PartITheMiddleAgeChapter1theAnglo-Saxonperiod(449-1066)1
Beowulf (贝奥武甫) :Englandsnationalepic
(第一部民族史诗)2
artisticfeature:usingalliterationusingmetaphorandunderstatementChapter3GeoffreyChaucer(ca1343-1400)I^GeoffrevChauceristhefatherofEnglishpoetryandoneofthemostgreatestnarrative (叙 事) poets ofEngland
tonico-syllabicverse
运用 Londondialect
writingstyle:wisdom,humor,humanity
代表作:TheCanterburyTales——Inthisbook,Chaucercreatedastrikinglybrilliantandpicturesquepanoramaofhistimeandhiscountry
,InthispoemChaucersrealism,trenchantironyandfreedom o fviewsreachedsuchahighlevelofpowerthatithadnoequalinalltheEnglishliteratureuptothe16thcentury
ButChaucerwasnotentirelydevoidofmedievalprejudices
[乔叟为他那个时代和国家勾勒出一幅生机勃勃而又充满诗情画意的社会百态图
在他的这部现实主义诗歌中,他将自己的讽刺艺术和宽广视野展现的淋漓尽致,使该作品在 16 世纪前的英国独树一帜