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3）.Beowulf,atypicalexampleofOldEnglishpoetry,isregardedtodayasthenational______oftheAnglo-Saxons.
A.sonnet
B.essay
C.epic
D.novel
4）.InTheCanterburyTales,______presentedtousacomprehensiverealisticpictureoftheEnglishsocietyofhistimeandcreatedawholegalleryofvividcharactersfromallwalksoflife.
A.GeoffreyChaucer
B.WilliamShakespeare
C.FrancisBacon
D.WilliamLangland
5）.FortheRenaissance,______wasregardedastheEnglishHomer.HisreputationhasbeensecurelyestablishedasoneofthebestEnglishpoetsforhiswisdom,humorand______.
A.GeoffreyChaucer----wits
B.WilliamShakespeare----wits
C.GeoffreyChaucer----humanity
D.WilliamShakespeare----humanity
6）.Aftertheconquestof1066,threelanguagesco-existedinEngland.Theyare______,______and______.
A.OldEnglish,Greek,Latin
B.OldEnglish,French,Latin
C.OldEnglish,Greek,French
D.English,Greek,French
7）.GeoffreyChauceristhegreatestwriteroftheMedievalperiodinEnglishliterature.In“TheLegendofGoodWomen”,heusedforthefirsttimeinEnglishtherhymedcoupletofiambicpentameterwhichistobecalledlaterthe______.
A.couplet
B.blankverse
C.heroiccouplet
D.epic
8）.Thematicallythepoem“Beowulf”presentsavividpictureofhowtheprimitivepeoplewageheroicstruggleagainstthehostileforcesofthe______worldunderawiseandmighty______.
A.spiritual----hero
B.natural----leader
C.spiritual----god
D.natural----monster
9）.Itcanbesaidthatthoughessentiallystillamedievalwriter,GeoffreyChaucerboremarksofhumanismandanticipatedanew______tocome.
A.man
B.theory
C.doctrine
D.era
10）.GeoffreyChaucerintroducedfromFrancetherhymedstanzasofvarioustypestoEnglishpoetrytoreplacetheOldEnglish______verse.
A.rhymed
B.alliterative
C.social
D.visionary
2.Explainthefollowingliteralterms.
1）.Romance2）.HeroicCouplet3）.Epic
3.Answerthefollowingquestions.
1）.HowmanygroupsdotheOldEnglishpoetrydividedinto?
Whatarethey?
WhichgroupdoesBeowulfbelongto?
Why?
2）.WhatisthecontributionofGeoffreyChaucertoEnglishliterature?
TheRenaissancePeriod
1）.TheRenaissance,inessence,isahistoricalperiodinwhichtheEuropean______thinkersandscholarsmadeattemptstogetridofthoseoldfeudalistideasinmedievalEurope,tointroducenewideasthatexpressedtheinterestsoftherisingbourgeoisie,andtorecoverthepurityoftheearlychurchformthecorruptionoftheRomanCatholicChurch.
A.GreekandRoman
B.humanist
C.religious
D.loyal
2）.Generally,the______referstotheperiodbetweenthe14thandmid-17thcenturies.ItfirststartedinItaly,withthefloweringofpainting,sculptureandliterature.FromItalythemovementwenttoembracetherestofEurope.
A.MedievalPeriod
B.Renaissance
C.OldEnglishPeriod
D.RomanticPeriod
3）.______istheessenceoftheRenaissance.ThomasMore,ChristopherMarloweand_______arethebestrepresentativesoftheEnglishhumanists.
A.Humanity----WilliamShakespeare
B.Humanism-----FrancisBacon
C.Humanity----GeoffreyChaucer
D.Humanism----WilliamShakespeare
4）.TheElizabethan______istherealmainstreamoftheEnglishRenaissance.ThemostfamousdramatistsintheRenaissanceEnglandareChristopherMarlowe,WilliamShakespeare,and______.
A.novel---GeoffreyChaucer
B.poetry----FrancisBacon
C.drama----BenJonson
D.drama----GeoffreyChaucer
5）.HumanismsprangfromtheendeavortorestoreamedievalreverencefortheantiqueauthorsandisfrequentlytakenasthebeginningoftheRenaissanceonitsconscious,intellectualside,fortheGreekand______civilizationwasbasedonsuchaconceptionthat______isthemeasureofallthings.
A.Roman----moral
B.French----reason
C.Roman----man
D.French----God
6）.OneofthemajorresultoftheReformationinEnglandwasthefactthattheBibleinEnglishwasplacedineverychurchandserviceswereheldinEnglishinsteadof______sothatpeople
couldunderstand.
A.Latin
B.French
C.Greek
D.Anglo-Saxon
7）.Wyatt,intheRenaissanceperiod,introducedthePetrarchan______intoEngland,whileSurreybroughtin______verse.
