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英美文学复习材料英美文学复习材料11.JefferyChaucer(1340-1400)Father/founderofEnglishPoetry

wasburiedin“poet’scorner”inWestminsterAbbeyMajorworks:TheRomauntoftheRose《玫瑰传奇》TheParliamentofFowls《百鸟议会》TroilusandCriseyde《特鲁伊罗斯和克里塞德》TheLegendofGoodWomen《好女人传》TheCanterburyTales《坎特伯雷故事集》1.JefferyChaucer(1340-1400)F2TheCanterburyTalesThestoryofagroupofthirtypeoplewhotravelaspilgrimstoCanterbury.Arich,tapestry(织锦)

ofmedievalsociallifecombiningelementsofallclasses,fromnoblestoworkers,frompriestsandnunstodrunkardsandthieves.TheCanterburyTalesThestory3TheCanterburyTales1.londondialect伦敦方言2.heroiccouplet英雄双韵体3.iambicpentameter五音步抑扬格4.orderofwords语序5.humor,satireandirony幽默与讽刺艺术TheCanterburyTales1.london4TheGeneralPrologue（总序）

TheGeneralPrologueconsistsofcharactersketchesofeachmemberofthegroupthatisgoingtoCanterburyThesetting(P3-4)ThePrioress女修道院副院长(P4-5)irony反讽secular世俗的hypocritical虚伪的TheGeneralPrologue（总序）The52.WilliamShakespeare(1564-1616)RenaissanceMeaning:rebirthorrevivalTime:beganinthe14thcentury,endinthe17thcentury.Place:beganinItaly,laterspreadtoFrance,SpainandEngland.AkeeninterestintheGreekandLatinculture;theartandscienceofancientGreeceandRomewerebeingbornagainafterlongyearsofneglect.Essence:humanism2.WilliamShakespeare(1564-166WilliamShakespeareWorks37plays2longnarrativepoems154sonnetsWilliamShakespeareWorks7WilliamShakespeareDrama:

Tragedies-Hamlet,Macbeth,KingLear,Othello,RomeoandJulietComedies-

AsYouLikeIt,

TheMerchantsofVenice,MuchAdoAboutNothing,AMidsummerNight’sDream，TheTamingoftheShrew,TwelfthNight

Histories-

HenryIV,HenryV,HenryVI,HenryVIII,RichardIII,Romances/tragicomedies:Cymbeline,TheTempestWilliamShakespeareDrama:8HamletCharacters:Hamlet,Claudius,Gertrude,Ophelia,Polonius,LaertesPlot(P10-11)ThemeActIII,SceneI“Tobeornottobe”(P11-12)Soliloquy(内心独白)（P16）HamletCharacters:Hamlet,Clau9WilliamShakespeare:SonnetAsonnetisa

lyricinvariablyoffourteenlines,usuallyiniambicpentameter五音步抑扬格,restrictedtoadefiniterhymescheme韵律.Threetypesofsonnet1)Petrarchansonnet(彼特拉克体/意大利十四行诗)2)SpenserianSonnet（斯宾塞体十四行诗）3)ShakespearianSonnet（莎士比亚/英国体十四行诗WilliamShakespeare:Sonnet10ShakespearianSonnet3quatrains+acoupletababcdcdefefggSonnet18(P14)“ShallIcomparetheetoasummer’sday?”Theme:Anicesummerdayisusuallytransient,butthebeautyinpoetrycanlastforever.ThusShakespeareexpresseshisfaithinthepermanenceofpoetry,ofartandlove.Figuresofspeech:simile,metaphor,personificationShakespearianSonnet3quatrai11ArtisticachievementsCharacterization:①Shakespeare’smajorcharactersareindividualsrepresentingcertaintypes.②Shakespearesucceedsinexploringthecharacters’innerworld.③Shakespearealsoportrayshischaractersinpairs→Contrastsplotconstruction:①Shakespeareseldominventshisownplot;instead,heborrowsthem.②Thereareusuallyseveralcluesrunningthroughtheplay,thusprovidingthestorywiththesuspenseandapprehension.Language:

