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英国文学复习

1.Arcadia

2.TheShepherdsCalendar

3.TheAdvancenientofLearning

4.KingMidas

5.TheJewofMalta

6.AsYouLikeIt

7.Othello

8.JuliusCaesar

9.EveryManinHisHumour

10.TheAlchemist

11．SongsandSonnets

12．TheTemple

13．Lycidas

14.SamsonAgonistes

15.GraceAboundingtotheChiefofSinners

16.ThePilgrim'sProgress

17.AbsalomandAchitophel

18.AnnusMirabilis

19.ParadiseRegained

20.TheHindandthePanther

1.Anglo-Saxonconquesthappenedinthe5thcentury.

2.ThefirstEnglishmenareAnglo-Saxons.

3.ThehistoryofEnglishliteraturebeganwithAnglo-SaxonsettlementinBritain.

4.BeowulfisthemostimportantspecimenofOldEnglishliterature.

5.ThemainstoriesofBeowulfarebasedonthefolklegendsoftheprimitivenortherntribes.

6.Beowulfpresentsanall-roundlifepictureofthetribalsociety.

7.Theuseofalliteration,metaphors,understatementsstrongstressesandpredominanceofconsonantsisanotablefeatureofBeowulf.

8.ThefirstknownreligiouspoetinEnglandisCaedmon.

9.WhenwetalkabouttheOldEnglishprosethefirstnamethatcomesintoourmindisVenerableBede.

10.TheAnglo-SaxonChronicleisAlfredtheGreat'smostimportantcontributiontotheOldEnglishproseliterature.

11.TheNormanConquestbroughtthebodyofcustomsandidealsknownaschivalryintoEngland.

12.AftertheNormanConquest,theknightlycode,theromanticinterestinwomentendernessandreverencepaidtoVirginMarywerereflectedinEnglishliterature.

13.TheprevailingliteraryforminthefeudalEnglandwastheromance.

14.SirGawainandtheGreenKnightistheculminationoftheromancesaboutKingArthur.

15.WilliamLanglandwroteaboutsocialdiscontentandpreachedtheequalityofmenanddignityoflabour.

16.PiersPlowmandescribesthenarrator'sdreamvisions.

17.ChaucerisacclaimednotonlyasthefatherofEnglishpoetrybutalsoasthefatherofEnglishfiction.

18.TheRomauntoftheRose,themostpopularpoemofMiddleAges,wasoneofChaucer’stranslationsfromFrench.

19.Beingoneoftheforerunnersofmodernism,Chaucerpraisesman'senergy,intellect,quickwitandloveoflife.

20.OneofChaucer'sgreatcontributionstoEnglishpoetryishisintroductionofFrenchpoemstoEnglishpoetry.

31.ThekeynoteofEnglishRenaissancewashumanism.

32.Elizabethanpoetryisremarkableforitsvariety,freshness,youthfulnessanditsromanticfeeling.

33.OneofthegreatcontributionsmadebyThomasWyatttoEnglishpoetryistheintroductionofthesonnet.

34．HenryHowardiscreditedwithintroducingtheblankverseintoEnglishpoetry.

35.ThreecyclesofsonnetswereproducedintheRenaissanceperiod.ThefirstoneisAstrophelandStella.

36.TheFaerieQueenecontainssixstoriesabouttheadventuresofknights,whoaremadetobeallegoricalcharactersbyEdmundSpenser.

37.ThedominatingthoughtsofTheFaerieQueenearenationalism,humanismandPuritanism.

38.ItislikelythatwhenwritingHamletShakespeareborrowedsomethingfromTheSpanishTragedy.

39.WhenShakespearewroteKingLearandMacbeth,hemainlyreliedonHolinshed'sChronicles.

40.Inwritingplays,BenJonsoninsistedonadherencetothethreeunities.

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41.TheliteratureoftheRevolutionPeriodisdifferentfromtheliteratureofElizabethanPeriod.

42.TheworksoftheMetaphysicalPoetsarecharacterisedbymysticismincontentandfantasticalityinform.

43.ThepoemsbytheMetaphysicalpoetsarefulloffarfetchedconceits.

44.JohnMiltonwrotethefinestpastoralelegyinEnglish,Lycidas,tomemorialisethetragicdeathofaCambridgefriendandclassmate.

45.ThestoriesofParadiseLostweretakenfromtheOldTestament.

46.ParadiseLostwaswritteninblankverse.

47.Milton’spoetryisnotedforsublimityofthoughtandmajestyofexpression.

48.InThePilgrim’sProgress,theallegoricalnarrativeisbasedontheideaofajourney.

49.IndescribingtheVanityFair,BunyandrawsasatiricalpicturenotonlyofLondonatthetimeoftheRestorationbutofthewholebourgeoissociety.

50.Dryden'sgreatestworkofliterarycriticismisAnEssayofDramaticPoesy.

T1.AfterAnglo-Saxonconquest,sevensmallkingdomsappearedinBritainandlatertheywerecombinedintoaunitedkingdomnamedEngland.

F2.Anglo-Saxonliteratureisexclusivelyaproseliteratureinoralform.

T3.EnglishpoetryintheAnglo-Saxonperiodfallsintotwogroups:

non-religiousandreligious.

T4.BeowulfistheoldestsurvivingepicintheEnglishlanguage.

T5.Beowulfreflectshowpeopleinthetribalsocietyfoughtagainstnature.

F6.Caedmon'slegendarylifestoryisdescribedbyBedeinTheAnglo-SaxonChronicle.

F7.HistoriaEcclesiasticadescribeshowreligionwasintroducedandspreadinEngland.

