美国文学课程手册

1、Course HandoutI. Course TitleEssentials of English and American LiteratureII. Teaching Hours105 hoursIII. Course DescriptionThis course intends to lead the students well on their way to literary thoughts, literary schools, major writers and their works in the history of British and American literatu

2、re. Works are to be studied in both their literary context and the historical and cultural context of the time thereby helping students to make further studies in the fields of British and American literature.IV. Course ObjectiveThe aim of the course is to develop students in'terest in literatur

3、e and to give the students a critical appreciation of English and American literary works. To obtain a basic understanding of English and American literature and culture, students are supposed to read the original version of literary texts and appreciate the plots, the theme, and the style of the te

4、xts. Furthermore, students are encouraged to appreciate the variety of perspectives and enhance reading and analytical skill, which will be of substantial help to establish the individual angle and voice within a broad range of opinions and findings.V. AttendanceThis course is compulsory for senior

5、English majors.VI. Subsequent CoursesEnglish and American PoemsEnglish and American Short StoriesEnglish and American EssaysVII. Course SyllablesCf. AttachmentVIII. Teaching PlanCf. AttachmentIX. EvaluationA course paper at the end of the fifth term and a test at the end of the sixth term; classroom

6、 performance 30% ; paper or test: 70%X. Textbooks and Reference BooksTextbooks1. Bingshan, Liu. A Short History of English literature . Henan Renmin Publishing House. 1993.2. Yaoxin, Chang. A Survey of American Literature. Nankai University Press.20033. Yangqing, Gui & Xianglin, Wu. Selected Rea

7、dings in English and American Literature . Foreign Translation & Publishing Corp. 1985.4. Aimin, Chen. Reading American Literature. Nanjing Normal University Press. 1996.Reference books1. Shouren, Wang. Selected Readings in English Literature . Higher Education Press.2001.2. Boxiang, Zhang. Read

8、ing English Literature. Wuhan University Press.19973. Jinguo Luo. New Selections of English Literature. Peking University Press. 19964. Zhengshuang, Li & Cuiting, Li. Study Guide to English Literature. Tsinghua University Press. 19985. Yaoxin,Chang. Selected Readings in American Literature. Nank

9、ai University Press. 1991XI. Category of knowledge and skill of American and English Literature Cf. the next pageEnglish Literature篇目序 号知识项细目要求记忆理 解运 用Chapter One EarlyA nd Medieval En glish Literature1The Maki ng ofEn gla ndThe earliest settlersthe Brit onsVThe Roma n Conq uestVThe En glish Conq ue

10、stVThe social con diti on of the An glo-Sax onVAn glo-Sax onreligious belief and itsin flue neeV2BeowulfThe story of BeowulfVAn alysis of its contentV3Feudal En gla ndThe Danish in vasi onVThe Norma n Conq uestVThe in flue nee of the Norma n Conq uest on the En glish Ian guageVSocial feature of the

11、feudal En gla ndVThe miseries of the peasa ntsVThe rising of 1381VThe content of the Roma neeVThe Roma nee cyclesVThe class n ature of the Roma neeV4TheEn glishBalladsOral literatureVThe balladsVThe Robi nhood BalladsV5ChaucerLifeVChaucer ' s literary careerVThe Can terbury TalesV篇目序号知识项细目要求记忆理

12、解运 用ChapterTwoTheEn glishRen aissa nee1OldEn gla ndin Tran siti onThe New Mon archyVThe Reformati onVThe En glish BibleVThe En closure Moveme ntVThe Commercial Expa nsionVThe War with SpainVThe Ren aissa nee and Huma nismThe Beginning of the En glish Ren aissa neeV2MoreLifeVUtopiaVUtopia, Book OneVU

13、topia , Book TwoVMore' s limitationV3MarloweLifeVTamburla ineVThe Jew of MaltaVDoctor FaustusVSocial significanee of Marlowe' s 匸laysVMarlowe ' s literary achievementV5ShakespeareLifeVPeriods of Shakespeare ' sdramatic compositi onVFour Great TragediesVShakespeare ' s complete wo

14、rksVShakespeares 'on tributi onVShakespearia n SonnetVThe theme and writ ing style of“ Sonnet18 ”VRhetorical devices employed in“ Sonnet18 ”V篇 目序号知识项细目要求记忆理 解运 用ChapterThreeTheEn lighte n- ment1TheEn lighte nmentPolitical backgro undVEcono mic backgro undVTwo schools of En lighte nmentVModerate

