英国文学简史完全笔记

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1、英国文学简史完全笔记AConciseHistoryofBritishLiteratureChapter1EnglishLiteratureofAnglo-SaxonPeriodI.Introduction1.Thehistoricalbackground（1）BeforetheGermanicinvasion（2）DuringtheGermanicinvasiona.immigration;b.Christianity;c.heptarchy.d.socialclassesstructure:hide-hundred;eolder

2、men（lord）–thane-middleclass（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.TheOverview

3、oftheculture（1）ThemixtureofpaganandChristianspirit.（2）Literature:a.poetry:twotypes;b.prose:twofigures.II.Beowulf.1.Ageneralintroduction.2.Thecontent.3.Theliteraryfeatures.（1）theuseofalliteration（2）theuseofmetaphorsandunderstatements（3）themixtureofpaganandChristianelem

4、entsIII.TheOldEnglishProse1.Whatisprose?2.figures（1）TheVenerableBede（2）AlfredtheGreatChapter2EnglishLiteratureoftheLateMedievalAgesI.Introduction1.TheHistoricalBackground.（1）Theyear1066:NormanConquest.（2）Thesocialsituationssoonaftertheconquest.A.Normannoblesandserfs;B

5、.restorationofthechurch.（3）The11thcentury.A.thecrusadeandknights.B.dominanceofFrenchandLatin;（4）The12thcentury.A.thecentralizedgovernment;B.kingsandthechurch（HenryIIandThomas）;（5）The13thcentury.A.ThelegendofRobinHood;B.MagnaCarta（1215）;C.thebeginningoftheParliamentD.E

6、nglishandLatin:officiallanguages（theend）（6）The14thcentury.a.theHouseofLordsandtheHouseofCommons—conflictbetweentheParliamentandKings;b.theriseoftowns.c.thechangeofChurch.d.theroleofwomen.e.theHundredYears'War—starting.f.thedevelopmentofthetrade:London.g.theBlackDeath.

7、h.thePeasants'Revolt—1381.i.ThetranslationofBiblebyWycliff.（7）The15thcentury.a.ThePeasantsRevolt（1453）b.TheWarofRosesbetweenLancastersandYorks.c.theprinting-press—WilliamCaxton.d.thestartingofTudorMonarchy（1485）2.TheOverviewofLiterature.（1）thestoriesfromtheCelticlands

8、ofWalesandBrittany—greatmythsoftheMiddleAges.（2）GeoffryeofMonmouth—HistoriaRegumBritanniae—KingAuthur.（3）Wace—LeRomandeBrut.