英语专最全英美文学常识.doc

英国文学(English Literature)
450-1066
Old English (or Anglo-Saxon) Period 古英语(或盎格鲁—撒克逊)时期
1066-1500
Middle English Period 中古英语时期
1500-1660
1516-1578
1578-1625
1625-1660
The Renaissance 文艺复兴
1) The beginning of the Renaissance
2) The flowering period
3) The epilogue of the Renaissance
1660-1785
The Neoclassical Period 新古典主义时期
1785-1830
The Romantic Period 浪漫主义时期
1832-1901
The Victorian Period 维多利亚时期
1901-1914
The Edwardian Period 爱德华时期
1910-1936
The ian Period 乔治五世时期
1914 -
The Modern Period 现代时期
1945 -
Postmodernism 后现代主义
一、 Old and Medieval English Literature中古英语文学(8世纪-14世纪)
1) The Old English Period / The Anglo-Saxon Period古英语时期(449-1066)
a. pagan poetry(异教诗歌): Beowulf《贝奥武甫》- 最早的诗歌;长诗(3000行) heroism & fatalism & Christian qualities
the folk legends of the primitive northern tribes; a heroic Scandinavian epic legend; 善恶有报
b. religious poetry: Caedmon(凯德蒙 610-680): the first known religious poet; the father of English song
Cynewulf(基涅武甫 9C): The Christ
c. 8th C, Anglo-Saxon prose: Venerable Bede(673-735); Alfred the Great(848-901)
2) The Medieval Period 中世纪(1066- / 1500):
a. Romance 中世纪传奇故事(1200-1500): the Middle Ages; 英雄诗歌
无名诗人- Sir Gawain and the Green Knight《高文爵士与绿色骑士》: Celtic legend; verse-romance; 2530 lines
~ 14th C, Age of Chaucer:
* Geoffrey Chaucer(乔叟 1340-1400): 文风:vivid and exact language, his poetry is full of vigor an