英国文学史及选读--复习要点总结

1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上专心-专注-专业英国文学史及选读第一册复习要点1. Beowulf: national epic of the English people; Denmark story; alliteration, metaphors and understatements （此处可能 会有填空，选择等小题）2. Romance （名词解释）3. “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight”: a famous roman about King Arthurs story4. Ballad（名词解释）5. Character of Robin Hood6. G

2、eoffrey Chaucer: founder of English poetry; The Canterbury Tales (main contents; 124 stories planned, only 24 finished; written in Middle English; significance; form: heroic couplet)7. Heroic couplet (名词解释)8. Renaissance（名词解释）9.Thomas MoreUtopia10. Sonnet（名词解释）11. Blank verse（名词解释）12. Edmund Spenser

3、 “The Faerie Queene”13. Francis Bacon “essays” esp. “Of Studies”（推荐阅读，学习写正式语体的英文文章的好参照，本文用词正式优 雅，多排比句和长句，语言造诣非常高，里面很多话都可以引用做格言警句，非常值得一读）14. William Shakespeare 四大悲剧比较重要，此外就是罗密欧与朱立叶了，这些剧的主题，背景，情节，人物形 象都要熟悉，当然他最重要的是 Hamlet 这是肯定的。他的 sonnet 也很重要，最重要属 sonnet18。（其戏剧中著名 对白和几首有名的十四行诗可能会出选读）15. John Milton 三

4、大史诗非常重要，特别是 Paradise Lost 和 Samson Agonistes。对于 Paradise Lost 需要知道它是 blank verse 写成的，故事情节来自 Old Testament，另外要知道此书 theme 和 Satan 的形象。16. John BunyanThe Pilgrims Progress17. Founder of the Metaphysical schoolJohn Donne; features of the school: philosophical poems, complex rhythms and strange images.18

5、. Enlightenment（名词解释）19. Neoclassicism（名词解释）20. Richard Steele“The Tatler”21. Joseph Addison“The Spectator”这个比上面那个要重要，注意这个报纸和我们今天的报纸不一样，它虚构 了一系列的人物，以这些人物的口气来写报纸上刊登的散文，这一部分要仔细读。22. Steels and Addisons styles and their contributions23. Alexander Pope: “Essay on Criticism”, “Essay on Man”, “The Rape of

6、 Lock”, “The Dunciad”; his workmanship (features) and limitations24. Jonathan Swift: “Gullivers Travels”此书非常重要，要知道具体内容，就是 Gulliver 游历过的四个地方的英文名 称，和每个部分具体的讽刺对象; （我们主要讲了三个地方） “A Modest Proposal”比较重要，要注意作者用的 irony 也就是反讽手法。25. The rise and growth of the realistic novel is the most prominent achievement

7、of 18th century English literature.26. Daniel Defoe: “Robinson Crusoe”, “Moll Flanders”, 当然是 Robinson Crusoe 比较重要，剧情要清楚， Robinson Crusoe 的形象和故事中蕴涵的早期黑奴的原形，以及殖民主义的萌芽。另外注意 Defoe 的 style 和 feature，另外 Defoe 是 forerunner of English realistic novel。27. Samuel Richardson“Pamela” (first epistolary novel), “

8、Clarissa Harlowe”, “Sir Charles Grandison”28. Henry Fielding: “Joseph Andrews”, “Jonathan Wild”, “Tom Jones”第一个和第三个比较重要，需要仔细看。他是 一个比较重要的作家，另外 Fielding 也被称为 father of the English novel.29. Laurence Sterne“Tristram Shandy”项狄传30. Richard Sheridan“The School for Scandal”31. Oliver Goldsmith“The Travelle

9、r”(poem), “The Deserted Village” (poem) (both two poems were written by heroic couplet), “The Vicar of Wakefield” (novel), “The Good-Natured Man” (comedy), “She stoops to Conquer”(comedy), “The Citizen of the World” (collection of essays)32. Sentimentalism（名词解释）33. Thomas Gray“Elegy Written in a Cou

10、ntry Churchyard”（英国诗歌里非常著名的一首，曾经被誉为“有史以 来英国诗歌里最好的一首”）(a representative of sentimentalism and graveyard school of poets 墓园派诗人)* Graveyard School / Poets”: A term applied to eighteenth-century poets who wrote meditative poems, usually set in a graveyard, on the theme of human mortality, in moods which

11、 range from elegiac pensiveness to profound gloom. The vogue resulted in one of the most widely known English poems, Thomas Grays “Elegy written in a country churchyard”. The writing of graveyard poems spread from England to Continental literature in the second part of the century and also influence

