英国文学期末考试必备讲义.doc

heoriginoftheEnglishpeople,theirlanguageandliteratureThesettlementoftheAnglo-Saxonsontheisland:themid5thcenturySevenkingdomsunitedintoonecalledEngland:(Angles,SaxonsandJutes):Anglo-Saxon,)EnglishliteraturebeganwiththeAnglo-SaxonsettlementinEngland:afewrelicsarestillpreserved—:afolklegendbroughttoEnglandfromtheircontinentalhomes(Denmark),reflectingthefeaturesofthetribalsocietyofancienttimesNormanConquestanditsimpactontheEnglishlanguage1066:theendofAnglo-:—differentfromtheoldAnglo-Saxon:Structure:monwords:EnglishMorethan10thousandFrenchwordswereintroduced–).Theromance:describingthelifeandadventureofnobleheroes---).Englishballads:a).InvariousEnglishandScottishdialectsb).Composedcollectively\’]c).Avarietyofthemesd).Mainlytheliteratureofthepeasants:monpeopleinthefeudalsocietye).(1340?----1400):readtheintroductioninyourbookFatherofEnglishpoetry,(玫瑰奇缘)/thehouseoffame(声誉之宫)/theparliamentoffowls(百鸟议会)TheCanterburytalesChaucer’scontributiontoEnglishliterature1).HispoetrytracesoutapathtotheliteratureofEnglishRenaissance,itreflectsthechanges ofthesecondhalfofthe14thcentury2).Asaforerunnerofhumanism,hepraisedman’senergy,intellect,quickwitandloveoflife3).Widelearning:agoodknowledgeofLatin,;,sociallyandintellectuallytobethefounderofEnglishpoetry4).Hislanguage-----MiddleEnglish----vividandexact----goodmasterofEnglish----makingthedialectofLondonthef