英国文学复习资料
英国文学复习资料
1、All of the following are the most eminent dramatists in the Renaissance England except___d___.
a. William Shakespeare
b. Ben Jonson
c. Christopher Marlowe
d. Francis Bacon essayist
2. The English Renaissance period was an age of ___a______.
a. poetry and drama
b. drama and novel
c. novel and poetry
d. romance and poetry
3. Which of the following is not among Shakespeare’s four great tragedies? b
a. Hamlet
b. Romeo and Juliet
c. Macbeth
d. King Lear
4. _a_____is the first important English essayist and the founder of modern science in England.
a. Francis Bacon
b. Edmund Spenser
c. Willam Carxton
d. Sidney
5. What flourished in Elizabethan age more than any other form of literature? b
a. novel
b.drama
c. essay
d. poetry
6. William Shakespeare is one of the gaints of________d
a. Romanticism
b. critical realism
c. Aetheticism
d. the Renaissance
7. Paradise Lost is the masterpiese of_____c_______
a. William Shakespeare
b. Robert Buns
c. John Milton
d. William Blake
8. Which of the following plays written bu Shakespeare is histor play?c
a. Juliet Caesar
b. The Merry Wives of Windsor
c. H enry IV
d. King Lear
9. “To be or not to be”has become a universal question puzzling every intellectual mind. This is a quotation from_____b_____.
a. King Lear
b. Hamlet
c. Romeo and Juliet
d. Othello
10. The first official version of Bible known as the Great Bible, was revised in
___b____
a. 16th century
b. 17th century
c. 18th century
d. 19th century
11. Which of the following does not belong to Shakespear’s romantic love comedies?b
a. Twelfth Night
b. The Tempest
c. As You Like It
d. The Merchant of Venice
12. Francis Bacon’s Essays first published in 1597 has been considered as an important landmark in the development of English_______, and as the first collection of essays in the English language.d
a. poetry
b. epics
c. fiction
d. prose
13. In the following descriptions of the Neoclassical Period, which is wrong? d
a. The Neoclassical Period is prior to the Romantic Period
b. Henry Fielding is one of the representatives of the Neoclassical Period
c. The modern English novel came into being in the Neocalssical Period
d. Neoclassical Period is also known as the Age of Enlightenment
14. Daniel Defoe was famous for his novel__________ which first established his reputation as a ______b___
a. Gulliver’s Travels
b. The Adventure of Robinson Crusoe
c. The Pilgrim’s Progress
d. Oliver Twist
15. “Yahoos”from the novel____a__written by Jinathan Swift are described to be very much similar to human beings in outward appearance and their unworthy actions as well.
a. Gulliver’s Travels
b. The Adventure of Robinson Crusoe
c. The Pilgrim’s Progress
d. Oliver Twist
16. “Poetry is Spontaneous”was put forward by_____c___
a. Robert Buns
b. William Blake
c. William Wordsworth
d. Charles Lamb
17．Which of the following writings can be regarded as tyoically belonging to the school of Romatic literary?a
a. Bon Juan
b. Ulysses
c. Jane Eyre
d. Sons and Lovers
18. The publication of _____c__marked the beginning of the Romantic Age.
a. Don Juan
b. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
c. The Lyrical Balladss
d. Queen Mab
19. Wordsworth is a _____c___
a. realist
b. classicist
c. romanticist
d. impressionist
20. The authoe of Ode To the West Wind is _____a_____
a. Shelly
b. Byron
c. Allen Poe
d. Emerson
21. Which of the following di not belong to Romanticism?d
a. Keats
b. Shelley
c. Wordsworth
d. Alfred Tennyson
22. Frankenstein was filmed many times. Who wrote the book? C
a. Edga Allan Poe
b. James Joyce
c. Mary Shelley
d. Brain Stoker
23. In the mid-18th century, a new literary movement called__a_____came to Europe and then to England.
a. romanticism
b. classicism
c. realism
d. restoration
24. The famous poem “A Red Red Rose”was written by____c_____
a. Wordsworth
b. Byron
c. Burns
d. Keats
25. Which of the following poem was not written by John Keats?a
a. Ode to the West Wind
b. Ode to Autumn
c. Ode on a Grecian Urn
d. Ode to a Nightingale
26. Mary Shelley’s novel Prankenstein belongs to the type of _a_______which is often set in gloomy castles where horrifying, supernatural events take place.
a. Gothic
b. realism
c. romanticism
d. classicism
27. The English poets___d______, William Wordsworth, and Robert Southey, were known as “Lake Poets”because they lived in the Lake District Northwestern England at the beginning of the 19th century.
a. Goerge Gordon Byron
b. Jhon Keats
c. Percy B.Shelley
d. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Ⅰ. Choose the best answer for each question or statement.