15、en lighte nersVRadical en lighte nersVThe spirit of the En lighte nmentVThe prin cipalproblemof theEn lighte nmentVThe En glish En lighte nmentVThe ClassicismV2DanielDefoeThe first Europea n novelVThe first En glish novelVLifeVDefoe ' s novelsVThe plot of Robinson CrusoeVThe theme of the novelVT

16、he style of the no velVThe characterization of Robinson CrusoeVThe limitati on of Daniel DefoeVThe sig ni fica nt meaning of Chapter VIIV3Jon atha nSwiftLifeVA Tale of a TubVThe Battle of the BooksVPamphlets on Irela ndVThe plot of Gulliver s TravelsVThe symbolic meaning of high heel and low heel in

17、 LilliputVThe symbolic meaning of Houyhnhnms and my masterVThe main idea of Chapter VIVSocial evils attacked by the authorVThe character of a chief mi nister and the methods by which he achieves his positi onVSwift ' s styleV篇目序 号知识项细目要求记忆理 解运 用Chapter FourPreroma nticism1Historical Backgro undA

18、nd defi niti onLatter half of the 18 th centuryVLiterary moveme ntVRoma ntic revivalVWilliam Blake and Robert BurnsV2WilliamBlakeLife storyVSongs of Innocence & Songs of Experie neeOther poemsVHis Positi on in En glish literatureVDetailed study of“ London ”V3Robert BurnsLifeVThe poetry of BurnsV

19、“ Bruce at Bannockburn”V“ The Tree of Liberty”V“ The Slave ' s Lame nt ”V“ The Toadeater ”VFeatures of Burns' poetryVDetailed study of“ A Red, Red Rose ”V篇目序号知识项细目要求记忆理 解运 用ChapterFiveRoma nticism1Gen eral in troduct ionLyrical BalladsVWilliam WordsworthVSamuel Taylor ColeridgeVWalter ScottV

20、Glorificati on of in st inct and emoti onVRespect of n atureV2Historical backgro undPolitical and social factorsVFrench Revoluti onVIn dustrial Revoluti onV3Mainpoi ntsofRoma nticismPoetical revivalVPassi ons and emoti onsVNatureVRousseauVEdm und BurkeV4Roma nticistsWilliam WordsworthVSamuel Taylor

21、ColeridgeVRobert SoutheyVGeorge Gordon ByronVPercy Bysshe ShelleyVJoh n KeatsV5WordsworthLifeVLyrical BalladsVHis poetical prin cipleVComposed upon Westminster Bridge ”VHis writing styleVDetailed study of A Solitary Reaper ”V6ShelleyLifeVQueen MabVThe Revolt of IslamVPrometheus UnboundVLyrics on Nat

22、ure and LoveVComment on the writing styleVDetailed study of“ Song to the Men of En gla ndV篇 目序号知识项细目要求记忆理 解运 用Chapter SixEn glish Critical Realism1The rise of critical realism in En gla ndSocial backgro undVChartist Moveme ntVChartist literatureVErn est JonesVFeatures of En glish critical realismVMa

23、jor En glish critical realistsV2Charles Dicke nsLifeVWriti ng careerVList of Dicke ns'no velsVWorks created in the first periodVWorks created in the sec ond periodVDicke ns ' artistic tech niq uesVDicke ns: man and writerVIntroduction to David CopperfieldVDetailed study of Chapter 11VComme n

24、t on style and Ian guageV篇目序号知识项细目要求记忆理 解运 用Chapter Seven Twen tieth Cen turyEn glish Literature1SocialandHistoricalBackgro undTwo World WarsVThe October Revoluti onVThe Econo mic CrisisVNatio nal In depe ndenceV2ThomasHardyLifeVThree classifications of his novelsVRoma nces and Fan tasiesVNovels of

25、Ingenu ityVNovels of Character and EnvironmentVWessex TalesVFar From the Madd ing CrowdVThe Mayor of CasterbridgeVJude the ObscureVHis writing styleVDetailed study of Tess of the D'UrbervillesV3GalsworthyLifeVThe Forsyte SagaVA Moder n ComedyVHis style; elega nt and precise Ian guage;VDetailed s

