英语专业英国文学史Sir Gawain and the GreenKnight

.,TheNormanPeriod(1066-1350),SirGawainandtheGreenKnight,.,WhatarethefeaturesofChinesecultureatthattime?,.,HistoricalBackground,1066:KingHarold-DukeWilliamofNormandy.,.,HistoricalBackground,ThedevelopmentoffeudalismKnight:itoriginallymeantnomorethanahouseholdservant,livinginthelordshallandtoservehiminwar,andwhennecessary,tofightfortheking.Later,thegreatbaronsgavelandtoknightsonconditionthattheyshouldbereadytofightwhencalledupon.,.,HistoricalBackground,Churches:politicalpowerre-iterationoftheChristiandoctrineoftheterrorsoftheLastJudgement;lyricsfortheChristortheVirginMary.,.,Romance,Definition:Ataleinverse,embodyingthelifeandadventuresofknights,reflectingthespiritofchivalry,i.e,thequalityandidealofknightconduct.Contents:lovechivalryreligionReview:CharacteristicsoftheEpicPoem1.Anepicpoemisalong,highly-stylizednarrativepoem2.thatrecountstheexploitsofitsmaincharactertheepichero.3.Becausemostepicpoetryoriginatedassungorspokenverse,itisrigidlymeteredandrhymed.,.,Categories:ThematterofFrance:CharlemagnetheGreatandRoland,ChansondeRoland.ThematterofRome:AlexandertheGreatandthesiegeofTroy.ThematterofBritain:Arthurianlegends,SirGawain,Launcelot,Merlin,thequestfortheHolyGrail,thedeathofKingArthur.,.,SirGawainandtheGreenKnight,.,Tasksforstudents,TellthestoryofSirGawainandtheGreenKnightinyourownwords.Hints,.,.,authorisanonymouswrittenc.1400inMiddleEnglishWritteninlongalliterativelineswiththerhymeschemeofababa,in101stanzasimportantinliteraturebecauseitrepresentsallofthefollowingsignificantpoeticgenres:Arthurianromancepoetry/courtlylovepoetrymedievalalliterativepoetryepicpoetry,.,MajorCharacters,.,SirGawain,Thestorysprotagonist.AloyalknighttoKingArthur,aswellashisnephew.GawaingoesonhisquesttomeettheGreenKnightinordertoupholdhisknightlyvalues.,.,TheGreenKnight,SirGawainsmainoppositioninthestory.Heisarichlydecoratedknight,whohasgreenskinandhair.,.,KingArthur,ThekingofCamelot.UncleofSirGawain.ItisathiscelebrationfeastthattheGreenKnightchallengesthecourttoagame.,.,BertilakdeHautdesert,TheLordofthecastleatwhichGawainspendshistimebeforemeetingtheGreenKnight.Welearnhistrueidentityattheendofthestory.,.,MinorCharacters,Bertilakswife-DuringthecompetitionbetweenGawainandherhusband,shetestsGawainsintegrityandhonesty,.,Settings,.,Camelot,TheHolidaycelebrationstakeplaceatKingArthurscastleinCamelot.ItisherethattheGreenKnightchallengesGawaintoexchangeblowswithhim.,.,BertilaksHome,OnhisquesttomeettheGreenKnight,Gawainstayshereforashortperiodoftime.,.,TheGreenChapel,ThesupposedhomeoftheGreenKnight.GawainissentheretokeephisendofthebargainwhichhemadewiththeGreenKnightatArthursholidaycelebrationayearprior.,.,MajorConflict,Gawainsstruggletodecidebetweenhisdutiesasaknightandtheworthofhisownlife.,.,RisingAction,GawainacceptstheGreenKnightschallengeandcutsoffhishead.TheGreenKnightsurvivestheblowandGawainisthenrequiredtomaintainhishalfofthechallenge.,.,Climax,GawainmeetstheGreenKnightattheGreenChapel.Afterfakinghisfirsttwoswings,theGreenKnightnicksGawainonhisthirdswing,onlyslightlycuttinghisneck.,.,FallingAction,TheGreenKnightexplainsthemysteriesofthestory,whichwewilllearnafterreading.,.,Themes,TemptationandtestingHuntingandseductionNatureandchivalryGames:beheadinggameTimesandseasons,.,Journey=Quest,Inmedievalpoetry,theepicherosjourneytobattle(likeAchillesvoyagetoTroyorBeowulfstoDane-land)becomesaquest.Aquestis“anadventurousexpeditioninsearchofsomethingspirituallyfulfillingorself-enhancing.”,.,CharacteristicsofCourtlyBehavior-chivalry,“Chivalry”comesfromtheFrenchcheval,orhorse(n.b.Normaninfluenceinlanguage).Onlythewealthiestpeopleinmedievalsocietycouldkeephorsesandaffordtousethemincombat.“Chivalry”becameassociated,therefore,withthequalitiesof“horsemen”,orknights.relatedwords:cavalier(Fr.,L.),cavalry(fromL.caval),caballero(Sp.),.,FaithinGod/PietyLoyaltytotheKingBraveryRespectforwomenChastity(see“piety”and“respectforwomen”),.,SirGawainandtheGreenKnightasepicpoetry,Review:CharacteristicsoftheEpicHero1.Heisamodeloffaith,loyalty,orbravery2.whomakesalong,difficultjourney3.todobattleonbehalfofanother4.perhapsusinghisownsupernaturaltalents5.againstanenemywhomayhimselfhaveorbeguardedbysupernaturalpowers.,.,Symbolisms,Colorgreen:nature,fertility,rebirth,.,Inmedievalsymbology,redsignifieshumilityasthebloodofChrist,.,Girdle:sexualtrophyToLadyBertilak:atooltoprotectGawain.ToGawain:atokenofshame,.,Pentangle:Gawainperfectionandpoweroverevil.Thepoemdescribesthepentangleasasymboloffaithfulnessandanendlessknot.,.,Gawainwassaidtopossessfivequalitiesoneforeachofthepentanglespointswhereinhefarexcelledallotherknights.Thefirstofthese“FiveFifths”washisfaultlessnessinhisfivesenses.,1,.,Thenext(second)ofthese“FiveFifths”washisfaultlessnessinhisfivefingers.,2,.,Thenext(third)ofthese“FiveFifths”wasthestrengthGawaindrewfromhisdevotiontothe“fivewoundsofChrist.”Thewoundsinthehands.Thewoundsinthefeet.ThewoundinthesideofChrist,3,.,Thenext(fourth)ofthese“FiveFifths”wasthestrengthGawaindrewfromhisdevotiontothe“fivejoysofMary.”theAnnunciationtheNativitytheResurrectiontheAscensiontheAssumption,4,.,Thelastofthese“FiveFifths”wasGawainswell-knownpracticeofthe“fivesocialgraces.”free-giving(generosity)brotherlylovechastitypuremanners(courtesie)piety,5,.,Thebobandthewheel,P20:inhue.(bob)OvercountrywildandstrangeTheknightsetsoffanew;O