①differentpoeticforms,suchasthesonnet,theblankverseandtherhymedcouplet.②richinvocabularyandidiom.ArtisticachievementsCharacte123.JohnMilton(1608-1674)Englishpoetin17thcenturyBothhislifeandhisworksarecloselyrelatedtopoliticsHebecamecompletelyblindin1652Majorworks:ParadiseLostParadiseRegainedSamsonAgonistes3.JohnMilton(1608-1674)Englis13ParadiseLostepic史诗blankverse无韵诗Plot(P21-22)Satan’sAdjuration(P22-23)TheimageofSatan/GodParadiseLostepic史诗14SonnetOnHisDeceasedWife(P24)TohissecondwifeKatherineWoodcockabbaabbacdcdcdSonnetOnHisDeceasedWife(P2154.DanielDefoe(1660-1731)Oneofthepioneersoftherealisticnovelin18thcenturyMasterpiece:RobinsonCrusoe(1719)4.DanielDefoe(1660-1731)Oneo16RobinsonCrusoeForerunneroftheEnglishrealisticnovelBasedonarealstory(P30)plot(P30-31)ImageofRobinsonCrusoe:typicaloftheEnglishbourgeoisie(资产阶级)ofthe18thcentury：hard-working,iron-willed,persistent,self-relianttheme:①themoldingofcharacterthroughtheinfluenceofvariedenvironment;②glorifyingthehumanlabor;③atypicalcharacterofEnglishbourgeoisieattheearlystagesofitsdevelopment;④colonizationingerm.(P31)Excerpt:P31-34RobinsonCrusoeForerunneroft17Romanticism

BeginswiththepublicationofLyricalBallads(1798)andendswiththedeathofSirWalterScott(1832).Pre-romanticpoets:WilliamBlake,RobetBurnsActiveromanticpoets:GeorgeGordonByron,PercyByssheShelley,JohnKeatsPassiveromanticpoets/LakePoets:WilliamWordsworth,SamuelTaylorColeridge,RobertSouthey.Romanticism

Beginswiththepu185.WilliamWordsworthPoetLaureate桂冠诗人CollaboratewithColeridgeonLyricalBallads:adeclarationofromanticismDefinePoetryas“thespontaneousoverflowofpowerfulfeelings,whichoriginatesinemotionrecollectedintranquility”.Aworshipperofnature

5.WilliamWordsworthPoetLaure19IWanderedLonelyasCloudStructure:foursix-linestanzas;iambictetrameter;rhymescheme:ababcc;theme:theharmonybetweenthingsinnatureandtheharmonybetweennatureandthepoethimself/Nature'sbeautyupliftsthehumanspirit.Figuresofspeech:simile,metaphor,personificationIWanderedLonelyasCloudStru206.JaneAusten(1775-1817)ThefirstimportantEnglishwomannovelistWritingstyle:Theme:mostlyaboutloveandmarriageLanguage:simple,humourous,witty,ironicPlot:straightforward,littleactionCharacters:likereallivingpersonsDialogues:truetolife6.JaneAusten(1775-1817)Thef21JaneAusten(1775-1817)Shecalledherwork“afineengravingmadeuponalittlepieceofivoryonlytwoinchessquare”(“两寸牙雕”):①Averynarrowliteraryfield②Butwithinherownfield,sheisunrivaled:vividportraitofhermajorcharactersandrealisticandcolorfulpicturesofthelifeandmannersoftheuppermiddleclassinrualEnglandofhertimeJaneAusten(1775-1817)Shecal22JaneAustenMajorworks:NorthangerAbbey《诺桑觉寺》

