2022年英国文学史及选读复习大纲.docx

精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 英国文学史及选读第一册复习要点1. Beowulf: national epic of the English people; Denmark story; alliteration, metaphors a nd understatements （此处可能会有填空,挑选等小题）2. Romance （名词说明）3. “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight a famous roman about King Arthur story 4. Ballad （名词说明）5. Character of Robin Hood 6. Geoffrey Chaucer: founder of English poetry; The Canterbury Tales main contents; 12 4 stories planned, only 24 finished; written in Middle English; significance; form: heroic c ouplet 7. Heroic couplet 名词说明 8. Renaissance （名词说明） 9.Thomas More Utopia 10. Sonnet （名词说明） 11. Blank verse （名词说明）12. Edmund Spenser “The Faerie Queene ”（举荐阅读,学习写正式语体的英文文章的好13. Francis Bacon “essays esp. “OfStudies参照, 本文用词正式文雅,多排比句和长句,言警句,特别值得一读）语言造诣特别高,里面很多话都可以引用做格14. William Shakespeare 四大悲剧比较重要,此外就是罗密欧与朱立叶了,这些剧的主题,背景,情节,人物形象都要熟识,当然他最重要的是 Hamlet 这是确定的；他的 sonnet 也很重要,最重要属 sonnet18 ；（其戏剧中闻名对白和几首出名的十四行诗可能会出选读）15. John Milton 三大史诗特别重要,特殊是 Paradise Lost 和 Samson Agonistes ；对于Paradise Lost 需要知道它是 blank verse 写成的,故事情节来自 Old Testament ,另外要知道此书 theme 和 Satan 的形象；16. John BunyanThe Pilgrim Progress 17. Founder of the Metaphysical schoolJohn Donne; features of the school: philosophical poems, complex rhythms and strange images. 18. Enlightenment（名词说明）19. Neoclassicism （名词说明）20. Richard Steele“The Tatler”21. Joseph Addison“The Spectator 这个比上面那个要重要,留意这个报纸和我们今日的报纸不一样, 它虚构了一系列的人物,以这些人物的口气来写报纸上刊登的散文,这一部分要认真读；名师归纳总结 22. Steel and Addison styles and their contributions 第 1 页,共 16 页- - - - - - -精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 23. Alexander Pope: “Essay on Criticism“” , Essay on Man” ,“The Rape of Lock ” ,“The Dunciad” ; his workmanship features and limitations 24. Jonathan Swift: “Gulliver Travels 此书特别重要, 要知道详细内容, 就是 Gulliver 游历过的四个地方的英文名称,和每个部分详细的讽刺对象 方） “ A Modest Proposal ”比较重要,要留意作者用的; （我们主要讲了三个地 irony 也就是反讽手法；25. The rise and growth of the realistic novel is the most prominent achievement of 18th century English literature. 26. Daniel Defoe: “RobinsonCrusoe” ,“MollFlanders 当然是 Robinson Crusoe 比较重要,剧情要清晰, Robinson Crusoe 的形象和故事中蕴涵的早期黑奴的原形,以及殖民主义的萌芽；另外留意 Defoe 的 style 和 feature ,另外 Defoe 是 forerunner of English realistic novel；27. Samuel Richardson“Pamela ” first epistolary novel, “ClarissaHarlowe” ,“Sir Charles Grandison”28. Henry Fielding: “JosephAndrews” ,“JonathanWild ” ,“TomJones ”第一个和第三个比较重要,需要认真看；他是一个比较重要的作家,另外 Fielding 也被称为father of the English novel. 29. Laurence Sterne“Tristram Sha ndy ”项狄传30. Richard Sheridan“The School for Scandal”31. Oliver Goldsmith“The Traveller”poem, The Deserted Village poem both two poems were written by heroic couplet, “The Vicar of Wakefield novel, “The Good-Natured Man” comedy, “She stoops to Conquer” comedy, “The Citizen of the World ” collection of essays 32. Sentimentalism（名词说明）33. Thomas Gray“Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard（英国诗歌里特别闻名的一首,曾经被誉为“有史以来英国诗歌里最好的一首”）a representative of sentimentalism and graveyard school of poets 墓园派诗人 * Graveyard School / Poets ” : A term applied to eighteenth-century poets who wrote meditative poems, usually set in a graveyard, on the theme of human mortality, in moods which range from elegiac pensiveness to profound gloom. The vogue resulted in one of the most widely known English poems, Thomas Gray s“Elegy written in a country churchyard” . The writing of graveyard poems spread from England to Continental literature in the second part of the century and also influenced some American poets. 34. In the latter half of the 18th century, Pre-Romanticism; representative: William Blake and Robert Burns. 35. Thomas Percy “Reliques of Ancient English poetry”很多中古的民谣都是在这个时期重新收集和整理起来的,这个集子是那个时代比较出名的一个民谣集；名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 2 页,共 16 页精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 36. William Blake 比较重要,需要对主要作品有所明白,特殊是Songs of Innocence 和 Songs of Experience, 这两本集子的contrast 肯定要留意,另外Blake 的写作特点也要留意,比如语言的简洁明白,神奇主义氛围等；37. Robert Burns 宏大的苏格兰民族诗 人, A Red Red Rose, Scots Wha Hae, Auld Lang Syne 等名诗,写作特 点: Scottish dialect; a poet of peasant and Scottish people; plain language; influence fro m Scottish folk songs and ballads; musical quality of his poems. 英国文学史及选读其次册练习题I. 浪漫主义时期 I. Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one t hat would best complete the statement and put the letter in the brackets. 