英国文学史 十八世纪 古典主义,感伤主义
17-18世纪外国文学解析

弥尔顿
弥尔顿〔1608—1674〕英 国诗人,资产阶级革命活动家 和革命文学的代表。他在政治 上是激进派,宗教上属于独立 派。革命期间,他写了很多政 论文,批驳国内外反对派对革 命的污蔑和攻击。他的文学代 表作是晚年写的三部长诗: 《失乐园》、《复乐园》、 《力士参孙》。
17世纪法国古典主义是近代欧美文学的其次 次思潮,古典主义盛行于法国,而后在西欧各国 广为流行,它是17世纪的一种主要文艺思潮。
崇拜古希腊罗马文化是17世纪古典主义的 突出特点,古典主义把古希腊罗马的艺术看作是 艺术创作的抱负模式,在文艺理论和创作实践上 以古希腊罗马文学为典范,因而被称为古典主义。
拉辛〔1639—1699〕 法国古典主义悲剧家,出 身财政官家庭,本人做过 路易十四的史官。写作11 部悲剧,一部喜剧。代表 作是《安德洛玛刻》和 《费德尔》。
悲剧调子是情感战胜 理性
人物常常承受希腊史上的 美人,多缠绵悱恻的艳史。 情调阴柔平淡。
性格悲剧
拉辛的悲剧是性格悲 剧,心理描写占主要地位, 以恋爱心理为主。不重情 节,以人物的动机和希望 来预备情节的进展。
2.古典主义产生的文化背景
16世纪,法国是欧洲最强大的中心集权的君主 专制国家。
路易十四有“太阳王”的称号,他统治的时代是 君主专制鼎盛的时期,他实行一系列的政策措施来 稳固王权。
1>实行重商主义政策。 2>建立确定王权。 3>划分社会等级:僧侣、贵族、平民。 4>把握文学艺术,设立法兰西学士院。
高乃依
高乃依〔1606—1684〕 法国古典主义悲剧创始人, 出身律师家庭,长期从事律 师事务。1629年开头创作。
外国文学史整理

四、名词解释1、感伤主义文学18世纪后期流行于欧洲的一种文学思潮,因英国作家斯泰恩的小说《感伤旅行》而得名。
其特点是崇尚感情,把情感放在理性之上,重视个性和个人精神生活,描写自然风景,留恋宗法社会。
它被称为前浪漫主义,是19世纪初期浪漫主义的先声。
2、哲理小说18世纪法国启蒙作家创立的一种新型小说。
这种小说虽有人物、情节,但并不注重对环境与人物的细致描写。
它以人物活动为主线,穿插描写多方面内容,将叙事、抒情、议论、讽刺融为一体,表现作家关于政治、法律、道德、文学方面的启蒙观点,富于哲理性、论辩性和战斗性。
代表作有伏尔泰的《老实人》等。
3、湖畔派英国文学中最早出现的浪漫主义作家被称为“湖畔派”三诗人,即华兹华斯,柯勒律治和骚塞;他们曾隐居于英国西北部湖区,由此得名;他们的诗作一般远离社会斗争,讴歌宗法式的农村生活或自然风景,描写奇异神秘的故事和异国风光;常通过缅怀中古时代的“纯朴”来否定丑恶的城市文明。
4、耶拿派耶拿派是指德国早期浪漫主义理论家施莱格尔兄弟和诗人诺瓦利斯、蒂克等人在耶拿创办《雅典娜神殿》杂志,宣传浪漫主义文艺主张,反对古典主义,强调创作自由和主观幻想,追求神秘和奇异,由此形成耶拿派。
其中施莱格尔兄弟是浪漫主义理论的奠基人。
诺瓦利斯的诗集《夜的颂歌》是早期浪漫主义的代表作,歌颂黑夜和死亡,充满病态心理和宗教神秘色彩。
5、海德尔堡派是德国晚期浪漫主义文学团体。
阿尔尼姆和布伦塔诺等人在海德尔堡出版《隐士报》,他们重视发掘德国民族文化遗产,搜集整理民歌,给当时的德国诗歌注入了新鲜血液。
如阿尔尼姆和布伦塔诺合编了民歌集《男童的神奇号角》。
由此形成海德尔堡派。
格林兄弟是当时涌现出的童话作家,他们整理出版的《格林童话集》成为世界儿童文学的珍品,这些童话具有奇异的幻想情节,表现了人民的智慧和正义。
