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1660——1789(thereturnoftheStuartstotheEnglishtopublishmentofLyricalBallads)
Theromanticperiods
1789——1832(publishmentofLyricalBalladstoSirWalterScott’sdeath)
Thevictorianperiods
1836——1901
Themodernperiods
thesecondhalfofthe19thcentury——theearlyofthe20thcentury
美国文学
theendofthe18thcentury——theoutbreakoftheCivilWar(WashingtonIrving’sTheSketchtoWhitman’sLeavesofGrass)
Therealisticperiods
1865——1914
Thetwentiethcentury
Civilwar:
1861——1865
WorldWarⅠ:
1914——1918
WorldWarⅡ:
1931——1945
英国文学—Theoldandmedievalperiods
1.Beowuf这部作品Romance是这个时期最流行的文学形式;
Chaucer第一个引进“英雄偶句”诗体。
Beowulf(贝奥武甫(八世纪初的一篇古英语史诗;
该史诗中的主角)),atypicalexampleofoldEnglishpoetry,isregardedtodayasthenationalepic(民族史诗)oftheAnglo-Saxons.Literaryposition:
Thepoemwasoriginallyinanoralform,itiswrittendowninthe10thcentury.Thematicallythepoempresentsavividpictureofhowtheprimitivepeoplewageheroicstrugglesagainstthehostileforcesofthenaturalworldunderawiseandmightyleader.
Romance(骑士抒情诗),apopularliteraryforminthemedievalperiod)usesnarrativeverseorprosetosingknightlyadventuresorotherheroicdeeds,whosemotifs(主题,主旨)ofthequestisfortruth,beautyandkindness.
Chaucer(乔叟):
whosemasterpieceisTheCanterburyTales《坎特伯雷故事集》.ThefamouscharacterofhisworksistheWifeofBath.Chauceremployedtheheroiccoupletverseform(英雄双韵诗形式)withtrueeaseandcharmforthefirsttimeinthehistoryofEnglishliterature.HeisthefatherofEnglishpoetry.
英国文学—Therenaissanceperiods
1.《仙后》一部寓言(allegory),人物象征意义与主题.
TheFaerieisanallegory.
TheRed-crosseKnightstandsforSt.George,thepatronsaintofEngland,andhealsorepresentHoliness.
AlovelyLadie,virginUna,symbolizesthethruthorthetruefaithofreligion.
AmilkewhitelambereprentstheGod.
DragonandinfernallfeendrefertheSatan
Thethemeisnot“Armsandtheman,”butsomethingmoreromantic—“fiecewarresandfaithfulloves”.
2.斯宾塞的诗歌特点
Thefivemainquailitesofspenser’spoetryare:
1)aperfectmelody;
2)araresenseofbeauty;
3)asplendidimagination;
4)aloftypurityandseriousness;
5)adedicatedidealism.
3.《浮士德》的主题
Dr.FaustusisaplaybasedontheGermanlegendofamagicianaspiringforknowledgeandfinallymeetinghistragicendasaresultofsellinghissoultotheDevil.Theplay’sdominantmoralishumanthanreligious.Itcelebratesthehumanpassionforknowledge,powerandhappiness;
italsorevealsman’sfrustrationinrealizingthehighaspirationinahostilemoralorder.Andtheconfinementtotimeisthecruelestfactofman’scondition.
4.《威尼丝商人》的故事及主题
Theplayhasadoubleplot:
1)Bassanio——Portia
2)Antonio——Shylock
ThetraditionalthemeoftheplayistopraisethefriendshipbetweemAntonioandBassanio,toidealizePortiaasaheroineofgreatebeaulity,witandloyalty,andtoexposetheinsatiablegreedandbrutalityoftheJew.Tody,manypeopletendtoregardtheplayasasatireofthechristians’hypocrisyandtheirfalsestandardsoffrindshipandlove,theircunningwayofpursuingworldliness(俗心,俗气)andtheirunreasoningprejudiceagainstJews.
5.Milton的三部作品
ParadiseLost,ParadiseRegained,SamsonAgonistes.
英国文学—Theneoclassicalperiods
1.Bunyan的《天路历程》是一部寓言(allegory),其主题及《名利场》的寓意
ThePilgrim’sProgressisthemostsuccessfulreligiousallegoryintheEnglishlanguage.ItspurposeistourgepeopletoabidebyChristiandoctrinesandseeksalvationthroughconstantstrugglewiththeirownweaknessandallkindsofsocialevils.Itspredominantmetaphor—lifeasajourney—issimpleandfamiliar.TheobjectsthatChristianmeetsarehomelyandcommonplace,andthescencepresentedatypicalEnglishones,butthroughouttheallegoryaspiritualsignifianceisaddedtothecommonplacedetails.
TheVanityFairsymbolizeshumanworld,for“Allthatcomethisvanity.”Everythingandanythinginthisworldis“vanity”,havingnovalueandnomeaning.TheVanityFair,a“marcketsellingnothingness”ofallsorts,isadirtyplaceoriginallybuiltupbydevils,but,thistown“lay”inthewaytotheCelestialCity,meaningpilgrimshadtoresistthetempatationstherewaythrough.So,thedepictionofthe“Fair”insellingthingsworldlyandinattractingpeoplebad,representsJohnBunyan’srejectionoftheworldlyseekingsandpiouslongingforthepureandcharming“CelestialCity”hisChristianideal.
2.鲁宾逊的意义
Robinsonisherearealhero:
atypicaleighteenth-centuryEnlishmiddle-classman,withagreatcapacityforwork,inexhaustibleenergy,courage,patienceandpersistenceinovercomingobstacles,instugglingagainstthehostilenaturalenvironment.Heistheveryprototypeoftheempirebuilder,thepioneercolonist.