12、d some American poets.34. In the latter half of the 18th century, Pre-Romanticism; representative: William Blake and Robert Burns.35. Thomas Percy“Reliques of Ancient English poetry”许多中古的民谣都是在这个时期重新收集和整理起来的， 这个集子是那个时代比较有名的一个民谣集。36. William Blake 比较重要，需要对主要作品有所了解，特别是 Songs of Innocence 和 Songs of Exp

13、erience, 这两 本集子的 contrast 一定要注意，另外 Blake 的写作特点也要注意，比如语言的简单明了，神秘主义氛围等。 37. Robert Burns 伟大的苏格兰民族诗人, A Red Red Rose, Scots Wha Hae, Auld Lang Syne 等名诗，写作特点: Scottish dialect; a poet of peasant and Scottish people; plain language; influence from Scottish folk songs and ballads; musical quality of his p

14、oems.英国文学史及选读第二册练习题I. 浪漫主义时期I. Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that would best complete the statement and put the letter in the brackets.1. English Romanticism is generally said to have begun with_A_in 1798.A. the publication of Lyrical BalladsB.

15、the death of Sir ScottC. the birth of William WordsworthD. the passage of the first Reform Bill in the Parliament2. The Romantic Period is first of all an age of_B_.A. Novel B. poetry C. drama D. prose3. Romanticism does not emphasize_D_.A. the special qualities of each individuals mindB. the inner

16、world of the human spiritC. individualityD. the features that men have in common4._B_ is not a Romantic poet.A. William Blake B. Sir Scott C. P. B. Shelley D. Lord Byron5. _C_ is a Romantic novelist but is impressed with neo-classic strains.A. Walter Scott B. Mary ShelleyC. Jane Austen D. Ann Radcli

17、ff6. _C_ is not characteristic of William Blakes writing.A. plain and direct language B. compression of meaningC. supernatural quality D. symbolism7. Wordsworth published Lyrical Ballads in 1789 with _B_.A. Byron B. Coleridge C. Shelley D. Keats8. Wordsworth thinks that _D_ is the only subject of li

18、terary interest.A. the life of rising bourgeoisieB. aristocratic lifeC. the life of the royal familyD. common life9. Don Juan is the masterpiece of_A_.A. Lord Byrons B. P. B. Shelleys C. John Keatss D. Samuel Coleridges10. _A_ is not a novel written by Jane Austen.A. Jane Eyre B. Sense and Sensibili

19、ty C. Pride and Prejudice D. EmmaII. Complete each of the following statements with a proper word or a phrase according to the textbook.1. In essence, Romanticism designates a literary and philosophical theory which tends to see the_.individual _as the very center of all life and all experience.2. F

20、or the Romantics, _ human life _ is not only the major source of poetic imagery, but also provides the dominant subject matter.3. Wordsworth is regarded as a “worshipper of _ nature _.”4. According to the subjects, Wordsworths short poems can be classified into two groups: poems about nature and poe

21、ms about _ human life _.5. Coleridges achievement as poet can be divided into two remarkably diverse groups: _.the demonic _ and the conversational.6. As a leading Romanticist, Byrons chief contribution is his creation of the “_ Byronic hero _.”7. “_ Ode to the West Wind _” is Shelleys representativ

22、e work.8. _ The odes _ are generally regarded as Keatss most important and mature work.9. “Beauty is truth, truth beauty” is a famous line in Keatss “_ Ode on a Grecian Urn _.”10. _ Pride and Prejudice _is the most delightful of Jane Austens work.III. Decide whether the following statements are true

23、 or false and write your answers in the brackets.( T )1. The Romantic period is also a great age of prose.( T )2. Romantics also tend to be nationalistic, defending their own literary heritage against the advocates of classical rules.( F )3. Coleridge has been rewarded as Poet Laureate.( F)4. Keats

24、is one of the “Lake Poets.”( F )5. Jane Austen is a typical Romantic writer.IV. Name the author of each of the following literary work.1. “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” Coleridge2. Songs of Innocence Blake3. “Ode to a Nightingale” Keats4. “A Song: Men of England” Shelley5. The Prelude WordsworthV

25、. Define the literary terms listed below1. RomanticismRomanticism is a movement that flourished in literature, philosophy, music and art in western culture during most of the nineteenth century, beginning as a revolt against classicism. There have been many varieties of Romanticism in manydifferent

26、times and places. The leading features of Romantic movements are Wordsworth, Shelley, etc.2. OdeOde is a complex and often lengthy lyric poem, written in a dignified formal style on some lofty or serious subject. Odes are often written for a special occasion, to honour a person or a season or to com

