自考英美文学选读作家特色与作品分析.docx

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自考英美文学选读作家特色与作品分析

自考英美文学选读作家特色与作品分析

作家及其创作思想/写作特点/语言风格/文学成就

选读作品及作品分析/人物性格

WilliamShakespeare（09A）

1.Heholdsthatliteratureshouldbeacombinationofbeauty,kindnessandtruth,andshouldreflectnatureandreality.Healsostatesthatthebeautyinliteraryworkscanlastforever.

2.Hismajorcharactersareneithermerelyindividualonesnortypeones;theyareindividualsrepresentingcertaintypes.Byapplyingapsycho-analyticalapproach,hesucceedsinexploringthecharacters’innermind.Thesoliloquiesinhisplaysfullyrevealthecharacters’innerconflict.

3.Heseldominventshisownplots,butborrowsthemfromsomeoldplaysorstorybooks,orfromancientGreekandRomansources.Hewouldshortenthetimeandintensifythestory.Thereareusuallyseveralthreadsrunningthroughtheplay,thusprovidingthestorywithsuspenseandapprehension.

4.Ironyisagoodmeansofdramaticpresentation.Itmakesthecharacterswhoareignorantofthetruthdocertainridiculousthings.Disguiseisalsoanimportantdevicetocreatedramaticirony,usuallywithwomandisguisedasman.

5.Hecanwriteskillfullyindifferentpoeticforms,suchasthesonnet,theblankverse,andtherhymedcouplet.Hisvocabularyisamazing;heisknowntohaveused16000differentwordsinhisworks.Hiscoinageofnewwordsanddistortionofthemeaningoftheoldonesalsocreatestrikingeffects.

6.Heisaboveallwritersinthepastandinthepresenttime.Hisinfluenceonlaterwritersisimmeasurable.

Sonnet18（06,08,11S）

Sonnet18isoneofthemostbeautifulsonnetswrittenbyShakespeare,inwhichhehasaprofoundmeditationonthedestructivepoweroftimeandtheeternalbeautybroughtforthbypoetrytotheoneheloves.Anicesummer’sdayisusuallytransient,butthebeautyinpoetrycanlastforever.ThusShakespearehasafaithinthepermanenceofpoetry.

TheMerchantofVenice（03Q）

ThethemeoftheplayistopraisethefriendshipbetweenAntonioandBassanio,toidealizePortiaasaheroineofgreatbeauty,witandloyalty,andtoexposetheinsatiablegreedandbrutalityoftheJew.

Hamlet（01S）

1.Hamletisamelancholicscholar-prince,andfacesthedilemmabetweenactionandmind.

2.Urgedtoseekrevengeforhisfather’smurder,hehasnoneofthesingle-mindedbloodlust.Itisnotbecauseheisincapableofaction,butbecauseheissoindecisivethataction,whenitfinallycomes,seemsalmostlikedefeat,diminishingratherthanaddingtothestatureofthehero.

3.Trappedinanightmareworldofspying,testingandplotting,andapparentlybearingtheintolerableburdenofthedutytorevengehisfather’sdeath,hamletisobligedtoinhabitashadowworld,tolivesuspendedbetweenfactandfiction,languageandaction.

4.Hislifeisoneofconstantrole-playing,examiningthenatureofactiononlytodenyitspossibility,forheistoosophisticatedtodegradehisnaturetotheconventionalroleofastagerevenger.

JohnMilton

1.Inhislife,Miltonshowshimselfarealrevolutionary,amasterpoetandagreatprosewriter.

2.AsaChristianhumanist,hefoughtforfreedominallaspects,whilehisachievementsinliteraturemakehimtoweroveralltheotherEnglishwritersofhistimeandexertagreatinfluenceoverlaterones.

ParadiseLost（10Q）

1.Thethemeisthe“FallofMan”,i.e.man’sdisobedienceandthelossofParadise,withitsprimecause–Satan.

2.MiltonintendstoexposethewaysofSatanandto“justifythewaysofGodtomen”.AtthecenteroftheconflictbetweenhumanloveandspiritualdutyliesMilton’sfundamentalconcernwithfreedomandchoice,i.e.thefreedomtoobeyGod’sprohibitiononeatingtheappleandthechoiceofdisobediencemadebylove.Hetriestoconvinceusthatanall-knowingGodwasjustinallowingAdamandEvetobetemptedandtochoosesinanditsinevitablepunishment.

DanielDefoe

1.Asamemberofthemiddleclass,Defoespokeforandtothemembersofhisclass.Inmostofhisworks,hegavehispraisetothehard-working,sturdymiddleclassandshowedhissympathyforthedowntrodden,unfortunatepoor.

2.Defoewasaverygoodstory-teller.Hehadagiftfororganizingminutedetailsinsuchavividwaythathisstoriescouldbebothcredibleandextremelyfascinating.Hissentencearesometimesshort,crispandplain,andsometimeslongandrambling,whichleaveanimpressionofcasualnarration.Hislanguageissmooth,easy,colloquialandmostlyvernacular.Thereisnothingartificialinhislanguage:

itiscommonEnglishatitsbest.

RobinsonCrusoe（12S）（01=08A）

1.Robinsonisarealhero:

atypical18th-centuryEnglishmiddle-classman,withagreatcapacityforwork,inexhaustibleenergy,courage,patienceandpersistenceinovercomingobstacles,instrugglingagainstthehostilenaturalenvironment.

2.Heistheveryprototypeoftheempirebuilder,thepioneercolonist.