英美文學(xué)復(fù)習(xí)重點(diǎn)27位作家

1、PartOne:EnglishLiteratureAnIntroductiontoOldMedievalEnglishLiteratureIUnderstingapplication:(理解應(yīng)用理解應(yīng)用)1.Engl’sinhabitantsareCelts.itisconqueredbyRomansAngloSaxonsNmans.TheAngloSaxonsbroughttheGermaniclanguageculturetoEng

2、lwhileNmansbroughttheMediterraneancivilizationincludingGreekcultureRomelawtheChristianreligion.ItistheculturalinfluenceofthesetwoconqueststhatprovidedthesourceftherisegrowthofEnglishliterature.2.TheoldEnglishliteratureex

3、tendsfromabout450to1066theyearoftheNmanconquestofEngl.3.TheoldEnglishpoetrythathassurvivedcanbedividedintotwogroups:Thereligiousgroupthesecularone4.Beowulf:atypicalexampleofOldEnglishpoetryisregardedasthenationalepicofth

4、eAngloSaxons.Itisanexampleoftheminglingofnaturemythsheroiclegends.5.AftertheNman’sconquestthreelanguagescoexistedinEngl.FrenchistheofficiallanguagethatisusedbykingtheNmanlds.Latinistheprincipaltongueofchurchaffairsinuniv

5、ersities.OldEnglishwasspokenonlybythecommonEnglishpeople.6.Inthesecondhalfof14thcenturyEnglishliteraturestartedtoflourishwiththeappearanceofwriterslikeGeoffreyChaucerWilliamLanglJohnGowerothersIIRecite:(識(shí)記再現(xiàn)識(shí)記再現(xiàn))1.Romanc

6、e:①I(mǎi)tusesnarrativeverseprosetosingknightlyadventuresotherheroicdeedsisapopularliteraryfminthemedievalperiod.②Ithasdevelopedtheacteristicmedievalmotifsofthequestthetestthemeetingwiththeevilgianttheencounterwiththebeautifu

7、lbeloved.④HegreatlycontributedtothematuringofEnglishpoetry.TodayChaucer’sreputationhasbeensecurelyestablishedasoneofthebestEnglishpoetsfhiswisdomhumhumanity.6.“TheFatherofEnglishpoetry”:iginallyOldEnglishpoemsaremainlyal

8、literativeverseswithfewvariations.①ChaucerintroducedfromFrancetherhymedstanzasofvarioustypestoEnglishpoetrytoreplaceit.②InTheRomauntoftheRose(玫瑰傳奇)hefirstintroducedtotheEnglishtheoctosyllabiccouplet(八音節(jié)對(duì)偶句).③InTheLegendo

9、fGoodWomenheusedfthefirsttimeinEnglishheroiccouplet.④inhismasterpieceTheCanterburyTalesheemployedheroiccoupletwithtrueeasemfthefirsttimeinthehistyofEnglishliterature.⑤HisartmadehimoneofthegreatestpoetsinEnglishJohnDryden

10、calledhim“thefatherofEnglishpoetry”.【例題例題】ThewkthatpresentedfthefirsttimeinEnglishliteratureacomprehensiverealisticpictureofthemedievalEnglishsocietycreatedawholegalleryofvividactersfromallwalksoflifeismostlikely________

11、______.(0704)A.WilliamLangl’sPiersPlowmanB.GeoffreyChaucer’sTheCanterburyTalesC.JohnGower’sConfessionAmantisD.SirGawaintheGreenKnight【答案答案】B【解析解析】(P4.para.2)本題考查的是中世紀(jì)時(shí)期幾位詩(shī)人作品的創(chuàng)作主題和創(chuàng)作范圍。本題考查的是中世紀(jì)時(shí)期幾位詩(shī)人作品的創(chuàng)作主題和創(chuàng)作范圍。A答案是答案是

12、《農(nóng)夫皮爾農(nóng)夫皮爾斯》及其作者威廉及其作者威廉蘭格倫他在其作品中描述了他那個(gè)時(shí)期的宗教與社會(huì)問(wèn)題。蘭格倫他在其作品中描述了他那個(gè)時(shí)期的宗教與社會(huì)問(wèn)題。C《愛(ài)人愛(ài)人的告白的告白》，D《高文爵士和他的綠衣騎士高文爵士和他的綠衣騎士》都是約翰都是約翰高厄的作品，屬于時(shí)最精美的騎士文高厄的作品，屬于時(shí)最精美的騎士文學(xué)作品學(xué)作品然而只有喬叟，在英國(guó)文學(xué)史上第一次向我們展示了表現(xiàn)當(dāng)時(shí)英國(guó)社會(huì)的一幅綜合然而只有喬叟，在英國(guó)文學(xué)史上第一次向我們展示了表