A Brief Introduction to English Literature 英国文学.doc

教学目的： 使学生了解英国文学这门课的性质、学习方法、学习要求等； 使学生知道什么是文学以及各种文学形式。 教学重点与难点：什么是文学以及各种文学形式的概念。 教学方法与手段：讲授与讨论相结合。 教授内容： General Introduction on Literature Mainly, there are three kinds of literature: fiction, poetry, and drama. I. Fiction Definition: fiction created from the imagination, not presented as fact, though it may base on a true story or situation. Elements Plot: a sequence of interrelated actions and events. Five stages of plot: exposition, complication, crisis, falling action and resolution. Characters: the people in fiction Types of characters: protagonist vs. antagonist Flat vs. round characters Dynamic vs. static characters Setting: place and objects in fiction Types: natural, manufactured Point of view: the angle or perspective from which the author observes and tells the story. Theme: what the author is to say in his story. Style: the author’s particular way of telling his story. Tone: the author’s attitude toward his subject or audience. Symbolism: a key to extended meaning Allegory: the author’s attempt to reinforce his theme by making his characters represent some specific abstract ideas or qualities. Poetry Definition: classified as narrative or lyric. Elements Imagery An image is a concrete representation of a sense impression, a feeling, or an idea. Symbolism A symbol is any object or action that means more than itself, any object or objection that represents something beyond itself. Sound: Rhyme, alliteration and assonance Drama Definition: a dialogue performed by actors on a stage before an audience. Elements Dialogue Staging Genres: comedy, tragedy and tragic-comedy. 教学目的： 1、使学生了解什么是英国文学。 2、使学生从整体上了解英国文学各个时期的历史背景、文学形式、主要作品、作家等，以便在整体上对英国文学有一个清晰的认识。 教学重点：英国文学各个历史时期文学的历史背景、文学形式、主要作家作品。 教学方法与手段：讲授与讨论相结合。 教授内容： A Brief Introduction to English Literature 1. Old English Literature（449A.D. ~ 1066） 1）History background： The making of the England: Jutes, Angles and Saxons invaded Albion and combined into one United