(1818)SenseandSensibility《理智与情感》(1811)PrideandPrejudice《傲慢与偏见》(1813)MansfieldPark《曼斯菲尔德庄园》(1814)Emma《艾玛》(1816)Persuasion《劝导》(1818)JaneAustenMajorworks:23PrideandPrejudice“Itisatruthuniversallyacknowledged,thatasinglemaninpossesionofagoodfortunemustbeinwantofawife.”Maincharacters/plot/themeDialoguesCharacteranalysis:Mr.andMrs.Bennet;ElizabethandMr.Darcy;JaneandMr.BingleyPride/prejudicePrideandPrejudice“Itisatr247.WashingtonIvring

(1783-1859)FatherofAmericanliterature.thefatherofAmericanshortstories.thefirstAmericanwritertogaininternationalgame.HiswritingmarksthebeginningofRomanticisminAmericanliterature7.WashingtonIvring(1783-185925WashingtonIvringMajorworksAHistoryofNewYork《纽约外史》TheSketchBook《见闻札记》including:“TheLegendoftheSleepyHollow”《睡谷的传说》“RipVanWinkle”《瑞普·凡·温克尔》WashingtonIvringMajorworks26RipVanWinkleThestoryofRipVanWinklebeginsaboutfiveorsixyearsbeforetheAmericanRevolutionandendstwentyyearslater.TheactiontakesplaceinavillageinBritishcolonialNewYork,neartheHudsonRiverandtheCatskillMountains.ThecharacterofRipVanWinkle:Asimple,good-naturedman;Anobedient,henpecked(惧内的)husband;Agreatfavoriteamongneighborsandchildren;wholoathes（厌恶）'profitablelabor'.Language:humorousTheme:thenostalgiafortheunrecoverablepastRipVanWinkleThestoryofRip278.BronteesistersCharlotteBrontee:JaneEyreEmilyBrontee:WutheringHeights

AnneBrontee:AgnesGrey

TheTenantoftheWildfellHall8.BronteesistersCharlotteBro28JaneEyreThefirstimportantgovernessnovelintheEnglishliteraryhistoryPlot:fivestagesChildhoodatGatesheadEducationattheLowoodSchoolAsagovernessatThornfieldWiththeRiversfamilyatMoorHouseHerreunionwithandmarriagetoRochesteratFerndeanJaneEyreThefirstimportantg29JaneEyre‘DoyouthinkIcanstaytobecomenothingtoyou?Doyouthink

Iamanautomaton?-amachinewithoutfeelings?andcanbeartohavemymorselofbreadsnatchedfrommylips,andmydropoflivingwaterdashedfrommycup?Doyouthink,becauseIampoor,obscure,plain,andlittle,Iamsoullessandheartless?Youthinkwrong!——Ihaveasmuchsoulasyou-andfullasmuchheart!AndifGodhadgiftedmewithsomebeautyandmuchwealth,Ishouldhavemadeitashardforyoutoleaveme,asitisnowformetoleaveyou.Iamnottalkingtoyounowthroughthemediumofcustom,conventionalities,norevenofmortalflesh:itismyspritthataddressesyourspirit;justasifbothhadpassedthroughthegrave,andwestoodatGod’sfeet,equal----asweare!’JaneEyre‘DoyouthinkIcans30JaneEyreAground-breaking(开拓性的)novel:Theheroineissmall,plain,&poorTheheroineisthefirstfemalecharactertoclaimtherighttofeelstronglyaboutheremotionsandactonherconvictions（信念）3.ItisthefirstgovernessnovelinthehistoryofEnglishliterature.4.Itisaworkofcriticalrealismaswellasthefirstandoneofthemostpopularworksoftheworkingmiddle-classwomen.JaneEyreAground-breaking(开拓性31WutheringHeightsCharacters:WutheringHeightsvsThrushcrossGrangeplottheme:love,class,revengeExcerpt:chapter9(P91-96)WutheringHeightsCharacters:Wu32Mr.LintonMr.EarnshawIsabellaEdgarCatherineHeathcliffHindleyLittleCatherine(Cathy)LittleLintonHaretonMr.LintonMr.EarnshawIsabella339.EmilyDickinson(1830-1886)AneventlesslifeRemainsingleallherlife1,800poemsaltogether,butonly7werepublishedwhileshewasaliveThemes:deathandimmortality;nature;love;truth,beauty,etc.9.EmilyDickinson(1830-1886)34EmilyDickinsonPoems:BecauseIcouldnotstopfordeath(P116-117)Structure:six4-linestanzasTheme:deathleadstoimmortalityForm:unconventionaldash;capitalletterFiguresofspeech:metaphor;personificationIDiedforbeauty---butwasscarce(P118)Theme:beautyandtruthareultimatelyoneI’mNobody!(P119)Somebody/nobody/frog/bogEmilyDickinsonPoems:35StyleA:

Herpoemshavenotitles,hencethefirstlineofeachpoemisalwaysquotedasthetitleofeachpoem.B:particularstresspattern:dash“—”C:Capitallettersasameansofemphasis;D:Language:brief,direct,andplain;E:Poem:short,alwaysonoriginalimagesorsymbolsF:Shortpoeticlines,condensedbyusingintensemetaphorsandbyextensiveuseofellipsis.StyleA:Herpoemshavenoti3610.MarkTwain(1835-1910)

Relatedliteraryterms:Localcolorism(乡土文学):asatrendbecamedominantinAmericanliteratureinthe1860sandearly1870s,itisdefinedashavingsuchqualityoftextureandbackgroundthatitcouldnothavebeenwritteninanyotherplaceorbyanyoneelsethananative.Inliterature,regionalismorlocalcolorrefertstofictionorpoetrythatfocusesonspecificfeature—includingcharacters,dialects,customs,history,andlandscape—ofaparticularregion.MarkTwainemployedanunpretentiousstyleofcolloquialisminhisnovelswhichisbestdescribedas“vernacular”.10.MarkTwain(1835-1910)Rela37MarkTwainTheGildedAge(镀金时代):thetermwascoinedbyMarkTwainandCharlesDudleyWarnerintheir1873book,TheGildedAge:ATaleofToday.InAmericanhistory,theGildedAgereferstosubstantialgrowthinpopulationintheUnitedStatesandextravagantdisplaysofwealthandexcessofAmerica’supper-classduringthepost-CivilWarandpost-Reconstructionera,inthelate19thcentury.MarkTwainTheGildedAge(镀金时代)38MarkTwainTheAdventuresofTomSawyerTheAdventureofHuckleberryFinnThePrinceandthePauperTheCopandtheAnthemRunningforGovernorThe£1,000,000Bank-NoteTheInnocentsAbroadTheCelebratedJumpingFrogofCalaverasCountyTheGildedAgeLifeontheMississippiMarkTwainTheAdventuresofTo39MarkTwainTheAdventureofHuckleberryFinnPlotThemeMaincharactersWritingstyle:humor;localcolorism;vernacularExcerpt(P124-129):HowHuckescapesfromhisfatherMarkTwainTheAdventureofHuc4011.ErnestHemingway(1899-1961)In1954,hewasawardedtheNoblePrizeforliterature.Deeplydepressedandtormentedbyfailingartisticandphysicalpower,hecommittedsuicideonJuly2,1961.HeisthespokesmanfortheLostGeneration.11.ErnestHemingway(1899-1961)41MajorworksTheSunAlsoRises(1926)《太阳照常升起》AFarewelltoArms(1929)《永别了，武器》ForWhomtheBellTolls(1940)《丧钟为谁而鸣》TheOldManandtheSea(1952)《老人与海》（PulizerPrize,NobelPrize）MajorworksTheSunAlsoRises42ErnestHemingwayHemingway’sheroisusuallyisolated,andfightsagoodfight.Thereisaparticulartermforhischaracter,“thecodehero/man”(硬汉形象)。（P166）Hethinksawritershouldwritelittle,sothatreaderscanunderstandmuchmore.ThisiscallesIcebergPrinciple(冰山原则).（P166）ErnestHemingwayHemingway’she43TheOldManandtheSea“Lifeisbutalosingbattle,itisastrugglemancandominateinsuchawaythatlossbecomesdignity；mancanbephysicallydestroyedbutneverdefeatedspiritually.”人生不过是一场注定失败的战斗。但人们可以主导这场战斗，化损失为尊严。人的肉体可以被毁灭，但精神永不败。Attheendofthestory,istheoldmandefeated?Whyorwhynot?TheOldManandtheSea“Lifei4412.ToniMorrison(1931-)AfamousAfricanAmericanwomanwriterWontheNobelPrizeinliteraturein1993Hernovelsmainlydealwiththeproblemsofblackwomendefiningtheirrolesandstrivingtosurviveinamaledominatedsociety.12.ToniMorrison(1931-)Afamou45ToniMorrisonMajorworks:TheBluestEye(1970)SongofSolomon(1977)TarBaby(1981)Beloved(1987)Jazz(1992)ToniMorrisonMajorworks:46FiguresofspeechSimile明喻Metaphor暗喻Personification拟人Hyperbole夸张Repetition重复Parallelism排比Allusion典故FiguresofspeechSimile明喻47Termsofpoetry1.stanza诗节2.