1. English Romanticism is generally said to have begun with_in 1798. A. the publication of Lyrical Ballads B. the death of Sir Scott C. the birth of William Wordsworth D. the passage of the first Reform Bill in the Parliament 2. The Romantic Period is first of all an age of_. A. Novel B. poetry C. drama D. prose 3. Romanticism does not emphasize_. A. the special qualities of each individual mind B. the inner world of the human spirit C. individuality D. the features that men have in common 4._ is not a Romantic poet. A. William Blake B. Sir Scott C. P. B. Shelley D. Lord Byron 5. _ is a Romantic novelist but is impressed with neo-classic strains. A. Walter Scott B. Mary Shelley C. Jane Austen D. Ann Radcliff 名师归纳总结 6. _ is not characteristic of William Blake writing. 第 3 页,共 16 页- - - - - - -精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - A. plain and direct language B. compression of meaning C. supernatural quality D. symbolism 7. Wordsworth published Lyrical Ballads in 1789 with _. A. Byron B. Coleridge C. Shelley D. Keats 8. Wordsworth thinks that _ is the only subject of literary interest. A. the life of rising bourgeoisie B. aristocratic life C. the life of the royal family D. common life 9. Don Juan is the masterpiece of_. A. Lord Byron s B. P. B. Shelleyss C. John Keats s D. Samuel Coleridge10. _ is not a novel written by Jane Austen. A. Jane Eyre B. Sense and Sensibility C. Pride and Prejudice D. Emma II. Complete each of the following statements with a proper word or a phrase according t o the textbook. 1. In essence, Romanticism designates a literary and philosophical theory which tends to see the_as the very center of all life and all experience. 2. For the Romantics, _ is not only the major source of poetic imagery, but also pro vides the dominant subject matter. 3. Wordsworth is regarded as a “worshipper of _.”4. According to the subjects, Wordsworth short poems can be classified into two groups : poems about nature and poems about _. 5. Coleridge achievement as poet can be divided into two remarkably diverse groups: _ _ and the conversational. 名师归纳总结 6. As a leading Romanticist, Byron chief contribution is his creation of the “_.”第 4 页,共 16 页7. “_ ” is Shelley representative work. 8. _ are generally regarded as Keats most important and mature work. 9. “Beauty is truth, truth beauty” is a famous line in Keats s“_.”- - - - - - -精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 10. _is the most delightful of Jane Austen work. III. Decide whether the following statements are true or false and write your answers in the brackets. 1. The Romantic period is also a great age of prose. 2. Romantics also tend to be nationalistic, defending their own literary heritage agains t the advocates of classical rules. 3. Coleridge has been rewarded as Poet Laureate. 4. Keats is one of the “LakePoets.” 5. Jane Austen is a typical Romantic writer. IV. Name the author of each of the following literary work. 1. “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”2. Songs of Innocence 3. “Ode to a Nightingale”4. “ A Song: Men of England5. The Prelude V. Define the literary terms listed below 1. Romanticism 2. Ode VI. For each of the quotations listed below please give the name of the author and the tit le of the literary work from which it is taken and then briefly interpret it. 1 .Be through my lips to unawakened Earth. The trumpet of a prophecy. O, Wind, If winter comes, can Spring be far behind. 2. For oft, when on my couch I lie In vacant or in pensive mood, They flash upon that inward eye Which is the bliss of solitude; And then my heart with pleasure fills, And dances with the daffodils. 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 5 页,共 16 页精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - Keys: I. 1.A 2.B 3.D 4.B 5.C 6.C 7.B 8.D 9.A 10.A II.1.individual 2. human life 3.nature 4.human life 5.the demonic 6.Byronic hero 7. Ode to the West Wind 8. The odes 9. Ode on a Grecian Urn 10. Pride and Prejudice III. 1.T 2.T 3.F 4.F 5.F IV. 1.Coleridge 2. Blake 3. Keats 4. Shelley 5. Wordsworth V. 1. Romanticism is a movement that flourished in literature, philosophy, music and art i n western culture during most of the nineteenth century, beginning as a revolt against cl assicism. There have been many varieties of Romanticism in many different times and pl aces. The leading features of Romantic movements are Wordsworth, Shelley, etc. 2. Ode is a complex and often lengthy lyric poem, written in a dignified formal style on s ome lofty or serious subject. Odes are often written for a special occasion, to honour a p erson or a season or to commemorate an event. VI. 1. It is taken from Shelley Ode to the West Wind. In this poem, Shelley eulogizes the powerful west wind and expresses his eagerness to enjoy the boundless freedom from the reality. In these last lines, the poet shows his optimistic spirit for the future. 