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EnglishLiteratureandtheSelectedReadingsDevelopmentofEnglishLiterature.EarlyandMedievalEnglishliterature(-1485).TheEnglishRenaissance(1550-1642?).The17thCentury–ThePeriodofRevolutionandRestoration.The18thCentury–TheAgeofEnlightenment.TheRomanticPeriod(1798-1832).TheVictorianAge(1832-1901).The20thCeturyLitn erature–ModernismandPost-ModernismChapter1EarlyandMedievalEnglishliterature一．Epic（史诗）Apoemthatcelebrateintheformofacontinuousnarrativetheachievementsofoneormoreheroicpersonagesofhistoryortradition.AmongthegreatepicsoftheworldmaybementionedtheIliad,OdysseyandAeneidofclassical. Beowulf1.HistoricalBackgrodun)ThreeInvasions:TheRomanConquest(55B.C-410A.D)TheEnglishConquest(TheAnglo-SaxonPeriod)TheNormanConquest(TheAnglo-NormanPeriod))TwoWars:TheHundredYearsWar(1337-1453)TheWaroftheRose(1455-1485)a.Anglo-SaxonPoetry:Pagan(异教的）&ChristianBeowulf/worksofCaedmandonCynewulf.b.Anglo-NormanPoetry:RomancePoetryinAgeofChaucer：.PopularBallads:BalladsofRobinHood2.评价）Beowulfisanationalepic（史诗）ofEnglishpeople.）ItistherepresentativeworkoftheearlyEnglishliteraturewith3000lines.）Itswriterisunknown.）BeowulfisafolklegendbroughttoEnglandbytheAngloSaxonfromtheirprimitiveNorthernEurope.）Beowulfwaspassedownfrommouthtomouth.）Beowulfwaswritendowninthe10thcentury..Charactersinthestory:Beowulf:anephewofkingofGents,apeopleinDenmark.Hrothgar:kingofDenmark.Grendel:amonster.She-monster(女妖怪):Grendel’smother.Dragon:afiredragon,amonster..OutlineofTheSongofBeowulfTeutonic(日耳曼的）heroBeowulf,thenephewofthekingoftheGeatland,helpedHrothgthemonsterhalf-human,Grendelaswellashisviciousmother.Withhisheroicdeeds,hewaofScyldings(Sweden)for50years.Theninordertogainmoretreasureforhispeople,hefoughthardwithafieryfiredrakeandwasdeadlywounded,eventuallydied.Hislastwillwastoaskhispeopletobuildhistombintoabeaconfortheseafarerswhosailedalongthecoast..ThewritingfeatureofBeos wulf?）Themostimportantisinalliterative(头韵的)verseandinartisticform.Eg：ThusmadetheirmourningthemenofGeatland,Fortheirhero’spassing,hishearth-companions）Anotheristhefrequentuseofmetaphorsandunderstatements(低调陈述)forironicalhumor.ring-giver:kinghearth-companions:atendantwarriorswhale’sroad:sea-wood:nottroublesome:verywell二Romance（传奇）1．介绍）Theliteraturefortheupperclass）Alongcompositioninverseorprose,aboutknights—adventures）Subjectmatters:aboutthematterofBritain,thematerofFrance,thematterofRome）content:lovechivalryandreligion）骑士精神：loyalty,bravely.honesty2.代表作1）KingArthurandHisKnightsoftheRoundTable:themostimportantromanceoftheperiod2）SirGawainandtheGrenKnight:ThebestArthurianromance,anonymous,inalliterativeverseItscharacters:KingArthur,SirGawain,theGreenKnight三Ballad（民谣）.Aballadisastorytoldinsong,usuallyin4-linestanzas,withthe2ndand4thrhymed..TheSubjectsofEnglishBallads)struggleofyounglovers)theconflictbetweenloveandwealth)thecrueltyofjealousy)thecriticismofthecivilwar)themattersofclassstruggle3.代表作Robinhoodballads四．GeoffreyChaucer1.