[英语考试]英美文学课件.docVIP

How much do you know about British literature? 1. Which one of the following books is not written by William Shakespeare? A. Hamlet B. The Pilgrim’s progress C. King Lear D. Macbeth 2. What is the title of the following excerpt of the poem? Who is the author? O, my Luve’s like a red, red rose, That’s newly sprung in June. O, my Luve’s like the melodie, That’s sweetly play’d in tune. 3. Who is your favorite British writer? What kind of literary style do you love most? Have you ever created some works of your own? 1. What is Literature? Literature refers to the practice and profession of writing. It comes from human interest in telling a story, in arranging words in artistic forms, in describing in words some aspects of human experiences. Literature is characterized by beauty of expression and form and by university of intellectual and emotional appeal. Literature shows us not only what a society is like in a certain age, but also what individual feel about it, what they hope from it, and how they can change it or escape from it. Words used to describe literature: Artistic beautifulemotional expressiveimitating imaginativeinformative instructivepleasing passionatereflective valuable2. What is the function of literature ? Literature helps us understand and perceive our world in depth. Literature helps us reach out to different cultures. Literature helps to cultivate our ability of analysis and creativity. Through Literature, we are exposed to the works of the people who are the masters of language and mind. read for pleasure, for relaxation, to acquire knowledge 3. What’s the relationship between literature, reality,writer and reader ? 1. Relation between literature and reality Imitation mimetic theory 2. Relation between literature and writer Expression expressive th