(最新整理)英国文学史-名词解释

1、(完整)英国文学史-名词解释(完整)英国文学史-名词解释 编辑整理：尊敬的读者朋友们：这里是精品文档编辑中心，本文档内容是由我和我的同事精心编辑整理后发布的，发布之前我们对文中内容进行仔细校对，但是难免会有疏漏的地方，但是任然希望（(完整)英国文学史-名词解释）的内容能够给您的工作和学习带来便利。同时也真诚的希望收到您的建议和反馈，这将是我们进步的源泉，前进的动力。本文可编辑可修改，如果觉得对您有帮助请收藏以便随时查阅，最后祝您生活愉快 业绩进步，以下为(完整)英国文学史-名词解释的全部内容。名词解释heroic couplet: a couplet consisting of two rhy

2、med lines of iambic pentameter， and written in an elevated style。1 renaissance: a revival or rebirth of the artistic and scientific revival which originated in italy in the 14th century and gradually spread all over europe. it has two features: a thirsting curiosity for the classical literature and

3、keen interest in activities of humanity。2 sonnet: 14-line lyric poem， usually written in rhymed iambic pentameter.3 blank verse: poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter。4 neoclassicism： the enlightenment brought about a revival of interest in greek and roman works。 this tendency is known as neo

4、classicism。5 sentimentalism: it was one of the important trends in english literature of the later decades of the 18th century. it concentrated on the free expression of thoughts and emotions, and presented a new view of human nature which prized feeling over thinking, passion over reason。6 romantic

5、ism: imagination， emotion and freedom are certainly the focal points of romanticism。 the particular characteristics of the literature of romanticism include: subjectivity and an emphasis on individualism; freedom from rules; solitary life rather then life in society; the beliefs that imagination is

6、superior to reason; and love of and worship of nature。7 lake poets: the english poets who lived in and drew inspiration from the lake district at the beginning of the 19th century.8 byronic heroes: a variant of the romantic heroes as a type of character（ enthusiasm, persistence, pursuing freedom), n

7、amed after the english romantic poet gordon byron。9 realism: seeks to portray familiar characters， situations， and settings in a realistic manner。 this is done primarily by using an objective narrative point of view and through the buildup of accurate detail。10 aestheticism： an art movement supporti

8、ng the emphasis of aesthetic values more than sociopolitical themes for literature， fine art， music and other arts.11 streamof-consciousness： it is a literary technique that presents the thoughts and feelings of a character as they occur without any clarification by the author。 it is a narrative mod

9、e.12 dramatic monologue: a kind of narrative poem in which one character speaks to one or more listeners whose replies are not given in the poem.13 iambic pentameter： a poetic line consisting of five verse feet， with each foot an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable， that is, with eac

10、h foot an iamb.14 epic: a long narrative poem telling about the deeds of a great hero and reflecting the values of the society from which it originated。15 elegy： a poem of mourning, usually over the death of an individual; may also be a lament over the passing of life and beauty or a meditation of t

11、he nature of death； a type of lyric poem。16 canto: a section of a long poem。 the cantos can be a great poem17 ode： a complex and often lengthy lyric poem, written in a dignified formal style on some lofty or serious subjects。 odes are written for a special occasion, to honor a person or a season or

12、to commemorate an event。spenserian stanza： a nine-line stanza made up of 8 lines of iambic pentameter ending with an alexandrine. its thyme scheme is ababbcbcc. this stanza was common to travel literature。18 metrical pattern: a lyric poem of five 14-lined stanzas containing four tercets and a closin

13、g couplet。 the rhyme scheme is aba bcb cdc ded ee.文学史中古时期1. beowulf贝奥武甫: the natural epic of the english people; denmark story， alliteration, metaphor， understatements2. sir gawain and green knight高文爵士和绿衣骑士3. geoffrey chaucer(杰弗里 乔叟）：the father of english poetry； the canterbury tales埃特伯雷故事集（24storie

14、s)文艺复兴时期1. thomas more： utopia乌托邦- the communication between more and the traveler which just came back from utopia。 2. francis bacon： the first english essayist； essays随笔集- of studies, of truth （philosophical and literary works）3. thus wyatt： first to introduce the sonnet into english literature。4.

