英国文学史及作品选读新教学大纲
《英国文学史及作品选读》教学大纲
一、课程基本信息
[课程编码] 03120121-2
[课程中文名称] 英国文学史及作品选读
[课程英文名称] History of British Literature & Selected Readings [课程性质] 专业必修课
[适用专业] 英语本科
[总学时] 80 （其中理论68学时，实践12学时）
[周学时] 2
[总学分] 4
[建议开课学期] 三、四学期
[建议教材] 英国文学史及选读
吴伟仁主编，英国文学史及作品选读，北京：外语教学与研究出版社，1988
[参考书]
[1]罗经国主编.《新编英国文学选读》.北京大学出版社，1996
[2] 刘炳善主编.《英国文学简史》.河南人民出版社，1997
[3] 王左良主编.《英国文学史》.商务印书馆，1996
二、课程性质、目的及教学要求
[课程性质] 专业必修课
[课程目的] 该课程的目的在于培养学生阅读、欣赏、理解英语文学原著的能力，掌握文学批评的基本知识和方法。通过阅读和分析英国文学作品，使学生了解英
国的历史、地理、社会、政治等方面的情况及文化传统，促进学生对西方文
学及文化的了解，提高学生对文化差异的敏感性、宽容性和处理文化差异的
灵活性，培养学生的跨文化交际能力。
[教学要求] 以教师主讲为主，学生参与讨论为辅
[成绩考核方式] 平时成绩10%, 考勤10%,期中考试20%,期末考试50%
三、教学安排
四、章节基本教学内容和要求
(含学时分配和各章重点、难点、内容、课堂讨论选题、课外作业选题）
Chapter 1 Introduction and the Anglo-Saxon period
教学主要内容：1、The scope of literature; 2、Some important distinctions in Beowulf;
3、Epic
教学要求：本章节要求2课时完成，课堂讨论则针对以上提及的重点进行。1、英国文学的特点；2、史诗的定义及其特征；3、《贝奥武夫》作为安格鲁撒克逊时期最重要的史诗作品是如何解读；4、《贝奥武夫》在英国文学中的地位。
Chapter 2 the Anglo-Norman period
教学主要内容：1、the story of King Arthur; 2、Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
教学要求：本章节要求4课时完成，重点要求学生掌握：1、安格鲁诺曼时期的英国文学的发展；2、亚瑟王和圆桌骑士的传说；3、《高文爵士和绿衣骑士》的解读，当时骑士诗歌的盛行。
Chapter 3 Geoffrey Chaucer
教学主要内容：1、the concept of popular ballads; 2、the Canterbury Tales; 3、Robin Hood and Allin-a-Dale 4、Get Up and Bar the Door;
教学要求：本章节要求8课时完成，重点要求学生掌握：重点讲解乔叟作为英国诗歌之
父的地位，影响已经他著作的意义。通过教师讲授和学生讨论，要求学生：1、英国民谣的特点；2、了解和掌握乔叟在英国文学中的地位；其代表作《坎特伯雷故事》的意义; 3、侠盗罗宾汉的传奇故事以及其在当时社会的意义；4、《起床关门》这个民谣的解读方式。
Chapter 4 the Renaissance
教学主要内容：1、William Shakespeare; 2、Hamlet & The Merchant of Venice; 3、Sonnet 18; 4、Sonnet 29; 5、Francis Bacon & Of Studies
教学要求：本章节要求8课时完成，通过讲授，要求学生掌握：1、莎士比亚的四大悲剧四大喜剧；2、莎士比亚代表作《威尼斯商人》的文学价值和历史意义；3、莎士比亚最重要的悲剧《哈姆雷特》的文学价值和历史意义，以及当中各种“戏中戏”、“反讽”手法的运用；4、莎士比亚的十四行诗的写作背景和历史意义。5、弗朗西斯培根的生平以及他在英国文学中的地位和作用；他的主要散文的解读，《论读书》；要求学生对他的重要的智慧箴言的摘抄和背诵。课堂讨论则针对以上提及的重点进行并且给学生排演一部莎士比亚的经典剧目。
Chapter 5 The 17th Century the period of Revolution and Restoration
教学主要内容：1、John Donne; 2、John Milton & Paradise Lost; 3、John Bunyan ;
教学要求：本章节需要10课时完成,因主要涉及英国文学史上三个重要的约翰诗歌的历史意义和价值。通过讲解与学生实践，需要掌握：1、约翰多恩的生平以及他在英国文学中的地位和作用，以及他的玄学诗的含义，以及玄学诗的特点；2、约翰弥尔顿的生平以及他在英国文学中的地位和作用，以及他的主要作品《失乐园》的章节选读及作品的意义，对其中《浮华集市》一节做比较细致的讲解；对于他的其他作品《复乐园》和《力士参孙》的分析和解读；3、约翰班扬的生平以及他在英国文学中的地位和作用，以及他的主要作品《天路历程》的章节选读及作品的意义。课堂讨论则针对以上提及的重点进行。
Chapter6 The 18th Century the age of Enlightenment in England
教学主要内容：1、Daniel Defoe; 2、Jonathan Swift; 3、Joseph Addison; 4、Henry Fielding;
5、Thomas Gray;
6、Oliver Goldsmith;
7、Richard Brinsley Sheridan;
8、William Blake;
9、Robert Burns
