【英美文学课件】-贝奥武夫-Beowulf.ppt

Beowulf,IntroducingtheEpicLiteraryFocus:TheEpicHeroThePoetryofBeowulf:Caesuras,Alliteration,andKennings,FeatureMenu,Beowulf,thefirstgreatworkofEnglishnationalliterature.,theepicstoryoftheheroBeowulf,whofightsthedemonicmonsterGrendel.,Beowulfis,BeowulfIntroducingtheEpic,BeowulfIntroducingtheEpic,Beowulf:nephewofHygelac,kingoftheGeats.,Hrothgar:kingoftheDanes.,Wiglaf:aGeatwarrior,oneofBeowulfsselectbandandtheonlyonetohelphiminhisfinalfightwiththedragon.,People,BeowulfIntroducingtheEpic,Grendel:man-eatingmonsterwholivesatthebottomofafoulmere,ormountainlake.,Monsters,Grendelsmother:water-witchwhoseeksrevenge.,Dragon:giantfire-breathingserpentwhomBeowulffightsinPartTwooftheepic.,BeowulftakesplaceinScandinavia.,Places,ScholarsthinkHerotmighthavebeenbuiltonthecoastofZealand,inDenmark.,Scandinavia,Britain,BeowulfIntroducingtheEpic,Places,Herot:thegoldenguesthallbuiltbyKingHrothgarwherewarriorsgatheredtocelebrate.,EndofSection,BeowulfIntroducingtheEpic,Theepicheroisthecentralfigureinalongnarrativethatreflectsthevaluesandheroicidealsofaparticularsociety.Anepicisaqueststoryonagrandscale.,BeowulfLiteraryFocus:TheEpicHero,BeowulfLiteraryFocus:TheEpicHero,BeowulfisoneofancientEnglandsheroes.,KingArthur,JoanofArc,Othertimesandothercultureshavehadotherheroes.,InmodernAmerica,theheromaybearealpersonorafictionalcharacter.,BeowulfLiteraryFocus:TheEpicHero,EndofSection,BeowulfwascomposedinOldEnglish,whichusesacaesura,orrhythmicpause,tocreateunity.,acomofmoreundermisthleoumGrendelgongan,godesyrrebr;myntesemanscaamannacynnessumnebesyrwaninseleamhean.,Linedividedintotwopartsbyacaesura.,Locatethecaesuraintheselines:,BeowulfThePoetryofBeowulf,HerearethesamelinesinmodernEnglishfromBurtonRaffelstranslation:,Outfromthemarsh,fromthefootofmistyHillsandbogs,bearingGodshatred,Grendelcame,hopingtokillAnyonehecouldtraponthistriptohighHerot.,Punctuationreproducespauseeffectofthecaesura.,BeowulfThePoetryofBeowulf,TheAnglo-Saxonoralpoetalsousedthepoeticdeviceofalliteration.,Grendelgongan,godesyrrebr;myntesemanscaamannacynnes,BeowulfThePoetryofBeowulf,Alliteration:therepetitionofconsonantsoundsinwordsclosetogether.,TheemphasisonthewsoundinthislinefromShakespearesSonnet30createsamelancholytone.,Andwitholdwoesnewwailmydeartimeswaste.,BeowulfThePoetryofBeowulf,FindexamplesofalliterationinBurtonRaffelstranslationoflines1-5:,Outfromthemarsh,fromthefootofmistyHillsandbogs,bearingGodshatred,Grendelcame,hopingtokillAnyonehecouldtraponthistriptohighHerot.,BeowulfThePoetryofBeowulf,FindexamplesofalliterationinBurtonRaffelstranslationoflines1-5:,Outfromthemarsh,fromthefootofmistyHillsandbogs,bearingGodshatred,Grendelcame,hopingtokillAnyonehecouldtraponthistriptohighHerot.,BeowulfThePoetryofBeowulf,Thekenningisanotherpoeticdevicethatwasusedbytheoralpoet.,ExamplesofkenningsfromBeowulf:,gold-shininghall=Herotguardianofcrime=Grendelstrong-heartedwakefulsleeper=Beowulfcave-guardandsky-bornefoe=dragon,BeowulfThePoetryofBeowulf,Kenning:ametaphoricalphraseorcompoundwordusedtonameaperson,place,thing,oreventindirectly.Akenningenhancestheliteralmeaningofthewords.Akenninggivesthelisteneranideaofhowthewordsconnecttoanideaorconceptthatisricherandmoreemotionallycomplex.,BeowulfThePoetryofBeowulf,Beowulfisanoralepicpassedfrompoettopoet.,Harpist-bardstoldthefamiliarstoryforaudiencesinthecommunalhallsatnight.,ReconstructedAnglo-SaxonvillageinWestStow,England,withcommunalhallontheleft.,Writtendownbetween700and750.,BeowulfBackground,Whowroteitdown?,scenerydescribedresemblesNorthumbria(northeasternEngland),Theory:,ThepoetwhowroteBeowulfdownmayhavebeenaNorthumbrian（英国的诺森伯兰）monk.,Evidence:,Christianelementsinepic,EndofSection,BeowulfBackground,Quickwrite,MaketheConnection,Writeaboutacontemporaryhero,realorfictional,andthechallengesheorshefaces.Describeyourhero,andthenbrieflyanalyzehimorherusingthesequestions:Whatsortofeviloroppressiondoesyourheroconfront?Whydoesheorsheconfrontevil?Whatsthemotivation?Forwhomdoesyourheroconfrontevil?Whatvirtuesdoesyourherorepresent?,EndofSection,BeowulfQuickwrite,Vocabulary,PreviewingtheVocabulary,resoluteadj.:determined.vehementlyadv.:violentlyinfallibleadj.:unabletofailorbewrongfurledv.:rolledup.lavishadj.:extravagantassailv.:attackextolledv.:praised,BeowulfVocabulary,WhichWordisoftenusedinreferencetoaflag?_describessomeonewhoisstubborn?_describeshowsomeonemightargueaboutasubjectheorshefeelsstronglyabout?_isasynonymforpraised?_describessomeonewhocannotfail?_describessomeone