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《英国浪漫主义文学》课件

《英国浪漫主义文学》课件

历史背景
哲学思考
英国浪漫主义文学作品中常常包含深 刻的哲学思考，探讨人性、道德、自 由等主题，表现出对人类命运的关注 和思考。
英国浪漫主义文学关注历史背景，将 文学作品与历史事件、社会现实等联 系起来，展现出浓厚的历史感。
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英国浪漫主义文学的影响与评价
对世界文学的影响
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丰富了世界文学的多样性
作品风格
现实主义与浪漫主义相结合， 注重细节描写和人物塑造
晚期浪漫主义
时间范围
1830年-1860年
特点
关注人性探索，深入挖掘内心世界，强调个 性表达
代表人物
丁尼生、布朗宁、梅尔维尔等
作品风格
心理分析、象征主义和神秘主义，注重艺术 表现和情感渲染
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英国浪漫主义文学的主要代表人 物及其作品
威廉·布莱克
诗歌形式与技巧
诗歌形式
英国浪漫主义诗歌形式多样，包 括长诗、短诗、叙事诗等，强调 韵律和节奏感。
象征与隐喻
英国浪漫主义诗歌善于运用象征 和隐喻手法，通过具象的描绘传 达抽象的概念和情感。
情感渲染
英国浪漫主义诗歌注重情感渲染 ，通过强烈的情感表达和渲染来 打动读者。
自然与人文的融合
பைடு நூலகம்
自然描绘
英国浪漫主义作家善于描绘自然，将 自然元素融入到作品中，强调人与自 然的和谐共存。
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时间范围
1789年-1800年
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代表人物
拜伦、雪莱、济慈、华兹华斯 等
特点
强调个人情感、自然和自由， 反对理性主义和传统束缚
作品风格
富有想象力，追求形式和语言 的创新
中期浪漫主义
时间范围

英国文学课件1

英国文学课件1

2. General Prologue

1) general framework a group of vivid sketches of medieval figures from different walks of life (except the highest and lowest)
1. Influenced by Dante, Petrarch, Boccaccio The House of Fame (1372—80) Legend of Good Women (1380—86) 2. English period (1387—1400)
III. The Canterbury Tales (1387-1400)
英国文学 British Literature
LITERATURE Novels, plays, and poetry are referred to as literature, especially when they are considered to be good or important. The literature on a particular subject of study is all the books and articles that have been published about it Literature is written information produced by people who want to sell you something or give you advice.





Early and medieval British Literature “Beowulf” ---the national epic of the English people. The Anglo-Saxon Period(10661350) Sir Gawain and Green Knight Popular Ballads Geoffrey Chaucer (1340-1400)

英国文学课件(1).ppt

英国文学课件(1).ppt

The Canterbury Tales
The focus is on the pilgrimage, and the texture shifts from the elegant abstractions of Latin or French to a very real London in the fourteenth century, populated by apparently real people. These characters, we learn, are going to tell stories to pass the time on their way along the Road to Canterbury and to the shrine of Thomas á Becket in Canterbury cathedral.
Background information: The Hundred Years' War: (1337—1453)
Geoffrey Chaucer
Chaucer’s creative work vividly reflected the change which had taken root in English culture of the second half of the 14th century. The foundation of the feudal system had already begun to collapse. The people’s uprising of 1388 raised the question as to the abolition of feudalism. The glory of the catholic church was on the wane(衰 落). England was on the brink(边缘) of a great historical change. And it is at this historical moment that Chaucer’s poetry traces out a path to the literature of English Renaissance.

英美文学欣赏最新版教学课件英国文学 Unit 1 William Shakespeare

英美文学欣赏最新版教学课件英国文学 Unit 1 William Shakespeare
啊！换一个姓名吧！ 姓名本来是没有意义的；我们叫做玫瑰的这一种花， 要是换了个名字，它的香味还是同样的芬芳； 罗密欧要是换了别的名字，他的可爱的完美也决不会有丝毫改变。
英美文学欣赏（第四版）
Without that title. Romeo, doff thy name; And for that name, which is no part of thee, Take all myself.
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer's lease hath all too short a date. 狂风把五月宠爱的嫩蕊作践， 夏天出赁的期限又未免太短；
（注解：诗人自答，对朋友的珍爱之情跃然纸上。原因在于：因为狂风会把 五月娇嫩的花蕾摧残，夏天延续的时间又过于短暂。这后两行是为下面作铺 垫。以上四句是诗的第一节，此为起。)
英美文学欣赏（第四版）
Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? 我怎么能够把你来比作夏天？ （注解：将朋友比作英国气候最宜人的夏季，通俗自然，让人耳目一新。）
Thou art more lovely and more temperate. 你不独比他可爱也比他温婉；
2. What does it mean when Juliet says “that which we call a rose/By my other name would smell as sweet”?
英美文学欣赏（第四版）
作品欣赏
Sonnet 18.
Sonnet：十四行诗（或音译为 “商籁体”）是一种格律比较严谨的 诗体。它起源于文艺复兴初期，有多 种变体。莎士比亚十四行诗为五音步 抑扬格，每行十个音节，全诗共分三 节，按照a-b-a-b-c-d-c-d-e-f-e-fg-g 格式押韵。最后两行带有警句性 质，总结全诗内容，为点睛之笔。

英国文学ppt

英国文学ppt

Lord George Gordon Byron (1788-1824) was as famous in his lifetime for his personality cult as for his poetry. He created the concept of the 'Byronic hero' - a defiant, melancholy young man, brooding on some mysterious, unforgivable event in his past. Byron's influence on European poetry, music, novel, opera, and painting has been immense, although the poet was widely codemned on moral grounds by his conntemporaries.
Christopher "Kit" Marlowe (baptised 26 February 1564 – 30 May 1593) was an English Christopher "Kit" Marlowe dramatist, poet and translator of the Elizabethan era. The foremost Elizabethan tragedian next to William Shakespeare, he is known for his magnificent blank verse, his overreaching protagonists, and his own mysterious and untimely death.