2. It is taken from Wordsworth“ I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud. The poet thinks that it is a bliss to recollect the beauty of nature in his mind while he is in solitude. He expresse s his strong affecting for nature in the poem. II. 维多利亚时期 I. Each of the statement below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one t hat would best complete the statement and put the letter in the brackets 1. The Victorian period roughly began at the enthronement of Queen Victoria in_. A. 1835 B. 1836 C. 1837 D. 1838 2. The critical realists like Charles Dickens in the Victorian period wrote novels_. A. representing the 18th century realist novel B. criticizing the society C. defending the mass E. all the above 3. _is not a Victoria novelist. 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 6 页,共 16 页精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - A. Charles Dickens B. George Eliot C. William Makepeace Thackeray D. D. H. Lawrence 4. _ is not a work by Charles Dickens. A. Oliver Twist B. David Copperfield C. Middlemarch D. A Tale of Two Cities 5. Wuthering Heights is a masterpiece written by_. A. Charlotte Bronte B. Emily Bronte C. Anne Bronte D. Branwell Bronte 6. _ is not Thomas Hardy work. A. The Mill on the Floss B. Tess of the DUrbervilles C. Jude the Obscure D. The Mayor of Casterbridge 7. “My Last Duchess” is _. A. a dramatic monologue B. a short lyric C. a novel D. an essay 8. Tennyso ns“Ulysses gets its inspiration from the following works or writers except_. A. Homer s Odessey B. Joyce Ulysses C. Dante D. Greek Mythology 9. In the 19th century English literature, a new literary trend _ appeared. And it flou rished in the 1840s and in the early 1950s. A. romanticism B. naturalism C. realism D. critical realism 10. The title of the novel Vanity Fair was taken from_. 名师归纳总结 A. The Pilgrim Progress 第 7 页,共 16 页- - - - - - -精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - B. Childe Harold Pilgrimage C. Gulliver Travels D. The Canterbury Tales II. Complete each of the following statements with a proper word or a phrase according to the textbook 1. The aestheticists such as Oscar Wilde in the Victorian period advocated the theory of “_.”2. In the Victorian period, _became the most widely read and the most vital and challenging expression of progressive thought. 3. Charles Dickens is one of the greatest _ writers of the Victorian Age. 4. Tennyson poem “_ ” is in memory of his bosom friend Arthur Hallam. 5. Robert Browning is famous for his _. 6. George Eliot _ is one of the most mature works in English literature. “_7. Tennyson famous dramatic monologue based on the story in Greek Mythology is _. ”8. _ is Dickens first child hero. 9. Jane Eyre represents those_-class working women who are struggling for recognition of their basic rights and equality as a human being. 10. The most important poet of the Victorian Age was_. Next to him were Robert Browning and his wife. III. Decide whether the following statements are true of false and write your answers in the brackets. 1. The Victorian period has been generally regarded as one of the most glorious in the English history. 2. Tennyson is famous for his aesthetic viewpoint of “art for artsake.” 3. Wuthering Heights is the masterpiece of Charlotte Brontes. 4. Browning“s Meeting at Night” and “Parting at Morning” were originally one poem in dramatic monologue. 5. Naturalism has played an important part in Thomas Hardy work. IV. Name the author of each of the following literary works. 1. The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 8 页,共 16 页精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 2. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall 3. In Memoriam 4. The Mill on the Floss 5. The Return of the Native V. Define the literary terms listed below. 1. Dramatic Monologue 2. Critical Realism VI. For each of the quotations listed below please give the name of the author and the tit le of the literary work from which it is taken and then briefly interpret it. 1. That same evening the gentleman in the white waistcoat most positively and decidedly affirmed, not only that Oliver would be hung, but that he would be drawn and quartered into the bargain. Mr. Bumble shoot his head with gloomy mystery, and said he wished he might come to good; whereunto Mr. Gamfield replied, that he wished he might come to him-which, although he agreed with the beadle in most matters, would seem to be a wish of a totally opposite description. The next morning, the public were once more informed that Oliver Twist was again To Le t,