英国文学史及作品选读习题集6.docx

1、英国文学史及作品选读习题集66 English Literature in the 19th Century. Essay questions.1. Discuss John Ruskins works on art.2. What is the theme of Charles Dickenss novel A Tale of Two Cities?3. Talk about Charles Dickenss character portrayal, especially child character portrayal.4. Please retell the story of Jane

2、 Eyre and make a comment on it.5. Please talk briefly about Charles Dickenss literary career, and the main features of his works.6. Please make a comment on Thomas Hardys contributions to English literature.7. Make a comment on critical realism.8. Please retell the story of Tess of the DUrbervilles

3、and make a brief comment on it. Define the following terms.1. English critical realism2. Victorian period3. Autobiography4 .Regional novel5. Dramatic monologue6. Dramatization7. Disinterestedness8. Idyll9. Psychological novel10. The Pre-Raphaelites11. Knstlerroman12. Aestheticism13. Naturalism. Fill

4、 in the blanks.1. The comic element is strong in Charles Dickenss first novel, which appeared in monthly sections between April 1836 and November 1837. It records the adventures of Mr. and his companions as they journey about the country.2. is one of Charles Dickenss best works. It is written in the

5、 first person and is the most autobiographical of all his books. In writing the novel, Dickens threw into it deep feelings and much of his own experience in his younger days.3. In the Victorian period, and moral propriety, which were ignored by the Romanticists, became the predominant preoccupation

6、in literary works.4. William Makepeace Thackerays first literary success came with a series of satirical sketches entitled , published in18461847.5. Daniel Deronda, written in1876, is s last novel. The mastery of the subtler complexities of psychological analysis is revealed thoroughly.6. Mrs. Gaske

7、ll was one of the first English writers to make the class struggle between the and the the theme of a novel.7. George Eliots is largely autobiographical in its early chapters. Against the background of rural life, the author traces the fate and tragedy ofa young girl, Maggie, whose noble aspirations

8、 run counter to the philistine narrow-mindedness of those around her.8. Written in 1837-38, tells the story of an orphan boy, whose adventures provide material for a description of the lower depths of London.9. In the Victorian period, the became the most widely read and the most vital and challengi

9、ng expression of progressive thought.10. Although writing from different points of view and with different techniques, the Victorian novelists shared one thing in common, that is, they were all concerned about the fate of the people.11. Robert Brownings poetic experiments transferred the thematic in

10、terest of poetry from mere narration of the story to revelation and study of characters and brought to the Victorian poetry some element.12. Wuthering Heights is written by . It is a morbid story of love, but a powerful attack on the bourgeois marriage system. It shows that true love in a class soci

11、ety is impossible of attainment.13. George Meredith is a master of ; he tries to load his books with wit and wisdom; many of his characters are people with ideas who are determined to voice them.14. In his works, Dickens sets out a full map and a large-scale criticism of the 19th century England, pa

12、rticularly .15. “Culture and Anarchy” is Matthew Arnolds representative work in social criticism. It deals with the whole structure of and .16. Matthew Arnold regarded the quality of “ ”as the principal virtue of poet. He paid great attention to the moral values of poetry, giving a secondary place t

13、o poetry in which “the form is studied and exquisite”.17. “ ” is Thomas Macaulays masterpiece. Macaulay did not intend to be an objective historian. His purpose of writing it is to eulogize the “Glorious Revolution”, and he interprets men and events with a partisan prejudice.18. Between1859and1885Al

14、fredTennysonworkedathisnarrativepoems based on the stories of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table. Those poems were gathered together as .19. , novelist and poet, is one of the representatives of English critical realism at the turn of the 19th century.20. Dickens made his first attempt a

15、t a historical novel in , seemingly anxious to do for London what Scott had done for Edinburgh in The Heart of Midlothian.21. , one of the centurys finest novels, traces the rise and fall of Michael Henchard, a tough, egotistical fellow who, having committed the folly of drunkenly selling his wife a

16、nd baby at a fair, turns teetotal and by sheer perseverance rises to wealth as a corn-factor and to respectability as Mayor of Casterbridge.22. Oliver Twist presents Oliver Twist as Dickenss first hero and Fagin the first figure.23. John Ruskins was written to defend J. M. W. Turner, the English lan

17、dscape painter, against the attacks on his paintings made by the conventional critics of the day.24. The purpose of both The Seven Lamps of Architecture and The Stones of Venice is to glorify , a style distinguished by its high and sharply-pointed arches, which had prevailed in Western Europe from t

