英美文学选读Literature.pptxVIP

Part One: English Literature;An Introduction to Old and Medieval English Literature;;Beowulf;;Romance;;;;Chaucer’s achievement;;“The Father of English poetry”:;;真题再现;The Renaissance ;;;真题再现;Humanism ;;;The Renaissance in England;;;;;Poetry: John Donne John Milton Metaphysical poetry玄学派诗歌: The term “metaphysical poetry” is commonly used to name the work of the 17th century writers who wrote under the influence of John Donne约翰·邓恩. With a rebellious spirit, the metaphysical poets tried to break away from the conventional fashion of the Elizabethan love poetry. The diction用辞 is simple as compared with that of the Elizabethan or the Neoclassic periods, and echoes the words and cadences节奏 of common speech. The imagery意象 is drawn from the actual life. The form is frequently that of an argument with the poets beloved, with God, or with himself. Drama: Ben Jackson ;;William Shakespeare;;;②The second stage, his style became highly individualized, Five historical: Richard II, King John, Henry IV, part I, II, Henry V Six comedies: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Merchant of Venice, Much Ado About Nothing无事生非, As You like(皆大欢喜), Twelfth Night, and the Merry Wives of Windsor（温莎公爵的快乐情妇） Two tragedies: Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar 尤利乌斯·凯撒 ;③The Third stage is the peak of his creation, included his greatest tragedies and his so-called dark comedies: Seven tragedies: Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth, Antony and Cleopatra（克利奥帕特拉）, Troilus and Cressida（特洛伊罗斯和克雷西达）, Coriolanus（科里奥兰纳斯） Two comedies: All’s Well That Ends Well终成眷属, Measure for Measure一报还一报 ④The last period of Shakespeare’s includes his principal romantic tragicomedies: Pericles, Cymbeline, The Winter’s Tale, and The Tempest Two final plays: Henry III, and The Two Noble Kinsmen ;;;;Hamlet, Othello, King Lear,Macbeth. ;④Romantic tragicomedies The Tempest is a typical example of his pessimistic view towards human life and society in his late year 6. About his sonnets ①Lyric: A poem, usually a short one, which