1. Britain got its name from ______, a tribe of Celts, who were the earliest settlers in the UK.
A. Angles
B. Normans
C. Danes
D. Britons
2. The first Roman general who came to Britain was ______.
A. Hannibal
B. Julius Caesar
C. Mark Antony
D. Octavianus
3. In the middle of the 5th century, Britain was invaded by three ______ tribes: the Angles, the Saxons and the Jutes.
A. Germanic
B. Danish
C. French
D. Roman
4. During the time of the Danish Invasion, ______ succeeded in driving off the
Danish Vikings.
A. King Arthur
B. William Wallace
C. King Alfred the Great
D. Robin Hood
5. From the 11th to the 13th centuries, European Christians launched the
______ to take back Holy Land from the Muslims.
A. Crusades
B. Restoration
C. Renaissance
D. Rising of 1381
6. Henry VIII (1491-1547) was King of England who transformed his country
into a _____ nation during the Reformation.
A. Protestant
B. modern
C. Catholic
D. feudal
7. In Greek mythology, ______ stole fire from Olympus and gave it to mankind.
A. Theseus
B. Prometheus
C. Heracles
D. Achilles
8. The author of The Iliad and The Odyssey is ______, a blind Greek poet.
A. Aeschylus
B. Sappho
C. Homer
D. Sophocles
9. Which of the following is NOT a playwright of Greek tragedies?
A. Aeschylus
B. Aristophanes
C. Sophocles
D. Euripides
10. The Odyssey is a great ______ about Odysseus’return from the Trojan
War.
A. Greek epic
B. Norse myth
C. English ballad
D. French romance
11. Greek drama evolved from the song and dance in the ceremonies
honoring ______ at Athens.
A. Hermes
B. Dionysus
C. Artemis
D. Athena
12. In Freudian theory, the ______ complex is the attachment of the child to the
parent of the opposite sex.
A. Jason
B. Heracles
C. Oedipus
D. Prometheus
13. Born on the island of Lesbos, ______ is a great Greek lyric poetess
although only fragments of her poetry have been preserved.
A. Lady Gregory
B. Jane Austen
C. Mrs Browning
D. Sappho
14. ______ was the supreme god of the Olympians. He was the father of the
heroes Perseus and Heracles.
A. Zeus
B. Hera
C. Apollo
D. Ares
15. The following are Greek tragedies EXCEPT ______.
A. Medea
B. Prometheus Bound
C. Oedipus Rex
D. Othello
16. Who is the chief god in old mythology of Northern Europe?
A. Tyr
B. Thor
C. Odin
D. Freyr
17. Which of the following is NOT true of the English Ballads?
A. Flourished in the 15th century.
B. Originally oral literature.
C. Collective creation.
D. Mainly on kinship.
18. Dante is an Italian poet famous for his ______, which is widely considered
one of the greatest of world literature.
A. Volpone, or the Fox
B. The Divine Comedy
C. Paradise Lost
D. Much Ado about Nothing
19. All of the following four EXCEPT ______ are the most eminent dramatists in
the Renaissance England.
A. Spencer
B. Marlowe
C. Shakespeare
D. Jonson
20. ______ is a Medieval English romance in the Arthurian tradition. It is an
alliterative poem of 2530 lines written by an anonymous author.
A. Beowulf
B. Le Morte D’Arthur
C. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
D. History of the Kings of Britain
21. Which of the following is NOT one of the main sources of English
Literature?
A. the legend of King Arthur
B. the Greek and Roman Mythology
C. the Holy Bible
D. the old mythology of Northern Europe
22. The national epic of the Anglo-Saxons is ______.
A. Le Morte D’Arthur
B. The Faerie Queene
C. The Canterbury Tales
D. Beowulf
23. In The Faerie Queene, each book concerns the story of a ______,
representing a particular Christian virtue.
A. knight
B. king
C. god
D. lady
24. Chaucer served in the Hundred Years’War between England and ______,
both as a soldier and as a diplomat.