6、拜伦式英雄指十九世纪英国浪漫主义诗人拜伦作品中的一类人物形象,由于这些形象具有作者本人的思想性格特征,因此被称作“拜伦式英雄”,最早萌芽于《恰尔德·哈洛尔德》。
18世纪英国文学的趋势

18世纪英国文学的趋势
18世纪是英国文学发展的重要阶段,其中出现了一些明显的趋势和特点。
以下是一些重要的趋势:
1. 古典主义:18世纪英国文学受到古典文学的强烈影响,特别是古希腊和罗马文学。
作家们研究和模仿古典作品的风格和主题,追求文学的严谨和规范性。
2. 启蒙思想:18世纪是启蒙时代的全盛期,思想家们强调理性和科学的重要性,反对迷信和专制。
这种思潮在文学中也有所体现,作家们开始关注社会问题、人权和个人自由。
3. 社会批判:18世纪英国社会出现了巨大的变革,人们开始对社会问题展开批判。
一些作家,如塞缪尔·理查森和亨利·菲尔丁,通过小说探讨了社会阶级、性别和家庭关系等问题。
4. 英国浪漫主义:18世纪末,浪漫主义逐渐兴起,对理性主义和古典主义的反叛开始显露。
浪漫主义作家,如威廉·华兹华斯和塞缪尔·柯勒律治,强调个人情感和自然的力量。
5. 小说的兴起:18世纪是英国小说发展的重要时期。
小说成为一种流行的文学形式,作家们开始创作长篇小说,如丹尼尔·笛福的《鲁滨逊漂流记》和简·奥斯汀的《傲慢与偏见》。
6. 诗歌的转变:18世纪的英国诗歌呈现出一种转变,由古典的形式
和主题向更加个人化和自由的方向发展。
诗人们开始关注个人情感和自然景观,并采用更加自由的诗体,如威廉·布莱克的无韵诗。
总的来说,18世纪英国文学在古典主义和启蒙思想的影响下,开始关注社会问题和个人情感,同时也为后来浪漫主义和小说的兴起铺平了道路。
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三、名词解释:1、感伤主义---18世纪英国,它的名一部小说《感伤的旅行》,创作上强调感情力量,着力描写人物的不幸和痛苦,以引起读者的怜悯和同情。
代表作是四特恩的《感伤的旅行》。
2、七星诗社----是16世纪法国的第一个团体,它由七位诗人组成,以研究古西腊罗马文学并从中受到教益为出发点,以革新法国诗歌形式,促进法兰西民族语言的统一为旨归。
它的代表诗人是龙沙。
3、湖畔派----18世纪英国浪漫主义潮流,写很多缅怀中世纪和赞美宗法制农村生活,赞美湖区风光的诗作。
代表作是《抒情歌谣集》4、三一律----是古典主义戏剧的创作原则,要求一个剧本只能有一个情节线索,剧情只能发生在统一地点,时间不准超过一昼夜,使法国古典主义戏剧具有了明晰,精练,紧凑的优点,但对戏剧创作也构成一种束缚。
5、古典主义文学------17世纪法国文学,首先在政治上拥护主权,维护国家民族利益,对理性的绝对遵从;古典文学模仿古人,其代表作家法国的高级依《熙德》、拉率《安德珞玛克》。
6、大学才子――16世纪英国人文主义文学进入繁荣期。
英国出现了一批人文主义剧作家,他们大都受过文学教育,具有人文主义思想,在戏剧创作上颇有创新。
代表人物有李利、格林和罗洛等。
7、“美”与“丑”对应原则――19世纪法国历史中《克伦威尔》中指出,作者还根据现实社会中“丑”就在美的旁边,畸形靠近着优美,善与恶并存。
8、“新感觉派”――19世纪日本的文学在创作上相当程度的接受西方表现主义、达达主义、立体派、未来派等先锋艺术风格的影响,企图以新感觉、新认识、新表现来革新文学。
代表作家为横光利。
9、柔巴依――11世纪伊朗的四行诗,形式短小,便于抒情,代表作家,海亚如,甘泽维等。
