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1、名词解释Heroic Couplet: a couplet consisting of two rhymed lines of iambic pentameter, and written in an elevated style.1 Renaissance: a revival or rebirth of the artistic and scientific revival which originated in Italy in the 14th century and gradually spread all over Europe. It has two features: a th

2、irsting curiosity for the classical literature and keen interest in activities of humanity.2 Sonnet: 14-line lyric poem, usually written in rhymed iambic pentameter.3 Blank verse: poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter.4 Neoclassicism: the Enlightenment brought about a revival of interest in G

3、reek and Roman works. This tendency is known as Neoclassicism.5 Sentimentalism: it was one of the important trends in English literature of the later decades of the 18th century. It concentrated on the free expression of thoughts and emotions, and presented a new view of human nature which prized fe

4、eling over thinking, passion over reason.6 Romanticism: imagination, emotion and freedom are certainly the focal points of romanticism. The particular characteristics of the literature of romanticism include: subjectivity and an emphasis on individualism; freedom from rules; solitary life rather the

5、n life in society; the beliefs that imagination is superior to reason; and love of and worship of nature.7 Lake Poets: the English poets who lived in and drew inspiration from the Lake District at the beginning of the 19th century.8 Byronic Heroes: a variant of the Romantic heroes as a type of chara

6、cter( enthusiasm, persistence, pursuing freedom), named after the English Romantic Poet Gordon Byron.9 Realism: seeks to portray familiar characters, situations, and settings in a realistic manner. This is done primarily by using an objective narrative point of view and through the buildup of accura

7、te detail.10 Aestheticism: an art movement supporting the emphasis of aesthetic values more than socio-political themes for literature, fine art, music and other arts.11 Stream-of-Consciousness: it is a literary technique that presents the thoughts and feelings of a character as they occur without a

8、ny clarification by the author. It is a narrative mode.12 Dramatic Monologue: a kind of narrative poem in which one character speaks to one or more listeners whose replies are not given in the poem.13 Iambic Pentameter: a poetic line consisting of five verse feet, with each foot an unstressed syllab

9、le followed by a stressed syllable, that is, with each foot an iamb.14 Epic: a long narrative poem telling about the deeds of a great hero and reflecting the values of the society from which it originated.15 Elegy: a poem of mourning, usually over the death of an individual; may also be a lament ove

10、r the passing of life and beauty or a meditation of the nature of death; a type of lyric poem.16 Canto: a section of a long poem. The cantos can be a great poem17 Ode: a complex and often lengthy lyric poem, written in a dignified formal style on some lofty or serious subjects. Odes are written for

11、a special occasion, to honor a person or a season or to commemorate an event.Spenserian Stanza: a nine-line stanza made up of 8 lines of iambic pentameter ending with an Alexandrine. Its thyme scheme is ababbcbcc. This stanza was common to travel literature.18 Metrical Pattern: a lyric poem of five

12、14-lined stanzas containing four tercets and a closing couplet. The rhyme scheme is aba bcb cdc ded ee.文学史中古时期1. Beowulf贝奥武甫: the natural epic of the English people; Denmark story, alliteration, metaphor, understatements2. Sir Gawain and Green Knight高文爵士和绿衣骑士3. Geoffrey Chaucer(杰弗里 乔叟）：the Father of

13、 English Poetry; The Canterbury Tales埃特伯雷故事集（24stories)文艺复兴时期1. Thomas More: Utopia乌托邦- the communication between more and the traveler which just came back from Utopia. 2. Francis Bacon: the first English Essayist; Essays随笔集- Of Studies, Of Truth (philosophical and literary works)3. Thus Wyatt: fir

14、st to introduce the sonnet into English literature.4. Edmund Spenser: Poets poet; The Fairy Queen仙后(to Queen Elizabeth I)5. William Shakespeare: Sonnet 18(Shall I compare thee to a summers day)17世纪英国文学1. John Donne: the leading poet of Metaphysical school of poetry; A Valediction: Forbidding Mournin

15、g分离：莫忧伤2. John Milton: Paradise Lost失乐园（a revolt against Gods authority), Paradise Regained复乐园（how Christ overcame Santa) stories were taken from Bible3. John Bunyan: the son of Renaissance; Pilgrims Progress天路历程(imagination, shadowing, realistic religious allegory)18世纪英国文学Novel：1. the age of reason

16、, classicism, sentimentalism and romanticism (novels, prose, dramas, poetry)2. Daniel Defoe: representative of English realistic novel; Robinson Crusoe鲁滨逊漂流记(the development of a young man from a naive and artless youth to a clever and hardened man)3. Jonathan Swift: Gullivers Travels格列佛游记(fictional

17、, satirical- human nature, the European Government, the differences between religions, whole English state system)4. Henry Fielding: the Father of English novel; The History of Tome Jones, a Foundling 汤姆 琼斯，satiric Poetry：5. Thomas Gray: Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard墓园挽歌6. Alexander Pope: pe

