A Concise History of British Literature(old)

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1、AConciseHistoryofBritishLiteratureChapter1EnglishLiteratureofAnglo-SaxonPeriodI.Introduction1.Thehistoricalbackground(1)BeforetheGermanicinvasion(2)DuringtheGermanicinvasiona.immigration;b.Christianity;c.heptarchy.d.socialclassesstructure:hide-hundred;eold

2、ermen(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

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

4、ureofpaganandChristianelementsIII.TheOldEnglishProse1.Whatisprose?2.figures(1)TheVenerableBede(2)AlfredtheGreat-30-Chapter2EnglishLiteratureoftheLateMedievalAgesI.Introduction1.TheHistoricalBackground.(1)Theyear1066:NormanConquest.(2)Thesocialsituationssoo

5、naftertheconquest.A.Normannoblesandserfs;B.restorationofthechurch.(3)The11thcentury.A.thecrusadeandknights.B.dominanceofFrenchandLatin;(4)The12thcentury.A.thecentralizedgovernment;B.kingsandthechurch(HenryIIandThomas);(5)The13thcentury.A.ThelegendofRobinHo

6、od;B.MagnaCarta(1215);C.thebeginningoftheParliamentD.EnglishandLatin:officiallanguages(theend)(6)The14thcentury.a.theHouseofLordsandtheHouseofCommons—conflictbetweentheParliamentandKings;b.theriseoftowns.c.thechangeofChurch.d.theroleofwomen.e.theHundredYea

7、rs’War—starting.f.thedevelopmentofthetrade:London.g.theBlackDeath.h.thePeasants’Revolt—1381.i.ThetranslationofBiblebyWycliff.(7)The15thcentury.a.ThePeasantsRevolt(1453)b.TheWarofRosesbetweenLancastersandYorks.c.theprinting-press—WilliamCaxton.d.thestarting

8、ofTudorMonarchy(1485)2.TheOverviewofLiterature.(1)thestoriesfromtheCelticlandsofWalesandBrittany—greatmythsoftheMiddleAges.-30-(2)GeoffryeofMonmouth—HistoriaRegumBritanniae—KingAuthur.(3)Wace—LeRomandeBrut.(4