英国文学史及选读复习大纲.doc

Part 1 The Anglo — Saxon Period ( 449-1066 )秧格鲁- 撒克逊时期 1. Historical Background Celts . Romans . Anglo — Saxons Norman Invasion . Roman empire 从 albion 撤军, teutonic tribes( 包括 angles, Saxons,jutes) ( 条顿人 or 日耳曼人) 陆续登陆此地 2. Literature 1,pagan 异教徒文学 2 christian 基督徒文学 alliterative verse 头韵诗 Epic: Beowulf 贝奥武甫( Denmark 背景)( the hall heorot 鹿庁, grendel:a monster half-human ) 1) Oral origin, recited in court, handed down in generations until finally it was recorded by certain poet. 上下部分由 pagan 写,插入由 christian 写 2)a mixture of history and legend. , england ’s national epic 民国史诗 Part II The Anglo-Norman Period(1066-1350) 秧格鲁- 诺曼时期 1. Historical Background Roman conquest, 接着是 english conquest ,最后是 norman conquest 。 The Norman Conquest in 1066 Duke William of Normandy claimed himself William I, King of England. ( the battle of hasting s 希斯廷战役) Kings — Barons 男爵— Knights, a feudal system of hierarchy 统治集团 was formed 2. The language Upper classes: French, Latin mon people: Old English Three languages co-existed in England. French became the official language used by the king and the Norman lords; Latin became the principal tongue of church affairs and in universities; and Old English was spoken only by mon English people. literature Romance was a type of literature that was very popular in the Middle Ages. It is about the life and adventures undertaken bya knight. It reflected the spirit of chivalry 骑士制度. The content of romance: love, chivalry and religion. It involves fighting, adventures. Subject matter: Geoffrey ’s History 杰弗里《史记》, riming chronicles 押韵编年史, metricalverse 格律诗体, doggerel verse 打油诗体 1) the Matter of France eg. Charlemagne and his peers 查理曼大帝和他的骑士 2) Matter of Greece and Rome eg Akexabder 亚历山大大帝 3) Matter of Britain tales having for their heroes Arthur and his knights of the Round Table 3. main literature Sir Gawain and the green knight. 高文爵士和绿衣骑士( arthur , gawain,green knight, morgain the fay-woman 妖精摩根, the green girdle 绿腰带) Part