《英美文学笔记》doc版

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1、英美文学笔记AConciseHistoryofBritishLiteratureChapter1EnglishLiteratureofAnglo-SaxonPeriodI.          Introduction1.Thehistoricalbackground(1)BeforetheGermanicinvasion(2)DuringtheGermanicinvasiona.immigration;b.Christianity;c.heptarchy.d.socialclassesstructure:hide-hundred;eoldermen(lord)–thane-middlec

2、lass(freemen)-lowerclass(slaveorbondmen:theow);e.socialorganization:clanortribes.f.militaryOrganization;g.Churchfunction:spirit,civilservice,education;h.economy:coins,trade,slavery;i.feastsandfestival:Halloween,Easter;j.legalsystem.2.TheOverviewoftheculture(1)ThemixtureofpaganandChristianspirit.(

3、2)Literature:a.poetry:twotypes;b.prose:twofigures.II.            Beowulf.1.Ageneralintroduction.2.Thecontent.3.Theliteraryfeatures.      (1)theuseofalliteration      (2)theuseofmetaphorsandunderstatements      (3)themixtureofpaganandChristianelementsIII.      TheOldEnglishProse1.      Whatisprose

4、?2.      figures(1)      TheVenerableBede(2)      AlfredtheGreatChapter2EnglishLiteratureoftheLateMedievalAgesI.            Introduction1.TheHistoricalBackground.(1)Theyear1066:NormanConquest.(2)Thesocialsituationssoonaftertheconquest.A.Normannoblesandserfs;B.restorationofthechurch.(3)The11thcent

5、ury.A.thecrusadeandknights.B.dominanceofFrenchandLatin;(4)The12thcentury.A.thecentralizedgovernment;B.kingsandthechurch(HenryIIandThomas);(5)The13thcentury.A.ThelegendofRobinHood;B.MagnaCarta(1215);C.thebeginningoftheParliamentD.EnglishandLatin:officiallanguages(theend)(6)The14thcentury.a.theHous

6、eofLordsandtheHouseofCommons—conflictbetweentheParliamentandKings;b.theriseoftowns.c.thechangeofChurch.d.theroleofwomen.e.theHundredYears’War—starting.f.thedevelopmentofthetrade:London.g.theBlackDeath.h.thePeasants’Revolt—1381.i.ThetranslationofBiblebyWycliff.(7)The15thcentury.a.ThePeasantsRevolt

7、(1453)b.TheWarofRosesbetweenLancastersandYorks.c.theprinting-press—WilliamCaxton.d.thestartingofTudorMonarchy(1485)2.TheOverviewofLiterature.(1)thestoriesfromtheCelticlandsofWalesandBrittany—greatmythsoftheMiddleAges.(