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1、Beowulf第1页/共26页 the first great work of English national literature.the epic story of the hero Beowulf,who fights the demonic monster Grendel.BeowulfisBeowulfIntroducing the Epic第2页/共26页BeowulfIntroducing the EpicBeowulf:nephewofHiglac,kingoftheGeats.Hrothgar:kingoftheDanes.Wiglaf:aGeatwarrior,oneof

2、Beowulfsselectbandandtheonlyonetohelphiminhisfinalfightwiththedragon.People第3页/共26页BeowulfIntroducing the EpicGrendel:man-eatingmonsterwholivesatthebottomofafoulmere,ormountainlake.MonstersGrendels mother:water-witchwhoseeksrevenge.Dragon:giantfire-breathingserpentwhomBeowulffightsinPartTwooftheepic

3、.第4页/共26页BeowulftakesplaceinScandinavia.PlacesScholarsthinkHerotmighthavebeenbuiltonthecoastofZealand,inDenmark.ScandinaviaBritainBeowulfIntroducing the Epic第5页/共26页PlacesHerot:thegoldenguesthallbuiltbyKingHrothgarwherewarriorsgatheredtocelebrate.EndofSectionBeowulfIntroducing the Epic第6页/共26页Theepi

4、c heroisthecentralfigureinalongnarrativethatreflectsthevaluesandheroicidealsofaparticularsociety.Anepic isaqueststoryonagrandscale.BeowulfLiterary Focus:The Epic Hero第7页/共26页BeowulfLiterary Focus:The Epic HeroBeowulfisoneofancientEnglandsheroes.KingArthurJoanofArcOthertimesandothercultureshavehadoth

5、erheroes.第8页/共26页InmodernAmerica,theheromaybearealpersonorafictionalcharacter.BeowulfLiterary Focus:The Epic HeroEndofSection第9页/共26页Beowulf wascomposedinOld English,whichusesacaesura,orrhythmicpause,tocreateunity.acomofmoreundermisthleoumGrendelgongan,godesyrrebr;myntesemanscaamannacynnessumnebesyr

6、waninseleamhean.Linedividedintotwopartsbyacaesura.Locatethecaesuraintheselines:BeowulfThePoetryofBeowulf第10页/共26页HerearethesamelinesinmodernEnglishfromBurtonRaffelstranslation:Out from the marsh,from the foot of mistyHills and bogs,bearing Gods hatred,Grendel came,hoping to killAnyone he could trap

7、on this trip to high Herot.Punctuationreproducespauseeffectofthecaesura.BeowulfThePoetryofBeowulf第11页/共26页TheAnglo-Saxonoralpoetalsousedthepoeticdeviceofalliteration.Grendelgongan,godesyrrebr;myntesemanscaamannacynnesBeowulfThePoetryofBeowulf第12页/共26页FindexamplesofalliterationinBurtonRaffelstranslat

8、ionoflines1-5:Outfromthemarsh,fromthefootofmistyHillsandbogs,bearingGodshatred,Grendelcame,hopingtokillAnyonehecouldtraponthistriptohighHerot.BeowulfThePoetryofBeowulf第14页/共26页Thekenningisanotherpoeticdevicethatwasusedbytheoralpoet.ExamplesofkenningsfromBeowulf:gold-shininghall=Herotguardian of crime=Grendelstrong-hearted wakeful sleeper=Beowulfcave-guardand sky-borne foe=dragonBeowulfThePoetryofBeowulf第16页/共26页Createmodern-daykenningsforthingsyouseearoundyou.giverofwordsword-wand?EndofSectionBeowulfThePoetryofBeowulf第18页/共26页感谢您的观看！第26页/共26页