Lamb英美文学.ppt

Prose writers of the Romantic Age Lamb 兰姆 History of English Essays Romantic Prose Writers 1. The early 19th century is remarkable for the development of a new and valuable type of critical prose writing. 2. The leaders in this new and important development are William Hazlitt, Leigh Hunt, De Quincy and Charles Lamb. Romantic Prose Writers 3. These prose writers were much influenced by the French Revolution in politics and by the Romantic Movement in literature. 4.They freely expressed their own personality in their writings. 5. The best representative of these writers is Charles Lamb. Charles Lamb (1775—1834) Charles Lamb兰姆 Lamb’s Life Story Lamb’s Life Story Lamb’s Life Story Lamb’s Life Story Major Literary Works 1) His first period: poetical drama (1)?? John Woodvil 《约翰?伍德维尔》a tragedy in 1802 (2)?? Mr H 《H君》a comedy in 1806 2) His second period (1)?? Tales from Shakespeare 《莎士比亚故事集》 published in 1807. (2) Specimens of English Dramatic Poets Contemporary with Shakespeare 《莎士比亚同时代英国戏剧诗人之范作》published in 1808 3) His third period: series of essays (1)?? Essays of Elia, 《伊利亚随笔集》，《伊利亚散文集》published in 1823. (2)?? Last Essays of Elia, 《后随笔集》published in 1833. 3. Features of Lamb’s Essays 1) The most important feature of his essays is his humor. Charles Lamb is a humorist and a master of puns (双关语) and jokes, which abound in his essays. 2) Lamb was especially fond of old writers. His writings are full of archaisms (/a:′keiizm/古词). Features of Lamb’s Essays 3) His essays are intensely personal. They are an excellent picture of Lamb and humanity. His essays are marked by relaxed style, conversational tone and wide range of subject matter. Features of Lamb’s Essays 4)?Lamb is a romanticist of the city, (while Wordsworth is a romanticist of nature). Lamb’s imagination was inspired by the busy life of London, (Wordsworth drew inspirations from the mountains and lakes). Exercises 1)?Remember Lamb’s major works. 2) What are the features of Lamb’s