10、拜伦式英雄――19世纪英国诗人集中塑造的一系列形象,他们共同特征是高傲,孤独、倔强,个性独特,蔑视文明,反抗现有社会制度,敢于和和罪恶社会进行毫不妥协的斗争。
拜伦把自己的性格圆球这些人身上。
外国文学史考试期末重点第二

一、名词解释1.感伤主义:18世纪中后期产生于英国并扩展到欧洲其他国家的文学流派。
得名于劳伦斯·斯特恩的小说《感伤旅行》,它是对理性主义的反驳,并认为人性的核心是情感,人类的天性是慈悲,即与人为善,形成了感伤的社会风潮。
2.多余人:出现在俄国文学中的一种艺术形象。
沙皇专制下的农奴制社会政治、经济、文化都很落后,优秀的知识分子受西欧启蒙思想的影响,试图有所作为,但又找不到出路,于是苦闷、彷徨、忧郁、痛苦。
他们大都富有才华,不满现状,愤世嫉俗,同时又性格脆弱,对人生采取消极态度。
他们有时寻找刺激,在伤害别人的同时也伤害自己,有时沉溺无奈的伤感情绪中不可自拔,成为社会的“多余人”。
着名的形象有奥涅金、毕巧林等。
是十九世纪俄国文学中一部分贵族知识分子的典型。
他们受到启蒙思想的影响,具有人道和民主的倾向,厌倦上流社会的生活,不甘沉沦,渴望有所作为;但贵族生活方式又使他们灵魂空虚,找不到明确的生活目标,缺乏行动的能力与勇气,终于一事无成。
普希金在《叶甫盖尼·奥“多余人”形象,后来一些作家又塑造了一系列这类形象。
3.英国文学中最早出现的浪漫主义诗派,包括华兹华斯、柯勒律治、骚塞,他们都喜欢歌颂大自然,描写淳朴的乡村生活,厌恶城市工业文明和冷酷的金钱关系。
由于他们曾经隐居远离城市的昆布兰湖区,由此人称“湖畔派”三诗人。
指十九世纪开创浪漫主义的一个流派,主要代表有华兹华斯、柯勒律治和骚塞。
由于他们三人曾一同隐居于英国西北湖区,以诗赞美湖光山色,所以有“湖畔派诗人"之称。
湖畔派诗人起初同情法国革命进而逃避现实,迷恋过去,美化中世纪的宗法制,幻想从古老的封建社会中去寻找精神的安慰与寄托。
华兹华斯和柯勒律治的《抒情歌谣集》为浪漫主义奠基之作。
华兹华斯为诗集再版时撰写的《序言》,成为英国浪漫主义宣言。
4.启蒙文学 18世纪在欧洲出现的启蒙运动是西方资产阶级第二次反封建反教会的思想文化运动,启蒙文学是这一运动的组成部分。
英国文学

约翰逊时代
约翰逊, 约翰逊,Samuel Johnson, 170917091784 鲍斯威尔, James Boswell, 1740-1795
18世纪英国文坛 世纪英国文坛 盟主,诗人, 盟主,诗人,批评 传记家. 家,传记家.历经 8年之久独自编撰 年之久独自编撰 英文辞典》 了《英文辞典》, 奠定了其声誉.编 奠定了其声誉. 辑《莎士比亚戏剧 集》.晚年代表作 诗人传》 《诗人传》.
小说的兴起
随着现代工商业的发展而产生和壮大起来的中产阶级需要 用一定的文学形式反映他们的观念和要求, 用一定的文学形式反映他们的观念和要求,而小说正生逢 其时地担当了这一重任. 其时地担当了这一重任. 17世纪以来 历史,传记,游记,日记, 世纪以来, 从17世纪以来,历史,传记,游记,日记,人物特写和期 刊文论等散文体裁的发展都为小说提供了有利的文学条件. 刊文论等散文体裁的发展都为小说提供了有利的文学条件. 妇女的参与. 妇女的参与.现代化生产的发展剥夺了妇女原来在家里做 手工或在作坊里劳动的机会,她们大多受过一定教育,是 手工或在作坊里劳动的机会,她们大多受过一定教育, 小说的理想读者. 小说的理想读者. 印刷和出版业的发展. 印刷和出版业的发展.
