Lecture-10-英国文学-教案

英国文学史及作品选读课程教案（第10讲）授课时间2017-2018学年第二学期04.23-04.28授课对象15-17级各专业选修生授课主题Lecture10Chapter7EmotionandNatureinRomanticPoetry(LordByron;PercyByssheShelley;JohnKeats)教学目的与要求TeachingObjectivesandRequirements1HelpthestudentsunderstandGeorgeGordonByron.2.HelpthestudentsunderstandShelley3HelpthestudentsunderstandclearlyShelley’sOdetotheWestWind4HelpthestudentshaveagoodunderstandingofKeats’OdetoaNightingale.教学重、难点KeyPointsandDifficultPointsinTeaching1OdetotheWestWind2OdetoaNightingale主要教学方法TeachingMethodsandMeansLecture;Discussion;Multi-media教学内容的组织与设计1GeorgeGordonByron(1788-1824)1.1IntroductionByron’sbestpoemsareDonJuanandChildeHarold.HisotherworksincludeHoursofIdlenessandEnglishBardsandScottishReviewers…(SeeSelectedReadingP74andTextbookANewConciseHistoryofEnglishLiteratureP188-192).1.2CommentsonByron●Byron’spoetryisoneofexperience.Hisheroesaremoreorlesspicturesofhimself.Hisheroisknownas“ByronicHero”,aproud,mysteriousrebelfigureofnobleorigin.Withimmensesuperiorityinhispassionsandpowers,hewouldcarryonhisshoulderstheburdenofrightingallthewrongsinacorruptsociety.Hewouldrisesingle-handedlyagainstanykindoftyrannicalruleseitheringovernment,inreligion,orinmoralprincipleswithunconquerablewillsandinexhaustibleenergies.Forsuchahero,theconflictisusuallyoneofrebelliousindividualagainstout-wornsocialsystemsandconventions.Thefigureis,tosomeextent,modeledonthelifeandpersonalityofByron.●Byron’spoetryexertsgreatinfluenceontheRomanticMovement.HestandswithShakespeareandScottamongtheBritishwriterswhoexertgreatinfluenceoverthemainlandofEurope.1.3DiscussionofWhenWeTwoParted●Itisalovepoem,writtenina,b,a,b,c,d,c,d.(Payattentiontothecontrasttheauthorusedinthedescriptionofthepartingbetween“us”:)BEFOREorPAST:e.g.“Insecretwemet…”(thewholefirststanza)BUTNOWorPRESENT:e.g.“InsilenceIgrieve…”(therestofthelaststanzaandthesecondstanza)Thedescriptionof“you”,e.g.:youvows—brokenyoufame—light/unimportanttoyouname—spokenbyeveryone=everyoneknowsyou=ashameforme...●Inthispoem,thepoet,makinguseoftheformofmonologue,mediatesuponthepresentandthepastandexpressesthefeelingsandemotionsofamanwholoseshislove.1.4DiscussionofSheWalksinBeauty(SeetheTextbookSelectedReadingsP74-75)●Itisalyricalpoemwrittenin1814andpublishedin1815.●InJune,1814,severalmonthsbeforehemetandmarriedhisfirstwife,AnnaMilbanke,LordByronattendedapartyatLadySitwell’s.Whileattheparty,LordByronwasinspiredbythesightofhiscousin,thebeautifulMrs.Wilmot,whowaswearingablackspangledmourningdress.LordByronwasstruckbyhiscousin’sdarkhairandfairface,theminglingofvariouslightsandshades.Thisbecametheessenceofhispoemabouther.(DiscussthequestionsintheSelectedReadings.)●Thefirstcoupleoflinescanbeconfusingifnotreadproperly.Toooftenreadersstopattheendofthefirstlinewherethereisnopunctuation.Thisisanenjambedline,meaningthatitcontinueswithoutpauseontothesecondline.Thatshewalksinbeautylikethenightmaynotmakesenseasnightrepresentsdarkness.However,asthelinecontinues,thenightisacloudlessonewithbrightstarstocreateabeautifulmellowglow.Thefirsttwolinesbringtogethertheopposingqualitiesofdarknessandlightthatareatplaythroughoutthethreeverses.●Theremaininglinesofthefirstverseemployanothersetofenjambedlinesthattellusthatherfaceandeyescombineallthat’sbestofdarkandbright.Nomentionismadehereorelsewhereinthepoemofanyotherphysicalfeaturesofthelady.Thefocusofthevisionisuponthedetailsofthelady’sfaceandeyeswhichreflectthemellowedandtenderlight.Shehasaremarkablequalityofbeingabletocontaintheoppositesofdarkandbright.●Thethirdandfourthlinesarenotonlyenjambed,butthefourthlinebeginswithanirregularityinthemetercalledametricalsubstitution.Thefourthlinestartswithanaccentedsyllablefollowedbyanunaccentedone,ratherthantheiambicmeteroftheotherlines,anunaccentedsyllablefollowedbyanaccentedone.Theresultisthattheword“Meet”receivesattention,anemphasis.Thelady’suniquefeatureisthatopposites“meet”inherinawonderfulway.●Thesecondversetellsusthattheglowofthelady’sfaceisnearlyperfect.Theshadesandraysareinjusttherightproportion,andbecausetheyare,theladypossessesanamelessgrace.Thisconveystheromanticideathatherinnerbeautyismirroredbyherouterbeauty.Herthoughtsaresereneandsweet.Sheispureanddear.●Thelastverseissplitbetweenthreelinesofphysicaldescriptionandthreelinesthatdescribethelady’smoralcharacter.Hersoft,calmglowreflectsalifeofpeaceandgoodness.Thisisarepetition,anemphasis,ofthethemethatthelady’sphysicalbeautyisareflectionofherinnerbeauty.2Shelley2.1Lifeandachievements(SeeSelectedReadingP77andTextbookANewConciseHistoryofEnglishLiteratureP192-194)2.2Shelley’sWorks●PrometheusUnbound◆PrometheusUnbound,alyricaldrama,isShelley’smasterpiece.◆ThestorywastakenfromGreekmythology:Prometheusstolefirefromheavenandtaughtmenhowtouseit.ForthishewaspunishedbyZeus,thesupremegod,whochainedhimtoarockonMt.Caucasus,whereduringthedaytimeavulturefedonhisliver,whichwasrestoredeachsucceedingnight.ThefigureofPrometheushasbeensymbolicofthosenobleheartedrevolutionaries,whodevotethemselvestothejustcauseofthepeopleandsuffergreatpainsatthehandsoftyrants.◆ThethemeofthispoeticaldramaisborrowedfromtheGr