A. France
B. Germany
C. Spain
D. Italy
25. ______ is a collection of stories written by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th
century.
A. Piers the Plowman
B. The Geste of Robin Hood
C. The Canterbury Tales
D. The Shepherds’Calendar
26. The heroic couplet was used for the first time by ______.
A. Geoffrey Chaucer
B. Edmund Spenser
C. John Dryden
D. William Shakespeare
27. The Canterbury Tales was written in ________.
A. Old English
B. Middle English
C. Modern English
D. Current Modern English
28. In Arthurian legend, all the knights traveled to distant lands to quest ______,
but only three knights found it.
A. the Sword of King Arthur
B. the Green Knight
C. the Round Table
D. the Holy Grail
29. In Arthurian legend, Excalibur is the magical sword belonging to ______.
A. Sir Lancelot
B. King Arthur
C. Sir Bedivere
D. Sir Gawain
30. In Arthurian legend, the bravest knights were allowed to sit at a huge table.
They were known as the “______”.
A. Knights Round the Table
B. Knights of the Round Table
C. Arthurian Table Knights
D. Brave Knights of the Table
31. ______ refers to the medieval codes of knighthood, which was often
associated with ideals of knightly virtues, honor and courtly love.
A. Humanism
B. Feudalism
C. Chivalry
D. Monarchy
32. Christopher Marlowe is an English playwright who introduced ______ as a
form of dramatic expression.
A. heroic couplet
B. romance
C. blank verse
D. sonnets
33. In German legend, Faustus was an alchemist who sold his ______ to the
devil in exchange for ______.
A. soul, knowledge
B. knowledge, power
C. books, knowledge
D. freedom, soul
34. The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus is a play written by ______.
A. Francis Bacon
B. Christopher Marlowe
C. Thomas More
D. Ben Jonson
35. The University Wits were a group of pioneer English ______ writing during
the last 15 years of the 16th century.
A. poets
B. dramatists
C. critics
D. essayists
36. William Shakespeare wrote 38 _____, 154 _____ and 2 ______.
A. sonnets, plays, narrative poems
B. plays, sonnets, narrative poems
C. narrative poems, epics, novels
D. novels, sonnets, history plays
37. Shakespeare’s four great tragedies are ______, ______, ______, and
A. Romeo and Juliet Hamlet, King Lear, Othello, Julius Caesar
B. King Lear, Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth
C. Henry IV , Julius Caesar Hamlet, Othello, King John
D. The Merchant of Venice, King Lear, Hamlet, Othello
38. Most of Shakespeare’s plays were performed in ______, which was built in
1598 in London.
A. the Savoy Theatre
B. the Globe Theatre
C. the Windmill Theatre
D. the Abbey Theatre
39. In The Merchant of Venice, who enters the court disguised as a young
clerk?
A. Portia
B. Nerissa
C. Jessica
D. Lorenzo
40. Who performs Romeo and Juliet’s marriage?
A. Friar John
B. Friar Lawrence
C. Father Vincentio
D. Mercutio
41. How does Hamlet die?
A. He drinks the poisonous wine.
B. He commits suicide.
C. He dies of his poisoned wound.
D. Claudius kills him.
42. Francis Bacon is famous for his ______, which covers a wide variety of
subjects, such as love, truth, friendship, beauty, etc.
B. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
C. Le Morte D’Arthur
D. Piers the Plowman
43. Thomas More is famous for his ______ —a description of an imaginary
republic.
A. Tamburlaine the Great
B. New Instrument
C. Utopia
D. The Shepherds’Calendar
44. ______ (1478-1535) was an English lawyer, scholar, writer, MP and
chancellor in the reign of Henry VIII, who was executed for refusing to
recognize the break with Rome.
A. Geoffrey Chaucer
B. Thomas More
C. Francis Bacon
D. William Shakespeare
45. ______ is an English epic poem written in Spenserian stanza. It was written
in praise of Queen Elizabeth I.
A. Amoretti
B. The Shepherd’s Calendar
C. The Faerie Queene
D. Four Hymns
46. ______ is a traditional form for English poetry, which consists of two lines of
rhyming iambic pentameter.
