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Lecture1IntroductiontoThisCourse2012.09.01Lecture1Introductionto1SelectedReadingsofBritishandAmericanLiteratureAsurveyofBritishandAmericanliteratureRepresentativesofeachperiodSelectedreadingsofmajorwritersSelectedReadingsofBritisha2CourseRequirements1.Attendanceandparticipationinclassdiscussionarerequired.Studentswhohavethreeormorethanthreeabsences,ifnotexcused,willfailthiscourse.2.Studentsareexpectedtofinishtheassignedreadingbeforeclassandbepreparedtoanswersimplequestionsaboutthetext.3.Studentsareencouragedtounderlinesomewordsorlinesinthetextbookandbringadictionaryandanotebooktoeveryclass.4.Noextensionwillbegivenforpresentationsorpapersexceptforextremereasons.5.Studentswhoplagiarizeorcheatwillfailthiscourse.CourseRequirements1.Attendan3StatementsforthefinalexamⅠMultipleChoice.(25%,1%foreach)1.Thesentence"ShallIcomparetheetoasummer'sday?"isthebeginninglineofoneofShakespeare's________.A.comediesB.tragediesC.sonnetsD.historiesⅡFilltheblankswithproperanswersthatbestanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatements.(20%,1%foreach)1.GeoffreyChaucer,the“1”andoneofthegreatestnarrativepoetsofEngland,wasborninLondonin1343.StatementsforthefinalexamⅠ4ⅢMatchtheliteraryworksinColumnAwiththecorrespondingauthorsinColumnB.(15%,1%foreach)ColumnAColumnBSisterCarrieGeorgeGordonByronDonJuanNathanielHawthorneTheHouseoftheSevenGablesTheodoreDreiserⅢMatchtheliteraryworksin5ⅣReadingComprehension:ReadthequotedpartscarefullyandanswerthequestionsinEnglish.Writeyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceontheanswersheet.(20%)“BethroughmylipstounawakenedEarthThetrumpetofaprophecy!O,Wind,IfWintercomes,canSpringbefarbehind?”1.Identifythetitlethispoemandthepoetwhowroteit.(3%)2.Howdoyouunderstandthelinessymbolically?(4%)ⅣReadingComprehension:Read6ⅤTopicDiscussions:Writenolessthan100wordsoneachofthefollowingtopicsinEnglishinthecorrespondingspaceontheanswersheet.(20%,10%foreach)1.WhyisJaneEyreasuccessfulnovel?ⅤTopicDiscussions:Writeno7ContentsWhatisliterature?ThehistoricaldevelopmentofBritishLiteratureEarlyandMedievalEnglishLiteratureTheRenaissancePeriodContentsWhatisliterature?8WhatisLiterature?Exactdefinitionisimpossible,Butwecandeterminesomeofitsessentialqualities.WhatisLiterature?Exactdefin9MagicinWordsShakespeare’swordsaboutliteratureInsuchaptandgraciouswordsThatagedearsplaytruantathistales,Hehasgiventhemeasureofallliterature,whichmakesusplaytruantwiththepresentworldandrunawaytoliveawhileinthepleasantrealmoffancy.MagicinWordsShakespeare10Whatisliterature?Literatureistheartthatuseslanguageasamedium.Itisalliedtolinguisticmaterialinawaythattheotherartslikemusicandpaintingarenot.Literaturecontainsfiction(novels,shortstories,playsandpoems)andnon-fiction(essays).Literature,asRobertFrostsays,isaperformanceinwords.itistheworkofmenwhoarespeciallysensitivetothelanguageoftheirtimeandwhousetheskilloflanguagetomakepermanenttheirvisionoflife.Whatisliterature?11TheTaskOfLiteratureTheprovinceofallartis________;Onlyasliteraturedelightsus,causingeachreadertobuildinhisownsoulthat“lordlypleasurehouse”ofwhichTennysondreamedinhis“PalaceofArt,”isitworthyofitsname.nottoinstructbuttodelightTheTaskOfLiteraturenottoi12Whatcanbeincludedinliterature?literatureislikeariverinflood,whichgraduallypurifiesitselfintwoways,—themudsettlestothebottom,andthescumrisestothetop.Thethirdcharacteristicofliterature,arisingdirectlyfromtheothertwo,isitspermanence.Whatcanbeincludedinlitera13Goodliteratureknowsnonationality,noranyboundssavethoseofhumanity.Itisoccupiedchieflywithelementarypassionsandemotions,—loveandhate,joyandsorrow,fearandfaith,—whichareanessentialpartofourhumannature;andthemoreitreflectstheseemotionsthemoresurelydoesitawakenaresponseinmenofeveryrace.Thefourthqualityisuniversality,thatis,theappealtothewidesthumaninterestsandthesimplesthumanemotions.Goodliteratureknowsnonatio14Asnoglassiscolorless,buttingesmoreorlessdeeplythereflectionsfromitssurface,sonoauthorcaninterprethumanlifewithoutunconsciouslygivingtoitthenativehueofhisownsoul.Itisthisintenselypersonalelementthatconstitutesstyle.Thefifthqualityisapurelypersonalone,andmaybeexpressedintheindefiniteword“style.”Asnoglassiscolorless,but15Whatis“style”?Def.1.Theadequateexpressionofthought.Def.2.Thepeculiarmannerofexpressingthought.Def.3.Styleistheman,thatis,theunconsciousexpressionofthewriter’sownpersonality.Itistheverysoulofonemanreflecting,asinaglass,thethoughtsandfeelingsofhumanity.Whatis“style”?Def.1.Thead16Whatdowereadforinwesternliterature?ForemotionalsatisfactionForthedidacticfunctionForartisticappreciationOuraiminlearningliteratureistoencourageaconfrontationwithactualworksofartandtodemonstratehowliteratureisaparticularorganizationoflanguage.Whatdowereadforinwestern17TheObjectinStudyingLiteratureTolearnthehistoricaldevelopmentofBritishandAmericanLiterature;ToacquirewithdifferentstylesofBritishandAmericanLiterature;Toknowsomeimportantwritersandtheirmasterpieces;Tolearnhowtoappreciateaselectedreadingofaknownwriter.Torelatesomeworkstothehistoricalbackgroundatthattime.TheObjectinStudyingLiterat18HowtolearnliteratureTobeinterestedinitTocompareitwiththeChineseliteratureTocompareBritishliteraturewiththeAmericanoneTolearnhowtoappreciateandvalueawriterorhisworkHowtolearnliteratureTobei19Howtoappreciateandvalueawriterorhiswork?1.Toanalyzehislifeandcareer2.Toexplorethehistoricalbackgroundofthewriterandhiswork3.Tousedifferenttheoreticalwaystocommentonit4.TohaveyourownideasHowtoappreciateandvaluea20ThehistoricaldevelopmentofBritishLiterature1.OldandMedievalEnglishLiterature(aboutthe5thcentury—1485)2.TheRenaissancePeriod(the14thcentury–middle17thcentury)3.TheNeoclassicalPeriod(the17thcentury–middle18thcentury)4.TheRomanticPeriod(1798—1832)Thehistoricaldevelopmentof21TheVictorianPeriod(CriticalrealisticPeriod)(1830s-1918)TheModernPeriod(1918—1945)7.The20thCenturyEnglishLiterature(1945--)TheVictorianPeriod(Critical22PartThreeOldandMedievalEnglishLiterature一.TheoldEnglishLiteratureThetimeperiod–extendsfromabout450to1066themakingofEnglandtheBritonsTheNormanConquestAnglo-SaxonreligiousbeliefanditsinfluenceGenesis,Exodus(TheOldTestament);TheDreamoftheRood(theNewTestament)PartThreeOldandMedievalE232.TheclassificationoftheoldEnglishpoetry:theOldEnglishpoetrycanbedividedintotwogroups:thereligiousgroupandthesecularone.A:thereligiousgroupismainlyonbiblicalthemes.B:theseculargroupconcludes:Thenationalepicpoem,Beowulf,andlyricalpoemsofshorterlength.2.Theclassificationoftheo243.Therepresentativeofthisperiod:BeowulfA:thenature:Beowulf,isregardedasthenationalepicoftheAnglo-SaxonsB:thesetting:thestorytookplaceinScandinavia.C:thetheme:thepoempresentsavividpictureofhowtheprimitivepeoplewageunderawiseheroicstrugglesagainstthehostileforcesofthenaturalworldunderawiseandmightyleader.3.Therepresentativeofthis25D.thesignificance:thepoemisanexampleoftheminglingofnaturemythsandheroiclegends.ThebattlebetweenBeowulfandtheDragonsymbolicallyrepresentsthatphaseofWinterandSummermythinwhichtheSummerGod,hereembodiesbyBeowulf.D.thesignificance:thepoem26二.ThemedievalEnglishLiterature1.thetimeperiod:from1066uptothemid-14thcentury.二.ThemedievalEnglishLiterat272.theclassificationofthemedievalEnglishLiterature:MiddleEnglishliteraturedealswithawiderrangeofsubjects.A:popularfolkliteraturealsooccupiesanimportantplaceinthisperiod;B.Romancewhichusesnarrativeverseorprosetosingeknightlyadventuresorotherheroicdeedsisapopularliteraryforminthemedievalperiod.WilliamLanglandSirGawainandtheGreenKnight&PiersPlowman2.theclassificationofthem283.therepresentativeofthisperiod:ChaucerandtheCanterburytales.A.TheinfluenceofRenaissance:theinfluenceofRenaissancewasalreadyfeltinthefieldofEnglishliteraturewhenChaucerwaslearningfromthegreatItalianwriterslikePetrarchandBoccaccio.3.therepresentativeofthis29B.ChaucerP4-6

HislifeChaucer’sliterarycareerTroilusandCriseydeTheCanterburyTalesB.ChaucerP4-6

Hislife30C.ThecontributiontoEnglishliteratureChaucerintroducedfromFrancetherhymedstanzastoreplacetheOldEnglishalliterativeverse.InTheRomauntoftheRose,hefirstintroducedintoEnglishtheoctosyllabiccouplet.InTheLegendofGoodWomen,heusedforthefirsttimeinEnglishtherhymedcoupletofiambicpentameter.AndinTheCanterburyTales,Chauceremployedtheheroiccoupletwithtrueease.C.ThecontributiontoEnglish31d.Chauceralsodevelopedtheartofliteratureitself.InTroilusandCriseyde,heCanterburyTales,hedevelopedhisartofpoetrystillfurthertowardsdramaandtheartofnovel.JohnDryden,calledChaucerthefatherofEnglishpoetry.FortheRenaissance,hewastheEnglishHomer.d.Chauceralsodevelopedthe32Lecture1IntroductiontoThisCourse2012.09.01Lecture1Introductionto33SelectedReadingsofBritishandAmericanLiteratureAsurveyofBritishandAmericanliteratureRepresentativesofeachperiodSelectedreadingsofmajorwritersSelectedReadingsofBritisha34CourseRequirements1.Attendanceandparticipationinclassdiscussionarerequired.Studentswhohavethreeormorethanthreeabsences,ifnotexcused,willfailthiscourse.2.Studentsareexpectedtofinishtheassignedreadingbeforeclassandbepreparedtoanswersimplequestionsaboutthetext.3.Studentsareencouragedtounderlinesomewordsorlinesinthetextbookandbringadictionaryandanotebooktoeveryclass.4.Noextensionwillbegivenforpresentationsorpapersexceptforextremereasons.5.Studentswhoplagiarizeorcheatwillfailthiscourse.CourseRequirements1.Attendan35StatementsforthefinalexamⅠMultipleChoice.