meter格律3.foot音步4.pentameter

五音步5.iamb

抑扬格6.iambicpentameter

抑扬格五音步7.rhyme

韵8.RhymeScheme

韵律Termsofpoetry1.stanza诗节48Meter

Referstothearrangedpatterncomposedbystressedsyllableandunstressedsyllable.Oneunit,orcombinationofastressedandunstressedsyllableiscalledafoot(音步).Meter

Referstothearrangedp49TypesofstresspatternexampleIambic抑扬格ˇ′de‵cideTrochee扬抑格′ˇ‵comforanapest抑抑扬格ˇˇ′repre‵sentDactyl扬抑抑格′ˇˇ‵volleyballSpondee扬扬格′′greenhouseTypesofstresspatternexampleI50KindsofMeter(1)monometer(onefoot)(2)diameter(twofeet)(3)trimeter(threefeet)(4)tetrameter（fourfeet)(5)pentameter(fivefeet)(6)hexameter(sixfeet)(7)heptameter(sevenfeet)(8)octameter(8feet)iambicpentameter(五音步抑扬格)iambictetrameter(四音步抑扬格)KindsofMeter(1)monometer(on51KindsofStanza

(1)couplet(两行押韵的诗体)(2)tercet(三行押韵的诗体)(terzarima:隔行押韵的三行诗体,如:OdetotheWestWind)(3)quatrain(四个诗行组成的诗体)(4)ottavarima(八行诗体)(5)Spenserianstanza(九行诗体)(6)sonnet(十四行诗)(又叫商籁体)KindsofStanza

(1)couplet(两52Heroiccouplet英雄双韵体Twosuccessiverhyminglinesofiambicpentamenter.Itwascommonpracticetostringlongsequencesofheroiccoupletstogetherinapattenofaa,bb,cc,dd,ee,ff,andsoon.E.g.AssoonasAprilpiercestotheroot

a

ThedroughtofMarch,andbatheseachbudandshootaThrougheveryveinofsapwithgentleshowersbFromwhoseengenderingliquorspringtheflowers;bWhenzephyrshavebreathedsoftlyallaboutcInspiringeverywoodandfieldtosproutcHeroiccouplet英雄双韵体Twosuccess53RhymeschemeDefinition:patternorsequenceinwhichrhymeoccursE.g.Bidmetoweep,andIwillweep

AWhileIhaveeyestosee;