18、he 12th to the 16th centuries.25. The most intensely engaging themes in the Palliser novels are the stories of the .26. Jane Eyre represents those working women, who are struggling for the recognition of their basic rights and equality as a human being.27. The Happy Prince and Other Tales and The Ho

19、use of Pomegranates are two collections of written by Oscar Wilde.28. In her novels, George Eliot seeks to present the of a soul and to reveal the motives, impulses and hereditary influences which govern human action.29. Middlemarch provides a panoramic view of life in a small English town and its s

20、urrounding countryside in the century.30. The book News from Nowhere is a , telling the story of a man who falls asleep after an evening at a Socialist League meeting. He wakes in the future to find England transformed into a communist paradise where men and women are free, healthy, and equal.31. is

21、 considered as Samuel Butlers masterpiece. In it, he succeeded in giving a devastating picture of the bourgeois family and the hypocrisy of the British middle class. This novel is a strong challenge of the moral claims of the ruling classes of England.32. The poem “A Shropshire Lad” recalls the pess

22、imism of , the poets favorite novelist. The lines are so simple and beautiful that musicians look to them for songs to set.33. The two most predominating poets of the Victorian period are and .34. In many of Hardys later novels, the conflict between the and the is brought to the center of the stage.

23、35. As a woman of exceptional intelligence and life experience, George Eliot shows a particular concern for the of women. Choose the best answer.1. Which is NOT a character in Dombey and Son?A. Carker B. DombeyC. Edith D. Martin2. , the pioneering woman, according to D. H. Lawrence, was the first no

24、velist that “started putting all the actions inside”.A. George Eliot B. Jane AustenC. Charlotte Bronte D. Emily Bronte 3. The Victorian poetry was mainly characterized by experiments with new styles and new ways of expression. Among these famous experimental poets was who created the verse novel by

25、adopting the novelistic presentation of characters.A. Charles Dickens B. Alfred TennysonC. Robert Browning D. Thomas Hardy4. Which one is NOT William Makepeace Thackerays works?A. Sylvias Lover B. The NewcomesC. The Virginians D. The History of Pendennis5. These works are written by Elizabeth Clegho

26、rn Gaskell EXCEPT .A. Mary Barton B. RuthC. LittleDorrit D. North and South6. Which one is William Makepeace Thackerays historical novel?A. Vanity FairB. The History of Henry EsmondC. Denis DuvalD. Round about Papers7. s works are characterized by a mingling of humor and pathos.A. Thomas Hardy B. Ch

27、arles DickensC. Charlotte Bronte D. George Eliot8. The following are the common characters shared by the three Bronte sisters EXCEPT .A. unmarried B. literaryC. talented D. dying young9. Which one is NOT Charlotte Brontes novel?A. Professor B. VilletteC. Shirley D. Agnes Grey10. Mrs. Gaskell, George

28、 Eliot, Charlotte Bronte and Emily Bronte are NOT all .A. women novelists B. regional novelistsC. Victorian novelists D. pseudonymous novelists11. Which one is NOT written by George Meredith?A. MiddlemarchB. Evan HarringtonC. Emiliain EnglandD. The Ordeal of Richard Feverel12. “History of the French

29、 Revolution” is written by .A. John Ruskin B. Charles DickensC. William Makepeace Thackeray D. Thomas Carlyle13. s first literary success was the publication of his “Essay on Milton” in the Edinburgh Review in1825.A. Thomas Macaulay B. Thomas CarlyleC. Matthew Arnold D. John Ruskin14. Which one is N

30、OT John Ruskins major works in the sphere of art criticism?A. Modern PaintersB. The Seven Lamps of ArchitectureC. Sesame and LiliesD. The Stones of Venice15. s works are all about the struggle of an individual consciousness towards self-realization, about some lonely and neglected young women with a

31、 fierce longing for love, understanding and a full happy life.A. George Eliot B. Charlotte Bronte C. Thomas Hardy D. Jane Austen16. is one that introduces to the English novel the first governess heroine.A. Jane Eyre B. Wuthering HeightsC. Middlemarch D. Agnes Grey17. is an elaborate and powerful ex

32、pression of Alfred Tennysons philosophical and religious thoughts.A. Idylls of the King B. UlyssesC. Poems, Chiefly Lyrical D. In Memoriam18. Hardys principal works are the Wessex novels, i.e., novels describing the characters and environment of his native countryside. is NOT included.A. A Pair of Blue EyesB. Jude the Obscu