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英国文学史莎士比亚简介ppt课件

英国文学史莎士比亚简介ppt课件

超乎寻常的亲族,漠不相关的路人。——《e of nothing.
一无所有只能换来一无所有。——《李尔王》
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He was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.
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poetry
In his creation of dramas, he succeeded in combing the two sides of his talent— Shakespeare the poet and Shakespeare the dramatist—into one and produced the most remarkable poetic dramas in England or perhaps in the whole world.
•哈姆雷特Hamlet
•克劳狄斯Claudius
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乔特鲁德Gertrude 哈姆莱特之母 奥菲利亚Ophelia 波洛涅斯之女
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莎士比亚英文简介带翻译

莎士比亚英文简介带翻译

莎士比亚英文简介带翻译William Shakespeare: The Greatest Playwright in English Literature。

威廉·莎士比亚,英国文学史上最伟大的剧作家。

William Shakespeare is widely regarded as the greatest playwright in English literature. He was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, in 1564 and died in 1616. His works are still performed all over the world and have been translated into every major language.威廉·莎士比亚被广泛认为是英国文学史上最伟大的剧作家。

他于1564年出生在英国斯特拉福德,于1616年去世。

他的作品仍在全世界上演,并被翻译成了每一种主要语言。

Shakespeare wrote 38 plays and 154 sonnets. His plays are divided into three categories: comedies, tragedies, and histories. Some of his most famous plays include Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Macbeth, and Othello.莎士比亚写了38部剧作和154首十四行诗。

他的剧作分为三类,喜剧、悲剧和历史剧。

他最著名的剧作包括《罗密欧与朱丽叶》、《哈姆雷特》、《麦克白》和《奥赛罗》。

Shakespeare's plays are known for their complex characters, intricate plots, and beautiful language. He is often credited with creating some of the most memorable characters in literature, such as Romeo, Juliet, Hamlet,and Lady Macbeth. His plays explore universal themes suchas love, jealousy, revenge, and ambition.莎士比亚的剧作以其复杂的人物、错综复杂的情节和美丽的语言而闻名。