教学要求：本章节需要12课时完成, 通过讲解与学生实践，要求学生掌握：1、丹尼尔迪福作为英国文学史的第一位真正意义上的小说家，他的代表作《罗宾逊漂流记》的重要意义；2、乔纳森斯威夫特的生平以及他在英国文学中的地位和作用，以及他的代表作《格列佛游记》的重要意义；3、乔瑟夫艾迪森的生平以及他在英国文学中的地位和作用，以及他的代表作《罗杰先生》系列的重要意义；4、亨利菲尔丁的生平以及他在英国文学中的地位和作用，以及他的代表作《弃儿汤姆琼斯的故事》的重要意义。5、托马斯格雷的生平以及他的墓园诗歌在英国文学中的地位和作用；6、奥利弗高兹密斯的生平以及他的作品在英国文学中的地位和作用；7、谢丽丹的重要作品《造谣学校》的反讽基调的学习和理解；8、威廉姆布莱克的《天真之歌》和《经验之歌》两部作品集在英国文学史上的重要意义；9、彭斯作为苏格兰民歌的重要诗人，他的作品的解读。课堂讨论则针对以上提及的重点进行。
Chapter7 The Romantic period Romanticism in England
教学主要内容：1、William Wordsworth; 2、George Gordon Byron; 3、Percy Bysshe Shelley;
4、John Keats;
5、Walter Scott;
6、Jane Austen;
7、Charles Lamb;
教学要求：本章节需要12课时完成, 通过讲解与学生实践，要求学生掌握：1、威廉姆华兹华斯作为浪漫主义时期的先驱，他的代表作《抒情歌谣集》标志着浪漫主义时期的到来；2、拜伦的生平以及他在英国文学中的地位和作用，以及他的代表作《唐璜》的重要意义；3、雪莱的生平以及他在英国文学中的地位和作用，以及他的代表作《西风颂》的重要意义；4、济慈的生平以及他在英国文学中的地位和作用，以及他的代表作《夜莺颂》和《秋颂》的重要意义。5、司各特的生平以及他的历史小说在英国文学中的地位和作用；6、简奥斯丁的生平以及她的作品《傲慢与偏见》在英国文学中的地位和作用；7、查尔斯兰姆的散文写作的先驱意义。课堂讨论则针对以上提及的重点进行。
Chapter8 The Victorian age Critical Realism in England
教学主要内容：1、Charles Dickens; 2、William Makepeace Thackeray; 3、George Eliot;
4、Charlotte Bronte and Emily Bronte;
5、Thomas Hood;
6、Alfred Tennyson;
7、Robert Browning;
8、Elizabeth Barrett Browning
教学要求：本章节需要12课时完成, 通过讲解与学生实践，要求学生掌握：1、查尔斯
迪根斯作为英国文学史的一位重要的批判现实主义小说家，他的代表作《雾都孤儿》的重要意义；2、现实主义重要作家萨克雷的生平以及他在英国文学中的地位和作用，以及他的代表作《名利场》的重要意义；3、乔治艾略特的生平以及他在英国文学中的地位和作用；4、勃兰特姐妹的生平以及他在英国文学中的地位和作用，姐姐夏绿蒂的代表作《简爱》的重要意义，以及妹妹艾米丽非常重要的一部作品《呼啸山庄》的意义。
5、托马斯胡德的生平以及他的宪章运动诗歌在英国文学中的地位和作用；
6、诗人丁尼森的生平以及他的作品在英国文学中的地位和作用；
7、谢丽丹的重要作品《造谣学校》的反讽基调的学习和理解；
8、勃朗宁先生的《我已故的公爵夫人》以及他独创的“戏剧独白”手法在英国文学史上的重要意义；
9、勃朗宁夫人的《葡萄牙人十四行诗》作为伟大的爱情十四行诗的重要意义。课堂讨论则针对以上提及的重点进行。
Chapter9 the 20th Century literature the transition from 19th to 20th Century in English
literature
教学主要内容：1、Thomas Hardy; 2、John Galsworthy; 3、Oscar Wilde; 4、George Bernard Shaw; 5、D. H. Lawrence; 6、Virginia Woolf; 7、James Joyce
教学要求：本章节需要12课时完成, 通过讲解与学生实践，要求学生掌握：1、托马斯哈代作为英国文学史的一位非常重要的小说家，他的代表作《德伯家的苔丝》的重要意义；2、高尔斯华兹的生平以及他在英国文学中的地位和作用，以及他的代表作《福尔赛世家》的重要意义；3、奥斯卡王尔德的生平以及他在英国文学中的地位和作用，不仅仅是他的小说，还有他的儿童文学的重要意义；4、英国20世纪重要的剧作家萧伯纳的生平以及他在英国文学中的地位和作用，以及他的代表作《华伦夫人的职业》的重要意义。5、曾作为禁书作者的劳伦斯的生平以及他的《儿子与情人》在英国文学中的地位和作用；6、意识流女作家弗吉尼亚伍尔夫的生平以及她的作品在英国文学中的地位和作用；7、乔伊斯的重要作品《尤利西斯》的介绍，以及重点讲解他的短篇小说《阿拉比》。课堂讨论则针对以上提及的重点进行。
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英国文学史及选读 复习要点总结概要
