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1、I.TomakeanoutlineofEnglishLiteraturefromAnglo-Saxonperiodtothe18thcentury;1.Socialbackground;2.themaintrendofliteratureofthetime;3.specialformsofliterature;4.Majorwritersoftimeandtheirmasterworks;5.Thestyleandlanguagefeaturesoftheirworks;6.Yourownunderstandingoftheages,
2、tofindoutthemainthemeofEnglishliterature.II.Writea250-wordessayaboutDanielDefoe’snovel,RobinsonCrusoe:30%1)Concerningthethemeofthenovel,whatenterpriseorcausedoestheherocarryout?2)WhatistherelationshipbetweenRobisonandFriday?AndinwhatwaytheherohascivilizedFriday?3)Howdoy
3、oulikeRobinsonCrusoe?Tomakeadescriptiononthehero.4)TomakeacomparisonbetweentheheroicdeedsofBeowulfandthatofRobinsonCrusoe,arethereanysimilaritiesanddifferences?III.《英国文学史及选读》讨论题1.WhatisthemainthemeofWesternliterature?Theworldisnotperfect,thereshouldbeoneperfectworld.All
4、oureffortsaretoseekortobuildsuchaperfectworld.Theperfectworldinformsofwonderland,GardenofEden,Utopia,LandofHope(Canaan);theNewWorld;CommuneorCommunism.2.HowtoknowthetraditionofEnglishLiterature?1)Thehistoricalevents,andthetrendsofliterarymovements,theschoolsandtheleadin
5、gwriters,thethemesoftheirworks,inonewayoranother,theydrivethetideorfollowthetrendsofthesocialmovements.2)Theliterarytrendsofhistoryariseandflowfromthesourceofthepastintoreality,andthenwill13becarriedoutintofuture.Amongthem,therearedifferentschools,theytrythecommonthemes
6、indifferentwayorstyles,ortheytrydifferenttopicsinsimilarstylesorlanguages.Whenwelookintothem,thereshouldbesomecharacteristicrulesforthecriticalreviewsorliterarycomposition.ThuswecanmakesurethetraditionoftheEnglishliterature.3.WhyisGeoffreyChaucerestimatedastheFatherofEn
7、glishPoetry?Discuss:WhannethatAprillwithhisshouressooteThedroghteofMarchhathpercedtotheroote,AndbatheeveryveyneinswichlichourOfwhichvertuengenderedistheflour;WhanZephiruseekwithhissweetebreethInspiredhathineveryholtandheathThetendercroppes,andtheyoungsonneHathintheRamhi
8、shalvecoursyronne,Andsmalealthenyghtwithopenye(Soprikethhemnatureinhircorages),Thannelongenfolktogoononpilgrim
