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英国文学期末复习资料整理
大三•下英国文学期末复习资料张旭
一、名词解释{5题/10分}
1.apostrophe:
afigureofspeechinwhichthespeakeraddressesadeadorabsentperson,orananimal,objectorabstractidea.
2.dramaticmonologue:
akindofpoeminwhichasinglefictionalorhistoricalcharacterotherthanthepoetspeakstoasilentlistener,revealingunwittinglythingsabouthimselforherself.
3.satire:
akindofwritingthatexpressesthevicesandfolliesofindividuals,institutions,orsocietiestoridiculeandscorn.
4.ode:
arhymedlyricalpoemwhichexpressesnoblefeelingsoftenaddressedtoaperson,anobjectorcelebratinganevent.
5.terzarima:
apoeticformconsistingofaseriesofunitsofthreelinesrhymingaba,bcb,cdc,ded,etc.
6.Byronichero:
arebeloroutlawwhoisstrong-willed,disillusioned,friendless,alwaysatwarwiththeconventionalworld.
7.parody:
theimitativeuseofwords,style,attitude,toneandideasofanauthorinsuchawayastomakethemridiculous.
8.epistolarynovel:
anovelwrittenintheformofaseriesoflettersexchangedamong
thecharactersofthestory,withextractsfromtheirjournalssometimesincluded.
二、文学史常识:
作家作品,相关流派{10题/10分}
1.WilliamWordsworth(华兹华斯1770-1850)
【1】作品特点{P6}:
Closetonaturehehadaprofoundlovefornature.Hethought
thatnaturehadamoralvalueandhasitsphilosophicalsignificanee.
【2】相关作品{P6}:
TheReeluse:
longpoemwhichillustratedhisthinkingoflife,butitremains
unfinished.
ThePrelude(1850):
longpoemwhichtellsthegrowthofhismind.
LyricalBallads(1798):
animportantpieceofliteraturecriticisminEnglishliterature.
Itcanbereadasadeclarationofromanticism.
【3】代表作品{P17}:
IWanderedLonelyAsaCloud
Continuousasthestarsthatshine
Andtwinkleonthemilkyway,Theystretchedinnever-endinglineAlongthemarginofabay:
TenthousandsawIataglanee,Tossingtheirheadsinsprightlydance.
Foroft,whenonmycouchIlieInvacantorinpensivemood,TheyflashuponthatinwardeyeWhichistheblissofsolitude;
Andthenmyheartwithpleasurefills,Anddanceswiththedaffodils.
2.GeorgeGordonByron(拜伦1788-1824)
【1】作品特点:
Heisinterestedindemocracy
【2】关于作者{P41-42}:
Bornofanoblebloodbothonpaternalandmaternallines.
HewasgoodfriendswithShelly
InthestyleofPope,hesatiricallyattackedWordsworth,ColeridgeandSouthey,andtheEdinburghcritics.
AfterheattainedhisM.A.degree,hestayedforsometimeonhisestateandledadissipated(奢靡的)life
From1809to1811,hemadeagrandtouroftheContinent.
【3】相关作品:
(1)EnglishBardsandScotchReviewers:
hisfirstimportantpoem
(2)HoursofIdleness:
acollectionoflyricalverse
(3)ChildeHarold'sPilgrimage:
firsttwocantos(篇章)
(4)OrientalTales:
aseriesofromanticnarrativeverses
(5)Prometheus,SonnetonChillon,andthePrisonerofChillon
(6)ChildeHarold'sPilgrimage:
histhirdandfourthcantos.
【4】代表作品{P59}:
SheWalksinBeauty
3.PercyByssheShelley
(雪莱1792--1822)
【1】关于作者{P61-62}:
Heelopedwithayounggirl,Harriet,atlastshewascommittedsuicide.
ShemetGodwinandfellinlovewithhisdaughterMaryGodwin.Hermotherwas
MaryWollstonecraft(1759-1797),achampionforwomen'srightsandthe
authoressofAVindicationoftheRightsofWoman(1792)
HewasdrownedinatempestwhilesailinginaboatalongthecoastofItaly.