(25%,1%foreach)1.Thesentence"ShallIcomparetheetoasummer'sday?"isthebeginninglineofoneofShakespeare's________.A.comediesB.tragediesC.sonnetsD.historiesⅡFilltheblankswithproperanswersthatbestanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatements.(20%,1%foreach)1.GeoffreyChaucer,the“1”andoneofthegreatestnarrativepoetsofEngland,wasborninLondonin1343.StatementsforthefinalexamⅠ36ⅢMatchtheliteraryworksinColumnAwiththecorrespondingauthorsinColumnB.(15%,1%foreach)ColumnAColumnBSisterCarrieGeorgeGordonByronDonJuanNathanielHawthorneTheHouseoftheSevenGablesTheodoreDreiserⅢMatchtheliteraryworksin37ⅣReadingComprehension:ReadthequotedpartscarefullyandanswerthequestionsinEnglish.Writeyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceontheanswersheet.(20%)“BethroughmylipstounawakenedEarthThetrumpetofaprophecy!O,Wind,IfWintercomes,canSpringbefarbehind?”1.Identifythetitlethispoemandthepoetwhowroteit.(3%)2.Howdoyouunderstandthelinessymbolically?(4%)ⅣReadingComprehension:Read38ⅤTopicDiscussions:Writenolessthan100wordsoneachofthefollowingtopicsinEnglishinthecorrespondingspaceontheanswersheet.(20%,10%foreach)1.WhyisJaneEyreasuccessfulnovel?ⅤTopicDiscussions:Writeno39ContentsWhatisliterature?ThehistoricaldevelopmentofBritishLiteratureEarlyandMedievalEnglishLiteratureTheRenaissancePeriodContentsWhatisliterature?40WhatisLiterature?Exactdefinitionisimpossible,Butwecandeterminesomeofitsessentialqualities.WhatisLiterature?Exactdefin41MagicinWordsShakespeare’swordsaboutliteratureInsuchaptandgraciouswordsThatagedearsplaytruantathistales,Hehasgiventhemeasureofallliterature,whichmakesusplaytruantwiththepresentworldandrunawaytoliveawhileinthepleasantrealmoffancy.MagicinWordsShakespeare42Whatisliterature?Literatureistheartthatuseslanguageasamedium.Itisalliedtolinguisticmaterialinawaythattheotherartslikemusicandpaintingarenot.Literaturecontainsfiction(novels,shortstories,playsandpoems)andnon-fiction(essays).Literature,asRobertFrostsays,isaperformanceinwords.itistheworkofmenwhoarespeciallysensitivetothelanguageoftheirtimeandwhousetheskilloflanguagetomakepermanenttheirvisionoflife.Whatisliterature?43TheTaskOfLiteratureTheprovinceofallartis________;Onlyasliteraturedelightsus,causingeachreadertobuildinhisownsoulthat“lordlypleasurehouse”ofwhichTennysondreamedinhis“PalaceofArt,”isitworthyofitsname.nottoinstructbuttodelightTheTaskOfLiteraturenottoi44Whatcanbeincludedinliterature?literatureislikeariverinflood,whichgraduallypurifiesitselfintwoways,—themudsettlestothebottom,andthescumrisestothetop.Thethirdcharacteristicofliterature,arisingdirectlyfromtheothertwo,isitspermanence.Whatcanbeincludedinlitera45Goodliteratureknowsnonationality,noranyboundssavethoseofhumanity.Itisoccupiedchieflywithelementarypassionsandemotions,—loveandhate,joyandsorrow,fearandfaith,—whichareanessentialpartofourhumannature;andthemoreitreflectstheseemotionsthemoresurelydoesitawakenaresponseinmenofeveryrace.Thefourthqualityisuniversality,