英语儿童文学第二章-英国儿童文学史简介课件.ppt

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1、 第二章 英国儿童文学史简介英国儿童文学史简介 Introduction to British Childrens Literature 1.Before 1800oThe time before the year 1800 is generally classified as one long period,the beginning period in the literary development,as then there was little works specially intended for children.oThings began to look up in the

2、1800s,especially in 1744 when John Newbery published his book A Little Pretty Pocket-Book,the first childrens book which was a big success.1.Before 1800o Another important phenomenon to be noticed in this period is the birth of childrens poetry.The publication of the famous English poet William Blak

3、es Songs of Innocence(1789)has marked the beginning of the verse form in childrens literature.2.19th Centuryo The tradition of“instruction through delight”persisted through this century,a didactic and instructional tone underlying most of the books.Yet it is still delightful to see the flourishing o

4、f the market with the emergence of different genres.2.19th CenturyoThe other two types of stories coming into being in this period are adventure stories and domestic drama.Each with clear orientation preaches different values and morals,attracting readers of different genders.3.20th CenturyoThe time

5、 before WWI was deemed as the golden age for the flowering of fantasy.Many classics were created,such as Nesbits Five Children and It(1902),Barries Peter Pan(1904),Kiplings Puck of Pooks Hill(1906),and Grahames The Wind in the Willows(1908).3.20th CenturyoIn the short decades between the two world w

6、ars,an event worth notice was the establishment of the outstanding prize for childrens literature in Britain,that is,the Carnegie Medal in 1937.本章小结本章小结o1.本章分三个阶段19世纪之前，19世纪和20世纪简要介绍了英国儿童文学，包括其主要特点，重要作品等。o2.幻想文学一直在英国儿童文学的发展中占有重要地位。o3.思考题：要求学生再阅读艾丽斯漫游奇境记、柳林风声和哈利波特，并在阅读基础上，继续思考讨论以下问题：o1）These three novels are published at different periods-19th century,early 20th century and late 20th century.Do they have different features in theme and style?o2)Are they representative works in their periods?Why or why not?