评价）ThefirstgreatEnglishpoet）ThefatherofEnglishpoetry）TherepresentativewriterintheMedievalEnglishliterature2.Chaucer’sthreeliteraryperiods:1）ThefirstortheFrenchperiod:TheRomauntoftheRose《玫瑰传奇》atranslation,popularinMiddleagesTheBookoftheDuchess《悼公爵夫人》,thebestworkofthetimeChaucer’sliterarycareer2）ThesecondortheItalianperiod:TroilusandCriseyde《特罗伊拉斯和克莱西德》apoemofalovestory3）ThethirdortheEnglishperiod,hisbestperiod:TheCanterburyTales《坎特伯雷故事集》,ismasterpieceandarepresentativeworksoftheMiddleAges. TheCanterburyTales1.OutlineItopenswithageneralprologuewherewearetoldofacompanyofpilgrims,32onestTabardInninSouthwark,asuburbofLondon.TheyareontheirwaytotheshrineofSt.ThoCanterbury.Theysetouttogetherwiththejollyinnkeeper,HarryBaily,whoproposedthateachpilgrimshouldtelltwotalesonthewaytoCanterburyandtwomoreonthewayback.But,totallyonly24talesarefinished.ThepilgrimsarefromvariouspartsofEngland,representativesofallwalksoflifeandsomonks,widowsandpriestetc.Hisworkshowedastrikinglybrilliantandpicturesquepanoramaofhistimeandhiscountry.2.Chaucer’slanguage:)Hislanguageisfullofhumorandsatire.)Hislanguageisvivid,exactandsmooth,amasterofword-pictures.)HeisthefirsttouseheroiccoupletwhichheintroducedfromFrance.)HeisthefirstgreatpoetwhowroteintheEnglishlanguage,makingthedialectofLondontforthemodernEnglishspeech.Ps:.Whatisthe“heroiccouplet”?Theheroiccoupletisaverseforminepicpoetry,withlinesoftensyllablesandfivepairs.(英雄诗体：用于史诗或叙事诗，每行十个音节，五个音部，每两行押韵。).Whatis“IambicPentameter”?IambicPentameterhastensyllablesineachlineFivepairofalternatingunstressedandstressedsyllablesTherhythmineachlinesoundslike:ba-Bum/ba-Bum/ba-Bum/ba-Bum/ba-Bum/IambicPentameterisamongthemostcommonmetricalformsinEnglishpoetry;itisusedinmanyofthemajorEnglishpoeticforms,includingBlankVerse,theHeroicCouplet.Shakespeareusediambicpentameterinhisplaysandsonnets..Whatis“IambicPentameter”?Afoot（音步）usuallybeingdefinedasagroupofonestressed()andoneortwounstressed(˘)syllables.ThecommonestfeetinEnglishversearetheiamb(抑扬格）,anunstressedfollowedbyastressedsyllable,asintheword˘re|port;Ifasinglelineofthepoemcontainsonlyonefoot,itiscalledmonometer;twofeet,dimeter;threefeet,trimeter;fourfeet,tetrameter;fivefeet,pentameter;sixfeet,hexameter;sevenfeet,heptameter;eightfeet,octameter.Morethansix,however,israre..thesignificanceoftheCanterburytales)1)Itgiveacomprehensivepictureofchaucer’stime)2Thedramaticstructureofthepoemhasbeenhighlycommendedbycritics3)Chaucer’shumour.)Chaucer’scontributiontotheEnglishlanguage,hegreatlyincreasedtheprestigeoftheEnglishlanguage. Chapter2TheEnglishRenaissanceBackground:TheEnglishBibleTheEnclosureMovementTheWarwithSpainTheRenaissanceandHumanismTheEnglishBible.TheLatinBiblewasuniversallyusedbytheCatholicChurches..TheEnglishtranslationoftheBibleemergedasaresultofthestrugglebetweenProtestantismandCatholicism.TheBiblewasnotablytranslatedintoEnglishbytheProtestants.ThefirstcompleteEnglishBiblewastranslatedbyJohnWycliff“themorningstaroftheReationform”..AfterTydale’sBible,thenappearedtheAuthorizedVersion,whichwasmadein1611undertheauspicesofJamesI.AndsoitwassometimescalledtheKingJamesBible..Apartfromthereligiousinfluence,theAuthorizedVersionhashadagreatinfluenceonEnglishliteratureandLanguage7.WiththewidespreadinfluenceoftheEnglishBible,thestandardmodernEnglishhasbeenconfirmedandconfirmed.TheEnclosureMovementDuringtheMiddleAges,Englandwasaruralcountrywithalotofwoolforexport.Butfromthe15thcenturyonwardEnglandpasseddefinitelyfrombeingamereproducerofwooltobeingamanufacturerofcloth.Andtheincreaseintheexportofclothstimulatedthegreedofthemoneyedclassestoseizemoreandmohandsofthepeasantsinordertoturnthearable(可耕种的）landintopasture.TheWarwithSpainWhatistheresultofthewar?1.Therout(溃败)oftheSpanishfleet“Armada”(Invincible战无不胜的).)avictoryoverSpain)atriumphoftherisingbourgeoisieoverthedecliningofthefeudalism2..Thebourgeoisiefoughtforitsexistence,cametothefore(在显著地位)inthearena（竞技场）ofhistory.RenaissanceTheRenaissancehaditsorigininnorthlyintheIta14thcentury,andspreadnorthwardtoEuropeancountries–toFrance,toGermany,andlastlytoEngland.ItrevivedthestudyofRomanandGreekclassicsandmarkedthebeginningofthebourgeoisrevolution.Ps:TheKeyPointsofRenaissanceRenaissancemean“srebirth”or“revivla”.Itisstimulatedbyaseriesofhistoricalevents,suchasreligiousreformation.Europeanhumanistthinkersandscholarstriedto:1))getridoftheoldfeudalistideas;2)introducenewideasofthebourgeoisie;3)recoverthepurityoftheearlychurch.ThethemeofEnglishRenaissance:.ThethemeoftheEnglishRenaissanceisHumanism..Whatishumanism?HumanismreferstotheliterarycultureintheRenaissance.IntheRenaissancePeriod,schwholarsacalledthemselvesHumanistbegantoemphthecapacitiesofthesizehumanmindandtheachievementsofhumancultureincontrasttothemedievalemphasisonGodandcontemptforthethingsofthisworld.So,humanismbecamethecentralthemeofEnglishRenaissance.ThomasMoreandWilliamShakespearearepresentativesoftheEnglishhumanists.EnglishRenaissanceistheageofpoetryanddrama.Literarytypesandtherepresentatives:poetry→poet:EdmundSpenserdrama→dramatist:WilliamShakespeareprose:→prosewriter:ThomasMoreessay:→essayist:FrancisBacon一．EdmundSpenser（爱德蒙·斯宾赛）(1552-1599)1..SpenserianStanza(斯宾赛诗节))Itisagroupofeightlinesofiambicpentameterfollowedbyasix-stressiambicline,witharhymeschemeababbcbcc)ItisaverseformcreatedbyEdmundSpenserforhispoem,TheFaerieQueene仙后).Eachstanza(hasninelines,eachofthefirsteightlinesisiniambic(抑扬格)pentameter(五音步诗行),andtheninthlineisaniambichexameter（六音步诗行）line.Therhythmschemeisababbcbcc.2.Majorworks1))TheShepherdCalendar《牧羊人日历》apastoralpoemin12books,oneforeachmonthoftheyear2)TheFaerieQueene《仙后》anallegory(寓言）TheFaerieQueene.简介12books,only6finishedFeastof12days,12knights,12adventures6knightsrepresent6virtues:holiness(神圣)，temperance(节制)，chastity(圣洁)，friendship(友谊)，justice(正义)，courtesy(礼节)SymbolisminthefaeriequeeneFaeriequeen:queenElizabeth1Theknightsasawhole:EnglandTheevilfigures:thenemiesofEnglandThedominantthoughts:nationalism,humanism,andpuritanism.CharacteristicsofHisPoetrySpenser’spoetrypossessesthefollowingmainqualities:)aperfectmelody)araresenseofbeauty3)asplendidimagination4)adelicaterealism.Itishisidealism,hisloveofbeautyandhisexquisitemelodythatmakehimknownas“thePoet’sPoet.”..Spenser’sPositioninEnglishLiteratureSpenser’sTheshepherd’sCalendarmarkedthebuddingoftheRenaissance.2)SpenseristhefirstmastertomakeModernEnglishthenaturalmusicofhispoeticeffusions(抒发).3)Heinfluencedmanylaterpoets.SuchasByron,ShellyandKeats.二．ChristopherMarlowe1.