莎士比亚简介

莎士比亚简介

莎士比亚简介莎士比亚(William Shakespeare)是英国文学史上最伟大的戏剧家和诗人之一,也是全球文学史上最重要的文化人物之一。

他的作品不仅在当时风靡一时,至今仍然广为传诵和演出。

莎士比亚的作品包括戏剧、诗歌和散文,他以其独特的天才创造了许多深入人心的人物形象和经典台词,对世界文化产生了深远的影响。

一、莎士比亚的生平莎士比亚生于1564年,出生地为英国的斯特拉特福区(Stratford-upon-Avon)。

根据历史记录,他在当地出生并度过了大部分的人生。

莎士比亚的父亲是一个商人,母亲是一个家庭主妇。

他的家庭并不富裕,但这并没有阻碍他接受良好的教育。

据信,莎士比亚在当地的文法学校接受了教育,学习了拉丁文和古希腊文学。

这些教育背景对于他后来的创作有着重要的影响。

然而,莎士比亚的早期生活并不为人所知,直到他在戏剧界取得成功,才引起了广泛的关注。

二、莎士比亚的戏剧创作莎士比亚的戏剧创作可追溯到1590年代,当时他已经成为伦敦剧院的重要演员和剧作家。

他的早期作品包括广受欢迎的喜剧《仲夏夜之梦》和《罗密欧与朱丽叶》。

这些作品展现了他独特的创作风格和对人性的深刻洞察力。

莎士比亚的戏剧作品非常丰富多样,涵盖了各个题材和风格。

他的喜剧作品以幽默和爱情为主题,包括《威尼斯商人》和《十二夜》等。

他的悲剧作品则深入探讨了人类的内心世界和命运的无常,如《哈姆雷特》和《麦克白》等。

此外,他还创作了历史剧、神话剧以及许多其他类型的剧作。

莎士比亚的戏剧作品独具一格,不仅在剧情结构上独具匠心,而且描写了各种人物形象的复杂性和深度。

他的作品常常涉及社会和政治问题,并反映了当时英国社会的各种冲突和矛盾。

莎士比亚的作品具有普适性,不仅适用于当时的观众,也能够引起后世读者和演员的共鸣。

三、莎士比亚的诗歌和散文除了戏剧创作,莎士比亚还是一位杰出的诗人和散文家。

他的诗歌包括许多著名的十四行诗,如《莎士比亚十四行诗》(Shakespearean sonnets)。

莎士比亚 William Shakespeare 英文介绍 英美文学

莎士比亚 William Shakespeare 英文介绍 英美文学

William ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare was born in 1564 and died in 1616. He is the greatest of all English poets in English history. He has become landmarks in the history of world culture.William Shakespeare belongs to Renaissance. In England, the 16th century was a period of breaking up of feudal relations and the establishing of the foundation of capitalism. New social and economic condition brought about great changes in the development of science and art. The great changes influence the thought of human at that time. The creation of writing style has changed. Renaissance meaning from French word, meaning “rebirth”, “revival”. Now it is used to indicate the intellectual and literary movement over Europe from the 14th to the early 17th century. Humanism is the core and essence of the Renaissance. About humanism, man is the measure of all things. Man has ability to perfect themselves to develop the individual. Man should enjoy the present life. So many poets and novelists create their work from gods to man.William Shakespeare creates 154 sonnets, 37dramas and 2 long narrative poems. He has a great significance in English literature history. He represents the climax of the Renaissance. He is the one of the few writers who can be indispensable in the Europe literary history. He is most influential man of the letter since the Renaissance. He is the representative of the Renaissance. Besides he has the most command of vocabulary, so people call him a master of use of vocabulary.His writing style is a combination of realism and romantism. In his works of poem. Sonnet 18 is the most famous and influential poetry in the world. Sonnets are fourteen lines, and rhyming in different patterns. William Shakespeare creates his own rhyming patterns of sonnet. And we call it William Shakespeare’s patterns. The rhyme of William Shakespeare’s sonnet 18 is a b a b, c d c d, e f e f, g g. In this poetry, we can get the main theme of Renaissance, humanism. Shakespeare use many rhetorical devices. In the beginning, the first sentence, should I compare thee to a summer’s day use rhetorical question and simile to attract reader’s interest. ‘You are more lovely and gentle than summer’s day’. In the third sentence, the word darling full of emotional color, itpersonifies the buds. In the fourth sentence use metaphor compare lease to life time. Our life is too short, we should cherish our life time. The next sentence, sometimes too hot the eye of heaven shines, use rhetorical device, metaphor. And the next sentence use personification. In the seventh sentence, fair use rhetorical devices pun, it means beautiful person and the quality of beauty. In the last two sentence use parallelism to emphasize the emotion and the mood of this poetry. Summer’s day is too short, but your beauty can exist forever in my poetry.When I have read this poetry. I can get the wonderful use of rhetorical devices and vocabulary. He uses his master hand to describe the beauty of his friend. And his poetry, sonnet 18 represent a strong mood of his friendship, making me impressive.。

