《英美文学选读》串讲讲义14721.doc

《英美文学选读》应考指导 一、教材说明 《英美文学选读》是全国高等教育自学考试英语专业本科段的必修课程，也是广大考生比较头疼的课程。教材大体可以分为两个大的部分，文学发展史和作家介绍及作品选读。让考生头疼的事情是课本信息量太大，考纲要求的内容较多，学习的时候理不出头绪，也不便记忆。事实上，文学课有着相当强的逻辑性和系统性，只要我们把握住这一点，这门课程并不难学，也不难考过。 二、考情分析 2009年，本门课程的考试大纲做了一些调整，这种调整在某种程度上减轻和考生的复习负担，但也同时考察的内容更细，更全。 （）关于考核要求的调整 考核要求中每章概述内容不作调整；“该时期的重要作家”只包含对考核知识点中保留的重要作家的相关内容的考核。 Part One: English Literature An Introduction to Old and Medieval English Literature I Understanding and application: (理解应用) 1.?England’s inhabitants are Celts. And it is conquered by Romans, Anglo Saxons and Normans. The Anglo-Saxons brought the Germanic language and culture to England, while Normans brought the Mediterranean civilization, including Greek culture, Rome law and the Christian religion. It is the cultural influence of these two conquests that provided the source for the rise and growth of English literature. 2. The old English literature extends from about 450 to 1066, the year of the Norman conquest of England. 3. The old English poetry that has survived can be divided into two groups: The religious group and the secular one 4. Beowulf: a typical example of Old English poetry is regarded as the national epic of the Anglo-Saxons. It is an example of the mingling of nature myths and heroic legends. 5. After the Norman’s conquest, three languages co-existed in England. French is the official language that is used by king and the Norman lords. Latin is the principal tongue of church affairs and in universities. Old English was spoken only by the common English people. 6. In the second half of 14th century, English literature started to flourish with the appearance of writers like Geoffrey Chaucer, William Langland, John Gower, and others II Recite: (识记再现) 1. Romance: ①It uses narrative verse or prose to sing knightly adventures or other heroic deeds is a popular literary form in the medieval period. ②It has developed the characteristic medieval motifs of the quest, the test, the meeting with the evil giant and the encou