评价）ThegreatestofthepioneersinEnglishdrama.）Themostgiftedofthe“UniversityWits”.）Thefirsttoestablishblankverseastheregularmeasurefortragedy）Abrightstarwithalifeof.only292.MajorworksPlaysTamburlaine,«铁木儿»TheJewofMalta,«马耳他岛的犹太人»Dr.Faustus,«浮士德博士的悲剧»PoemsThePassionateShepherdtoHisLove《痴情的牧羊人致意中人》 DoctorFaustus1..TheTragicalHistoryItisbaseduponaGermanlegendwhichtellsthestoryofamansellinghissoultothevil.DeTheherooftheplayisDoctorFaustus,ayoungandbrilliantscholar.ThechieffeatureofFaustus'scharacterisaninsatiabledesireforknowldge.signacontractwithLucifer(theDevil)throughMephistophilis(aservanttoLucifer)2.SocialSignificanceofMarlowe’sPlaysTamburlaine:ambitionTheJewofMalta:greedforwealthDr.Faustus:desireforknowledgeHumanismthespiritoftherisingbourgeoisieThetheme:thepraiseofindividualityfreedfromtherestraintsofmedievaldogmasandlaw;theconvictionoftheboundlesspossibilityofhumaneffortsinconqueringtheuniverse3.Marlowe’sLiteraryAchievementMarlowewasoneofthegratestofthepioneersofEnglishdrama.HereformedtheEnglishdramaandperfectedthelanguageandverseofdramaticworks.ItisMarlowewhofirstmadeblankverse(rhymelessiambicpentameter)theprincipalinstrumentofEnglishdrama.MarlowepavedthewayfortheplaysofthegreatestEnglishdramatist—Shakespeare.Ps:LiteraryTerms"TheFaerieQueene"iswritteninaspecialformthatconsistsofeightiambicpentameterlinesfollowedbyaverseofsixiambicfeet(analexandrine),withtherhymeschemeababbcbcc.ThisformhassincebeencalledtheSpenserianS(the9-linestanzaform)三．w.Shakespeare(威廉.莎士比亚)dramatist,manoftheatre,andpoet1.评价Oneofthemostremarkableplaywrightsandpoetsintheworld.Hisgreatnessdependsonhispnetratingexpositionofhumannature,livelypaintingsofhumanlifeandtruthfulreflectionsofhumanreality.Heisfamousforhischaracterportrayalandplotconstruction.HeisamasterofEnglishla.nguageHeexertsagreatinfluenceonthewritersafterhim.2.主要时期及作品PePeriodWorksCharacteristicsThefirstperiodHistoricalplaysandcomediesOptimisticatmosphere,apprenticeship(学徒期）ThesecondperiodGreattragediesandmaturehistoricalplaysHighlyindividualizedstyleandapproachThethirdperiodGreattragediesHeavytragicnoteandreflectionofsocialunrestThefourthperiodRomantictragicomediesOptimisticfaithinthefutureofhumanity.RepresentativeworksHistory:HenryIV(1-2)TheGreatComediesTheGreatComedies：Mid-summerNight’sDream《仲夏夜之梦》TheMerchantofVenice《威尼斯商人》AsYouLikeIt《皆大欢喜》TwelfthNight《十二夜》TheGreatTragedies:Hamlet《哈姆雷特》Othello《奥赛罗》KingLear《李尔王》MacBeth《麦克白》Themesofhisworks1).TheGreatComediesHesangoftheiryouth,loveidealofhappiness.Thevictoryoftheirhumanistidealisinevitable,onlyafterseverestruggleagainstallobstacles.Theheroesandheroinesfightagainstdestinyitselfandcontrolandguidetheirownfateaccordingwill,whotrustinthemselvesandtheireffortsareputahappyfinishingwithsuccess.Thegreatspiritisoptimism.Shakespearetakesanoptimisticattitudestowardsloveandyouth,andtheromanticelementsarebroughtintofullplay.2).TheGreatTragediesInShakespeare’stragedies,heexposessocialcontradictionsofthetime.Eachportrayssomenoblehero,whofacestheinjusticeofhumanlifeandiscaughtinadifficultsituationandwhosefateiscloselyconnectedwiththefateofthewholenation.Eachhashisweaknessofnature.3).TheMatureHistoriesShakespeare’shistoriesshowthehorrorsofcivilwar,theresponsibilityofaneffectiveruler,aportancelegitimatesuccessiontothethrone.Theprincipleideaoftheseplaysisthenecessityfornationalunityunderoneking.Inotherwords,nationalunityisveryimportantandnecessaryunderamightyandjustleadership..Shakespeare'sAchievements☆)Shakespeareisoneofthefoundersofrealisminworldliterature.)Shakespeare'sdramaticcreationoftenusedthemethodofadaptation.)Shakespearewasskilledinmanypoeticforms:theSong,thesonnet,thecouplet,andthedramaticblankverse.)ShakespearewasagreatmasteroftheEnglishlanguage.)Shakespearerepresentedthetrendofhistoryingivingvoicetothedesireandaspirationsofthepeople)shakespeare’shumanism)hischaracterization)hisoriginality9)asagreatpoet