《英国文学史及选读》第一册复习要点 1. Beowulf: national epic of the English people; Denmark story; alliteration, metaphors and understatements (此处可能会有填空,选择等小题 2. Romance (名词解释 3. “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight”: a famous roman about King Arthur’ s story 4. Ballad(名词解释 5. Character of Robin Hood 6. Geoffrey Chaucer: founder of English poetry; The Canterbury Tales (main contents; 124 stories planned, only 24 finished; written in Middle English; significance; form: heroic couplet 7. Heroic couplet (名词解释 8. Renaissance(名词解释 9.Thomas More—— Utopia 10. Sonnet(名词解释 11. Blank verse(名词解释12. Edmund Spenser “The Faerie Queene” 13. Francis Bacon “essays” esp. “Of Studies” (推荐阅读,学习写正式语体的英文文章的好参照,本文用词正式优雅,多排比句和长句,语言造诣非常高,里面很多话都可以引用做格言警句,非常值得一读 14. William Shakespeare四大悲剧比较重要,此外就是罗密欧与朱立叶了,这些剧的主题,背景,情节,人物形象都要熟悉,当然他最重要的是 Hamlet 这是肯定的。他的sonnet 也很重要,最重要属 sonnet18。 (其戏剧中著名对白和几首有名的十四行诗可能会出选读 15. John Milton 三大史诗非常重要,特别是 Paradise Lost 和 Samson Agonistes。对于 Paradise Lost 需要知道它是 blank verse写成的,故事情节来自 Old Testament,另外要知道此书 theme 和 Satan 的形象。
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考试课程：英国文学史及选读考核类型：A 卷 考试方式：闭卷出卷教师: XXX 考试专业：英语考试班级：英语xx班 I.Multiple choice (30 points, 1 point for each) select from the four choices of each item the one that best answers the question or completes the statement. 1._____，a typical example of old English poetry ,is regarded today as the national epic of the Anglo-Saxons. A.The Canterbury Tales B.The Ballad of Robin Hood C.The Song of Beowulf D.Sir Gawain and the Green Kinght 2._____is the most common foot in English poetry. A.The anapest B.The trochee C.The iamb D.The dactyl 3.The Renaissance is actually a movement stimulated by a series of historical events, which one of the following is NOT such an event? A.The rediscovery of ancient Roman and Greek culture. B.England’s domestic rest C.New discovery in geography and astrology D.The religious reformation and the economic expansion 4._____is the most successful religious allegory in the English language. A.The Pilgrims Progress B.Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners C.The Life and Death of Mr.Badman D.The Holy War 5.Generally, the Renaissance refers to the period between the 14th and mid-17th centuries, its essence is _____. A.science B.philosophy C.arts D.humanism 6.“So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see,/So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.”(Shakespeare, Sonnets18)What does“this”refer to ? A.Lover. B.Time. C.Summer. D.Poetry. 7.“O prince, O chief of my throned powers, /That led th’ embattled seraphim to war/Under thy conduct, and in dreadful deeds/Fearless, endangered Heaven’s perpetual king”In the third line of the above passage quoted from Milton’s Paradise Los t, the phrase“thy conduct”refers to _____conduct. A.God’s B.Satan’s C.Adam’s D.Eve’s
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.