18、rfected in heroic couplet; An Essay on Criticism论批评7. William Blake: pre-romantic; Songs of Innonce天真之歌，Songs of Experience经验之歌-London, The Tiger8. Robert Burns: A Red Red Rose一朵红红的玫瑰Drama:9. Richard Brinsley Sheridan:Master of Comedy of manners;The School for Scandal造谣学校浪漫主义时期1798-18321. William Wo

19、rdsworth: the Lake Poets; The Prelude序曲；I Wondered Lonely as a Cloud我似流云天自游；The Solitary Reaper孤寂的割麦女；features: poet of nature and human heart2. Samuel Taylor Coleridge: the first critic of the Romantic school; The Rime of the Ancient Mariner古舟子咏3. George Gordon Byron: vigorous, strong and beautiful

20、; Childe Harolds Pilgrimage恰尔德 哈罗尔德游记(spenserian stanza, fights for liberty); Don Juan唐 璜(a broad critical picture of European life); When We Two Parted昔日依依别；She Walks in Beauty她走在美的光影中；The Isles of Greece哀希腊4. Percy Bysshe Shelley: Ode to the West Wind西风颂-赞颂西风，希望与其紧密相连; Prometheus Unbound解放了的普罗米修斯(

21、the victory for mans struggle against tyranny and oppression)5. John Keats: sensuous, colorful and rich in imagery; Ode to a Nightingale夜莺颂；Ode on a Grecian Urn希腊古瓮颂6. Walter Scott: Father of Historical Novel; combine historical fact and romantic imagination7. Jane Austen: wit, dry humour, subtle ir

22、ony,realistic; Pride and Prejudice傲慢与偏见(Elizabeth and Darcy)；Sense and Sensibility理智与情感；Emma爱玛8. Charles Lamb: Poor Relations穷亲戚; Dream-children童年梦幻; A Reverie幻想曲维多利亚时期1. summit： realistic novel2. Charles Dickens: critical realist writer; humour, wit, happy endings; A Tale of Two Cities双城记(London &

23、Paris, where there is oppression, there is revolution); David Copperfield大卫 科波菲尔；Oliver Twist雾都孤儿；Hard Time艰难时世；Great Expectations远大前程； Dombey and Son董贝父子；Pickwick Papers匹克威克外传3. William Makepeace Thackeray: Vanity Fair名利场(to satirize the social more, decadence and corruption of his time; to critici

24、ze the values measured by wealth)4. George Eliot: novelist, her novels are celebrated for their realism and psychological insights; Adam Bede亚当 比德(social inequality)；The Mill on the Floss弗洛斯河上的磨坊； Silas Marner织工马南5. Alfred Tennyson: succeeded Wordsworth as Poet Laureate in 1850; Break, Break, Break拍

25、吧，拍吧，拍吧；Crossing the Bar过沙洲6. Robert Browning: dramatic monologues; My Last Duchess我已故的公爵夫人7. The Bronte Sisters:Charlotte: Jane Eyre简爱：简爱是一个心地纯洁、善于思考的女性，她生活在社会底层，受尽磨难。但她有倔强的性格和勇于追求平等幸福的精神。小说以浓郁抒情的笔法和深刻细腻的心理描写，引人入胜地展示了男女主人公曲折起伏的爱情经历，歌颂了摆脱一切旧习俗和偏见。扎根于相互理解、相互尊重的基础之上的深挚爱情，具有强烈的震撼心灵的艺术力量。其最为成功之处在于塑造了一个敢

26、于反抗，敢于争取自由和平等地位的妇女形象。 Emily: Wuthering Heights呼啸山庄：描写吉卜赛弃儿希斯克利夫被山庄老主人收养后，因受辱和恋爱不遂，外出致富，回来后对与其女友凯瑟琳结婚的地主林顿及其子女进行报复的故事。 Anne: Agnes Gray安格尼斯 格雷20世纪英国文学1. Thomas Hardy: feature:past and modern, critical, realism, determinism; Tess of The Durbervillles德伯家的苔丝；Jude the Obscure无名的裘德2. John Galsworthy: From

27、 the Four Winds四季的风；The Man of Property有产业的人；The Silver Box银盒3. George Bernard Shaw: structurally and thematically, vividly; Mrs Warrens Profession华伦夫人的职业；Pygmalion皮革马利翁(transform a cockney-speaking flower girl into a woman as poised and well-spoken as a duchess); The Apple Cart苹果车4. Oscar Wilde: ae

28、stheticism; The Happy Prince and Other Tales快乐王子；The Picture of Dorian Gray道林 格雷的画像5. D.H. Lawrence: first introduce themes of psychology into his works; Sons and Lovers儿子和情人； The White Peacock白孔雀6. Virginia Woolf: stream-of- consciousness; feminist; To the Lighthouse到灯塔去；Mrs Dalloway达洛维夫人7. James Joyce: Ulysses尤利西斯(stream of consciousness, a modern prose epic); Dubliners都柏林人