英美文学赏析

英美文学赏析

英美文学赏析英美文学是世界文学史上的重要组成部分,涵盖了广泛的文学流派和作品。

以下是一些英美文学中的经典作品和赏析:威廉·莎士比亚(William Shakespeare):莎士比亚是英国文学史上最伟大的戏剧家之一。

他的作品涵盖了悲剧、喜剧和历史剧等多种类型。

莎士比亚的作品深入探讨了人性、权力和爱情等主题,如《哈姆雷特》、《罗密欧与朱丽叶》和《麦克白》等。

简·奥斯汀(Jane Austen):奥斯汀是19世纪英国小说家,她的作品以社交风尚和婚姻为主题,揭示了当时贵族阶层的生活和价值观。

奥斯汀的作品充满了幽默和洞察力,其中最著名的作品包括《傲慢与偏见》和《爱玛》。

查尔斯·狄更斯(Charles Dickens):狄更斯是维多利亚时代最重要的小说家之一,他的作品描绘了工业化时代的社会问题和人性的复杂性。

狄更斯的作品充满了丰富的人物描写和社会讽刺,如《雾都孤儿》和《双城记》。

威廉·福克纳(William Faulkner):福克纳是美国南方文学的代表作家,他的作品以南方的历史、种族和家庭问题为背景。

福克纳的作品以其复杂的叙事结构和意识流的运用而闻名,如《喧哗与骚动》和《押沙龙,押沙龙!》。

弗朗西斯·斯科特·菲茨杰拉德(F. Scott Fitzgerald):菲茨杰拉德是20世纪美国文学的重要代表之一,他的作品描绘了上流社会的虚荣和堕落。

他最著名的作品是《了不起的盖茨比》,这部小说深入探索了美国梦的破灭和社会阶层的固化。

以上只是英美文学中的一小部分经典作品,每位作家的作品都值得深入探索和赏析。

通过阅读和研究这些作品,我们可以更好地理解和欣赏英美文学的丰富性和影响力。

《研究生英语英美文学欣赏》课程简介

《研究生英语英美文学欣赏》课程简介

《研究生英语英美文学欣赏》课程简介课程编号:课程名称:研究生英语英美文学欣赏学时与学分:34学时/1学分时间:2013-2 ---- 2013-7教学对象:全日制非英语专业研究生教师:刘晓燕等课程描叙一、课程性质和任务本课程的目的是为培养理解和鉴赏英国和美国文学原著的能力而设置一门选修课程,旨在使学生掌握英国和美国文学源流和发展的基础上,通过阅读代表性的英国和美国文学作品,理解作品的内容,学会分析作品的艺术特色,并努力掌握正确评价文学作品的标准和方法,增强对作品中表现的社会生活和人物感情的理解,提高语言基本功和阅读文学作品的能力和鉴赏水平,提升整体人文素质。

本课程的主要内容包括英国和美国文学史上代表作家的简要介绍和作品选读,结合英国和美国文学各个历史断代的主要历史背景,文学文化思潮和流派,社会政治、经济、文化等对英国和美国文学史上最具有影响、最具有代表性的作家的作品中的艺术特色、主题结构、人物刻画、语言风格和思想意义等进行深入地分析。

本课程主要为英美文学欣赏课,课堂讲授与研讨相结合。

教师布置学生课前对作家生平、历史背景、和阅读材料进行研究,课堂上进行重点阅读和分析。

本课程要求学生大量阅读,结合课堂上所讲授的英美文学的基本知识点和文学理论批评方法,体会经典文学作品的语言精妙之处、人物塑造方法、情节架构、文学修辞手法、写作技巧等等,并进而了解历史时代背景、文化知识、社会政经形势等。

此外,本课程还要求学生能积极参与课堂讨论,鼓励新观点和新视角,能运用文学理论批评方法研究作品,学期中将不定期地布置相关作业,学期末将以学术论文的形式考查学习效果。

二、课程的教学内容及学时分配第1学时英国文艺复兴时期简介重点:文艺复兴;人文主义;主要作家和艺术特色第2-3学时莎士比亚(I)(II)重点:要重点理解莎士比亚思想和创作风格的变化,了解莎士比亚十四行诗的特点,品味莎士比亚作品的特色,能够对莎士比亚部分作品进行现代阐释。

英美文学:莎士比亚十大经典剧作介绍

英美文学:莎士比亚十大经典剧作介绍

英美文学:莎士比亚十大经典剧作介绍引言莎士比亚(William Shakespeare)是英国最伟大的戏剧家和诗人之一,创作了许多令人难忘的作品。

本文将重点介绍莎士比亚的十大经典剧作,其中每一部都有其独特魅力和重要地位。

1.《哈姆雷特》(Hamlet)《哈姆雷特》是莎士比亚最为著名的悲剧之一。

故事讲述了丹麦王子哈姆雷特在父亲被谋杀后追求复仇的故事。

这部戏揭示了权力、道德和个体意志之间的冲突,同时展现了人性中的矛盾与复杂。

2.《罗密欧与朱丽叶》(Romeo and Juliet)《罗密欧与朱丽叶》是一部具有浪漫色彩的悲剧,讲述了两个年轻人因身份差异而面临困难,并最终选择以死来守护他们之间纯洁的爱情。

