1. introduction to english literature

Aestheticism and Neo-Romanticism
Stream of Consciousness novel
Irish Drama Revival
History of American literature
Colonial literature Transcendentalism Age of Realism
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Orders and disciplines


Notebooks Materials for extensive reading Workbook Some original versions of masterpieces. You are not allowed to be late for class. You are not allowed to call or answer you cell phones.

A concise history of English literature
Historical Background—origin of people, blood and language(I)

1. Briton (primitive).

2.55B.C. Julius Caesar, Roman Conquest (78 A D - 410 A D), London.
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The concise history of English and American Literature
The reasons for you to study literature :
1. For culture. 2. For participation in TEM8. 3. For improving your aesthetic interest. 4. For entrance exam for postgraduates as English majors.
Old English literature
Metaphysical poetry and Cavalier poetry
Rise of novel
Literature in Renaissance
Neo-classicism Pre-Romanticism and Romanticism
Victorian literature
The things you are to learn:


Great writers like novelists, poets, essayist, etc. The masterpieces of the great writers. Literary terms. Literary trends in different periods. Literary criticism. Ways of analyzing and evaluating works.
7. French speaking Norman, Duke William at Hastings- Establishment of Feudalism.


Historical Background—origin of people, blood and language(IV)


Original Britons ＋Angles/Saxons/Jutes ＋Danes ＋Normans ＝English Thus, the English is a mixed blood.
Early Romanticism Late Romanticism Local Colorism
American Naturalism
Imagism
The 20th century novel
Jewish literature
Black American literature
Women writers and
Who wrote the famous pamphlet, the Common Sense, before the American Revolution? A Thomas Jefferson B Thomas Paine C John Adams D Benjamin Franklin Virginia Woolf was an important female ______ in the 20th century England. A poet B biographer C playwright D novelist ______ refers to a long narrative poem that records the adventures of a hero in a nation’s history. A ballad B romance C epic D elegy Which of the following best explores American myth in the 20th century? A The Great Gatsby B The Sun Also Rises C The Sound and the Fury D Beyond the Horizon
Formalism Feminism De-construct Neo-criticism
Materials for Extensive Reading
3. Invasion of swarms of pirates. Three tribes: Angles, Saxons and Jutes.

Historical Background—origin of people, blood and language(II)




Saxons– southern part with kingdoms like Wessex, Essex and Sussex. Jutes—Kent, southeastern corner of the island. Angles– east midland with kingdom of East Anglia. 4. 7th century, a united kingdom England. Language : Anglo-Saxon, or Old English.




a. immigration; b. Christianity; c. social classes structure: eoldermen (lord) – thane - middle class (freemen) lower class (slave or bondmen); d. social organization: clan or tribes. e. Church function: spirit, civil service, education; f. The Overview of the culture (1) The mixture of pagan and Christian spirit. (2) Literature
A concise history of English and American literature
A concise history of English literature
A concise history of American literature

Generally, the history of literature will be divided chronologically or by different literary trends or schools.
History of American literature
The colonial literature
The 18th century literature The 19th century literature The 20th century literature
History of English literature
History of English literature Old English literature The 14th century literature The 16th century literature
The 17th century literature
The 18th century literature The 19th century literature The 20th century literature
What is literature?


Literature is language artistically to create some images that reflect the writers’ minds and their contemporary societies. literature, a body of written works related by subject‐matter (e.g. the literature of computing), by language or place of origin (e.g. Russian literature), or by prevailing cultural standards of merit. In this last sense, ‘literature’ is taken to include oral, dramatic, and broadcast compositions that may not have been published in written form but which have been (or deserve to be) preserved.