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英国文学史 I. Old English Literature & The Late Medieval Ages
(完整word版)吴伟仁--英国文学史及选读--名词解释
①Beowulf: The national heroic epic of the English people. It has over 3,000 lines. It describes the battles between the two monsters and Beowulf, who won the battle finally and dead for the fatal wound. The poem ends with the funeral of the hero. The most striking feature in its poetical form is the use if alliteration. Other features of it are the use of metaphors(暗喻) and of understatements(含蓄). ②Alliteration: In alliterative verse, certain accented(重音) words in a line begin with the same consonant sound(辅音). There are generally 4accents in a line, 3 of which show alliteration, as can be seen from the above quotation. ③Romance: The most prevailing(流行的) kind of literature in feudal England was the Romance. It was a long composition, sometimes in verse(诗篇), sometimes in prose(散文), describing the life and adventures of a noble hero, usually a knight, as riding forth to seek adventures, taking part in tournament(竞赛), or fighting for his lord in battle and the swearing of oaths. ④Epic: An epic is a lengthy narrative poem, ordinarily concerning a serious subject containing details of heroic deeds and events significantly to a culture or nation. The first epics are known as primacy, or original epics. ⑤Ballad: The most important department of English folk literature is the ballad which is a story told in song, usually in 4-line stanzas(诗节), with the second and fourth lines rhymed. The subjects of ballads are various in kind, as the struggle of young lovers against their feudal-minded families, the conflict between love and wealth, the cruelty of jealousy, the criticism of the civil war, and the matters and class struggle. The paramount(卓越的) important ballad is Robin Hood(《绿林好汉》). ⑥Geoffrey Chaucer杰弗里.乔叟: He was an English author, poet, philosopher and diplomat. He is the founder of English poetry. He obtained a good knowledge of Latin, French and Italian. His best remembered narrative is the Canterbury Tales(《坎特伯雷故事集》), which the Prologue(序言) supplies a miniature(缩影) of the English society of Chaucer’s time. That is why Chaucer has been called “the founder of English realism”. Chaucer affirms men and women’s right to pursue their happiness on earth and opposes(反对) the dogma of asceticism(禁欲主义) preached(鼓吹) by the church. As a forerunner of humanism, he praises man’s energy, intellect, quick wit and love of life. Chaucer’s contribution to English poetry lies chiefly in the fact that he introduced from France the rhymed stanza of various types, especially the rhymed couplet of 5 accents in iambic(抑扬格) meter(the “heroic couplet”) to English poetry, instead of the old Anglo-Saxon alliterative verse. ⑦【William Langland威廉.朗兰: Piers the Plowman《农夫皮尔斯》】
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一、The Anglo-Saxon period (449-1066) 1、这个时期的文学作品分类：pagan(异教徒) Christian(基督徒) 2、代表作：The Song of Beowulf 《贝奥武甫》( national epic 民族史诗) 采用了隐喻手法 3、Alliteration 押头韵（写作手法） 例子：of man was the mildest and most beloved, To his kin the kindest, keenest for praise. 二、The Anglo-Norman period (1066-1350) Canto 诗章 1、romance 传奇文学 2、代表作：Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (高文爵士和绿衣骑士) 是一首押头韵的长诗 三、Geoffrey Chaucer (1340-1400) 杰弗里.乔叟时期 1、the father of English poetry 英国诗歌之父 2、heroic couplet 英雄双韵体：a verse unit consisting of two rhymed(押韵) lines in iambic pentameter(五步抑扬格) 3、代表作：the Canterbury Tales 坎特伯雷的故事(英国文学史的开端) 大致内容：the pilgrims are people from various parts of England, representatives of various walks of life and social groups. 朝圣者都是来自英国的各地的人,代表着社会的各个不同阶层和社会团体 小说特点：each of the narrators tells his tale in a peculiar manner, thus revealing his own views and character. 这些叙述者以自己特色的方式讲述自己的故事，无形中表明了各自的观点，展示了各自的性格。 小说观点：he believes in the right of man to earthly happiness. He is anxious to see man freed from superstitions(迷信) and a blind belief in fate(盲目地相信命运). 他希望人们能从迷信和对命运的盲从中解脱出来。 4、Popular Ballads 大众民谣：a story hold in 4-line stanzas with second and fourth line rhymed(笔记) Ballads are anonymous narrative songs that have been preserved by oral transmission(书上). 歌谣是匿名叙事歌曲,一直保存着口头传播的方式
