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1、PartOne:EarlyandMedieval1.Beowulf:nationalepicoftheEnglishpeople;Denmarkstory;alliteration,metaphorsandunderstatements.*2.Romance（名词解释）(1).Thebasicmaterialofmedievalromanceisknightlyactivityandadventure;wemightbestdefinemedievalromanceasastoryofadventure--fictitious,frequentl
2、ymarvelousorsupernatural--inverseorprose.(2).Alongcompositiondescribingthelifeandadventuresofanoblehero.Thecentralcharacterwastheknight,amanofnoblebirthskilledintheuseofweaponswhowasverydevotedtothekingortothechurch.(3).Onewhowantedtobeaknightshouldservepatientlyuntilhewasadm
3、ittedtotheknighthoodwithsolemnceremonyandtheswearingofoaths.TheNatureoftheRomance:(4).TheNatureoftheRomance:1）Themes:Loyaltytothekingandthelord,whichwasthecorner-stoneoffeudalmorality.2）Theaudiencewasofnoblepeoplefromthecourtorthecastle.3）TheRomancehadnothingtodowiththecommon
4、people.4）TheRomancewerewrittenforthenoble,ofthenobleandinmostcasesbythepoetspatronizedbythenoble.*3.PiersthePlowman.Over7000lines,writtenbyWilliamLangland.*4.Ballad民谣（名词解释）1.Ashortnarrativepoemwithstanzasoftwoorfourlinesandusuallyarefrain.Thestory,folklorepopularlegends.strai
5、ghtforwardverse,swithgraphicsimplicityandforce.suitableforsinginggenerallywritteninballadmeter,withthelastwordsofthesecondandfourthlinesrhyming.2.thesubjectsofBallad:(1)thestruggleofyoungloverswhoarefightagainstthefeudalism(2)theconflictbetweenloveandwealth(3)thecrueltyofjeal
6、ousy(4)thecriticismofthecivilwar(5)themattersofclassstruggles.5.CharacterofRobinHood1.RobinHood---AlegendaryEnglishheroofmanyballads,whorobbedtherichtogivetothepoor;apopularmodelofcourage,generosityandjustice.2.strong,brave,clever,tender-hearted,affectionate.Hatredtothecruelo
7、ppressors,loveforthepoorandthedowntrodden*6.GeoffreyChaucer桥搜:founderofEnglishpoetry;TheCanterburyTales(maincontents;124storiesplanned,only24finished;writteninMiddleEnglish;significance;form:heroiccouplet)7.Heroiccouplet(名词解释)AheroiccoupletisatraditionalformforEnglishpoetry,c
8、ommonlyusedforepicandnarrativepoetry;itreferstopoemsconstructedfroma