BAndhavingnone,andyetIwillkeep

AAhearttoweepforthee.BRhymeschemeDefinition:patter54英美文学复习材料英美文学复习材料551.JefferyChaucer(1340-1400)Father/founderofEnglishPoetry

wasburiedin“poet’scorner”inWestminsterAbbeyMajorworks:TheRomauntoftheRose《玫瑰传奇》TheParliamentofFowls《百鸟议会》TroilusandCriseyde《特鲁伊罗斯和克里塞德》TheLegendofGoodWomen《好女人传》TheCanterburyTales《坎特伯雷故事集》1.JefferyChaucer(1340-1400)F56TheCanterburyTalesThestoryofagroupofthirtypeoplewhotravelaspilgrimstoCanterbury.Arich,tapestry(织锦)

ofmedievalsociallifecombiningelementsofallclasses,fromnoblestoworkers,frompriestsandnunstodrunkardsandthieves.TheCanterburyTalesThestory57TheCanterburyTales1.londondialect伦敦方言2.heroiccouplet英雄双韵体3.iambicpentameter五音步抑扬格4.orderofwords语序5.humor,satireandirony幽默与讽刺艺术TheCanterburyTales1.london58TheGeneralPrologue（总序）

TheGeneralPrologueconsistsofcharactersketchesofeachmemberofthegroupthatisgoingtoCanterburyThesetting(P3-4)ThePrioress女修道院副院长(P4-5)irony反讽secular世俗的hypocritical虚伪的TheGeneralPrologue（总序）The592.WilliamShakespeare(1564-1616)RenaissanceMeaning:rebirthorrevivalTime:beganinthe14thcentury,endinthe17thcentury.Place:beganinItaly,laterspreadtoFrance,SpainandEngland.AkeeninterestintheGreekandLatinculture;theartandscienceofancientGreeceandRomewerebeingbornagainafterlongyearsofneglect.Essence:humanism2.WilliamShakespeare(1564-1660WilliamShakespeareWorks37plays2longnarrativepoems154sonnetsWilliamShakespeareWorks61WilliamShakespeareDrama:

Tragedies-Hamlet,Macbeth,KingLear,Othello,RomeoandJulietComedies-

AsYouLikeIt,

TheMerchantsofVenice,MuchAdoAboutNothing,AMidsummerNight’sDream，TheTamingoftheShrew,TwelfthNight

Histories-

HenryIV,HenryV,HenryVI,HenryVIII,RichardIII,Romances/tragicomedies:Cymbeline,TheTempestWilliamShakespeareDrama:62HamletCharacters:Hamlet,Claudius,Gertrude,Ophelia,Polonius,LaertesPlot(P10-11)ThemeActIII,SceneI“Tobeornottobe”(P11-12)Soliloquy(内心独白)（P16）HamletCharacters:Hamlet,Clau63WilliamShakespeare:SonnetAsonnetisa

lyricinvariablyoffourteenlines,usuallyiniambicpentameter五音步抑扬格,restrictedtoadefiniterhymescheme韵律.Threetypesofsonnet1)Petrarchansonnet(彼特拉克体/意大利十四行诗)2)SpenserianSonnet（斯宾塞体十四行诗）3)ShakespearianSonnet（莎士比亚/英国体十四行诗WilliamShakespeare:Sonnet64ShakespearianSonnet3quatrains+acoupletababcdcdefefggSonnet18(P14)“ShallIcomparetheetoasummer’sday?”Theme:Anicesummerdayisusuallytransient,butthebeautyinpoetrycanlastforever.ThusShakespeareexpresseshisfaithinthepermanenceofpoetry,ofartandlove.Figuresofspeech:simile,metaphor,personificationShakespearianSonnet3quatrai65ArtisticachievementsCharacterization:①Shakespeare’smajorcharactersareindividualsrepresentingcertaintypes.②Shakespearesucceedsinexploringthecharacters’innerworld.③Shakespearealsoportrayshischaractersinpairs→Contrastsplotconstruction:①Shakespeareseldominventshisownplot;instead,heborrowsthem.②Thereareusuallyseveralcluesrunningthroughtheplay,thusprovidingthestorywiththesuspenseandapprehension.Language:

①differentpoeticforms,suchasthesonnet,theblankverseandtherhymedcouplet.②richinvocabularyandidiom.ArtisticachievementsCharacte663.JohnMilton(1608-1674)Englishpoetin17thcenturyBothhislifeandhisworksarecloselyrelatedtopoliticsHebecamecompletelyblindin1652Majorworks:ParadiseLostParadiseRegainedSamsonAgonistes3.JohnMilton(1608-1674)Englis67ParadiseLostepic史诗blankverse无韵诗Plot(P21-22)Satan’sAdjuration(P22-23)TheimageofSatan/GodParadiseLostepic史诗68SonnetOnHisDeceasedWife(P24)TohissecondwifeKatherineWoodcockabbaabbacdcdcdSonnetOnHisDeceasedWife(P2694.DanielDefoe(1660-1731)Oneofthepioneersoftherealisticnovelin18thcenturyMasterpiece:RobinsonCrusoe(1719)4.DanielDefoe(1660-1731)Oneo70RobinsonCrusoeForerunneroftheEnglishrealisticnovelBasedonarealstory(P30)plot(P30-31)ImageofRobinsonCrusoe:typicaloftheEnglishbourgeoisie(资产阶级)ofthe18thcentury：hard-working,iron-willed,persistent,self-relianttheme:①themoldingofcharacterthroughtheinfluenceofvariedenvironment;②glorifyingthehumanlabor;③atypicalcharacterofEnglishbourgeoisieattheearlystagesofitsdevelopment;④colonizationingerm.(P31)Excerpt:P31-34RobinsonCrusoeForerunneroft71Romanticism

BeginswiththepublicationofLyricalBallads(1798)andendswiththedeathofSirWalterScott(1832).Pre-romanticpoets:WilliamBlake,RobetBurnsActiveromanticpoets:GeorgeGordonByron,PercyByssheShelley,JohnKeatsPassiveromanticpoets/LakePoets:WilliamWordsworth,SamuelTaylorColeridge,RobertSouthey.Romanticism

Beginswiththepu725.WilliamWordsworthPoetLaureate桂冠诗人CollaboratewithColeridgeonLyricalBallads:adeclarationofromanticismDefinePoetryas“thespontaneousoverflowofpowerfulfeelings,whichoriginatesinemotionrecollectedintranquility”.Aworshipperofnature

5.WilliamWordsworthPoetLaure73IWanderedLonelyasCloudStructure:foursix-linestanzas;iambictetrameter;rhymescheme:ababcc;theme:theharmonybetweenthingsinnatureandtheharmonybetweennatureandthepoethimself/Nature'sbeautyupliftsthehumanspirit.Figuresofspeech:simile,metaphor,personificationIWanderedLonelyasCloudStru746.JaneAusten(1775-1817)ThefirstimportantEnglishwomannovelistWritingstyle:Theme:mostlyaboutloveandmarriageLanguage:simple,humourous,witty,ironicPlot:straightforward,littleactionCharacters:likereallivingpersonsDialogues:truetolife6.JaneAusten(1775-1817)Thef75JaneAusten(1775-1817)Shecalledherwork“afineengravingmadeuponalittlepieceofivoryonlytwoinchessquare”(“两寸牙雕”):①Averynarrowliteraryfield②Butwithinherownfield,sheisunrivaled:vividportraitofhermajorcharactersandrealisticandcolorfulpicturesofthelifeandmannersoftheuppermiddleclassinrualEnglandofhertimeJaneAusten(1775-1817)Shecal76JaneAustenMajorworks:NorthangerAbbey《诺桑觉寺》

(1818)SenseandSensibility《理智与情感》(1811)PrideandPrejudice《傲慢与偏见》(1813)MansfieldPark《曼斯菲尔德庄园》(1814)Emma《艾玛》(1816)Persuasion《劝导》(1818)JaneAustenMajorworks:77PrideandPrejudice“Itisatruthuniversallyacknowledged,thatasinglemaninpossesionofagoodfortunemustbeinwantofawife.”Maincharacters/plot/themeDialoguesCharacteranalysis:Mr.andMrs.Bennet;ElizabethandMr.Darcy;JaneandMr.BingleyPride/prejudicePrideandPrejudice“Itisatr787.WashingtonIvring