A. Blank verse
B. Free verse
C. Heroic couplet
D. Lyric poem
47. What is the rhyme scheme of an English (or Shakespearian) sonnet?
A. abba abba cdc dcd
B. abab cdcd efef gg
C. abab bcbc cdcd ee
D. abba bccb cdc ded
48. The repetition of initial sounds of words is ______, as the following lines
from Sir Gawain and the Green Knight:
“If any so hardy in this house holds himself,
Be so bold in his blood, brain in his head”
A. blank verse
B. heroic couplet
C. alliteration
D. end rhyme
49. What does the underlined pronoun “She”refer to?
“She speaks.
O, speak again, bright angel! For thou art
As glorious to this night, being o'er my head,
As is a winged messenger of heaven”
A. Ophelia
B. Portia
C. Juliet
D. Cordelia
50. “Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man, and writing an
exact man”is from ______’s essay “Of Studies”.
A. Alexander Pope
B. John Milton
C. Francis Bacon
D. Charles Lamb
51. The following excerpt is quoted from Shakespeare’s ______.
A. Sonnet 18
B. Sonnet 29
C. Sonnet 30
D. Sonnet 65
“So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see,
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.”
52. What does the underlined word “wife”mean in the lines?
“There lived a wife at Usher's well,
And a wealthy wife was she;
She had three stout and stalwart sons,
And sent them o'er the sea.”
A. woman
B. girl
C. daughter
D. waitress
53. Sonnet was brought to England by ___________in mid-16th century
A.Shakespeare
B. Thomas Wyatt
C. Spenser
D. Petrarch
54. How did Claudius murder King Hamlet?
A. By stabbing him through an arras
B. By pouring poison into his ear
C. By ordering him to be hanged
D. By poisoning his wineglass
55. Chaucer was a master of the heroic couplet which consists of two rhyming
lines in iambic pentameter. Iambic pentameter means ________.
A. the line has 6 feet, and an unstressed syllable is followed by a stressed syllable.
B. the line has 6 feet, and a stressed syllable is followed by an unstressed syllable.
C. the line has 5 feet, and an unstressed syllable is followed by a stressed syllabl e.
D. the line has 5 feet, and a stressed syllable is followed by an unstressed syllable.
英国文学史复习资料(三年级专业生期末考试必备)[1] (1)
英国文学史资料British Writers and Works I. Old English Literature & The Late Medieval Ages
英国文学期末考试题目(英语专业必备)
.. ;.. 一．中古英语时期 Beowulf is the oldest poem in the English language, and the most important specimen (范例、典范)of Anglo-Saxon literature, and also the oldest surviving epic in the English language. The romance is a popular literary form in the medieval period（中世纪）. It uses verse or prose to sing knightly a dventures or other heroic deeds. Geoffrey Chaucer, one of the greatest English poets, whose masterpiece, The Canterbury Tales（《坎特伯雷故事集》）,was one of the most important influences on the development of English literature. Chaucer is considered as the father of English poetry and the founder of English realism. 二．文艺复兴Renaissance Renaissance r efers to the period between the 14th and mid-17th centuries. It marks a transition(过渡) from the medieval to the modern world. It started in Italy with the flowering of painting, sculpture（雕塑）and literature, and then spread to the rest of Europe. Humanism is the essence of Renaissance -----Man is the measure of all things. This was England’s Golden Age in literature. Queen Elizabeth r eigned over the country in this period. The real mainstream of the English Renaissance i s the Elizabethan drama. The most famous dramatists in the Renaissance E ngland are Christopher Marlowe and W illiam Shakespeare. The greatest of the pioneers of English drama was Christopher Marlowe. Francis Bacon was the best known essayist of this period. “Of Studies” is the most popular of Bacon’s 58 essays. Thomas More ——Utopia Edmund Spenser——The Faerie Queene 相关练习 1. Which is the oldest poem in the English language? A. Utopia B. Faerie Queene C. Beowulf D. Hamlet 2. _____ is the father of English poetry. A. Edmund Spenser B. William Shakespeare C. Francis Bacon D. Geoffrey Chaucer 3. ____ is not a playwright during the Renaissance period on England. A. William Shakespeare B. Geoffrey Chaucer C. Christopher Marlowe D. Ben Johnson 三．莎士比亚William Shakespeare “All t he world 's a stage, a nd all the men and women merely p layers.”——William Shakespeare William Shakespeare is considered the greatest playwright in the world and the finest poet who has written in the English language. Shakespeare understood people more than any other writers. He could create characters that have
罗经国《新编英国文学选读》(第4版)教材-第4章 15世纪(1400～1550)【圣才出品】
