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英国文学复习
1.Arcadia
2.TheShepherdsCalendar
3.TheAdvancenientofLearning
4.KingMidas
5.TheJewofMalta
6.AsYouLikeIt
7.Othello
8.JuliusCaesar
9.EveryManinHisHumour
10.TheAlchemist
11.SongsandSonnets
12.TheTemple
13.Lycidas
14.SamsonAgonistes
15.GraceAboundingtotheChiefofSinners
16.ThePilgrim'sProgress
17.AbsalomandAchitophel
18.AnnusMirabilis
19.ParadiseRegained
20.TheHindandthePanther
1.Anglo-Saxonconquesthappenedinthe5thcentury.
2.ThefirstEnglishmenareAnglo-Saxons.
3.ThehistoryofEnglishliteraturebeganwithAnglo-SaxonsettlementinBritain.
4.BeowulfisthemostimportantspecimenofOldEnglishliterature.
5.ThemainstoriesofBeowulfarebasedonthefolklegendsoftheprimitivenortherntribes.
6.Beowulfpresentsanall-roundlifepictureofthetribalsociety.
7.Theuseofalliteration,metaphors,understatementsstrongstressesandpredominanceofconsonantsisanotablefeatureofBeowulf.
8.ThefirstknownreligiouspoetinEnglandisCaedmon.
9.WhenwetalkabouttheOldEnglishprosethefirstnamethatcomesintoourmindisVenerableBede.
10.TheAnglo-SaxonChronicleisAlfredtheGreat'smostimportantcontributiontotheOldEnglishproseliterature.
11.TheNormanConquestbroughtthebodyofcustomsandidealsknownaschivalryintoEngland.
12.AftertheNormanConquest,theknightlycode,theromanticinterestinwomentendernessandreverencepaidtoVirginMarywerereflectedinEnglishliterature.
13.TheprevailingliteraryforminthefeudalEnglandwastheromance.
14.SirGawainandtheGreenKnightistheculminationoftheromancesaboutKingArthur.
15.WilliamLanglandwroteaboutsocialdiscontentandpreachedtheequalityofmenanddignityoflabour.
16.PiersPlowmandescribesthenarrator'sdreamvisions.
17.ChaucerisacclaimednotonlyasthefatherofEnglishpoetrybutalsoasthefatherofEnglishfiction.
18.TheRomauntoftheRose,themostpopularpoemofMiddleAges,wasoneofChaucer’stranslationsfromFrench.
19.Beingoneoftheforerunnersofmodernism,Chaucerpraisesman'senergy,intellect,quickwitandloveoflife.
20.OneofChaucer'sgreatcontributionstoEnglishpoetryishisintroductionofFrenchpoemstoEnglishpoetry.
31.ThekeynoteofEnglishRenaissancewashumanism.
32.Elizabethanpoetryisremarkableforitsvariety,freshness,youthfulnessanditsromanticfeeling.
33.OneofthegreatcontributionsmadebyThomasWyatttoEnglishpoetryistheintroductionofthesonnet.
34.HenryHowardiscreditedwithintroducingtheblankverseintoEnglishpoetry.
35.ThreecyclesofsonnetswereproducedintheRenaissanceperiod.ThefirstoneisAstrophelandStella.
36.TheFaerieQueenecontainssixstoriesabouttheadventuresofknights,whoaremadetobeallegoricalcharactersbyEdmundSpenser.
37.ThedominatingthoughtsofTheFaerieQueenearenationalism,humanismandPuritanism.
38.ItislikelythatwhenwritingHamletShakespeareborrowedsomethingfromTheSpanishTragedy.
39.WhenShakespearewroteKingLearandMacbeth,hemainlyreliedonHolinshed'sChronicles.
40.Inwritingplays,BenJonsoninsistedonadherencetothethreeunities.
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41.TheliteratureoftheRevolutionPeriodisdifferentfromtheliteratureofElizabethanPeriod.
42.TheworksoftheMetaphysicalPoetsarecharacterisedbymysticismincontentandfantasticalityinform.
43.ThepoemsbytheMetaphysicalpoetsarefulloffarfetchedconceits.
44.JohnMiltonwrotethefinestpastoralelegyinEnglish,Lycidas,tomemorialisethetragicdeathofaCambridgefriendandclassmate.
45.ThestoriesofParadiseLostweretakenfromtheOldTestament.
46.ParadiseLostwaswritteninblankverse.
47.Milton’spoetryisnotedforsublimityofthoughtandmajestyofexpression.
48.InThePilgrim’sProgress,theallegoricalnarrativeisbasedontheideaofajourney.
49.IndescribingtheVanityFair,BunyandrawsasatiricalpicturenotonlyofLondonatthetimeoftheRestorationbutofthewholebourgeoissociety.
50.Dryden'sgreatestworkofliterarycriticismisAnEssayofDramaticPoesy.
T1.AfterAnglo-Saxonconquest,sevensmallkingdomsappearedinBritainandlatertheywerecombinedintoaunitedkingdomnamedEngland.
F2.Anglo-Saxonliteratureisexclusivelyaproseliteratureinoralform.
T3.EnglishpoetryintheAnglo-Saxonperiodfallsintotwogroups:
non-religiousandreligious.
T4.BeowulfistheoldestsurvivingepicintheEnglishlanguage.
T5.Beowulfreflectshowpeopleinthetribalsocietyfoughtagainstnature.
F6.Caedmon'slegendarylifestoryisdescribedbyBedeinTheAnglo-SaxonChronicle.
F7.HistoriaEcclesiasticadescribeshowreligionwasintroducedandspreadinEngland.
