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1、PartI:theAnglo-Saxonperiod(449-1066)1.HistoricalbackgroundTheearlyinhabitantsintheislandwenowcallEnglandwereBritons,atribeofCelts.FromtheBritonstheislandgotitsname一Britain,thelandofBritons,whowereaprimitivepeoplelivinginthetribalsociety.AfterthefalloftheRomanEmpire(410AD)
2、andthewithdrawalofRomantroops,theTeutonictribes,esp.,theAngles,theSaxonsandtheJutes,conqueredtheislandandcalleditAngle-land,thenEngland・2.Literature：TheSongofBeowulfTheSongofBeowulf=thenationalepicoftheAnglo-SaxonsorEnglishpeople・TheSongofBeowulf-Features1)Theuseofalliter
3、ation一themoststrikingone.Inalliterativeverse,certainaccentedwordsinalinebeginwiththesameconsonantsound.Therearegenerally4accentsinaline,3ofwhichshowalliteration,2)ThemesItcanbeconcludedthatthispoemshowshowtheprimitivepeoplefightagainsttheforcesofthenaturalworldunderawisea
4、ndmightyleader.Butitseemsthatallthemesarepartofalargerthematicschemewhichcentersupontheconflictbetweengoodandevil.PartII:TheAnglo-NormanPeriod(1066—1350)1・Historicalbackground:TheNormanConquest:AfterthebattleofHastingsin1066,cametheFrench・speakingNormansunderDukeWilliam・1
5、)ThreechiefeffectsoftheConquest:B◊ThebringingofRomancivilization◊Thegrowthofnationality一astrongcentralizedgovernment◊Thenewlanguageandliterature2.Literature——Romance:1)TheliteraturetheNormansbroughttoEnglandisremarkableforitsbright,romantictalesofloveandadventure,inremark
6、ablecontrastwiththestrengthandsombernessoftheAnglo-Saxonpoetry.2)SirGawainandtheGreenKnighta)ThebestofArthurianromances,anonymous,inalliterativeverseb)Theme:Atestofman'svirtueandtruthPartIII:GeoffreyChaucer(1340—1400)1.TheCanterburyTales1)TheGeneralPrologue:Thetalesbeginw
7、ithageneralprologue,whichprovidesaframeworkforthetalesandcomprisesagroupofvividsketchesoftypicalmedievalfigures.1)Chaucer^scontributionsAa.amasterofrealism:InhismasterpieceTheCanterbuiyTales,allclassesexcepttheroyaltyandthepoorestpeasantsarepresentedbythepilgrims.Everyfig
8、ureisdrawnwiththeaccuracyofaportrait・ItisnoexaggerationtosaytheProloguesuppliesaminiatureoftheEn