T8.VenerableBedeisthefirstscholarinEnglishliteratureandhasbeenregardedasthefatherofEnglishlearning.

F9.TheEcclesiasticalHistoryoftheEnglishPeopleisthebestmonumentoftheOldEnglishprose.

T10.Cynewulftookhispoeticalsubjectmatterpartlyfromthechurchliturgy,butmorelargelyfromthehomiliesofGregorytheGreat.

F11.AfterNormanConquest,threelanguageswereusedinEngland.TheywereFrenchusedbytheNormans,Latinusedbyscholarsandclergymen,andEnglishusedbyAnglo-Saxons.

T12.Theknightisdescribedasthecentralcharacterintheromancethatisdevotedtothechurch,thekingandafairlady.

F13.ThecycleofromancesaboutRomemainlydealswiththeexploitsandadventuresofCharlestheGreat,KingoftheFranksandEmperoroftheWestEmpire.

F14.GeoffreyChaucerwasascholar,alawyer,abusinessmanandacourtier,whosharedallthestirringlifeofhisageinhiswritings.

F15.Chaucerintendedtowriteabout100talestoldbythe30pilgrimsinhismasterpiece.

T16.Theportraitsofthe30pilgrimsdrawnbyChaucerinthePrologueofTheCanterburyTalessupplyaminiatureofthemedievalEnglishsociety.

F17.Beingarebelofthesocietyofhistime,Chauceraffirmsman'srighttopursuehappinessandopposesthedogmaofasceticism.

F18.ChaucermadeagreatcontributiontomakingthedialectofLondonthefoundationofmodemEnglishspeechandestablishingEnglishastheliterarylanguageofthecountry.

F19.The15thcenturyhastraditionallybeendescribedastheprosperousperiodinEnglishliterature.

T20.LeMorted'Arthurreflectsthesocialsceneofthetransitionalperiodwhenfeudalismwasdyingandcapitalismwasrising.

T21.EnglishliteratureoftheRevolutionPeriodwitnessedaconflictbetweenthetwoantagonisticcamps.

F22.TheRevolutionPeriodisalsocalledPuritanAge.Inthisperiodliteraryworksshowmuchromanticardour.

T23.CavalierPoetsmostlywroteabouttheflittingjoysoflifeandexpressedthespiritofpessimism.

T24.InMilton'slifeandliterarycareerthetwodominanthistoricalmovements:

RenaissanceandReformationcombineandreceivetheirmostintenseandintelligentexpression.

T25.ManycriticshavenotedthatinParadiseLostthepictureofGodsurroundedbyhisangelsresemblesthecourtofanabsolutemonarch,whileSatanandhisfollowersbearcloseresemblancetoaparliament.

F26.Samson’smiserableblindservitudeamonghisenemies,hisagonisinglongingforsightandfreedom,andthelastterribletriumphareallallusionstoSatan'sstory.

T27.JohnMiltonisthegloriouspioneertointroduceblankverseintonon-dramaticpoetry.

T28.Sinceitsfirstappearance,ThePilgrimsProgresshasbeenthemostwidelyreadbookandoneofthemostpopularpiecesofChristianwritingthathaveappearedinEnglish.

T29.InThePilgrim’sProgress,thefiguresandplaceswhichtheheromeetwithonhisjoumeystandforthevariousexperiencesthat

l.Portia

2.Hamlet

3.Volpone

4.JohnFalstaff

5.HenryV

6.Iago

7.Shylock

8.DoctorFaustus

1.WhatarethecharacteristicsofAnglo-Saxonliterature?

Anglo-Saxonliteratureisalmostexclusivelyaverseliteratureinoralform.Mostofitscreatorsremainunknown.Itiswrittendownlongafteritscomposition.TwogroupsofpoetryarefoundinAnglo-Saxonperiod.BeforeChristianitywasintroduced,therewaspaganpoetry.TherepresentativeisBeowulf.AftertheintroductionofChristianity,Christianpoetryappeared.TherepresentativesarethepoemscomposedbyCaedmonandCynewulf.Prosearrivedlaterthanpoetry.Itappearedinaboutthe8thcentury.VenerableBedeandAlfredtheGreatarefamousprosewritersofthatperiod.

2.BrieflytellthestoryofBeowulf.

ThestoryofBeowulfconsistsoftwoparts.ThefirstdealswiththeheroicdeedsofBeowulfthroughdescribinghowBeowulffightsagainstthemonsterGrendel,andfinallykillshimandhismother.ThesecondpartcelebratestheheroicspiritandbraveryofBeowulfthroughdescribinghisfightagainstafiredragonthathasdonealotofdestructiontohiskingdomandpeople.Beowulfdragonanddiesaheroicdeath.

3.WhatarethewritingfeaturesofBeowulf?

1）BeowulfisapaganpoemthoughithasChristianflavourthatthemonasteryscribegaveitwhenhewroteitdown.Itistheresultofpagancivilisation.Itshowsanall-roundpictureofthetribalsociety.2）Itusesalotofstrongstresses.Eachlinehasfourstresses,withtwoineachhalfline.3）Alliterationismuchused.Threestressesofeachlinearemademoreemphaticthroughtheuseofalliteration.4）Metaphorsandunderstatementsaremuchusedinthewholepoem.

4.WhatisthethemeofBeowulf?

Beowulfindicateshowthepeopleinprimitivesocietyconquerthedisastersandmisfortunesthatnaturemakesforhumanbeings.Beowulf,theheroofthestorystandsforman'senergyandpower,andman'sindomitablespiritand