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ReviewofEnglishLiteratureFromMedievalto19thcenturyFinalExamI.MultipleChoice(25%)II.FindtherelevantmatchfromcolumnBforeachiteminColumnA.(25%)(Writersandworks,Charactersandworks,literaryterms)IIIReadingcomprehension(30%)3textsIV.Makecommentonthefollowingextractswithmorethan150wordseach(20%)(youcanidentifyitstheme,formortheauthorsandtheliterarymovementstheyrepresentandexplicatingtheirrespectivecharacteristics)OutlineofHistoryofEnglishliteratureEarlyandMedievalAgesEnglishRenaissanceTheperiodoftheEnglishBourgeoisRevolutionThe18thcentury/Neo-classicismRomanticismCriticalRealismThe20thcenturyPart1Middle-AgeLiterature(5thC-1485)I.theOldEnglishPeriod(449-1066)aboriginal:BritonsTheRomanConquestTheAnglo-SaxonInvasionTheChristianizationoftheAnglo-SaxonsTheDanishInvasionTheNormanConquestII.TheMiddleEnglishPeriod(1066-1485)TheNormanConquestTheAll-prevailingInfluenceoftheMedievalChurchNowrittenliteratureEnglishliteraturebegan“Beowulf”ReligiouspoetryKingAlfredtheGreattheAnglo-SaxonChronicleTheRomances;popularballads;PiersthePlowman;GeoffreyChaucer;HistoryliteratureBeowulfheroicepicalongpoemtellingthestoryofthedeedsofgodsandgreatmenandwomen,ortheearlyhistoryofanation.nationalepicoftheEnglishpeopleafolklegendbroughttoEnglandbyAnglo-SaxonsfromNorthernEuropepassedfrommouthtomouthforhundredsofyearsbeforewrittendowninthe10thcenturythemostimportantworkoftheOldEnglishliterature.3182linesEarlyandMedievalEnglishLiteratureGeoffreyChaucer,thefounder/fatherofEnglishpoetry,whosemasterpieceisTheCanterburyTales,inwhichhepresentedtousacomprehensiverealisticpictureoftheEnglishsocietyofhistimeandcreatedawholegalleryofvividcharactersfromallwalksoflifeLiterarycareer3PeriodsofCreationTheinfluenceofFrenchliterature,(1360s-1372)chieflytranslatedfromtheFrenchworks,eg.“TheRomauntofRose”《玫瑰传奇》.“TheBookoftheDuchess”《悼公爵夫人》thebestworkofthetimeTheinfluenceofItalianRenaissance(1372-1386)mainlyadaptedworksfromItalianliterature,eg;“TroilusandCriseide”《特洛勒斯和克里希德》TheBritishPeriod:1386---1400(MaturePeriod)“TheCanterburyTales”《坎特伯雷故事集》hismasterpieceandarepresentativeworksoftheMiddleAges.LiteraryTermsEpicAlliterationRomanceBaladHeroiccoupletPart2:TheEnglishRenaissance(Late15thcentury--early17thcentury)Renaissance,inessence,isahistoricalperiodinwhichtheEuropeanhumanistthinkersandscholarsmadeattemptstogetridofthoseoldfeudalistideasinmedievalEuropeandintroducenewideasthatexpressedtheinterestsoftherisingbourgeoisie,andtolifttherestrictioninallareasplacedbytheRomanCatholicChurchauthorities.Humanismistheessence/keynoteoftheRenaissanceWritersofRenaissanceThomasMoreUtopia.Moregaveaprofoundandtruthfulpictureofthepeople’ssufferingandputforwardhisidealofafuturehappysociety.PhilipSidneyPoets&criticSonnetAstrophelandStellaandApologyforPoetryEdmundSpenserPoet’spoetTheShepherd’sCalendar,EpithalamionTheFaerieQueen(nationalism,puritanism,humanism)FrancisBaconScientistandphilosopherEssays(“OfStudies”),founderofclassicexperimentalismPeaktimeofdramaChristopherMarlowBlankverse,Tamburlaine,TheJewofMalta,Dr.FaustusWilliamShakespeare4GreatComediesand4GreatTragediesSonnet(18)WilliamShakespeareFourGreatComediesAMidsummerNight’sDreamTwelfthNightAsYouLikeitTheMerchantofVeniceFourGreatTragediesHamletMacbethKingLearOthello“Alltheworld'sastage,Andallthemenandwomenmerelyplayers.”LiteraryTermsHumanismTheSpenserianStanzaAllegoryessayBlankverseTragedyComedyPartThree:ThePeriodoftheEnglishBourgeoisRevolution(17thcentury)JohnMiltonParadiseLostParadiseRegainedSamsonAgonistes(resembleMiltonhimself)JohnDonneMetaphysicalpoetTheFlea,Avalediction:ForbiddingMourningJohnBunyanThePilgrim’sProgress:religiousallegory“VanityFair,Faithful,Hypocricy,Ignorance…”JohnDrydenAllForLoveLiteraryTermsMetaphysicalpoetConceitEnlightenmentliterature(late17thcentury—mid18thcentury)GloriousRevolution----comparativelypeacefulNewClassicism:reason,formanageofproseratherthanpoetry.AnOverviewofthe18thLiteraturetheProsperityofProseSteele,Addison,PopeSamuelJohnsonclassicism:classicistsTheEnlightenmenttheRisingofNovelsDefoe,Fielding,Swiftrealism:realiststheDeclineofDramaGoldsmith,Sheridansentimentalism:sentimentalistsGray,theDevelopmentofPoetryBlake,Burnspre-romanticistsAlexanderPope蒲伯oneofthefirsttointroducerationalismtoEngland,forhimthesupremevaluewasorder.Elaboratedcertainregulationsforthestyleofpoeticalworksandbroughttheheroiccouplet---fivefootiambicrhymedincouplettoultimateperfection.Pope’srepresentativeworksAnEssayonCriticismapoemwritteninheroiccouplets(对句),criticizethepresentpoemlackoftruetaste&callonpeopletoturntotheoldGreekandRomanwritersforguidance,truewitwhichisbestsetinaplain(simple&clear)style.TheRapeoftheLockadelightfulburlesqueofepicpoetry,itridiculesthemannersoftheEnglishnobility.Thepoemisbasedonanactualincidentinwhichayoungnoblemanstolealockofalady'shair.EssayonMansuggestshumankindisapartofnatureandthediversityoflivingforms:Eachbeast,eachinsect,happyinitsown:/IsHeavenunkindtoMan,andManalone?“TheDunciadgenerallyconsideredPope'sbes
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