英文文学.ppt

Old English Literature -Middle English Literature-the Renaissance(文艺复兴)-The 17th Century-The 18th Century-English Romanticism-The Victorian Age-The 20th Century;Old English literature;Beowulf , written in Old English sometime before the tenth century A.D., describes the adventures of a great Scandinavian warrior of the sixth century. A rich fabric of fact and fancy, Beowulf is the oldest surviving epic（史诗） in British literature;;The English history: its foundation stone is the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (编年史). It began by Alfred from the Roman invasion of Britain in 54 B.C. to the middle of the 12th century . Under the King’s direction, plenty of books from Europe in Latin on religion ,philosophy, and history were translated to the old England, still a wild and barbarous kingdom;;;Middle English;It developed slowly just like a small stream; (2)William Langland;;;;;;;;Geoffrey Chaucer(1340?---1400) the greatest name in the Middle English literature . He is named in that trio of English poetry giants: Chaucer, Shakespeare, and Milton. ;He was an experienced man. Even once served in the French wars and was taken in prisoner. Then for some reason he went to Italia ,which was a source for many of his later tales. Masterpiece: The Canterbury Tales 坎特伯雷故事集;The Canterbury Tales;;;;; 16th Century;Symbols of this era;The pre-Elizabeth Times;other excellent writers;Elizabeth’s England;Literary representatives of this era;William Shakespeare (1564-1616) ;;;The Works of William Shakespeare ;The Taming of the Shrew Measure for Measure All’s well that ends well The winter’s tale A midsummer Night’s Dream Timon of Athens Loves Labours Lost;Hamlet is without question the most famous play in the English language. Probably written in 1601 or 1602, the tragedy is a milestone in Shakespeares dramatic development; the playwright achieved artistic maturity in this work through his brilliant depiction of the heros struggl