(1783-1859)FatherofAmericanliterature.thefatherofAmericanshortstories.thefirstAmericanwritertogaininternationalgame.HiswritingmarksthebeginningofRomanticisminAmericanliterature7.WashingtonIvring(1783-185979WashingtonIvringMajorworksAHistoryofNewYork《纽约外史》TheSketchBook《见闻札记》including:“TheLegendoftheSleepyHollow”《睡谷的传说》“RipVanWinkle”《瑞普·凡·温克尔》WashingtonIvringMajorworks80RipVanWinkleThestoryofRipVanWinklebeginsaboutfiveorsixyearsbeforetheAmericanRevolutionandendstwentyyearslater.TheactiontakesplaceinavillageinBritishcolonialNewYork,neartheHudsonRiverandtheCatskillMountains.ThecharacterofRipVanWinkle:Asimple,good-naturedman;Anobedient,henpecked(惧内的)husband;Agreatfavoriteamongneighborsandchildren;wholoathes（厌恶）'profitablelabor'.Language:humorousTheme:thenostalgiafortheunrecoverablepastRipVanWinkleThestoryofRip818.BronteesistersCharlotteBrontee:JaneEyreEmilyBrontee:WutheringHeights

AnneBrontee:AgnesGrey

TheTenantoftheWildfellHall8.BronteesistersCharlotteBro82JaneEyreThefirstimportantgovernessnovelintheEnglishliteraryhistoryPlot:fivestagesChildhoodatGatesheadEducationattheLowoodSchoolAsagovernessatThornfieldWiththeRiversfamilyatMoorHouseHerreunionwithandmarriagetoRochesteratFerndeanJaneEyreThefirstimportantg83JaneEyre‘DoyouthinkIcanstaytobecomenothingtoyou?Doyouthink

Iamanautomaton?-amachinewithoutfeelings?andcanbeartohavemymorselofbreadsnatchedfrommylips,andmydropoflivingwaterdashedfrommycup?Doyouthink,becauseIampoor,obscure,plain,andlittle,Iamsoullessandheartless?Youthinkwrong!——Ihaveasmuchsoulasyou-andfullasmuchheart!AndifGodhadgiftedmewithsomebeautyandmuchwealth,Ishouldhavemadeitashardforyoutoleaveme,asitisnowformetoleaveyou.Iamnottalkingtoyounowthroughthemediumofcustom,conventionalities,norevenofmortalflesh:itismyspritthataddressesyourspirit;justasifbothhadpassedthroughthegrave,andwestoodatGod’sfeet,equal----asweare!’JaneEyre‘DoyouthinkIcans84JaneEyreAground-breaking(开拓性的)novel:Theheroineissmall,plain,&poorTheheroineisthefirstfemalecharactertoclaimtherighttofeelstronglyaboutheremotionsandactonherconvictions（信念）3.ItisthefirstgovernessnovelinthehistoryofEnglishliterature.4.Itisaworkofcriticalrealismaswellasthefirstandoneofthemostpopularworksoftheworkingmiddle-classwomen.JaneEyreAground-breaking(开拓性85WutheringHeightsCharacters:WutheringHeightsvsThrushcrossGrangeplottheme:love,class,revengeExcerpt:chapter9(P91-96)WutheringHeightsCharacters:Wu86Mr.LintonMr.EarnshawIsabellaEdgarCatherineHeathcliffHindleyLittleCatherine(Cathy)LittleLintonHaretonMr.LintonMr.EarnshawIsabella879.EmilyDickinson(1830-1886)AneventlesslifeRemainsingleallherlife1,800poemsaltogether,butonly7werepublishedwhileshewasaliveThemes:deathandimmortality;nature;love;truth,beauty,etc.9.EmilyDickinson(1830-1886)88EmilyDickinsonPoems:BecauseIcouldnotstopfordeath(P116-117)Structure:six4-linestanzasTheme:d