第二节 英国文学
一,18世纪早期文学:(古典主义)蒲柏时代, 18世纪早期文学:(古典主义 蒲柏时代, 世纪早期文学:(古典主义) 奥古斯都时代" "奥古斯都时代" 写实小说(兴起的原因):笛福,斯威夫特, ):笛福 二,写实小说(兴起的原因):笛福,斯威夫特, 理查逊,菲尔丁,斯摩莱特( 理查逊,菲尔丁,斯摩莱特(Tobias Smollett , 1721—1771) 1721—1771) 约翰逊时代 时代" 中后期) 三,"约翰逊时代"(中后期) 前浪漫主义文学:感伤主义文学 墓园诗派, 文学, 四,前浪漫主义文学:感伤主义文学,墓园诗派, 复古倾向与哥特小说;彭斯( 复古倾向与哥特小说;彭斯(Robert Burns, 1759-1796),布莱克( 1759-1796),布莱克(William Blake, ),布莱克 1757-1827) 1757-1827)
英国文学史复习资料

1.Classicism(古典主义):A movement or tendency in art, literature, or music th at reflects the principles manifested in the art of ancient Greece and Rome. Cl assicism emphasizes the traditional and the universal, and places value on reas on, clarity, balance, and order.2. Critical Realism 批判现实主义: Realism is a mode of writing that gives the impression of recording or reflecting faithfully an a ctual way of life. The term refers, sometimes confusingly, both to a literary meth od based on detailedaccuracy1of description (i. e. verisimilitude) and to a more gene ral attitude that rejects idealization, escapism, and other extravagant qualities of roma nce in favor of recognizing soberly the actual problems oflife.4. Enlightenment 启蒙主义: Enlightenment is an intellectual movement in Europe in 18th century. It w as an expression of the struggle of the bourgeoisie against feudalism. The enlightener s fought against class inequality, stagnation, prejudices and other feudal survivals. I t was so called because it considered the chief means for the betterment of the societ y was the enlightenment or—educationof the people. 5. Renaissanee文艺复兴:Re naissance marks a transition from the medieval to the modern world. Generally, it ref ers to the period between the 14th and mid 17th centuries. It first started in Italy, wit h the flowering of painting, sculpture and literature. From Italy the movement went t o embrace the rest of Europe. Twofeatures are striking of this movement. The one i s a thirsting curiosity for the classical literature. Another feature of the Renaissance i s the keen interest in the activities of humanity. Hence, humanism, which reflected th e new outlook of the rising bourgeois class, is the key-note of the Renaissance. The gr eatest of the English humanists were Thomas More and William Shakespeare.6 Soliloquy( 独白): Soliloquy, in drama, means a moment when a character is alone and speaks his or her thoughts aloud.. 7. Neoclassicism 新古典主义:th e Enlightenment brought about a revival of interest in Greek and Roman works. This t endency is known as Neoclassicism.8. Romanticism 浪漫主义: imagination, emoti on and freedom are certainly the focal points of romanticism. The particularcharacteri stics of the literature of romanticism include: subjectivity and an emphasis on individu alism; freedom from rules; solitary life rather then life in society; the beliefs that imag ination is superior to reason; and love of and worship of nature9. . Sentimentalism 感伤主义:it came into being as a result of a bitter discontent on thepart of certain En lighteners in social reality. (The representatives of sentimentalismcontinued to strug gle against feudalism but they vaguely sensed at the same time the contradictions of b ourgeois progress that brought with it enslavement and ruinto the people. ) The phil osophy of the enlighteners, through rational and materialistic in its essence, did not ex clude senses, or sentiments, as a means of perception and learning. Moreover, the cul tof nature and, a cult of a "natural man" whose feelings display themselves in a mos t human and natural manner, contrary to the artful and hypocritical aristocrats1.0. So nnet 十四行诗:Sonnet is a type of poem consisting of one single fourteen-line stanz a. It was perfected by the Italian poet in the 13th century and introduced into Englan d in the early 16th century. English sonnets in terms of structure, largely fall into tw o classes: Italian form (It consists of 14 iambic pentameterlines: the first 8 lines for m the octet, which rhymes, the remaining 6 lines) and the Shakespearian (or English f orm) form. The former divides its 14 lines of iambic pentameters into two parts: one o ctet--- abbaabba and the other sestet--cdecde; while the latter consists of three quatrai ns (abab cdcd efef) and afinal coupl(et gg). The three quatrains develop thepoem's s ubject consistently and the couplet condenses the emotion into an epigram. Shakespea re and Milton are very good at sonnet1.1.Heroic couplet (英雄双韵体) A heroic coup let is a traditional form for English poetry, commonly used for epic and narrative poet ry; it refers to poems constructed from a sequence of rhyming pairs of iambic pentame ter lines. Traditional form for English poetry, commonly used for epic andnarrative p oetry, a sequence of rhyming paris of iambic