literature.ppt

1、2020/8/2,1,English Literature,2020/8/2,2,Why to Learn Literature?,To make us more civilized, qualified and knowledgeable To amuse ourselves and others For further study To Research,2020/8/2,3,Old English (-by the 10th century) Celtic-Anglo-Saxon- Old English Beowulf Middle English (1100-1500) Chauce

2、r “ The Canterbury Tales” Modern English (the 16th century-now) Shakespeare,2020/8/2,4,Globe Theatre in London,2020/8/2,5,Globe Theatre in London,2020/8/2,6,Drama University Wits: they were the humanist dramatists in late 16th century England such as John Lily, Robert Greene, Thomas Kyd and Christop

3、her Marlowe, all of whom were from Oxford or Cambridge. They were all of humble birth and struggled for a livelihood through writing, reformed the drama in some way they paved the way for Shakespeare.,2020/8/2,7,Shakespeare (26, April, 1564-23, April, 1616,2020/8/2,8,Shakespeares birthplaceStratford

4、-upon-Avon, northwest of London,2020/8/2,9,William Shakespeare A dramatist “not of an age, but of all time” by Ben Jonson, not of England, but of the world. Not only a master of English language but also a genius of character portrayal and plot construction A “poet of reality” for his idea that literature should reflect nature and reality. 37 plays, 154 sonnets and 2 long poems, most of which were published as First Folio .,2020/8/2,10,Four great comedies,The Merchant of Venice A Midsummer Nights Dream As you Li