T8.VenerableBedeisthefirstscholarinEnglishliteratureandhasbeenregardedasthefatherofEnglishlearning.
F9.TheEcclesiasticalHistoryoftheEnglishPeopleisthebestmonumentoftheOldEnglishprose.
T10.Cynewulftookhispoeticalsubjectmatterpartlyfromthechurchliturgy,butmorelargelyfromthehomiliesofGregorytheGreat.
F11.AfterNormanConquest,threelanguageswereusedinEngland.TheywereFrenchusedbytheNormans,Latinusedbyscholarsandclergymen,andEnglishusedbyAnglo-Saxons.
T12.Theknightisdescribedasthecentralcharacterintheromancethatisdevotedtothechurch,thekingandafairlady.
F13.ThecycleofromancesaboutRomemainlydealswiththeexploitsandadventuresofCharlestheGreat,KingoftheFranksandEmperoroftheWestEmpire.
F14.GeoffreyChaucerwasascholar,alawyer,abusinessmanandacourtier,whosharedallthestirringlifeofhisageinhiswritings.
F15.Chaucerintendedtowriteabout100talestoldbythe30pilgrimsinhismasterpiece.
T16.Theportraitsofthe30pilgrimsdrawnbyChaucerinthePrologueofTheCanterburyTalessupplyaminiatureofthemedievalEnglishsociety.
F17.Beingarebelofthesocietyofhistime,Chauceraffirmsman'srighttopursuehappinessandopposesthedogmaofasceticism.
F18.ChaucermadeagreatcontributiontomakingthedialectofLondonthefoundationofmodemEnglishspeechandestablishingEnglishastheliterarylanguageofthecountry.
F19.The15thcenturyhastraditionallybeendescribedastheprosperousperiodinEnglishliterature.
T20.LeMorted'Arthurreflectsthesocialsceneofthetransitionalperiodwhenfeudalismwasdyingandcapitalismwasrising.
T21.EnglishliteratureoftheRevolutionPeriodwitnessedaconflictbetweenthetwoantagonisticcamps.
F22.TheRevolutionPeriodisalsocalledPuritanAge.Inthisperiodliteraryworksshowmuchromanticardour.
T23.CavalierPoetsmostlywroteabouttheflittingjoysoflifeandexpressedthespiritofpessimism.
T24.InMilton'slifeandliterarycareerthetwodominanthistoricalmovements:
RenaissanceandReformationcombineandreceivetheirmostintenseandintelligentexpression.
T25.ManycriticshavenotedthatinParadiseLostthepictureofGodsurroundedbyhisangelsresemblesthecourtofanabsolutemonarch,whileSatanandhisfollowersbearcloseresemblancetoaparliament.
F26.Samson’smiserableblindservitudeamonghisenemies,hisagonisinglongingforsightandfreedom,andthelastterribletriumphareallallusionstoSatan'sstory.
T27.JohnMiltonisthegloriouspioneertointroduceblankverseintonon-dramaticpoetry.
T28.Sinceitsfirstappearance,ThePilgrimsProgresshasbeenthemostwidelyreadbookandoneofthemostpopularpiecesofChristianwritingthathaveappearedinEnglish.
T29.InThePilgrim’sProgress,thefiguresandplaceswhichtheheromeetwithonhisjoumeystandforthevariousexperiencesthat
l.Portia
2.Hamlet
3.Volpone
4.JohnFalstaff
5.HenryV
6.Iago
7.Shylock
8.DoctorFaustus
1.WhatarethecharacteristicsofAnglo-Saxonliterature?
Anglo-Saxonliteratureisalmostexclusivelyaverseliteratureinoralform.Mostofitscreatorsremainunknown.Itiswrittendownlongafteritscomposition.TwogroupsofpoetryarefoundinAnglo-Saxonperiod.BeforeChristianitywasintroduced,therewaspaganpoetry.TherepresentativeisBeowulf.AftertheintroductionofChristianity,Christianpoetryappeared.TherepresentativesarethepoemscomposedbyCaedmonandCynewulf.Prosearrivedlaterthanpoetry.Itappearedinaboutthe8thcentury.VenerableBedeandAlfredtheGreatarefamousprosewritersofthatperiod.
2.BrieflytellthestoryofBeowulf.
ThestoryofBeowulfconsistsoftwoparts.ThefirstdealswiththeheroicdeedsofBeowulfthroughdescribinghowBeowulffightsagainstthemonsterGrendel,andfinallykillshimandhismother.ThesecondpartcelebratestheheroicspiritandbraveryofBeowulfthroughdescribinghisfightagainstafiredragonthathasdonealotofdestructiontohiskingdomandpeople.Beowulfdragonanddiesaheroicdeath.
3.WhatarethewritingfeaturesofBeowulf?
1)BeowulfisapaganpoemthoughithasChristianflavourthatthemonasteryscribegaveitwhenhewroteitdown.Itistheresultofpagancivilisation.Itshowsanall-roundpictureofthetribalsociety.2)Itusesalotofstrongstresses.Eachlinehasfourstresses,withtwoineachhalfline.3)Alliterationismuchused.Threestressesofeachlinearemademoreemphaticthroughtheuseofalliteration.4)Metaphorsandunderstatementsaremuchusedinthewholepoem.
4.WhatisthethemeofBeowulf?
Beowulfindicateshowthepeopleinprimitivesocietyconquerthedisastersandmisfortunesthatnaturemakesforhumanbeings.Beowulf,theheroofthestorystandsforman'senergyandpower,andman'sindomitablespiritand