该剧探索了爱情、家族纷争和命运的主题。

3.《麦克白》(Macbeth)《麦克白》是一部讲述野心与罪恶之间斗争的悲剧。

戏中的主人公麦克白在得知自己将成为苏格兰国王后,迫不及待地踏上了杀戮之路,并最终堕入疯狂和孤立之中。

4.《奥赛罗》(Othello)《奥赛罗》是莎士比亚的悲剧之一,讲述了关于嫉妒、欺骗和种族偏见的故事。

奥赛罗是一个黑人将军,在婚姻和友谊受到背叛的情况下,陷入了疑心重重的困境。

5.《哈利勒二世》(Henry IV)《哈利勒二世》是一部历史剧,刻画了一个国家内部权力斗争和王位继承问题。

该剧展现了英国历史上的纷争和扭曲政治关系。

6.《凯撒大帝》(Julius Caesar)《凯撒大帝》是一部政治悲剧,描绘了凯撒大帝的非凡征途和他与议会之间的危机。

这部戏揭示了权力、忠诚和背叛之间的复杂关系。

7.《威尼斯商人》(The Merchant of Venice)《威尼斯商人》是一部喜剧,将金钱、友谊和爱情纠缠在一起。

戏中的主题包括信任、欺骗以及对外貌和表面现象的审视。

8.《仲夏夜之梦》(A Midsummer Night's Dream)《仲夏夜之梦》是一部浪漫喜剧,讲述了四组人物在一个神秘森林中相互交错与爱情迷失的故事。

英国文学 莎士比亚课件

英国文学 莎士比亚课件



His Comedies

Shakespeare wrote his comedies in his early period. In these plays he portrayed the young people who had just freed themselves from the feudal fetters. He sang of their youth, their love and ideal of happiness. The heroes and heroines were sons and daughters of the Renaissance. They trust not in God or King but in themselves. Usually there are two groups of characters in Shakespeare's comedies. The first group is composed of characters of young men and young women. They live in the world of youth and dreams and laughter, and fight for their happiness. The second group consists of simple and shrewd clowns and other common people. These characters make the play full of humour and laughter. The success of Shakespeare's comedies owes much to the appearance of clowns. Without them the
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The English Renaissance

The English Renaissance stretched from later 15th century to early 17th century. From the first half of the 16th century, the English Renaissance began to develop into a flowering of literature.
Shakespeare’s Literary Position


Shakespeare and the Authorized Version of the English Bible are the two greatest treasuries of the English language. Shakespeare has been universally acknowledged to be the summit of the English Renaissance, and one of the greatest writers in world literature.
The Fourth Period (1608-1612)

The fourth period of Shakespeare’s work is the period of romantic drama. It includes 4 romances or “reconciliation plays”.
The Third Period (1601-1607)


The third period of Shakespeare’s dramatic career is mainly the period of “great tragedies” and “dark comedies”. It includes 5 tragedies, 3 comedies and 2 Roman tragedies. Major works written in this period: Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth, Antony and Cleopatra
Periods of Shakespeare’s Dramatic Composition

Shakespeare’s career as a dramatist may
be divided into four major phases.
The First Period(1590-1594) This period is the period of his apprenticeship in play-writing. Works: 1) Henry VI 2) The Comedy of Errors《错误的喜剧》/《连 环错》 3) Love’s Labor’s Lost《迷失的爱》/《空爱一 场》/《爱的徒劳》 4) Romeo and Juliet, etc.


3) actor
The Great Tragedies:
《哈姆雷特》(Hamlet,1601 《奥赛罗》(Othello,
)
1604) 《李尔王》(King Lear, 1605) 《麦克白》(Macbeth, 1606)
The Great Comedies:



《威尼斯商人》(The Merchant of Venice, 1596) 《仲夏夜之梦》(A Midsummer Night's Dream,1596) 《第十二夜》(Twelfth Night, 1600) 《皆大欢喜》(As You Like It, 1601)

The Birthplace of Shakespeare
Stratford-on-Avon
The Statue of Shakespeare
Shakespeare’s Literary Works


1) Playwright: 38 plays (history, comedy, tragedy, tragicomedy, legends) 2) poet: 154 sonnets, 2 long poems.


William Shakespeare (1564-1616)



The inexhaustible William Shakespeare (1564-1616)(说不完 道不尽的莎士比亚) playwright, poet, actor
“He was not of an age, but for all time.”——Ben Johnson “Shakespeare and Aeschylus are the two greatest dramatic geniuses the world has ever known.—Carl Marks
British Renaissance


Playwright:
1) Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593) Doctor Faustus 2)William Shakespeare (1564-1616) 3) Ben Johnson (1572-1637) whose reputation mainly falls in the 17th century
The highest glory of the English Renaissance is drama.


Drama

The form of composition designed for performance in the theater, in which actors take the roles of the characters, perform the indicated action and utter the written dialogue. (The common alternative name for a dramatic composition is a play.)
The Second Period (1595-1600)

This period is his mature period, mainly a period of “great comedies” and mature historical plays. It includes 6 comedies, 5 historical plays and 1 Roman tragedy. His sonnets are also thought to be written in this period.
Lecture Two The English Renaissance & General Knowledge of William Shakespeare
The Renaissance



The Renaissance: an intellectual movement sprang first in Italy in the 14th century and gradually spread all over Europe.Two features are striking of this movement: 1) a thirsting curiosity for the classical literature; 2) the keen interest in the activities of humanity. Key-note: Humanism.
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