A.drama----free
B.sonnet----blank
C.terzarima----blank
D.couplet----free
8）.IntheearlystageoftheEnglishRenaissance,poetryand______werethemostoutstandingformsandtheywerecarriedonespeciallybyWilliamShakespeareandBenJonson.
A.fiction
B.dramaticfiction
C.poeticdrama
9）.Byemphasizingthedignityofhumanbeingsandtheimportanceofthepresentlife,______voicedtheirbeliefsthatmandidnotonlyhavetherighttoenjoythebeautyofthislife,buthadtheabilitytoperfecthimselfandtoperformwonders.
A.humanists
B.Protestants
C.Catholics
D.playwrights
10）.______wasthefirstimportantEnglishessayist.Hewasalsothefounderofmodernsciencein
England.
A.EdmundSpenser
B.ChristopherMarlowe
D.BenJonson
1）.theRenaissancePeriod
2）.blankverse
3）.Humanism
1）.MakeacommentontheinfluenceofItalianliteraryworksupontheliteratureintheRenaissanceEngland.
2）.Makeacommentonhumanism
3）.WhatarethetypicalcharacteristicsofliteraryworksproducedinRenaissanceEngland?
练习
EdmundSpenser
1.
Fillinthefollowingblanks:
1）.AccordingtoEdmundSpenser’sownexplanation,his“TheFaerieQueene”isa“______poem”,butitisalsoan______.
2）.In“TheFaerieQueene”,theheroofheroes,whopossessesallofthe12______,is______,whoistoplayaroleineachofthe12majoradventures,whichhasitsownindividualhero.
3）.______andtheFairyQueencontributetotheunityofthework“TheFaerieQueene”.
4）.InBook1ofTheFaerieQueene,thepurposeof______’squestiftofreeoriginalmankind----theparentsofUna----fromthepoweroftheDevil.
5）.ItisSpenser’sidealism,hisloveofbeauty,andhisexquisitemelodythatmakehimknownas“the______’s______.”
2.
Explainthefollowingliteralterm
SpenserianStanza
3.Answerthefollowingquestions:
1）.Whyis“TheFaerieQueene”regardedasanallegoricalpoem?
2）.WhatarethemainqualitiesofSpenser’spoetry?
ChristopherMarlowe
Fillinthefollowingblanks.
1）.Asthemostgiftedofthe“University______”,ChristopherMarlowecomposed______playswithinhisshortlifetime.
2）.ItwasChristopherMarlowewhomade____________theprincipalmediumofEnglishdrama.
3）.Theshortpoem“ThePassionateShepherdtoHisLove”byChristopherMarlowe,derivesfromthe______traditioninwhichtheshepherdenjoysanideal______life,cherishingapastoralandpureaffectionforhislove.
4）.ITisMarlowewhobroughtvitalityandgrandeurintotheblankversewithhis“______”,whichcarrystrongemotions.
5）.MarlowecreatedsometypicalRenaissanceheroinhisplayers.TamburlaineandFaustusseek______and______respectively.
Answerthefollowingquestions.
1）.WhataretheachievementsofChristopherMarloweinliterarycreation?
2）.WhichplayisChristopherMarlowe’smasterpiece?
Whatisthestoryoftheplay?
WilliamShakespeare
1）.Withhis______plays,______sonnetsand2longpoems,WilliamShakespearehasestablishedhisgiantpositioninworldliterature.
2）.WilliamShakespeare’s______tragedy“RomeoandJuliet”eulogizesthefaithfulnessof______andthespiritofpursuinghappiness.
3）.WilliamShakespeare’sgreatesttragediesare:
“______”,“______”,“______”andMacbeth.
4）.“_____”,anelaborateandfantasticstory,isknownasthebestofthefinalromanceswrittenbyWilliamShakespeare.
5）.In“Sonnet18”,Shakespearehasaprofoundmeditationonthedestructivepowerof______andtheeternal______broughtforthbypoetrytotheoneheloves.
6）.“______”isgenerallyregardedasShakespeare’smostpopularplayonthestage,forithasthequalitiesofa“blood-and-thunder”thrillerandaphilosophicalexplorationoflifeanddeath.
7）.ThemerchantofVenicepraisethe______betweenAntonioandBassanio,______betweenPortiaandBassanio,greedandbrutalityof______,theJew.
8）.Thesentence“Tobeornottobe----thatisthequestion”isderivedfromShakespeare’s______.Thisisthesoliloquyof______.
9）.TheMerchantofVenicehasadoubleplot.Theplotsjoininthe______sceneofAct4.
10）.Shakespeare’s______playsaremainlywrittenundertheprinciplethatnationalunityunderamightyandjustsovereignisanecessity.
Answerthefollowingquest
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