英美文學essay-English professional English literature

The first chapter Old English and middle English period

1, Old English period is to point to the British national and the time of formation of the English language. The earliest form of literature is a poem to oral form spread, major poet is bard. To Christian was introduced into England later, some poetry to be recorded. This period is the most important literary works the nation's epic "Beowulf, William Penn written with the body.

2, Old English period (1066-1500) from 1066 the Norman conquest, to around 1500 in London development becomes an modern English. The main forms of literary works knight legend, folk songs and poetry. In a few groups in Cleveland legend, the British subjects is king Arthur and his knights of the round table adventure stories, including the GaoWen jazz and green knight on behalf of the knights of the legendary highest achievement. Medieval literature produced a large number of outstanding folk, the most typically included in together to sing arias hero Robin Hood of the ballad.

3, the most important poet is known as "the father of English poetry" Chaucer, work is the Canterbury tales, got a very high artistic achievement. He created the double rhyme body-poetry every two lines of rhyming iambic pentameter, and was the many English poets. Chaucer London dialect in writing, with the English language laid the foundation of the literary creation, and promote the development of the English language and literature.

The second chapter of the Renaissance

1. The Renaissance movement from the 14 th century Italian, throughout Europe after, rise in Britain later. "Renaissance" is a word to original intention is refers to the ancient Greek, Roman literature and art of recovery, but in fact is not simple to ancient Greek and Roman art and literature of imitation. The Renaissance movement is the core idea of the humanism, show respect for human dignity and strength, pay attention to real life, encourage people to the pursuit of happiness. Is representative of the bourgeoisie and the feudal, the church's thoughts and requirements. The Renaissance movement thinker, humanist is Thomas Moore (Thomas More), his works utopia represents an ideal future society, he therefore considered utopian socialism pioneer.

2. Renaissance English literature to enjoy unprecedented development, in the poetry, prose and drama especially flourish.

The poetry, the new poetic forms such as sonnets, without rhyme body poem was introduced to Britain. Important poets have Philip Sidney, he not only wrote many beautiful sonnets, also produced the earliest poetry theory works of the poetry distinguishes between ". Edmund Spenser with spencer stanza created the famous long poem "after the". Shakespeare in addition to outside drama writing as a great poet, the epic has two, two long poem and 154 sonnets.

English bible ersion of this "made in 1611, not only has the great religious significance, is a great literature, and to the English language culture has far-reaching influence. It's simple, easy, clear prose style laid the traditional British prose. A famous philosopher and essayist Francis Bacon is, his literary works mainly has the essay ", USES his in each time the 58 articles published essays, deep thought, style is concise, rich expression motto.#p#分頁標題#e#

3. The drama on behalf of Renaissance of the highest achievement in English literature. Main dramatist have Marlowe (Christopher Marlowe), Shakespeare (w. Shakespeare).

4. Analysis of Shakespeare's works comedy "the merchant of Venice > in the characters Portia image; Analysis of Hamlet character characteristics and represents the humanistic ideas.

In the third chapter 17 th century of English literature

1. 17 th century British dramatic social unrest is one of the period, due to the monarchy and asset class, the conflict between the outbreak of civil war in 1642 and led to the 1688 "the glorious revolution". And the political struggle and bourgeois revolutionary thoughts connected is religious struggle and the thoughts. So this period of literature and art show more revolutionary thought development and growth, and has a strong Puritan tendency. Two representative writer is Milton and class Yang. Milton's masterpiece "paradise lost" > and class Yang's masterpiece "holy course > are drawn from" the bible >. "Holy course > is a fable works, with" Christian "arrived in the course of human kingdom symbol for a better the course of the future.

2. Tells the story of "paradise lost" > roughly analysis of satan and the author of the image performance the dualism of the thought.

The fourth chapter 18 th century of English literature

1. 18 th century produced a kind of progress trend-the enlightenment, a period of thinkers and writers advocate reason, think enlightenment education is the basic means to transform society so 18 th century has been called the "rational era". In the field of literature embodied in the eighteenth century neoclassicism, representative writer has A poet PuBo (a. Pope) and journals, the founder of the essay's ladder (R.S teele) and Addison (J.A ddison).

2. And the rise of the middle England modern novel, the emergence of a large number of influential novelist. Richard Johnson (Samuel Richardson) novel < palmer beauty pull > (Pamela) in the form of the epistolary character's psychological activity meticulous description, greatly enriched the novel writing methods. Goldstein has DE Smith (Oliver Goldsmith) < wei kofi pastor preached > (The Vicar of Wakefield) is The history of English literature famous sentimental one of The novel. Lawrence stern (Laurence Sterne) to break the traditional narrative method, created "the dean of >, and is considered a pioneer of British modernist literature.

3. Jermain Defoe (Daniel Defoe) is the first English literature realist, representative of is "Robinson Crusoe >. Tell a story plot and analyzes the characters Robinson.

4. Swift is British literature history of the irony of the famous novelist, with sharp style of writing of church and hypocritical society the corruption bitter ironies. Work is < gulliver travel >, tell a story plot and analyzes the theme.

5. Fielding is Britain, one of the most outstanding novelists in theory and practice for British contributed to the development of novel. In his masterpiece "Tom Jones >, he created many lifelike characters, show the complicated social contradictions. Tell a story plot, analysis and the main theme characters#p#分頁標題#e#

The fifth chapter 19 century of English literature

The 19 th century British literature mainly includes the first romantic period and the later stages of the critical realism novel.

1. Blake and Robert burns before belongs to the romantic poets. Blake representative works of a "song of naive > and < the experience of song >. Burns is famous Scottish national poet, wrote many thrilling sing praise to friendship, love, freedom, equality of poetry, including "a red, red rose > widely circulated.

2. The romantic heyday to HuaZi China with KeLv d, to jointly published "the lyrical ballads set > to begin, to Liverpool's death was the date, the main literary achievements for poetry, and produced a, HuaZi China as a representative of the" lake is sent "poet and byron, Shelley, Keats revolutionary ideals and rich, eulogized freedom and liberation of the poet.

3. To < lyrical ballads set > preface as an example, the analysis of the romantic poetry art characteristics and principles.

4. Tells "the Prometheus bound > story and analyzes the theme.

5. The 19 th century critical realist writer of the real rendering of the bourgeoisie, the British social life, exposure and criticize the bourgeois social evils, for the people had deep sympathy. Dickens is Britain's most outstanding critical realist novelist, is good at describing the bottom of people's life and thought, work theme is extensive, thought deep; SaKeLei is good at describing the upper social all kinds of people.

6. Outlines Oliver Twist of the stories and analyzes the theme.

7. Outlines the story of "vanity fair > roughly analysis and contrast the theme of two main female characters.

8. Critical realism female novelists and their representative works: Charlotte Bronte, Emily Bronte, Mrs. Gaskell, George Eliot. Jane eyre the analysis of characters and analyzes subject of the novel ideas.

9. Thomas hardy is the turn of the century Britain's most great realist, he says his work is "character and environment of the novel". Representative works is "DE" Tess of the home >. This story and analyzes the theme.

The sixth chapter of the 20 th century modern writers

People of west civilization sense of urgency and the consequences of the second world war led to the formation of modernist school of western literature. Main show is stream-of-consciousness novel, representative writer James Joyce and put a clean Virginia wolff. Joyce novel < Ulysses > describing the modern city residents vulgar, the spiritual life of the wretched. Eph clean Virginia "to the lighthouse > USES the skilled symbolism and stream skills.