【3】相关作品:
(1)Alastor(1816),TheRevoltoflslam(1818).TheMaskofAnarchy(1819):
allegorical
(讽喻的)poems
(2)PrometheusUnbound(1820),Hellas(1822),andTheCenci(1819):
lyricaldramas.
(3)Adonis(1821):
apoemhewroteonthedeathofKeats
(4)OdetotheWestWind(1819):
themostwell-knownone.
(5)TheDefeneeofPoetry(1821):
publishedin1840afterthepoet'sdeath.
【4】代表作品{P67-70}:
OdetotheWestWind
1、
OWildWestWind,thoubreatheofAutumn'sbeing
Thou,fromwhoseunseenpreseneetheleavesdead
Aredriven,likeghostsfromanenchanterfleeing,
Yellow,andblack,andpale,andhecticred,
Pestilence-strickenmultitudes:
Othou
Whochariltesttotheirdarkwintrybed
Thewingedseeds,wheretheyliecoldandlow,
Eachlikeacorpsewithinitsgrave,until
ThineazuresisteroftheSpringshallblow
Herclariono'erthedreamingearth,andfill
(Drivingsweetbudslikeflockstofeedinair)
Withlivinghuesandodorsplainandhill:
WildSpirit,whichartmovingeverywhere;
Destroyerandpresserver;hear,oh,hear!
4、
IfIwereadeadleafthoumightestbear;
IfIwereaswiftcloudtoflywiththee:
Awavetopantbeneaththypower,andshare
Theimpulseofthystrength,onlylessfree
Thanthou,Ouncontrollable!
Ifeven
Iwereasimmyboyhood,andcouldbe
ThecomradeofthywanderigsoverHeaven.
Asthen,whentooutstripthyskieyspeed
Scarceseem'davision;Iwouldne'erhavestriven
Asthuswiththeeinprayerinmysoreneed.
Oh,liftmeasawave,aleaf,acloud!
Ifalluponthethornsoflife!
Ibleed!
Aheavyweightofhourshaschainedandbowed
Onetoolkethee:
tameless,andswift,andproud.
5、
Makemethylyre,evenastheforestis:
Whatifmyleaversarefallinglikeitsown!
Thetmultofthymightyharmonies
Willtakefrombothadeep,autumnaltone,
Sweetthoughinsadness.Bethou,Spiritfierce,
Myspirit!
Bethoume,impetuousone!
Drivemydeadthoughtsovertheuniverse
Likewitheeredleavestoquickenanewbirth!
And,bytheincantationofthisverse,
Scatter,isfromanunextinguishedhearth
Ashesandsparks,mywordsamongmankind!
Bethroughmylipstounawakenedearth
Thetrumpetofaprophecy!
OWind,
IfWintercomes,canSpringbefarbehind?
4.JohnKeats(约翰•济慈1795-1821)
【1】关于作者{P74}:
UnlikeByronandShelley,KeatswasborninLondon,oflowlyorigin.
Hisparentsdiedearly.Hewasforcedtoservehisapprenticeshipandheworkedas
thesurgeon'shelperformorethantwoyears.
Hediedwhenhewasonly25yearsold.
Mostofhisbestpoemswerewrittenintheshortthreeyearsfrom1817tothetimeof
hisdeath.
名家名言:
Beautyistruth,truthisbeauty.
【2】相关作品:
⑴Endymion(1818):
hislongallegoricalpoem,aboutlovebetweenaGreekshepherd
andthemoongoddess
(2)In1817heabandonedhisprofessionandpublishedhisfirstcollectionofpoems.
【3】作品特点:
(1)Hispoetryisconcernedwithjoyinthebeautyofthisworld.Hehada
tasteofbeautyofnatureandworksofart.
(2)Hispoetryisalwayssenshous,colorfulandrichinimaginarywhich
expresstheacutenessofhissense.
