文学史及选读各章复习要点

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1、第一章PaganwritingrepresentsthepoetrywhichtheAnglo-Saxonsprobablybroughtwiththemintheformoforalsagas—thecrudematerialoutofwhichliteraturewasslowlydevelopedontheEnglishsoil.aTheme:theAnglo-Saxonsenseoftheharshnessofcircumstanceandthesadnessofhumanlot.bThenationalepicpoem:Beowulf

2、Christianwriting:representsthewritingsdevelopedundertheteachingofthemonksa.Theme:onbiblicalthemesoronsaints9livesb.Functionsofart:notsimplytoreleasemen'sfeelingsbutalsototeachthemandtoenhancetheirdevotion.c.RepresentativeworksCaedmon:thefatherofEnglishSong,GenesisAandGenesis

3、BThesongofBeowulfThemes:thetransienceandthepotentiality—orinevitability—ofsuddenattack,suddenchange,swifteathisomnipresentinBeowulf.Thereislittlehopetoescape—thestrongsenseofdoom.•Thehero,Beowulf,isaseeminglyinvinciblepersonwithalltheextraordinarytraitsrequiredofahero.Heisab

4、letousehissuper-humanphysicalstrengthandcouragetoputhispeoplebeforehimself.•Heencountershideousmonstersandthemostferociousofbeastsbutheneverfearsthethreatofdeath・Hisleadershipskillsaresuperbandheisevenabletoboastaboutallhisachievements.4.theGermanicheroiccodeStrength：It'sess

5、entialtoaherotofightwiththeenemies.(Hemetamanwhosehandswereharder.)Courage：facingtheMonsterGrendelandFire-BreathingDragon.LoyaltyinWarriors(Responsibility):Hechosetofightwithdragonevenwhenhewasaveryoldking,atthesametime,awarrio匚GoodReputation:Beowulf,enrichedwithhonorsandpri

6、ncelygifts,returnedhome一theGeatland,afterhehadkilledmonsterGrendel.Politicalskills:HeruledGeatsformorethan50years.Nothreat,noterrorHostility:HekilledGendersmotherwhowasbentonvengeance・Generosity:Hesharedthebootywithhismen.ImportanceofheroiccodevaluesThiscodeisvitaltowarriors

7、ocietiesasameansofunderstandingtheirrelationshipstotheworldandthemenaceslurkingbeyondtheirboundaries.Allofthecharacters9moraljudgmentsstemfromthecodecsmandates・Thusindividualactionscanbeseenonlyaseitherconformingtoorviolatingthecode・第二章SirGawainandtheGreenKnightMainCharacter

8、s•Arthur:KingofCamelot•SirGawain:Representative,notelect•GreenKnight:Ambigu