第4章15世纪(1400～1550) 4.1 复习笔记 Ⅰ. Historical background（历史背景） (1) The Hundred Years’ War（百年战争） The Hundred Years’War continued and in 1415 at the Battle of Agincourt King Henry Ⅴ (1413～1422) defeated the French army and claimed himself the heir to the French throne. 百年战争还在持续，在1415年的阿金库尔战役中，亨利5世（1413～1422）战胜了法国军队，并宣布自己是法国的继承者。 (2) The War of the Roses (1455～1485)（玫瑰战争） The War of the Roses, or the Thirty Years’ War, was a series of civil wars fought between the two great families, both of which claimed the right to the English throne. It lasted for thirty years until King Henry Ⅶ defeated Richard Ⅲ(1483～1485) at the Battle of Bosworth and ended the civil war. 玫瑰战争，又叫三十年战争，是发生在两个家族之间的一系列内战，他们都宣称自己有权统治英国。它持续了30年，直到亨利7世在博斯沃思战争（1483～1485）中打败理查德3世，内战宣告结束。 (3) The discovery of America and the new sea routes（美洲大陆和新航海线路的发现） In 1492, a Genoese mariner, Christopher Columbus (ca.1436～1506) who believed that he could reach India by sailing west, landed in America with the
英国文学史复习资料
Beowulf English literature began with the Anglo-Saxon settlement in England.Beowulf is the national epic of the English people. Beowulf is a folk legend brought to England by Anglo-Saxons from their continental homes.Its main stories are evidently folk legends of primative Northern tribes.The most striking feature of Beowulf is the use of alliteration（头韵）.In alliterative verse,certain accented word in a line begin with the same consonant sound,there are generally 4 accents in a line,three of which show alliteration.Other features are the use of metaphors and of understatements(掩饰). ―Ring-giver‖ is used for king, ―sea-wood‖for ship.Ironical humour is often regarded as a permanentcharacteristic of English. Chaucer (About 1340-1400.) His literature career can be divided into three periods:French Period (The Romaunt of the Rose) ,Italian Period,England period.Troilus and Criseyde is his longest complete poem(8000 lines) and his greatest artistic achievement.The Canterbury Tales is Chaucer’s masterpiece and one of the monumental works in English literature.Taking the stand of the rising bourgeoisie,he affi rms men and women’s right to pursue their happiness on earth and opposes the dogma of asceticism(禁欲主义) preached by the church.As a forerunner of humanism,he praises man’s energy,intellect,quick wit and love of life.Chaucer’s language,called Middle English,is vivid and exact.Contribution to English poetry lies chiefly in the fact that he introduced from France the rhymed stanza of various types,especially the rhymed couplet(双韵诗体)of 5 accents in iambic(抑扬格) meter(the heroic couplet)to English poetry,instead of the old Anglo-Saxon alliterative verse. Marlowe(1564-1593)
英国文学史期末复习重点
英国文学史 Part one: Early and Medieval English Literature Chapter 1 The Making of England 1. The early inhabitants in the island now we call England were Britons, a tribe of Gelts. 2. In 55 B.C., Britain was invaded by Julius Caesar. The Roman occupation lasted for about 400 years. It was also during the Roman role that Christianity was introduced to Britain. And in 410 A.D., all the Roman troops went back to the continent and never returned. 3. The English Conquest At the same time Britain was invaded by swarms of pirates（海盗）. They were three tribes from Northern Europe: the Angles, Saxons and Jutes. And by the 7th century these small kingdoms were combined into a United Kingdom called England, or, the land of Angles. And the three dialects spoken by them naturally grew into a single language called Anglo -Saxon, or Old English. 4. The Social Condition of the Anglo -Saxon Therefore, the Anglo -Saxon period witnessed a transition from tribal society to feudalism. 5. Anglo -Saxon Religious Belief and Its Influence The Anglo -Saxons were Christianized in the seventh century. Chapter 2 Beowulf 1. Anglo -Saxon Poetry But there is one long poem of over 3,000 lines. It is Beowulf, the national epic of the English people. Grendel is a monster described in Beowulf. 3. Analysis of Its Content Beowulf is a folk lengend brought to England by Anglo -Saxons from their continental homes. It had been passed from mouth to mouth for hundreds of years before it was written down in the tenth century. 4. Features of Beowulf The most striking feature in its poetical form is the use of alliteration, metaphors and understatements. Chapter 3 Feudal England 1）T he Norman Conquest 2. The Norman Conquest The French -speaking Normans under Duke William came in 1066. After defeating the English at Hastings, William was crowned as King of England. The Norman Conquest marks the establishment of feudalism in England.