27、memorate an event.VI. For each of the quotations listed below please give the name of the author and the title of the literary work from which it is taken and then briefly interpret it.1.Be through my lips to unawakened Earth.The trumpet of a prophecy! O, Wind,If winter comes, can Spring be far behi

28、nd?1. It is taken from Shelleys Ode to the West Wind. In this poem, Shelley eulogizes the powerful west wind and expresses his eagerness to enjoy the boundless freedom from the reality. In these last lines, the poet shows his optimistic spirit for the future.2. For oft, when on my couch I lieIn vaca

29、nt or in pensive mood,They flash upon that inward eyeWhich is the bliss of solitude;And then my heart with pleasure fills,And dances with the daffodils.2. It is taken from Wordsworths “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud.” The poet thinks that it is a bliss to recollect the beauty of nature in his mind whi

30、le he is in solitude. He expresses his strong affecting for nature in the poem.II.维多利亚时期I. Each of the statement below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that would best complete the statement and put the letter in the brackets1. The Victorian period roughly began at the enthron

31、ement of Queen Victoria in_B_.A. 1835 B. 1836 C. 1837 D. 18382. The critical realists like Charles Dickens in the Victorian period wrote novels_D_.A. representing the 18th century realist novel B. criticizing the society C. defending the massE. all the above3. _D_is not a Victoria novelist.A. Charle

32、s DickensB. George Eliot C. William Makepeace ThackerayD. D. H. Lawrence4. _C_ is not a work by Charles Dickens.A. Oliver Twist B. David CopperfieldC. Middlemarch D. A Tale of Two Cities5. Wuthering Heights is a masterpiece written by_B_.A. Charlotte Bronte B. Emily Bront C. Anne Bronte D. Branwell

33、Bronte6. _A_ is not Thomas Hardys work.A. The Mill on the Floss C. Jude the ObscureD. The Mayor of Casterbridge7. “My Last Duchess” is _A_.A. a dramatic monologue B. a short lyricC. a novel D. an essay8. Tennysons “Ulysses” gets its inspiration from the following works or writers except_B_.A. Homers

34、 Odessey B. Joyces Ulysses C. Dante D. Greek Mythology9. In the 19th century English literature, a new literary trend _D_ appeared. And it flourished in the 1840s and in the early 1950s.A. romanticism B. naturalism C. realism D. critical realism10. The title of the novel Vanity Fair was taken from_A

35、_.A. The Pilgrims Progress B. Childe Harolds PilgrimageC.Gulliver s TravelsD. The Canterbury TalesII. Complete each of the following statements with a proper word or a phrase according to the textbook1. The aestheticists such as Oscar Wilde in the Victorian period advocated the theory of “_ art for

36、arts sake _.”2. In the Victorian period, _ the novel _became the most widely read and the most vital and challenging expression of progressive thought.3. Charles Dickens is one of the greatest _ critical realist _ writers of the Victorian Age.4. Tennysons poem “_ Break, Break, Break _” is in memory

37、of his bosom friend Arthur Hallam.5. Robert Browning is famous for his _ dramatic monologue _.6. George Eliots _ Middlemarch _ is one of the most mature works in English literature.7. Tennysons famous dramatic monologue based on the story in Greek Mythology is “_ Ulysses _.”8. _ Oliver Twist _ is Di

38、ckens first child hero.9. Jane Eyre represents those_ middle _-class working women who are struggling for recognition of their basic rights and equality as a human being.10. The most important poet of the Victorian Age was_ Tennyson_. Next to him were Robert Browning and his wife. III. Decide whethe

39、r the following statements are true of false and write your answers in the brackets.( T )1. The Victorian period has been generally regarded as one of the most glorious in the English history.( F )2. Tennyson is famous for his aesthetic viewpoint of “art for arts sake.”( F )3. Wuthering Heights is t

40、he masterpiece of Charlotte Brontes.( F ) 4. Brownings “Meeting at Night” and “Parting at Morning” were originally one poem in dramatic monologue.( T )5. Naturalism has played an important part in Thomas Hardys work.IV. Name the author of each of the following literary works.1. The Posthumous Papers

41、 of the Pickwick Club Charles Dickens2. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall Anne Bronte3. In Memoriam Alfred Tennyson4. The Mill on the Floss George Eliot5. The Return of the Native Thomas HardyV. Define the literary terms listed below.1. Dramatic MonologueDramatic Monologue is a kind of narrative poem in w

