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1、2019年英国文学史复习资料整理范文 篇一：英国文学史复习资料整理(1) ?historicalbackground:themakingofBritain A.Briton(Celtictribes) B.theRomanConquest-RomanBriton 1thJuliusCaesar A.D.43Claudius C.mid-5thAnglo-Saxons(Angles,Saxons,Jutes) Anglo-Saxonperiod D.Danishinvasion late8th,Danes late9th,AlfredtheGreat theliterature theliter
2、atureofthisperiodfallsnaturallyistotwodivisionspaganandChristian paganrepresentsthepoetrywhichtheAnglo-Saxonsprobablybroughtwiththemintheformoforalsagas Christianrepresentsthewritingsdevelopedunderteachingofthemonks. AlloftheearliestpoetryofEnglandwascopiedbythemonks,andseemstohavebeenmoreorlessalte
3、redtogiveitareligiouscoloring. Theangles,animportantTeutonistribe,furnishedthenameforthenewhome,whichwascalledAngle-landafterwardshortenedintoEngland.ThelanguagespokenbythesetribesisgenerallycalledAnglo-SaxonorSaxon. Literaryterm Epic:alongnarrativepoemtellingaboutthedeedsofagreatheroandreflectingth
4、evaluesofthesocietyfromwhichitoriginated.Manyepicsweredrawnfromanoraltraditionandweretransmittedbysongandrecitationbeforetheywerewrittendown. (examples:Iliad,Odyssey,ChansondeRoland) 2.Beowulfnationalepic thelongestandmostmonumentofA-Spoems theoldestsurvivingepicinBritishliterature. ?oralform(6th),e
5、arliestwrittenrecord(7thor8th) ?setinDenmarkandSweden Beowulf 1.3183lines 2.contents: Beowulfcentersonthenarrationoftheexploitsoftheheroicfigurebeowulf. 3adventures Monster-Grendel Grendelsmother fierydragon Theme:primitivepeoplesstruggleagainsthostileforcesofthenaturalworldunderawiseandmightyleader
6、. Beowulfisnotsimplyamanofgreatmilitaryprowessbutheisforevereagertohelpothersindistressandinhislastadventurewiththedragonheshowshimselfaworthyleaderreadytosacrificehisownlifeforthewelfareofhispeople. Features: part-historicalandpartlegendary heathentribalsociety,feudalelements,ChristiancoloringA-Sor
7、oldEnglish;alliterationmetaphor Intheyear1066,atthebattleofHastings,theNormansheadedbyWilliam,DukeofNormandy,defeatedtheAnglo-Saxons. BroughttoEnglandisremarkableforitsbright,romantictalesofloveandadventure. EnglandliteratureisalsoacombinationofFrenchandSaxonelements. Thethreechiefeffectsoftheconque
8、stwere 1.thebringingofRomancivilizationtoEngland 2.thegrowthofnationalityastrongcentralizedgovernment,insteadofthelooseunionofSaxontribes 3.thenewlanguageandliteraturewereproclaimedinChaucer 1theNormanconquestacceleratedthedevelopmentoffeudalism.?onland:therulingclasspossessedlargetractsofland ?onso
9、ciety:distinctclassdivision,miseriesofpeasants ?onlanguage:scholarwroteinFrenchandLatin;eichedEnglish. Thedevelopmentofromanceandknightslegends Romance:Alongcomposition,sometimesinverse,sometimesinprose,describingthelifeandadventuresofanobleman.ThecentralcharacteristheKnight,whohasanoblebirth,isskil
10、lfulintheuseofweaponanddevotestothechurchorKing.Therulesgoverningthemannersandmoralsofaknightareknownaschivalry. ?Themesofromance: thematterofBritainkingArthurandhisknightsoftheRoundTable(Arthurianromances) thematterofFranceCharlemagneandhisknights(Chansonde Roland) thematterofRomefromtheTrojanWarto
11、AlexandertheGreat KingArthur: historicalfigureofCelts;mythologicalfigureinWelshliterature;legendaryheroin ?GeofferyofMonmouth:“HistoryoftheKingsofBritain”?Layamon:“Brut” ?SirTomasMalory:“LeMorteD?Arthur” ?Anglo-Saxon ?LaterlegendsaboutaheronamedArthurwereplacedinthisperiodofviolence.Theinvaderswerev
12、ariouslyAngles,Saxons,Frisians,Jutes,butweresimilarincultureandeventuallyidentifiedthemselvesindifferentlyasAnglesorSaxons. ThemostoutstandingsingleromanceontheArthurianlegendSirGawainandtheGreenKnight(foursections) a.ThefightbetweenSirGawainandtheGreenKnightatKingArthur?sChristmasfeast. b.Gawain?sa
13、dventuresonthewaytofindtheGreenKnightoftheGreenChapel 篇二：英国文学史及选读_复习要点总结 英国文学史及选读第一册复习要点 1.Beowulf:nationalepicoftheEnglishpeople;Denmarkstory;alliteration,metaphorsandunderstatements（此处可能会有填空，选择等小题） 2.Romance（名词解释） 3.“SirGawainandtheGreenKnight”:afamousromanaboutKingArthursstory 4.Ballad（名词解释） 5.Ch
14、aracterofRobinHood 6.GeoffreyChaucer:founderofEnglishpoetry;TheCanterburyTales(maincontents;124storiesplanned,only24finished;writteninMiddleEnglish;significance;form:heroiccouplet) 7.Heroiccouplet(名词解释)8.Renaissance（名词解释）9.ThomasMoreUtopia 10.Sonnet（名词解释）11.Blankverse（名词解释）12.EdmundSpenser“TheFaerieQueene” 13.FrancisBacon“essays”esp.“OfStudies”（推荐阅读，学习写正式语体的英文文章的好参照，本文用词正式优雅，多排比句和长句，语言造诣非常高，里面很多