26、tudy of Birth of a ForsyteV4GeorgeBernard ShawHis lifeVPlays Un pleasa ntVPlays Pleasa ntVThree Plays for Purita nsVMrs. Warre n Professi onVMajor BarbaraVHeartbreak HouseVDetailed study of Pygmalio nV5T.S. EliotModernism in poetryVEliot 'slifeVHis literary con tributi onVThe Waste LandVHis writ

27、ing styleVDetailed study of Morning at the Window ”VAmerican Literature篇目序 号知识项细目要求记忆理解运用Chapter OneThe Colo nialPeriod1America nPurita nismThe earliest settlersPurita nsVPurita n 'beliefVThe in flue nce of Purita nism on America n literatureVAn indigenous symbolism in American literatureVThe st

28、yle: fresh, simple, and directV2TheLiterarySceneinColo nial AmericaAnne BradstreetVEdward TaylorVRoger WilliamsVJoh n Woolma nV3AnneBradstreetBiographical backgro undVTo My Dear and Loving Husband ”VTheme of this poemVMetaphors in the poemVThe moveme nt of the images in the poemV10篇目序号知识项细目要求记忆理 解运

29、用ChapterTwoThe Age of Roma nticism1America nRoma nticismThe Roma ntic Periodfrom the end of the 18 cen tury tothe outbreak of the Civil WarVSocial backgro undVFeatures of America n Roma nticismV2Washi ngtonIrvingLifeVFather of America n literatureVWriting styleVHis worksVThe Sketch BookVRip Van Win

30、kleVThe creation of the mood of magic and fantasy in Rip VanWin kleVThe contrasting values represented by Rip and Dame VanWin kleVHumor in the textVThe n ative subject of fron tier and wilder nessVOT3Lon gfellowLifeVBrahm insVVoices of the NightVThe Song of HiawathaVA Psalm of Life ”VThe theme of th

31、e poemVVVThe appreciati on of this poemV6Edgar Alla nPoeLifeVA ruler in a magic kin gdom of melody and colorVA jin gle manVTwo topics: beauty and deathVAnn abel Lee ”VRepetiti on in the poemVThe image of sea in the poemV11篇 目序 号知识项细目要求记忆理 解运 用The summit of America n Roma nticismVTheThe major feature

32、s of New En gla nd Transcenden talismVChapterThree1Transcenden talismEmphasis on spirit, or the oversoulVImporta nce of the in dividualVA fresh percepti on of n atureVAmerica n Transcen- den talismLifeVThe America n ScholarV2RalphWaldoNatureVVEmers onSelf-Relia nceVVThe main idea in The America n Sc

33、holarVWriting style in The American ScholarV12篇目序 号知识项细目要求记忆理 解运 用Chapter Four The Period FromtheCivil War to World War I1WaltWhitmanLife storyVLeaves of GrassVThe meaning of the titleVWhitman 'chief concernVHis most disti nctive characteristics in styleVDetailed study of “Hear America Singing ”

34、VHis democratic idea in the poemVO Captain! My Captain! ”V2Mark Twai nLocal ColorismVTime: in the late 1860s and early seve ntiesVFeatures of local coloristsVLife backgro und of Mark TwainVThe Adve ntures of Tom SawyerVThe Adve ntures of Huckleberry Fi nnVHumorous styleVThe Notorious Jumping Frog of

35、 Calaveras County ”VHis contribution to American literatureVColloquial la nguageV3SherwoodAn ders onLife backgro undVFirst America n psychological writerVWin esburg, OhioVAn ders on's achieveme ntVHis themeVHis styleVThe Egg ”VThe plot of the storyVAmerica n DreamVThe climax of the novelVThe sym

36、bolic meaning of egg in the storyVThe theme of the storyV13篇目序号知识项细目要求记忆理 解运 用ChapterFiveTheEmerge nee of Modernism11. Modernism2.3.4.5.6Social backgro undVThe Lost Gen erati onVDarwin 'theory of EvolutionVSchopenhauer's and Nietzsche 's rebellion against rati on alismVTheoretical base o

37、f Modernism: irrational philosophy and the theory of psycho-a nalysisVThemes of moder ni stic writersVDadaismVDecadeneeVExiste ntialismVExpressi onismVFree verseVImagismVStream of con scious nessVTheatre of AbsurdV2Robert FrostLifeVWriti ng careerVWriting styleVBlank verseVStopping by Woods on a Snowy Even