英国文学选读课后复习资料
英国文学选读 Of Studies P18 1.We are now living in the age of “information explosion”. What lessons can we learn from Bacon’s< of studies> in our access to information? Our planet is developing forward. The fast-moving development of science and technology makes it more convenient for students to get sufficient and effective information by countless ways. That is the external condition for our study, which we can appropriately make full use of. But what we have to keep in mind is that the eternal master of study is no one but ourselves in the process of studying. 2.In what sense does reading make a full man? Reading makes a full man. Histories make men wise, poets, witty; the mathematics, subtle; natural philosophy, deep; moral, grave; logic and rhetoric, able to contend. Reading histories makes people learn lessons from the ancient time, avoid making the same mistakes and predict the development of things. People who read histories will be wiser than these who just act according to their own preferences without learning from histories. Reading poem s makes people learn the beauty of language, the beautiful classical style of art and live a poetic life. People who read poems will be wittier than these who haven’t feel the beautiful mood and pure life. Reading mathematics makes people focus on the accurate calculation, develop a scientific attitude, and form a pragmatic spirit. People who read mathematics will be more subtle to consider things from all aspects and do things from the drop carefully than these who don’t read. Reading natural philosophy makes people pursue truth, explore the unknown mystery, and practice actively. People who read natural philosophy will be deeper than these who don’t learn the theory of reflecting the truth. Readingmoral makes peopl e learn the way of harmony living, form the principle of ethical behaviors and develop correct outlooks on values. People who read moral will be graver than these who behave without correct principles and can’t deal with different relationships.Reading log ic makes people master the rules of thinking, dealing with different things and exploring objective reality. People who read logic will be more contend to have clear ideas, mater the principles of objective truth than these who don’t act according to rules. Different kinds of reading materials play different roles in making a full man. People should get into different reading fields and train themselves to become a comprehensive talent. Reading will do good to one’s physical health according to some reading materials of physical training. What’s more important, reading promotes the development of logic thinking and morality. People can be called a full man on condition that they have fine quality, delicate self-cultivation and strict morality. Try to read extensively and become a full man . Poems: Hamlet P8 1.Why is sleep so frightening, according to Hamlet, since it can “end” the heartache and the thousand natural shocks”?Nobody can predict what he will dream of after he falls asleep. Death means the end of life, you may go to or unknown world and you can’t comeback,. If he dies, Hamlet 's can't realize his will. Though “sleep” can end the heartache and the thousand natural shocks, it is a state of mind.