42、hich one character speaks to one or more listeners whose replies are not given in the poem. The occasion is usually a crucial one In the speakers personality as well as the incident that is the subjects of the poem. An example of a dramatic monologue is “My Last Duchess” by Robert Browning.2. Critic

43、al RealismCritical Realism is a literary movement in the 19th century. It sticks to the principal of faithful representation of the 18th century realistic novel and carries its duty forward to the criticism of the society and the defense of the mass. The representative figures are Dickens, the Bront

44、es, etcVI. For each of the quotations listed below please give the name of the author and the title of the literary work from which it is taken and then briefly interpret it.1. That same evening the gentleman in the white waistcoat most positively and decidedly affirmed, not only that Oliver would b

45、e hung, but that he would be drawn and quartered into the bargain. Mr. Bumble shoot his head with gloomy mystery, and said he wished he might come to good; whereunto Mr. Gamfield replied, that he wished he might come to him-which, although he agreed with the beadle in most matters, would seem to be

46、a wish of a totally opposite description.The next morning, the public were once more informed that Oliver Twist was again To Let, and that five pounds would be paid to anybody who would take possession of him.1. It is taken from Charles Dickenss Oliver Twist. This part describes how Oliver is punish

47、ed for asking for more to eat and how he is therefore sold at three pound ten to a notorious chimney-sweeper. It reveals that the pitiable state of the orphan boy and the cruelty and hypocrisy of the workhouse board.2. Thus, neither having the clue to the others secret, they were respectively puzzle

48、d at what each revealed, and awaited new knowledge of each others character and moods without attempting to pry into each others history.Every day, every hour, brought to him one more little stroke of her nature, and to her one more of his. Tess was trying to lead a repressed life, but she little di

49、vined the strength of her own vitality.2. It is taken from Thomas Hardys Tess of the DUrbervilles. This part describes how Tess forgets about her past misfortune in the beautiful, pastoral dairy farm and unconsciously gives herself up to the attraction of Angel Clare.III. 现代时期I. Each of the statemen

50、t below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that would best complete the statement and put the letter in the brackets1. Modernism takes_C_as its theoretical base.A. the irrational philosophy B. the theory of psycho-analysis C. both A and B D. neither A nor B2. Modernism rose out

51、of_D_.A. skepticism B. disillusion of capitalism C. irrational philosophy D. al the above3. Modernism is, in many aspects, a reaction against_B_.A .romanticism B. Realism C. post-modernism D. all the above4. _C_is not a movement in the modern period.A. “the Angry Young Men” B. “the Beat Generation”

52、C. “the Lost Generation” D. “the Theater of the Absurd” 5. _A_ is not a representative figure in applying the technique of “the stream of consciousness” in his/her writing.A. D. H. Lawrence B. James Joyce C. Virginia Woolf D. Dorothy Richardson6. Waiting for Godot is regarded as the most famous and

53、influential play of the Theater of Absurd. It is written by_B_. A. George Bernard Shaw B. Samuel Beckett C. John Galsworthy D. Eugene O Neill7. The Waste Land is_D_s most important single poem.A. Ezra Pound B. William Butler Yeats C. Alfred Tennyson D. T. S. Eliot8. _A_ is not D. H. Lawrences work.A

54、. Finnegans Wake B. Sons and Lovers C. Lady Chatterleys Lover D. The Rain Bow9. _C_ is not James Joyces novel.A. Ulysses B. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man C. Dubliners D. Finnegans Wake10. “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” is written by_D_.A. W. H. Auden B. D. H. Lawrence C. W. B. Yeats

55、 D. T. S. EliotII. Complete each of the following statements with a proper word or a phrase according to the textbook1. The French_ Symbolism _, appearing in the late 19th century, heralded modernism.1. Modernism rejects_ rationalism _, which is the theoretical base of realism.1. In stimulating the

56、technical innovations of novel creation, the theory of the Freudian and Jungian_ psycho-analysis _played a particularly important role.2. Most of Bernard Shaws plays are concerned with political, economic, moral, or religious problems, and, thus, can be termed as_ problem plays _.3. _ D. H. Lawrence

57、 _is famous for his frank discussion of “sex” in his works.4. John Galsworthys trilogy is named_ The Forsyte Saga _.5. _ T. S. Eliot _, an American Poet, took English Citizenship in 1927, and became a devout member of Anglican Church.6. _ The Waste Land _is Eliots most important poetry, revealing the spiritual decadency and meaninglessness of life of the 20th century.7. Most of Joyces works are concerning the life of his hometown_ Dublin _.8. Joyces “Araby” is a short story in his collection_ Dubliner