【4】代表作品{P76}:
OdetoaNightingale
I.
MYheartaches,andadrowsynumbnesspains
Mysense,asthoughofhemlockIhaddrunk.
Oremptiedsomedullopiatetothedrains
Oneminutepast,andLethe-wardshadsunk:
'Tisnotthroughenvyofthyhappylot,
Butbeingtoohappyinthinehappiness—
Thatthou,light-wingedDryadofthetrees,
Insomemelodiousplot
Ofbeechengreen,andshadowsnumberless,
Singestofsummerinfull-throatedease.
II.
O,foradraughtofvintage!
thathathbeen
Cool'dalongageinthedeep-delvedearth,
TastingofFloraandthecountrygreen,
Dance,andProvencalsong,andsunburntmirth!
OforabeakerfullofthewarmSouth,
Fullofthetrue,theblushfulHippocrene.
Withbeadedbubbleswinkingatthebrim,
Andpurple-stainedmouth;
ThatImightdrink,andleavetheworldunseen,
Andwiththeefadeawayintotheforestdim:
III.
Fadefaraway,dissolve,andquiteforget
Whatthouamongtheleaveshastneverknown,
Theweariness,thefever,andthefret
Here,wheremensitandheareachothergroan;
Wherepalsyshakesafew,sad,lastgrayhairs,
Whereyouthgrowspale,andspectre-thin,anddies;
Wherebuttothinkistobefullofsorrow
Andleaden-eyeddespairs,
5.CharlesDickens
(狄更斯1812-1870)
WhereBeautycannotkeepherlustrouseyes,
OrnewLovepineatthembeyondto-morrow.
【1】关于作者{P135-136}:
Hewasonceputintoprisonwithhisfather.Althoughhewasthereonlyforhalfa
year,thisexperienceofhischildhoodleftsuchadeepimpressiononhismindthatit
becamearecurringsubjectinhisnovels.
Helaterbecameaparliamentaryreporter.
In1858hebegantogivepublicreadingswhichcontinueduntilhisdeath.
【2】相关作品:
(1)1836:
SketchesbyBoz;
rapidlybroughthimfameandwealth.
⑵1836-1837:
ThePapersofthePickwickClub:
⑶1837-1838:
TheOrphaninOliverTwist(雾都孤儿)
⑷1838-1839:
NicholasNickleby
(5)1840-1841:
TheOldCuriosityShop
⑹1843-1844:
MartinChuzzlewit
⑺1843-1845:
ChristmasstorieswhichincludedAChristmasCarol,TheChimesand
TheCricketontheHearth:
heshowedhisprofoundsympathyforthepoorand
describedhowtherichwereconvertedafterundergoingseveretests.Thesestoriesarepermeatedwiththespiritofbrotherhoodandareregardedasrepresentativesofthe
spiritofChristmas.
(8)After1844:
hebegantowritenovelsofbittersocialcriticism,suchasDombeyand
Son(1848),BleakHouse(1853),HardTimes(1854),LittleDorrit(1857),OurMutual
Friend(1865)
(9)代表作:
DavidCopperfield
【3】作品特点:
(1)Hehasatendencytodepictthegrotesque(veryoddorunusually,fantastically
uglyorabsurd)charactersorevents.Mostofhischaractershaveapeculiarhabit,manner,behavior,dressandcatchphraseofhisorherown.
(2)Helovestoinstilllifeintoinanimatethingsandtocompareanimatebeingsto
inanimatethings.
(3)Heisnotedforhisdescriptionofpatheticscenesthataimtoarousepeople's
(萨克雷1811-1863)
sympathy.Pathos(激起怜悯)isadistinctivequalityinhiswritings.
6.WilliamMakepeaceThackeray
【1】关于作者{P157-158}:
HeandDickenswerecontemporaries(同时代的).TheywerebothnovelistsandhumoristsandtheycriticizedtheVictoriansocietysatirically.
Hewasborninawell-t