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inthe18thCentury
4EnglishLiteratureinthe18thCentury
Ⅰ.Essayquestions.
1.Commentonthefeatureoftheneoclassicalliterature.
2.StatetheartisticfeaturesofGulliver’sTravels.
3.DanielDefoe’snovelsRobisonCrusoewasagreatsuccesspartlybecausetheprotagonistwasarealmiddle-classhero.DiscussCrusoe,theprotagonistofthenovel,asanembodimentoftherisingmiddle-classvirtuesinthemid-eighteenthcenturyEngland.
4.DiscusstheartisticfeaturesofHenryFielding’snovels.
5.WhatmakesLaurenceSterne’sTristramShandyoneofthemostoriginalworksinEnglishliterature?
6.AnalyzeGulliver’sTravelstoillustratetheusethesatireinit.
7.CommentonthemainfeaturesofAlexanderPope’sworks.
Ⅱ.Definethefollowingterms.
1.Threeunities9.Persona
2.Didacticliterature10.Epigram
3.Satire11.Gothicnovel
4.Mockepic12.Graveyardschoolofpoetry
5.Farce13.Neoclassicism
6.Burlesque14.Fiction
7.Picaresquenovel15.Anti-hero
8.Melodrama16.Foreshadowing铺垫
Ⅲ.Fillintheblanks.
1.Mostofthewritersinthe18thcenturywereenlighteners.Theyfellintotwogroups:
the________groupandthe_______________group.
2.Theprincipalelementsofthe________novelaremystery,horrorandsuspense.
3.LaurenceSterne’sfamerestschieflyonhistwobooks,__________andASentimentalJourney,esp.theformer.
4.Pamelaiswrittenintheformofa______novel.
5.TheonlynovelofOliverGoldsmithis_________,whichgivesadetailedaccountofthenumerousmisfortunesbefallingthecentralcharacterandhisfamily.
6._________writtenbySheridanisacleversatireonthesentimentalandpseudo-romanticfanciesofmanyyoungwomenoftheupperclassesofthe18thcentury.
7.ThebiographyofSamuelJonsonentitledLifeofJohnsonisfrequentlyconsideredthebestintheEnglishlanguage.Theauthorofthebookis________.
8.TheonlyimportantEnglishdramatistproducedinthe18thcenturyis________.
9.ThomasGray’spoem________istakenasamodelofsentimentalistpoetry,esp.theGraveyardschool.
10.Inthecollectionoffamiliaressays__________,OliverGoldsmithvoiceshissatiricalcommentsontheEnglishsocietyofhisdayfromtheviewpointofanallegedChinesetraveler.
11.In__________,WilliamBlakeexpoundshistheoryofImagination,assertingthattheworldofimaginationistheworldofeternity.
12.“Tilla’theseasgangdry,mydear,
Andtherocksmeltwi’thesun:
Iwillluvetheestill,mydear,
Whilethesandso’lifeshallrun.”
Theaboveverselinesaretakenfromthefamouspoem________.
13.__________isOliverGoldsmith’sbestpoem,whichisasharpprotestagainstthedepopulationoftheEnglishcountrysideasaresultofthelargescaleEnclosureMovement.
14.ThegreatesthistoricalworkinEnglishliterature,TheDeclineandFalloftheRomanEmpireisthemasterpieceof__________.
15.TheHistoryofTomJones,aFoundlinghasbeenpraisedforitsexcellentplotconstruction.Thethreebigdivisionsoftheadventuresoftheheroandtheheroinearemarkedbythechangeofscenes:
________,ontheroadand__________.
16.Fridayisacharacterinthenovel__________.
17.________iscalledtheFatheroftheEnglishNovel.
18._____MollFlanders_____istakenasacompanionpiecetoRobisonCrusoe:
thestoryofhisfemininecounterpartwhostruggleswithdifficultiesinordertogetherportionofsecurity,comfortandwealth.
19.AmongtherepresentativesoftheEnlightenment,_______wasthefirsttointroducerationalismtoEngland.
20.The18thcenturyEnglandisknownastheAgeofEnlightenmentortheAgeof________.
21._________isAlexanderPope’sbestsatiricalpoem.ItssatireisdirectedatDullnessingeneral.
22.SamuelRichardson’smasterpieceis________,inwhichthewritercreatesanimageofayoungwomanwhoisweakandhelplessbutwhodarestorebelagainstthetyrannyandfightagainstthesocialevils.
23.TheSeasonsisoftenconsideredasepoch-making,thefirstsignificantpoeminthetraditionofpre-romanticism.Itiswrittenby__________.
24.InGulliver’sTravels,Yahoosarethecreatureslivingon________.
Ⅳ.Choosethebestanswer.
1.EssayonCriticismisadidacticpoemwrittenin_________.
A.alliterationB.heroiccouplet
C.sonnetD.blankverse
2.LiteratureofNeoclassicismisdifferentfromthatofRomanticisminthat________.
A.theformercelebratesreason,rationality,orderandinstructionwhilethelatterseesliteratureasanexpressiononanindividual’sfeelingsandexperiences
B.Theformerisheavilyreligiousbutthelattersecular
C.Theformerisanintellectualmovement,thepurposeofwhichistoarousethemiddleclassforpoliticalrightswhilethelatterisconcernedwiththepersonalcultivation
D.Theformeradvocatesthe“returntonature”whereasthelatterturnstotheancientGreekandRomanwritersforitsmodels
3.LivesofthePoetsconsistsofthebiographiesof52poetsandaffordssomeofthebest-knownpicturesoftheearlyEnglishpoets.Itsauthoris________.
