.Tohelpusseeourselvesasothersdo.8.Toexploreethicalcomplexities,III.HowtoLearnLiterature?,1.analyticalapproach,nlitiklTheelementsoffictionincludeplot,character,setting,pointofview,theme,symbol,allegory,style,andtone.2.thematicapproachWhatisthestory,thepoem,theplay,ortheessayabout?,back,IV.RequirementsfortheCourse,Trytorememberthepointslearntinclass.,2.writersname,4.nameofrepresentativeworks,3.writingfeatures,5.discussionactivities,1.literaryterms,Readmore,Readinglists,ClassicalWorks:1.Hamlet/KingLear-WilliamShakespeare2.GulliversTravels-JonathanSwift3.PrideandPrejudice-JaneAusten4.ATaleofTwoCities-CharlesDickens5.JaneEyre-CharlotteBronte6.WutheringHeights-EmilyBronte7.SonsandLovers-D.H.Lawrence8.Mrs.WarrensProfession-GeorgeBernardShaw,back,commentonthenovels,1.Previewandlookforthereferences.2.Attendclassontime.3.Participatethediscussionactivively.4.Finishtheassignmentsontime.,V.BriefOutlineofBritishLiterature,1.EarlyandMedievalEnglishLiterature1)TheAnglo-SaxonPeriod(449-1066)Nationalepic:TheSongofBeowulf2)TheAnglo-NormanPeriod(1066-1350)ArthurianRomance:SirGawainandGreenKnight3)GeoffreyChaucerTheCanterburyTales,2.TheEnglishRenaissance(16century)ThomasMoreChristopherMarloweWilliamShakespeareBenJohnson3.ThePeriodofTheEnglishBourgeoisRevolution(17century)JohnMiltonJohnBunyanJohnDonne,4.TheAgeofEnlightenment(18century)AlexanderPopeJosephAddisonandRichardSteelthefirstperiodDanielDefoeJonathanSwiftSamuelRichardsonHenryFieldingthesecondperiodTobiasSmolletThomasGray-sentimentalismWilliamBlakethethirdperiodRobertBurns-pre-romanticismRichardBrinsleySheridan,5.RomanticisminEngland(19century)PoetryWilliamWordsworthS.T.ColeridgeGeorgeGordonByronPercyByssheShelleyJohnKeatsProsefictionWalterScottNovelJaneAustenRomanticessayWilliamHazlittCharlesLambThomasDeQuincey,6.TheVictorianAge-CriticalRealisminEngland(19century)NovelCharlesDickensWilliamMakepeaceThackeryCharlotteBronteEmilyBronteMrsGaskellProseThomasCarlyleMattewArnoldJohnRuskinPoetryAlfredTennysonRobertBrowningElizabethBarrettBrowning,7.TwentiethCenturyLiteraturePoetryW.B.YeatsT.S.EliotFictionThomasHardyJohnGalsworthyD.H.LawrenceJamesJoyceVirginiaWoolfDramaGeorgeBernardShawOscarWilde,back,PartITheAnglo-SaxonPeriod,TheHistoricalBackgroundWhatisAnglo-Saxonreligiousbelief?Anglo-SaxonLiteratureBeowulf,I.TheHistoricalBackground,1.TheEnglishpeoplearenotoneoriginbutamixedblood.,EarlyInhabitants,Britons,atribeofCelts,primitivepeopleclusteringofhuts,Britain,thelandofBritons,thetribalsociety,2.TheRomanConquest,In55B.C.JuliusCaesar,theRomanconqueror,Britons,foughtfiercely,43A.D.aRomanprovince,BritainwasundercompletecontrolbytheRomanEmpirein78A.D.,In410A.D.Romanswithdrew.,400yearsofoccupation,Britons,trodden(trampled)downasslavesorcultivatorsoftheland,BuildingsofRomanstyleforRomanconquerors,HighwaysorRomanroadsformilitarypurposes,Townsbuilt,asLondon,Christianityintroduced,Influence,3.TheEnglishConquest,DuringtheRomanConquest,swarms(crowds,anumberof)ofpirates(海盗)camefromNorthernEurope.,Angles,Saxons,Jutes,7th.CUnitedintoOneKingdom,7smallkingdoms,people:English,Land:Angle-land,Language:Anglo-SaxonOldEnglish,盎格鲁人,撒克逊人,朱特人,England,back,II.WhatisAnglo-Saxonreligiousbelief?,1)TheAnglo-Saxonswereheathen(异教徒)people,believinginoldmythologyofNorthernEurope.2)EnglishlanguagewasinfluencedbytheNorthernmythology.3)TheAnglo-SaxonswereChristianizedinthe7thcentury.,back,III.Anglo-SaxonLiterature,2divisionspaganoralsagasBeowulfChristian,CaedmonCynewulf,thewritingsdevelopedunderteachingofthemonks,萨迦,传说，冒险故事，英雄事迹,PaganpoetryBeowulf:a.BeowulfisafolklegendbroughttoEnglandbytheAnglo-SaxonsfromtheirprimitiveNorthernEurope.b.Beowulfwaspasseddownfrommouthtomouth.c.Beowulfwaswrittendowninthe10thcentury.,ItscharactersBeowulf:nephewofHygelacHygelac:kingofGeatsinJutlandHrothgar:kingoftheDanesGrendel:amonsterShe-monster:GrendelsmotherWiglafBeowulfsloyalretainer.HeistheonlywarriortostayandhelpBeowulffightagainstthedragon.HeisBeowulfssuccessor.,2.Theplot:1)BeowulfsfightwiththemonsterGrendelinHrothgarshall2)BeowulfsslayingofGrendelsmotherinherlair3)Beowulfsreturninglorytohisuncle,andhissuccessiontothethrone4)Beowulfsvictoryindeath,fiftyyearslater,overthefiredragon,Hrothgar,kingoftheDanes,Heorot(Themeadhall),Grendel,themonster,Beowulf,nephewofHygelac,kingofGeatsinJutland.,Beowulftoreoffthemonstersarmandshoulder,Arunawayslavestolethetreasure,BeowulfwenttofightwiththeFireDragon,Wiglafhelpedhim,Theykilledthedragonandgotthetreasure,3Plotsummaryandtheme:plotsummary:ItissetinScandinavian/,skndnevin/andtellsofhisthreemajoradventures-howtheherodefeatsthemonsterGrendelandGrendelsmother,theseamonsterandafire-breathingdragon,buteventuallyreceiveshisowndeath.Thetheme(1)Goodnessconquersevil.(2)Menagainstnature.,Minorones,Actions(Beowulfs)speaklouderthanwords(Unferths).Judgethegreatnessofahumanbeingbythegreatnessofhisdeedsandhisnobleancestry.theheroicspiritsandbraveryofhuman.Helpthyneighbor.Lifeisacontinuingstruggle.Consciousnessofsavior,4.Analysisofthepoem:Battleisawayoflife.Strength,courageandloyaltyarebasicvirtuesforbothkingsandwarriors.Itshowshowtheprimitivepeoplewageheroicstrugglesagainstthehostileforcesofthenaturalworldunderawiseandmightyleader.But,theforcesofwyrd(fate)seemtocontrolmansdestinywithmysteriousomnipotence-fatalism.,5.ThewritingfeaturesofBeowulf1).Themostimportantisinalliterative(头韵的)verseandinartisticform.Example:ThusmadetheirmourningthemenofGeatland,Fortheirherospassing,hishearth-companions,Threeaccentsshowalliteration.,Alliterationalliterationistherepetitionofaparticularsoundinthefirstsy