Hamlet1.MMainCharactersPrinceHamlet:thetitlecharacter,isthesonofthelateKingofDenmark,whowasalsonamedHamleataschoolinWittenburg.Heischargedbytheghostofhisfathertoavengehismurder,whichhefinallybuthehimselfhasbeenmortallyedwithapoisonedrapier(短剑）byLaertes.ClaudiusisthecurrentKingofDenmark,Hamlet‘suncle,whosucceededtothethroneuponthedeathofClaudiusiskilledwithapoisonedrapierbyHamlet.KingHamlet(referredtointhestagedirectionsasGhost)wasHamlet'sfather.Atthestartoftheplay,heisHeappearstoHamletasaghostandurgeshimtoavengehismurder.KingHamletwaskilledbypoisonemphisears.)GertrudeisHamlet'smother,thewidowofKingHamletwhobecamethewifeofClaudius,arelatidincestuousinShakespeare'stime.ShediesbyaccidentallydrinkingpoisonedwineintendedforHamlet.OpheliaisPolonius‘daughter.SheandHamlethavehadromanticfeelingsforeachother,althoughthey(atleastimplicitly)havebeenwarnedthatitwouldbepoliticallyinexpedien不适当的）forthemtomar(ry.shedrownsherselfinbrook(小溪）.LaertesisPolonius'sson,whodeeplycaresforOphelia,hissister,andspendsmuchoftheplayinFrance.hekillsHamletwithapoisonedrapiertoavengethedeathsofPoloniusandOphelia.Hamletkillswiththehimsamerapier,althoughatthetimeHamletdidnotrealiseitwaspoisoned.2..TheStory:ActI:HoratioandtwoothersareonwatchatthecastleofElsinore.TheyseeanapparitionresemblingthelateKingofDenmark.Thespectercannotbepersuadedtospeak.Itvanishesatcockcrow.Hamletgrievesoverhismother’sspeedyre-marriage.Heistoldoftheghost.TheghostleadsHamletaway,tellshimhowhewasmurdered,andaskshimtorevenge.ActII:Poloniusdirectssomeonetolookintohisson’sprivatelife.OpheliacomesandreportsaboutHa’ssymptomsofletmadness. PoloniusdecidesthatHamletismadforloveofOpheliaandhurriesherofftoreportthemKing.ClaudiusandGertrudeaskRosencrantzandGuildensterntoobserveHamletanddeterminethec“anticdisposition.”HamletsuspectsthatRandGareClaudius’spies.HearrangesforacompanyofplayerstoperformTheMurGonzago.ActIII:OpheliawalkswherHamletwillseeher.Hamletenters,greetsOphelia,butthenrailsagainstwo HeinsultsPoloniusandurgesOpheliatoenteranunnery（修道院）.HamletinstructstheplayersandsetsHoratiotowatchtheKing’sreactiontotheplay.HehimselfsitsbyOpheliaandjestswithher.Claudiusleavesduringapantomime.（哑剧）HefaceGesrtrudeinherchamber.Hiswildmannermakeshercryoutforsafety,andheroutcrymakestheeavesdroppingPoloniuscallforhelp.HamletkillsPoloniuswithathrustthroughthearras.（挂毯）ClaudiusgivesordersthatHamletbesentEngland.toActIV:TheQueenhearsofOphelia’sdistractedbehavior.Laerteshasherdofhisfather’sdeaathandhascomebackforrevenge.TheKingcalmsLaertes.ClaudiusandLaertesplantokillHamletinafencing(击剑）matchbyapoisonedrapierandapoisoneddrink.GertrudecomestoreportthedrowningofOphelia.ActV:HamletandHoratiocomeupontworusticsdiggingagrave.AfuneralpartyentersandHamletdiscorpseisthatofOphelia.Thefencingmatchstarts.Hamletscorestwohits.Gertrudedrinkstohishealthfromthepoisonedcup.LaertespricksHamletwiththepoisonedrapier.TheirweaponsareexchangedandLaertesisfawounded.Gertrudedies.HamletleapsatClaudiusandrunshimthrough.FinallyHamletinsiststhatHoratioliveontothewholestory..FamousLines: “Frailty,thynameiswoman.” --Hamletinsoliloquy“Whatapieceofworkisaman,hownobleinreason,howinfiniteinfaculties,informandmovinghowexpressandadmirable,inactionhowlikeanangel,inapprehensionhowlikeagod:thebeautyoftheworld,theparagon（模范）ofanimals—andyet,tome,whatisthisquintessenceofdust?”mandelightsnotme:no,norwomanneither,thoughbysmilingyouseemtosayso. - --HamlettoRandG.TheCharacterofHamlet)Theweaknessinhischaracter:hisloveandhatredforhismother(OedipusComplex)melancholy:notbrightenedupevenwithlove,lackpassionhesitation:ahabitoftoomuchthought,delayedaction,idealism)Hamletisahumanist,amanwhoisfreefrommedievalprejudicesandsuperstitions.Hehasanunboundedlovefortheworldinsteadoftheheaven.)Startingfromhishumanistloveofman,heturnstothosearoundhimwiththesameeagerness.Helovesgoodandhatesevil.Hisdemocratictendencyisbasedonhishumanistthought.)Hisintellectualgeniusisoutstanding.Heisacloseobserverofmenandmanners.“Denmarkisaprison.”)notamerescholar;meditative(thoughtful);genius;accomplished(talented);far-reaching(深远的，广泛的)；sparkling(才华横溢的)Sonnet14RomeoandJuliet四．Francisbacon(佛朗西斯.培根)(1561—1626).评价）awell-knownlawyer,literarymanandstatesman;）thefatherofEnglishmaterialandexperimentalscience;）thefirstEnglishwriterofaflexible,varied,preciseprose.．主要作品）philosophy:AdvancementofLearning《学术的推进》;NewInstrument《新工具》）professional:MaximsoftheLaw《法律格言》）essays:Essays《随笔／培根论文集》3.代表作:Essays《培根论文集》：OfstudiesOfwisdomOfdeathOffriendshipOftravel.FamousSayings).Menfeardeathaschildrenfeartogointhedark.(成人怕死就像小孩怕到黑暗的地方去一样。)).Theremedyisworsethanthedisease.（医治不得法，不如不医治。［喻］在处理乱子时如果采取的措施不恰当，往往会使情况更糟糕。）).Somebooksaretobetasted;otherstobeswallowed;andsomefewtobechewedanddigested.=Somebooksaretobereadonlyinparts;otherstoberead,butnotcuriously;andsomefewtobereadwholly.一些书可以品尝，另外一些书可以吞食，少数的一些书可以咀嚼、消化。4)..Readingmakesafullman,conversation/conferenceareadyman,writinganexactman.读书使人渊博，交谈/讨论使人敏捷，写作使人严谨。5)..Awisemanwillmakemoreopportunitiesthanhefinds.5.WritingStyleBacon'sessayshavealiterarystylepeculiartotheirown.Theyarenotedfortheirclearness,brevityandforceofexpression.Bacon’schiefconcernistoexpresshisthoughtwithclearnessandinasfewwordsaspossible.GenerallySpeaking,Bacon'sliterarystylehasthreeprominentqualities:directness,terseness,andforcefulness.Chapter3The17thCentury–ThePeriodofRevolutionandReionstoratSocialBackgroudnIn1642,acivilwarbrokeoutbetweenCharlesIandtheparliament.AlltheclassesinEnglandcamps.In1649Charleswassentencedtodeath,andEnglandwasdeclaredtobeacommonwealthandCromwellbecametheleaderofthecountry.Theperiodfrom1660to1688,isknownastheperiodofRestoration.(复辟）In1688，JamesIIwasexpelledfromthroneandWilliamII,wasnamedashissuccessor.ThiseventisknownastheGloriousRevolut光荣革命）LiteratureinThisPeriodTheRevolutionperiodproducedoneofthemostimportantpoetsinEnglishliterature,JohnMilton,whoglorifyanyageandpeople,andinhisworktheindomitablerevolutionaryspiritfounditsnoblestexpression.ForthisrethisperiodisalsocalledAgeofMilton’Themainliteraryformoftheperiodwaspoetry.Amongthepoets,Miltonwasthegreatest.Besideshim,ttwoothergroupsofpoets,theMetaphysicalPoetsandtheCavalierPoets.MajorFiguresinThisAge.TheMetaphysicals:（玄学派）JohnDonne:SongsandSonnetsGeorgeHerbert：Virtue.TheCavaliers:（骑士派）BenJonson:SongtoCeliaRobertHerrick:TotheVirgins,toMakeMuchofTime.ThePuritanismLiterature:（清教文学）Milton:ParadiseLost.SamsonAgonistesJohnBunyan:ThePilgrim’sProgress(novel)一.玄学派1．简要介绍：玄学诗的特点：mysticisminconntefantastica