英国文学选读Old and Middle English Periods 450-1485 Anglo –Saxon Epic Poem Beowulf （贝奥武夫）被认为是英国的民族史诗。Unit 1 （Middle English period ）Geoffrey Chaucer 杰弗里乔叟 (1343-1400) —“ Father of modern English poetry”Major works : The Book of the Duchess《公爵夫人之书》The Parliament of Fowls 《百鸟议会 ) 》The House of Fame 《声誉之堂 》Troilus and Criseyde 《特罗斯特与克丽西德》代表作： The Canterbury Tales 《卡特伯雷故事》A collection of stories in a frame story, written between 1387 and 1400. It is the story of a group of thirty people who travel as pilgrims朝圣者to Canterbury. The pilgrims, who come from all layers of society, tell stories to each other to kill time while they travel to Canterbury. If we trust the General Prologue, Chaucer intended that each pilgrim should tell two tales on the way to Canterbury and two tales on the way back. He never finished his enormous project and even the completed tales were not finally revised Unit 2(English Renaissance) 1485-1616 威廉莎士比亚(William Shakespeare) —— dramatist, poet Four tragedies: Hamlet 《哈姆雷特》 (hesitation) Othell o《奥赛罗》 (jealous) King Lear 《李尔王》Macbeth 《麦克白》（ ambition ）Four comedies: A Mid Summer Night Dream 《仲夏夜之梦》As you like it《皆大欢喜》Twelfth Night 《第十二夜》 ) The Merchant of Venice 《威尼斯商人》Others: Romeo and Juliet 《罗密欧与朱丽叶》Sonnet18《十四行诗之 18》 押韵方式： ABAB,CDCD,EFEF,GG The University wits: 大学才子a notable group of pioneer English dramatists who wrote during the last 15 years of the 16th century (the Elizabethan era) and who transformed popular drama with their plays of quality and diversity 7 talented dramatists : Robert Greene John Lyly Thomas Nashe Thomas Lodge Thomas Kyd George Pe...