thatis,theappealtothewidesthumaninterestsandthesimplesthumanemotions.Goodliteratureknowsnonatio46Asnoglassiscolorless,buttingesmoreorlessdeeplythereflectionsfromitssurface,sonoauthorcaninterprethumanlifewithoutunconsciouslygivingtoitthenativehueofhisownsoul.Itisthisintenselypersonalelementthatconstitutesstyle.Thefifthqualityisapurelypersonalone,andmaybeexpressedintheindefiniteword“style.”Asnoglassiscolorless,but47Whatis“style”?Def.1.Theadequateexpressionofthought.Def.2.Thepeculiarmannerofexpressingthought.Def.3.Styleistheman,thatis,theunconsciousexpressionofthewriter’sownpersonality.Itistheverysoulofonemanreflecting,asinaglass,thethoughtsandfeelingsofhumanity.Whatis“style”?Def.1.Thead48Whatdowereadforinwesternliterature?ForemotionalsatisfactionForthedidacticfunctionForartisticappreciationOuraiminlearningliteratureistoencourageaconfrontationwithactualworksofartandtodemonstratehowliteratureisaparticularorganizationoflanguage.Whatdowereadforinwestern49TheObjectinStudyingLiteratureTolearnthehistoricaldevelopmentofBritishandAmericanLiterature;ToacquirewithdifferentstylesofBritishandAmericanLiterature;Toknowsomeimportantwritersandtheirmasterpieces;Tolearnhowtoappreciateaselectedreadingofaknownwriter.Torelatesomeworkstothehistoricalbackgroundatthattime.TheObjectinStudyingLiterat50HowtolearnliteratureTobeinterestedinitTocompareitwiththeChineseliteratureTocompareBritishliteraturewiththeAmericanoneTolearnhowtoappreciateandvalueawriterorhisworkHowtolearnliteratureTobei51Howtoappreciateandvalueawriterorhiswork?1.Toanalyzehislifeandcareer2.Toexplorethehistoricalbackgroundofthewriterandhiswork3.Tousedifferenttheoreticalwaystocommentonit4.TohaveyourownideasHowtoappreciateandvaluea52ThehistoricaldevelopmentofBritishLiterature1.OldandMedievalEnglishLiterature(aboutthe5thcentury—1485)2.TheRenaissancePeriod(the14thcentury–middle17thcentury)3.TheNeoclassicalPeriod(the17thcentury–middle18thcentury)4.TheRomanticPeriod(1798—1832)Thehistoricaldevelopmentof53TheVictorianPeriod(CriticalrealisticPeriod)(1830s-1918)TheModernPeriod(1918—1945)7.The20thCenturyEnglishLiterature(1945--)TheVictorianPeriod(Critical54PartThreeOldandMedievalEnglishLiterature一.TheoldEnglishLiteratureThetimeperiod–extendsfromabout450to1066themakingofEnglandtheBritonsTheNormanConquestAnglo-SaxonreligiousbeliefanditsinfluenceGenesis,Exodus(TheOldTestament);TheDreamoftheRood(theNewTestament)PartThreeOldandMedievalE552.TheclassificationoftheoldEnglishpoetry:theOldEnglishpoetrycanbedividedintotwogroups:thereligiousgroupandthesecularone.A:thereligiousgroupismainlyonbiblicalthemes.B:theseculargroupconcludes:Thenationalepicpoem,Beowulf,andlyricalpoemsofshorterlength.2.Theclassificationoftheo563.Therepresentativeofthisperiod:BeowulfA:thenature:Beowulf,isregardedasthenationalepicoftheAnglo-SaxonsB:thesetting:thestorytookplaceinScandinavia.C:thetheme:thepoempresentsavividpictureofhowtheprimitivepeoplewageunderawiseheroicstrugglesagainstthehostileforcesofthenaturalworldunderawiseandmightyleader.3.Therepresentativeofthis57D.thesignificance:thepoemisanexampleofthemingli