pentamete1r.1. Metaphysical poetry 玄学派: Metaphysical poetry is a kind of realistic, oftenironic and witty, verse combi ning intellectual ingenuity and psychological insight written partly in reaction to the c onventions of Elizabethan love poetry by such seventeenth-century poets as John Don ne, George Herbert, Richard Crashaw, ThomasTraherne, and Andrew Marvell. One o f its hallmarks is the metaphysical conceit, a particularly arresting and ingenious typ e of metaphor. The features of the school: philosophical poems, complex rhythms an d strange images.12. The Victorian period(维多禾U亚时期)In this period, the novel became the most widely read and the most vital and challenging express ion of progressive thought. While sticking to the principle of faithful representa tion of realist novel, novelistsin this period carried their duty forward to critic ism of the society and the defense of the mass. They were all concerned abou t the fate of the common people. They were angry with the inhuman social in stitutions, the decaying social morality, and the widespread misery, poverty andinjustice.3>Their truthful picture of people 'lisfe and bitter and strongcriticis m of the society had done much in awakening the public consciousnessto the social problems and in the actualim provement of the society.4> Charles Dick ens is the leading figure of the Victorian period. 13. University Wits(大学才子) :refer to a group of scholars during the Elizabethan Age who graduated fr om either oxford or Cambridge. They came to London with the ambition to be come professional writers. Some of them later became famous poets and playw rights.They were called ”niversity Wits ”4. Gothic novel(哥特式小说):Gothi c novel, a type of romantic fiction that predominated in the late eighteenth century, w as one phase of the Romantic movement. It is futile to struggle against one's fate. Th e mysterious element plays an enormous rolein the Gothic novel; it is so replete wit h bloodcurdling scenes and unnatural feelings that it is justly called "a novel of ho rror". Its principal elements are violence, horror, and the supernatura1l.5. Historical novel(历史小说):A novel in which the action takes place during a specitic hi storical well before the time of writing. And in which some attempt to make t o depict accuratlly the customs and mentality of the period. The central charac ter---real or imagined--- is usually subject to divided loyalties within a larger h istoric conflict of which readers know the outcome, the pioneers of this genre were walter scott and cooper. 16.Dramatic monologue (戏居U独白)is a typeof poe m writing style in which a character, at some specific and critical moment, addresse s an identifiable but silent audience, thereby unintentionallyrevealing his or her essen tial temperament and personality.3. ChaucerHis career can be divided into several periods:The Canterbury tales <坎特伯雷故事集>He got his stories from various sources, Greek authors, Roman authors, Italian, Frenc h, but there is no doubt about Chaucer's originality. He retells the stories in his own w ay. The stories are told by a group of people on their way to and back from Canterbur y. Pilgrims tell stories to pass the time. Thejourney is used as a kind of device to unit e the various tales。
18世纪的英国文学

《汤姆·琼斯》的价值就在于用一个烂 熟的套路广泛地描绘了英国的社会生活。
(四)劳伦斯·斯泰恩
斯泰恩是英国感伤主义文学的代表作家, 他的小说对世界文学都有重要的作用,代表 作是《感伤的旅行》。
英国的感伤主义发展到斯泰恩已经形成 一个大的浪潮,感伤主义的名称即因斯泰恩 的小说《感伤的旅行》而确定下来。
很多人认为英国的感伤主义是从理查逊 开始的。
理查逊的小说里也有大量议论的部分。 有些议论被人斥为是“自满自足的中产阶级 的道德说教”。
理查逊小说中细腻的感情分析成为英国 小说中重要的倾向,他还创造了“书信体” 小说。
理查逊小说的整体格调是哀婉的。
(三)亨利·费尔丁
亨利·费尔丁是18世纪英国很有影响的 小说家,他的创作很丰富。最早的小说是 《约瑟·安德鲁斯》,是针对《帕美拉》的 感伤情调写的反讽,费尔丁把它叫做“散文 滑稽史诗”,是对当时以理查逊为代表的作 家创作的一系列感伤小说的讽刺。
(五)约拿旦·斯威夫特
约拿旦·斯威夫特(1667-1745)在文学 史上有独特的地位,代表作是《格列佛游 记》。
《格列佛游记》一共分为四部分:第一 部分叫“小人国”;第二部分叫“大人国”; 第三部分叫“飞岛”和“飞岛的地下部分”, 第四部分叫“慧马国”。
《格列佛游记》第四部分“慧马国”写 的是主人公格列佛漂流到一个孤岛,被一群 野人包围,一匹马把格列佛带到了“慧马 国”。格列佛回到人类社会后,被不相信他 的人关进疯人院。他的妻子让大夫为他做一 个诊断。结果格列佛一见到穿着严肃的医生, 就把他们称为“野人”,认为这些穿着文明 的人和岛上没穿衣服的人是一样的。
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• Laurence Sterne and Oliver Goldsmith (prose fiction )
– drama
• Richard Brinsley Sheridan
– pre-romanticism • William Blake and Robert Burns (poetry)
Classification
ended in a compromise between the
aristocracy and bourgeoisie. England became
a constitutional monarchy and power passed
from the King to the Parliament and the
History of English
Literature
18th century
十八世纪 英国启蒙时期 the Age of Reason
A review of the 17th century
• The 17th century is the period of Revolution. The Revolution contains Bourgeois Revolution and the Puritan Revolution. Bourgeois Revolution then was in progress vigorously in Europe and parts of other places over the world. They are thirst for Original capital and colony to support their development and expansion.
