1 一、The Anglo-Saxon period (449-1066)
1、这个时期的文学作品分类：pagan(异教徒) Christian(基督徒)
2、代表作:The Song of Beowulf (national epic民族史诗)metaphor alliteration。
3、Angles, Saxons and Jutes.
二、The Anglo-Norman period (1066-1350)
1、The Roman Conquest: In 1066, the Duke of Normandy William led the Norman
army to invade England. The result of this war was William became the king of
England. After the conquest, feudal system was established in English society.
Chivalry was introduced by the Normans into England. Sir Gawain and the Green
Knight头韵
2、传奇ramances：描写骑士的冒险精神和典雅爱情文学。seek adventures , fighting
for his lord in battle,humility,honor,sacrifice,brave,honesty,love with women
三、Geoffrey Chaucer (1340-1400)（反封建、反教会、追求个性自由）
1、the father of English poetry 英国诗歌之父
2、purely English(the London dialect伦敦方言)
3、heroic couplet英雄双韵体
4、Writing style: wisdom, humor, humanity.
5、代表作：The Canterbury Tales (英国文学史的开端)
内容：The pilgrims are people from various parts of England, representatives of
various walks of life and social groups.
特点：Each of the narrators tells his tale in a peculiar manner, thus revealing his own
views and character. The story was endowed with what medieval romance
lacked-interest of character as well as incident.
观点：He believes in the right of man to earthly happiness. He is anxious to see man
freed from superstitions and a blind belief in fate.
主要故事: ①The Knight’s Tale ②The Pardoner’s Tale ③The Merchant’s Tale
④The Wife of Bath
四、The Renaissance (16世纪)
1、背景：14-17century,a period of the breaking of feudal relations and the establishing
the foundations of capitalism. New monarchy. It is a revival of classical arts and
sciences.
2、主要文学成就：
Poetry: Wyatt: first to introduce the sonnet into English literature.
Sidney Spenser: the poet’s poet.
Drama: Marlowe: blank verse(无韵诗) the principal vehicle of expression in drama. .
William Shakespeare(1564-1616)
Novels:John Lyly Thomas Loge Thomas Nashe
Essays /prose: Francis Bacon(1561-1626)、Thomas More(1478-1535)
3 works of shakespeare:37palys ,tow narrative poems and 154sonnets
