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:(識記再現(xiàn)識記再現(xiàn))1.Romanc

6、e:①Itusesnarrativeverseprosetosingknightlyadventuresotherheroicdeedsisapopularliteraryfminthemedievalperiod.②Ithasdevelopedtheacteristicmedievalmotifsofthequestthetestthemeetingwiththeevilgianttheencounterwiththebeautifu

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

8、literativeverseswithfewvariations.①ChaucerintroducedfromFrancetherhymedstanzasofvarioustypestoEnglishpoetrytoreplaceit.②InTheRomauntoftheRose(玫瑰傳奇)hefirstintroducedtotheEnglishtheoctosyllabiccouplet(八音節(jié)對偶句).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時期幾位詩人作品的創(chuàng)作主題和創(chuàng)作范圍。本題考查的是中世紀時期幾位詩人作品的創(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時期的宗教與社會問題。蘭格倫他在其作品中描述了他那個時期的宗教與社會問題。C《愛人愛人的告白的告白》，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，屬于時最精美的騎士文高厄的作品，屬于時最精美的騎士文學(xué)作品學(xué)作品然而只有喬叟，在英國文學(xué)史上第一次向我們展示了表現(xiàn)當時英國社會的一幅綜合然而只有喬叟，在英國文學(xué)史上第一次向我們展示了表