15、 edmund spenser: poets poet； the fairy queen仙后（to queen elizabeth i）5. william shakespeare: sonnet 18（shall i compare thee to a summers day）17世纪英国文学1. john donne: the leading poet of metaphysical school of poetry； a valediction: forbidding mourning分离:莫忧伤2. john milton: paradise lost失乐园（a revolt agai

16、nst gods authority）, paradise regained复乐园（how christ overcame santa) -stories were taken from bible3. john bunyan： the son of renaissance; pilgrims progress天路历程（imagination, shadowing， realistic religious allegory）18世纪英国文学novel：1. the age of reason， classicism, sentimentalism and romanticism (novels

17、， prose， dramas， poetry）2. daniel defoe： representative of english realistic novel； robinson crusoe鲁滨逊漂流记（the development of a young man from a naive and artless youth to a clever and hardened man)3. jonathan swift: gullivers travels格列佛游记(fictional, satirical human nature， the european government, t

18、he differences between religions, whole english state system)4. henry fielding: the father of english novel； the history of tome jones, a foundling 汤姆 琼斯,satiric poetry:5. thomas gray： elegy written in a country churchyard墓园挽歌6. alexander pope： perfected in heroic couplet； an essay on criticism论批评7.

19、 william blake: pre-romantic； songs of innonce天真之歌，songs of experience经验之歌london， the tiger8. robert burns： a red red rose一朵红红的玫瑰drama：9. richard brinsley sheridan:master of comedy of manners;the school for scandal造谣学校浪漫主义时期179818321. william wordsworth: the lake poets; the prelude序曲；i wondered lone

20、ly as a cloud我似流云天自游；the solitary reaper孤寂的割麦女;features： poet of nature and human heart2. samuel taylor coleridge: the first critic of the romantic school； the rime of the ancient mariner古舟子咏3. george gordon byron： vigorous, strong and beautiful； childe harolds pilgrimage恰尔德 哈罗尔德游记(spenserian stanza

21、， fights for liberty）； don juan唐 璜(a broad critical picture of european life）； when we two parted昔日依依别；she walks in beauty她走在美的光影中；the isles of greece哀希腊4. percy bysshe shelley: ode to the west wind西风颂赞颂西风，希望与其紧密相连; prometheus unbound解放了的普罗米修斯(the victory for mans struggle against tyranny and oppres

22、sion）5. john keats: sensuous, colorful and rich in imagery； ode to a nightingale夜莺颂;ode on a grecian urn希腊古瓮颂6. walter scott: father of historical novel； combine historical fact and romantic imagination7. jane austen: wit, dry humour, subtle irony,realistic; pride and prejudice傲慢与偏见（elizabeth and da

23、rcy）;sense and sensibility理智与情感;emma爱玛8. charles lamb: poor relations穷亲戚; dreamchildren童年梦幻; a reverie幻想曲维多利亚时期1. summit： realistic novel2. charles dickens： critical realist writer; humour， wit, happy endings； a tale of two cities双城记(london paris, where there is oppression， there is revolution)； dav

24、id copperfield大卫 科波菲尔;oliver twist雾都孤儿；hard time艰难时世;great expectations远大前程； dombey and son董贝父子；pickwick papers匹克威克外传3. william makepeace thackeray: vanity fair名利场(to satirize the social more， decadence and corruption of his time; to criticize the values measured by wealth)4. george eliot: novelist，

25、 her novels are celebrated for their realism and psychological insights； adam bede亚当 比德（social inequality);the mill on the floss弗洛斯河上的磨坊； silas marner织工马南5. alfred tennyson: succeeded wordsworth as poet laureate in 1850； break， break， break拍吧，拍吧,拍吧；crossing the bar过沙洲6. robert browning: dramatic mon

26、ologues； my last duchess我已故的公爵夫人7. the bronte sisters:charlotte： jane eyre简爱:简爱是一个心地纯洁、善于思考的女性，她生活在社会底层,受尽磨难。但她有倔强的性格和勇于追求平等幸福的精神.小说以浓郁抒情的笔法和深刻细腻的心理描写，引人入胜地展示了男女主人公曲折起伏的爱情经历,歌颂了摆脱一切旧习俗和偏见。扎根于相互理解、相互尊重的基础之上的深挚爱情，具有强烈的震撼心灵的艺术力量.其最为成功之处在于塑造了一个敢于反抗，敢于争取自由和平等地位的妇女形象. emily： wuthering heights呼啸山庄：描写吉卜赛弃儿希斯克利夫被山庄老主人收养后,因受辱和恋爱不遂，外出致富,回来后对与其女友凯瑟琳结婚的地主林顿