英国文学史I
OldEnglishLiterature&TheLateMedievalAges贝奥武夫:thenationalepicoftheAnglo-SaxonsEpic:longnarrativepoemsthatrecordtheadventuresorheroicdeedsofaheroenactedinvastlandscapes
Thestyleofepicisgrandandelevated
Artisticfeatures:1
UsingalliterationDefinitionofalliteration:arhetoricaldevice,meaningsomewordsinasentencebeginwiththesameconsonantsound(头韵)SomeexamplesonP52
UsingmetaphorandunderstatementDefinitionofunderstatement:expressingsomethinginacontrolledwayUnderstatementisatypicalwayforEnglishmentoexpresstheirideasGeofferyChaucer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(JohnDryden)称其为“英国诗歌之父”
代表作《坎特伯雷故事集》
)ThefatherofEnglishpoetry
writingstyle:wisdom,humor,humanity
①坎特伯雷故事集:firsttimetouse‘heroiccouplet’(双韵体)bymiddleEnglish②特罗伊拉斯和克莱希德③声誉之宫MedievalAges’popularLiteraryform:Romance(传奇故事)Famou