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1、HistoryandAnthologyofEnglishLiteratureWhatisLiterature?Literaturereferstothepracticeandprofessionofwriting.Itcomesfromhumaninterestintellingastory,inarrangingwordsinartisticforms,indescribinginwordssomeaspectsofhumanexperiences.Literatureshowsusnotonlywhatasocietyislikeinacertainage,butalsowhat
2、individualsfeelaboutit,whattheyhopefromit,andhowtheycanchangeitorescapefromit.文学就是人学。——钱谷融Literatureisthestudyof(social)humanbeings.文学作品主要就是描写人在社会中的沧桑沉浮。Aliteraryworkissomethingmainlytoportrayhowhumansstruggletosucceedandfailinthesociety.FourGenresofLiterature–FictionMyths,parables(allegory),ro
3、mances,novels,shortstories–PoetryReliesonimagery,figurative(比喻的，修饰丰富的)language,sound–DramaMadeupofdialogueandsetdirectionDesignedtobeperformed–ProseNewsreports,featurearticles,essays,editorials,textbooks,historicalandbiographicalworksAnOutlineofEnglishLiteratureIAnglo-SaxonPeriod(499-1066)IIAng
4、lo-NormanPeriod(1066-1350)IIIGeoffreyChaucer(1340-1400)ⅣTheRenaissancePeriod(1485-early17thcentury)ⅤThe17thCenturyⅥThe18thCentury.ⅦTheRomanticAge(1789-1837)ⅧEnglishLiteratureofVictorianAge(1837-1901)Ⅸ20thCenturyLiteratureI.Anglo-SaxonPeriod(449-1066)Thisperiodextendedfromabout449-1066,theyearof
5、theNorman-FrenchconquestofEngland.TheGermanictribesfromEuropewhooverrun（横行于）Englandinthe5thcentury,aftertheRomanwithdraw,broughtwiththeOldEnglish,orAnglo-Saxonlanguage,whichisthebasisofmodernEnglish.Theybroughtalsoaspecificpoetictradition,theformalcharacterofwhichremainedsurprisinglyconstantunt
6、iltheterminationoftheirrulebytheNorman-Frenchinvaders6centurieslater.AchievementsPoetryMuchofoldEnglishpoetrywasprobablyintendedtobechanted,withharp(akindofinstrumentinChinesemeans竖琴)accompaniment,byAnglo-Saxonscop(poetinChinesemeans吟游诗人),oftenboldandstrong,butalsomournfulandelegiac(sad)inspiri
7、t.Majorachievement:BeowulfII.TheAnglo-NormanPeriod (1066-1350)Thisperiodbeganfrom1066,theyearoftheNorman-FrenchconquestofEngland.TheliteraturetheybroughttoEnglandisremarkableforitsbright,romantictalesofloveandadventure,incontrastw
