英国文学史资料British Writers and Works 一.Anglo-Saxon period 贝奥武夫 :thenational epic of the Anglo-Saxons Epic: long narrative poems that record the adventures or heroic deeds of a hero enacted in vast landscapes. The style of epic is grand and elevated. (主题严肃，语言庄重 ) e.g. Homer ’s Iliad and OdysseyArtistic features: 1.Using alliteration( 押头韵 )（该文最大修辞特点，每行第一个词辅音韵）Definition of alliteration: a rhetorical device, meaning some words in a sentence begin with the same consonant sound（辅音）2.Using metaphor（暗喻，隐喻）and understatement Definition of understatement: expressing something in a controlled way Understatement is a typical way for Englishmen to express their ideas 二.The Middle Ages （Medieval Ages）Geoffery Chaucer杰弗里 ?乔叟 1340(?)~1400 (首创“双韵体 ”，英国文学史上首先用伦敦方言写作。 约翰·德莱顿（John Dryden）称其为“英国诗歌之父 ”The father of English poetry.first time to use ‘heroic couplet ’(英雄双韵体 ) by middle English 代表作《坎特伯雷故事集》《The Canterbury tales》。It is ____alone who, for the first time in English literature, presented to us a comprehensive (综合的，广泛的 )realistic picture of the English society of his time and created a whole gallery of vivid characters from all walks of life. ( A ) A. Geoffrey Chaucer B. MatinLuther C. William Langland D. John Gower writing style: wisdom, humor, humanity. ①坎特伯雷故事集：first time to use ‘heroic couplet ’(英雄双韵体 ) by middle English ②特罗伊拉斯和克莱希德③声誉之宫Medieval Ages’ popular Literary form: Romance(传奇故事 ) Famous three：King Arthur Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Beowulf 三.The Renaissance Period key word: humanism (Bacon, Shakespeare, Mar...
