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1、PartI:theAnglo-Saxonperiod(449-1066)1.HistoricalbackgroundTheearlyinhabitantsintheislandwenowcallEnglandwereBritons,atribeofCelts.FromtheBritonstheislandgotitsname—Britain,thelandofBritons,whowereaprimitivepeoplelivinginthetribalsociety.AfterthefalloftheRomanEmpire(410AD)an
2、dthewithdrawalofRomantroops,theTeutonictribes,esp.,theAngles,theSaxonsandtheJutes,conqueredtheislandandcalleditAngle-land,thenEngland.2.Literature：TheSongofBeowulfTheSongofBeowulf=thenationalepicoftheAnglo-SaxonsorEnglishpeople.TheSongofBeowulf–Features1)Theuseofalliteratio
3、n—themoststrikingone.Inalliterativeverse,certainaccentedwordsinalinebeginwiththesameconsonantsound.Therearegenerally4accentsinaline,3ofwhichshowalliteration,2)ThemesItcanbeconcludedthatthispoemshowshowtheprimitivepeoplefightagainsttheforcesofthenaturalworldunderawiseandmigh
4、tyleader.Butitseemsthatallthemesarepartofalargerthematicschemewhichcentersupontheconflictbetweengoodandevil.PartII:TheAnglo-NormanPeriod(1066—1350)1. Historicalbackground:TheNormanConquest:AfterthebattleofHastingsin1066,cametheFrench-speakingNormansunderDukeWilliam.1)Threec
5、hiefeffectsoftheConquest:B²ThebringingofRomancivilization²Thegrowthofnationality–astrongcentralizedgovernment²Thenewlanguageandliterature2.Literature—Romance:1)TheliteraturetheNormansbroughttoEnglandisremarkableforitsbright,romantictalesofloveandadventure,inremarkablecontra
6、stwiththestrengthandsombernessoftheAnglo-Saxonpoetry.2)SirGawainandtheGreenKnighta)ThebestofArthurianromances,anonymous,inalliterativeverseb)Theme:Atestofman’svirtueandtruthPartIII:GeoffreyChaucer(1340—1400)1.TheCanterburyTales61)TheGeneralPrologue:Thetalesbeginwithageneral
7、prologue,whichprovidesaframeworkforthetalesandcomprisesagroupofvividsketchesoftypicalmedievalfigures.2)Chaucer’scontributionsAa.amasterofrealism:InhismasterpieceTheCanterburyTales,allclassesexcepttheroyaltyandthepoorestpeasantsarepresentedbythepilgrims.Everyfigureisdrawnwit
8、htheaccuracyofaportrait.ItisnoexaggerationtosaytheProloguesuppliesaminiatureoftheE