3.Gulliver’sTravel的四个部分
Thebookcontainsfourparts.
Thefirstpart——Lilliput
Thesecondpart——Brobdingnag
Thethirdpart——flyingIsland
Thefourthpart——Houyhnhnmland,Yahoo
Asawhole,thebookisoneofthemosteffcetiveanddevastatingcriticismsandsatiresofallaspectsinthenEnglishandEuropeanlife—socially,politically,religiously,philosophically,scientifically,andmorally.
4.Fielding的贡献
Fieldinghasbeenregardedbysomeas“FatheroftheEnglishNovel”.
Hewasfirsttosetout,bothintheoryandpractice,towritespecificallya“comicepicinprose,”thefirsttogivethemodernnovelitsstructureandsyle.Beforehim,therelatingofastoryinanovelwaseithertheEpisolaryformorthepicaresqueform,butfieldingadopted“thethird-personnarration,”inwhichtheauthorbecomethe“all-knowingGod”.
英国文学—Theromanticperiods
1.Blake青春之歌与经验之歌的比较
TheSongofInnocenceisalovelyvolumeofpoems,presentingahappyandinnocentworld,thoughnotwithoutitsevilsandsuffering.
HisSongsofExperiecncepaintsadifferentworld,aworldofmisery,poverty,disease,warandrepressionwithmelancholytone.
Thetwo“ChimneySweeper”poemsaregoodexamplestorevealtherelationbetweenaneconomiccircumstance,i.e.theexploitationofchildlabor,andanideologicalcircumstance,i.e.theroleplayedbyreligioninmakingcompianttoexploitation.ThepoemfromtheSongsofInnocenceindicatestheconditionswhichmakereligionaconsolation,aprospect(景色,前景)of“illusoryhappiness;
”thepoemfromtheSongsoftheExperiencerevealsthetruenatureofreligionwhichhelpsbringmiserytothepoorchild.
2.拜伦式英雄
Buyron’schiefcontributionishiscreationofthe“Byronichero,”aproud,mysteriousrebelfigureofnobleorigin.Withimmensesuperiorityinhispassionsandpowers,thisByronicherowouldcarryonhisshoulderstheburdensofrightingallthewrongsinacorruptsociety,andwouldrisesingle-handedlyagainstanykindoftyrannicalruleseitheringovernment,inreligion,orinmoralprincipleswithunconquerablewillsandinexhaustilbeenergies.
3.KEATS的希腊古瓮颂的主题
OdeonangrecianUrnshowsthecontrastbetweenthepermanenceofartandthetranscienceofhumanpassion.
4.奥丝丁的三种婚姻观
StoriesofloveandmarriageprovidethemajorthemeinallJaneAusten’snovels,inwhichfemalechatactersarealwaysplayinganactivepart.Intheirpursuitofamarriage,theyateusuallycategorizeintothreetypesaccordingtotheirdifferentattitudes:
thosewhowouldmarryformaterialwealthandsocialposition,thosewhowouldmarryjustforbeautyandpassion,andthosewhowouldmarryfortruelovewithaconsiderationofthepartner’spersonalmeritaswelladhiseconomicalandsocialstatus.
5.《傲慢与偏见》的故事及主题
PrideandPrejudicemainlytellsofthelovestorybetweenarich,proundyoungmanDarcyandthebeautifulandintelligentElizaethBennet.Noneofthedaughterscaninherittheestateofthefamilyforithasbeenentaileduponthenearestmaleheir,WillianCollins,CollinsintendstomarryandhedecidestoshooseElizabethasawayofmakingamendsforinheritingthefamily’sestate.Collinsisapreposterous(荒谬的)suitor,andElizabethrejectstheproposal.AnotheryoungmancalledDarcyproposesher,butshehasprejudiceagainsthimbecauseshethinksthathehasnothingbutpride.Aftermanytwistsandturns,theyarehappilyunited.ThisbooktellsusagreatdealaboutattitudetowardmarriageinAusten’stime.
Storiesofloveandmarriageprovidethemajorthemesinallhernovels,JaneAustentriestosaythatitiswrongtomarryjustformoneyorforbeauty,butitisalsowrongtomarrywithoutit.
asitissaidinthebookthatitisatruthuniversallyacknowledgedthatasingemaninpossessionofagoodfoutunemustbeinwantofawife.
英国文学—Thevictorianperiods
1.Dickens小说的3种角色类型及创作生涯。
Thebest-depictedcharacterofthenovelistcanbeclassifiedintothreetypes:
1)theinnocent,pesecuted(受迫害的),helplesschildcharactersuchasOliverTwist,LittleNell,DavidCopperfield,andLittleDorrit;
2)thehorribleandgrotesquecharactersuchadFagin,BillSikesandQulip;
3)thehumourousandcomicfigureslikeMr.Micawber,SamWeller,andMrs.Gamp.
Thebesthecandoseemstotrytoretainanoptimismwithwishfulthinking,asinhisealyworks,ortoexpressahelplessindignant(愤怒的,愤慨的)protest(主张,断言,抗议),asinhislaternovel.
Oliver人物的背景
Thenovelisfamousforitsvividdescriptionsoftheworkhouseandlifeoftheunderworldinthenineteenth-centuryLondon.Theauthor’sintimateknowledgeofpeopleofthelowestorderandofthecityitselfapparentlycomesfromhisjournalisticyears.HerethenovelalsopresentsOliverTwistasDickens’sfirst