A.SamuelRichardson
B.JonathanSwift
C.JosephAddison
D.SamuelJohnson
4.JonathanSwift’sfamousprosework____B.____isasatiricaldialoguebetweentheAncientsandtheModernsinthecharacteroftheBeeandthespider.
A.AModestProposal
TheBattleoftheBooks
C.TheDrapier’sLetters
D.AtaleofaTub
5.Ofallthe18thecenturynovelists,_________wasthefirsttosetoutintheoryandpractice,towritespeciallya“comicepicinprose”,andthefirsttogivethemodernnovelitsstructureandstyle.
A.DanielDefoe
B.SamuelRichardson
C.HenryFielding
D.OliverGoldsmith
6.WhichofthefollowingisNOTacharacterinthenovelTheHistoryofTomJones,aFoundling?
Amelia
A.BlifilB.Sophia
C.Mr.AllworthD.
7._______isoftheauthorofthefirstdictionarybyanEnglishman—DictionaryoftheEnglishLanguage,whichhasbecomethefoundationofallsubsequentEnglishdictionaries.
A.SamuelJohnsonB.LaurenceSterne
C.OliverGoldsmithD.SamuelRichardson
8.InSheridan’sTheSchoolforScandal,themanwhowinsthehandofhisbelovedaswellastheinheritanceofhisrichuncleis__________.
A.CharlessurfaceB.JosephSurface
C.SirPeterTeazleD.SirBenjaminBackbite
9.ModernEnglishnovelaroseinthe________century.
A.16thB.17th
C.18thD.19th
10._________isWilliamBlake’smostimportantprosework,whichisthemanifestoofhisspiritualindependence.
A.SongsofInnocence
B.SongsofExperience
C.TheMarriageofHeavenandHell
D.Jerusalem
11.IntheWilliamBlake’spoetry,thefather(andanyotherinwhomhesawtheimageofthefathersuchasGod,PriestandKing)wasusuallyafigureof_______.
A.benevolenceB.admiration
C.loveD.tyranny
12._______wasaprogressiveintellectualmovementgoingonthroughoutEuropeinthe18thcentury.
A.TheRenaissanceB.PuritanMovement
C.RomanticMovementD.TheEnlightenment
13.Sheridan’s_____isthebestEnglishcomedysincethedaysofShakespeare.
A.SheStoopstoConquerB.TheRivals
C.TheSchoolforScandalD.TheConsciousLovers
14.Thepoem________indicatesPope’spoliticalandphilosophicalviewsonhumannatureandrelationwiththeuniverse,thesocietyandhimself.
A.DunciadB.TheRapeofthelock
C.AnEssayonManD.EssayonCriticism
15.SirRogerDeCoverleyisamostlivingpersonwhoappearsfrequentlyintheimportantjournal_________.
A.TheSpectatorB.TheTatlor
C.TheRamblerD.TheIdler
16.WhichofthefollowingplacedoesGullivervisitfirstinGulliver’sTravels?
A.LilliputB.Brobdingnag
C.LaputaD.Houyhnhnms
17.WhichofthefollowingisnottrueaboutRobinsonCrusoe?
A.Itiswrittenintheautobiographical
B.ItisarecordofDefoe’sownexperience.
C.Robinsonspends28yearsofisolatedlifeontheisland
D.itissetinthemiddleofthe17thcentury
18.Inthe18thcentury,_______founditsexpressionchieflyinpoetry,especiallythatofWilliamBlakeandRobertburns.
A.neoclassicismB.realism
C.sentimentalismD.pre-romanticism
19._________isnotanovelwrittenbyT.G.Smollett
A.TheAdventuresofRoderickRandom
B.TheAdventuresofPeregrinePickle
C.TheAdventuresofExpeditionofHumphryClinker
D.TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn
20.AmongthepamphletsJonathanswiftwroteaboutIreland._________isoftheactualsocialstruggleagainstthedebasementoftheIrishcoin.
A.AModestProposalB.TheDrapier’sLetters
C.Gulliver’stravelsD.ATaleofaTub
21.Whichofthefollowingisagothicnovel?
A.TheMysteriesofUdolpho(TheMysteriesUdolpho)
B.TristramShandy
C.NorthangerAbbey
D.TheVicarofWakefield
22.ManyofBurns’songsdealwithfriendship,______haslongbecomeauniversalparting-songofalltheEnglish-speakingcountries.
A.ARed,RedRoseB.AuldLangSyne
C.MyHeart’sinTheHighlandsD.JohnAnderson,MyJo
23.“Naturehimself”isthebasisoffielding’swork,bymature,fieldingmeans___.
A.thegoodnessofhumannature
B.exactobservationandstudyofhumannature
C.thenaturalworld
D.theevilsideofhumannature
24.Theriseandgrowsof__.realisticnovel________isthemostprominentachievementofthe18thcenturyEnglishliterature,whichhasgiventheworldsuchwritersasDanielDefoe,JonathanswiftandHenryfielding.
A.neo-classicalpoetryB
C.sentimentalistnovelD.gothicnovel
25.WhichofthefollowingisnottrueaboutSamuelRichardson?
A.Heisthemasterofwritingepistolarynovels
B.Hehasmuchsympathyforwomenintheirinferiorsocialstatus
C.Heisthefirstnovelistofrealisttradition
D.Hisnovelshaveamoralpurpose.
26.WhichofthefollowingnovelsbyHenryFieldingsatirizesthe