A. Social background
2. The two main hostile parties: • • the liberal Whigs — safeguard popular liberty; the conservative Tories — leave as much authority as possible in the royal hands
• Why is it called enlightenment?
Its purpose was to enlighten the whole
world with the light of modern
philosophical and artistic ideas.
•
The enlighteners celebrated reason or rationality, quality and science. reason and rules and advocated universal education.
• Puritanism is religious doctrine of the
revolutionary bourgeoisie during the
revolution. The puritans believed in thrift,
hard work and so on, and condemned worldly
Realism; Sentimentalism ;
Pre-romanticism;
Romanticism
Development
• Early 18th Century – neo-classicism
• Alexander Pope (poetry)
– prose literature • Addison and Steele (periodicals ) – the first realistic fiction • Defoe and Swift
Asia, Africa and North America.
B. Enlightenment in EngБайду номын сангаасish literature
1. Enlightenment:
The 18th century in England is known as the Age of Enlightenment or the Age of Reason. The enlightenment movement was a progressive intellectual movement which flourished in France and swept through the whole Western Europe at the time. The movement was a furtherance of the Renaissance of 15th and 16th centuries.
• prone to accept bourgeois relationships as rightful and reasonable relationships among people. • writers’ closer look at the social problems and putting things to rights by criticizing the society • the problem of man superseding all other problems in literature
• They called for a reference to order,
• They repudiate the false religious doctrines about the viciousness of human nature; They prove that man is born kind and honest; if depraved, only due to the influence of corrupted social environment.
Addison, Richard Steele, Daniel Defoe, Samuel
Richardson.
Radical group: They struggled for more resolute democratization in the management of the government, and defended the interests of the exploited masses. Representatives: Jonathan Swift, Henry Fielding, Oliver Goldsmith, Richard Brinsley, Sheridan.
– 格雷 (感伤主义) – 布雷克 (前浪漫主义) – 彭斯 (前浪漫主义)
• Prose had a rapid development (age of prose) • Novel writing made a big advancement
• Poetry reached its stylistic perfection
A. Social background
3. The press became a mighty power, and any
writer with a talent for argument or satire was almost certain to be hired by party leaders. 4. The social life developed rapidly. in earlier ages: individualism in the 1st half of this century: sociability
reason and emotion
• a literature of reason, common sense, and
repudiation of enthusiasm and sentiment
Main literary trends
(Enlightenment)
Neo-Classicism ;
(the Golden Age)
The state power passed from the king gradually to the parliament and the cabinet ministers →capitalist system was established in England.
A. Social background
5. With the advent of the 18th century, there sprang into life a public movement known as the enlightenment.
Abroad
A vast expansion of British colonies in
• What about literature in this age?
C. Literary features
• an age of prose rather than poetry
• a balance between respect for the old and
the emergence of new forms, and between
• 18世纪前期 – 蒲伯 (古典主义) – 艾迪生和斯蒂尔(古典 主义\期刊文学) – 笛福与斯威夫特(现实 主义小说) • 18世纪后期
– 撒缪尔 约翰逊 (古典 主义) – 劳伦斯 斯泰恩(感伤 主义) – 哥尔斯密 (感伤主义)
– 谢莱丹 (18世纪的最 伟大的戏剧家)
• 18世纪中期
– 理查生(现实主义) – 菲尔丁(现实主义) – 斯摩莱特(现实主义)
cabinet ministers.
18th century