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History and Anthology of English Literature Part One The Anglo-Saxon Period Beowulf Questions: 1.The earliest literature falls into two divisions ___________, and_______________. 2.Christianity brings England not only __________ and___________but also the wealth of a new language. 3.Who is Beowulf? And What is Beowulf? 4.How did Beowulf come into being? 5.Who is Grendel? And what is the result of Grendel?s fight with Beowulf? 6.How did the Jutes hold the funeral for him? Key points of this part: The most important work of old English literature is Beowulf------- the national epic of the English people. It is of Germanic heritage, perhaps the greatest Germanic epic and contains evidently pre-Christian elements existing at first in an oral tradition, the poem was passed from mouth to mouth for generations before it was written down. The manuscript preserved today was written in the Wessex tongue about 1000A.D., consisting altogether of 3183 lines. There are three episodes related to the career of Beowulf: 1.the fight with the monster, Grendel. 2.The fight with Grendel?s mother, a still more frightful she-monster. 3.The moral combat with the fire Dragon. The significance lies in the vivid portrayal of a great national hero, who is brave, courageous, selfless, and ever helpful to his people. There are three important features:: 1.Alliteration (words beginning with the same consonant sound). This is characteristic of all old English verse. 2.Metaphors and understatements. There are many compound words used in the poem to serve as indirect metaphors that are sometimes very picturesque. , e.g. “riging-giver”is used for King; “hearth-companions “for his attendant warriors; “Whale?s road” for the sea; “spear-fighter” for soldier etc. And as understatement we can see: “not troublesome”for welcome; “need not praise”for a right to condemn. This quality is often regarded as characteristic of the English people and their language. 3.Mixture of pagan and Christian elements: the observing of omen, cremation, blood-revenge, and the praise of worldly glory.
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Part I The Anglo-Saxon Period(449-1066) I Background 449 the Teutons ( the Jutes, the Anglos, the Saxons) II Literature The literature of this period falls into two divisions—pagan and Christian Two Anglo-saxon Christian poets: Caedmon （凯德蒙，公元7世纪盎各鲁－萨克逊基督教诗人）who lived in the latter half of the 7th century and who wrote a poetic Paraphrase of the Bible. Cynewulf（基涅武甫,盎各鲁――萨克逊诗人，生活在公元9世纪，其古英语诗稿于10世纪被发现，有《埃琳娜》,《使徒们的命运》，《基督升天》和《朱莉安娜》）, the author of poems on religious subjects III The Song of Beowulf( Beowulf, 公元7-8世纪之交开始流传于民间的同名史诗中的主人公，曾与水怪，火龙搏斗) Status: England’s national epic Written at the beginning of the tenth century Composed much earlier Length:3182 The whole song is essentially pagan in spirit and matter. Features : alliteration; metaphors; understatement Subject matter Part II The Anglo-Norman Period (1066—1350) I historical background: The Norman Conquest II. The Literature The literature which they brought to England is remarkable for its bright, romantic tales of love and adventure. III. Romance 1. Romance was the prevailing form of literature in feudal England. 2. Definition and features(理解) IV. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight a late-14th century middle-English outlining an adventure of Sir Gawain, a knight of King Arthur’s Round Table. It was a verse romance of 2530 lines, considered as the best of Arthurian romances. Part III Geoffrey Chaucer(1340?-1400) I Major works The Romaunt of the Rose《玫瑰传奇》is a translation from a French poem. His masterpiece: The Canterbury Tales II Contributions 1. Chaucer—the forerunner of Renaissanc e