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多次游弋于地中海跟随登陆大军将敌战败十五次比武他大显身手为捍卫信仰而浴血奋斗在战场上三次杀死敌将高贵的武士美名传四方他还侍奉过柏拉西亚国君讨伐另一支土耳其异教军没有一次不赢得最高荣誉他骁勇善战聪慧而不痴愚他温柔顺从像个大姑娘一生无论是在什么地方对谁也没有讲过半个脏字堪称一个完美的真骑士他有一批俊美的千里马但是他的衣着朴实无华开价的底下是结识的布衣上上下下到处是斑斑污迹他风尘仆仆刚从战场归来片刻未休息就急忙去朝拜 Unit 2 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 生存或毁灭这是个必答之问题是否应默默的忍受坎苛命运之无情打击还是应与深如大海之无涯苦难奋然为敌并将其克服此二抉择就竟是哪个较崇高死即睡眠它不过如此倘若一眠能了结心灵之苦楚与肉体之百患那么此结局是可盼的死去睡去但在睡眠中可能有梦啊这就是个阻碍当我们摆脱了此垂死之皮囊在死之长眠中会有何梦来临它令我们踌躇使我们心甘情愿的承受长年之灾否则谁肯容忍人间之百般折磨如暴君之政骄者之傲失恋之痛法章之慢贪官之侮或庸民之辱假如他能简单的一刃了之还有谁会肯去做牛做马终生疲於操劳默默的忍受其苦其难而不远走高飞飘於渺茫之境倘若他不是因恐惧身后之事而使他犹豫不前此境乃无人知晓之邦自古无返者所以「理智」能使我们成为懦夫而「顾虑」能使我们本来辉煌之心志变得黯然无光像个病夫再之这些更能坏大事乱大谋使它们失去魄力第二场同前凯普莱特家的花园罗密欧上罗密欧没有受过伤的才会讥笑别人身上的创痕朱丽叶自上方
英国文学史_复习资料大二英语专业必考
一．作家作品连线 1.GeoffreyChaucer乔叟——TheCanterburyTales(坎特伯雷故事)，TheBookofTheDuchess（公爵夫人之书）、TheParliamentofFowls（百鸟会议）TheHouseofFame(声誉之堂)、TroilusandCriseyde（特罗勒斯与克丽西德） 2.WilliamShakespeare莎士比亚——Hamlet,RomeoandJuliet,Sonnet TheMerchantofVenice，HenryIV，TwelfthNight，KingLear，Macbeth Othello,Winter’sTale,TheTempest 3.FrancisBacon培根——OfMarriageandSingleLife（论婚姻和单身）,OfStudies,AdvancementofLearning,NewAtlantis,Essays 4.JohnDonne邓恩(Metaphysicalpoems玄学派诗人)——SongandSonnets（歌与十四行诗）TheGood-Morrow,BreakofDay,HolySonnets（圣十四行诗）,AttheRou ndEarth’sImaginedCorners,Below,Death,BenotProud,Eleg ies,OnHisMistress,ToHisMistressGoingtoBed 5.JohnMilton弥尔顿——ParadiseLost（失乐园）、ParadiseRegained（复乐园）SamsonAgonistes（力士参孙）,Lycidas(利西达斯），Areopagitica, 6.DanielDefoe笛福——TheLifeandstrangeSurprisingAdventuresofRobinsonCrusoe（鲁滨孙漂流记）、CaptainSingleton(辛格顿船长)、MollFlanders（摩尔·弗兰德斯）AJournalofthePlagueYear（大疫年日记）、Roxana（罗克萨娜） 7.JonathanSwift斯威夫特——Gulliver’sTravels（格列佛游记）ATaleofaTub（一只桶的故事）,AModestProposal（一个温和的建议）,TheBattleoftheBooks,TheDrapier’sLetter,JournaltoStella
英国文学期末考试题目(英语专业必备)
一．中古英语时期 ?Beowulf is the oldest poem in the English language, and the most important specimen (范例、典范)of Anglo-Saxon literature, and also the oldest surviving epic in the English language. ?The romance is a popular literary form in the medieval period（中世纪）. It uses verse or prose to sing knightly adventures or other heroic deeds. ?Geoffrey Chaucer, one of the greatest English poets, whose masterpiece, The Canterbury Tales（《坎特伯雷故事集》）,was one of the most important influences on the development of English literature. ?Chaucer is considered as the father of English poetry and the founder of English realism. 二．文艺复兴Renaissance ?Renaissance refers to the period between the 14th and mid-17th centuries. It marks a transition(过渡) from the medieval to the modern world. ?It started in Italy with the flowering of painting, sculpture（雕塑）and literature, and then spread to the rest of Europe. ?Humanism is the essence of Renaissance -----Man is the measure of all things. ?This was England’s Golden Age in literature. Queen Elizabeth reigned over the country in this period. The real mainstream of the English Renaissance is the Elizabethan drama. The most famous dramatists in the Renaissance England ? ?“Of Studies” is the most popular of Bacon’s 58 essays. ?Thomas More ——Utopia ?Edmund Spenser——The Faerie Queene 相关练习 ? 1. Which is the oldest poem in the English language? ? A. Utopia B. Faerie Queene ? C. Beowulf D. Hamlet ? 2. _____ is the father of English poetry. ? A. Edmund Spenser B. William Shakespeare ? C. Francis Bacon D. Geoffrey Chaucer ? 3. ____ is not a playwright during the Renaissance period on England. ? A. William Shakespeare B. Geoffrey Chaucer ? C. Christopher Marlowe D. Ben Johnson 三．莎士比亚William Shakespeare ?“All the world 's a stage, and all the men and women merely players.”——William Shakespeare ?William Shakespeare is considered the greatest playwright in the world and the finest poet who has written in the English language. Shakespeare understood people more than any other writers. He could create characters that have