英国文学课件

英国文学课件
A wide variety of subjects: love, truth, friendship,
beauty, studies, riches…
His style: clearness, brevity, force of expression
☆his essays is an important landmark in the development of English prose
English people → Alliteration( 头韵） • 2.Middle English Literature and the Canterbury Tales • ①The Romance( describing the life and adventures of a
noble hero) • ②Geoffrey Chaucer • → the “father of English poetry”, • →“The Canterbury Tales” is Chaucer’s masterpiece
• <Hamlet> hesitate between fact and fiction, language and action
• To be, or not to be - to live on in this world or to die; to suffer or to take action
• Selected readings In English And American Litercatures
• Tracy_0823
Part one Old and Medieval English
Literature
• 1. Old English Poetry and “Beowulf”(贝尔武夫) • “Beowulf ” → the national epic of the Anglo-Saxon and

英国文学选读课件

英国文学选读课件

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The Canterbury Tales and The Decameron
(for discussion)
❖ Number of tales: a prologue and 24 tales (120
tales planned)
Chaucer’s position and contributions
Three titles: ❖The father of English poetry; ❖The father of English fiction; ❖The father of English realistic literature
prose fragment The Treatise on the Astrolabe; and
lastly Troilus and Criseyde (rhyme . royal)
Two terms related to the second period
❖Heroic couplet
Couplet is a style of poetry defined as a complete thought written in two lines with rhyming ends. The most popular of the couplets is the heroic couplet.
（不要以恶为师，而要以恶为鉴。）
—the end of Act IV, Othello
❖Rhyme Royal: A form of verse which consists of stanzas of seven ten-syllable lines in iambic pentameter, riming a b a b b c c. It was first used by Chaucer, and was also the form chosen by Shakespeare in his narrative poem Lucrece (1594).

英国文学史1课件

英国文学史1课件

小姐啊，不要去看水晶明镜里 你那美丽的自我，永远别去看： 在我的身上，我是说在我的心底， 来把你的栩栩如生的映像细瞻。 在我的内心，虽然它很难展现 世俗的眼睛看不见的神圣事物， 你那天国形体的美好理念， 每一部分都永存而不会腐朽。 倘若我心不是因你的残酷 悲伤得暗淡无光，变成了畸形， 那么你美好的映像，你秀丽的面目， 就在我心中清晰得胜过水晶。 你在我心中的自我，你若能看见， 那就请消除使你光辉变暗的根源
丹尼尔-笛福的《鲁滨逊漂流记》采用写实的手法，描写主人公在孤岛上的生活， 塑造了一个资产阶级开拓者和殖民主义者形象，具有时代精神。这部小说被认为是 现实主义小说的创始之作，为笛福赢得“英国小说之父”的称号。
乔纳森-斯威夫特是英国文学史上最伟大的讽刺散文作家，他的文风纯朴平易而有力。 斯威夫特的杰作《格列佛游记》是极具魅力的儿童故事，同时包含着深刻的思想内容。 作者通过对小人国、大人国、飞岛国、慧马国等虚构国度的描写，以理性为尺度， 极其尖锐讽刺和抨击了英国社会各领域的黑暗和罪恶。 塞缪尔-理查逊采用书信体创作了《帕米拉》、《克拉丽莎》。 亨利-菲尔丁的《汤姆-琼斯》故事在乡村、路途及伦敦三个不同背景下展开，向读者 展现了当时英国社会风貌的全景图。 劳伦斯-斯特恩的《项狄传》打破传统期（1700—-1764） 1688年的“光荣革命”推翻复辟王朝，确定了君主立宪制，建立起资产阶级和新 贵族领导的政权，英国从此进入一个相对安定的发展时期。18世纪初，新古典 主义成为时尚。新古典主义推崇理性，强调明晰、对称、节制、优雅，追求艺术 形式的完美与和谐。 亚历山大-蒲柏是新古典主义诗歌的代表，他模仿罗马诗人，诗风精巧隽俏，内容以说 教与讽刺为主，形式多用英雄双韵体，但缺乏深厚感情。 18 世纪英国散文出现繁荣，散文风格基本建立在新古典主义美学原则之上。 塞缪尔-约翰逊是18世纪英国人文主义文学批评的巨擘，《莎士比亚戏剧集》和 《诗人传》是他对文学批评作出的突出贡献。 他的散文风格自成一家，集拉丁散文的典雅、气势与英语的散文的雄健、朴素与一体。 《英语词典》历时七年完成，英语史上第一部标准辞书。

英国文学课件

英国文学课件
⑴A progressive intellectual movement
⑵Enlighteners considered “Enlightenment” or “education” of
the people to be their chief objective. ⑶ They believed in the power of reason (the age of reason ) ⑷two groups: ① the moderate (Pope, Defoe, Addison)（温和派） → support the principles of the existing social order) ②the radical (Swift, Fielding, Sheridan)（激进派）
• ③2 long poems.
• But for such a great writer, we have very little definite knowledge about his life.
Shakespeare’s Tragedies
(1) r (4) Macbeth
John Milton约翰· 弥尔顿
(1) the last great poems Paradise Lost失乐园 Paradise Regained复乐园 Samson Agonistes力士参孙 . →The two most essential things: Puritanism and his republicanism. <Paradise Lost> → the only generally acknowledged epic in English literature since Beowulf. → the main idea of the poem is a revolt against God’s authority → Satan is the real hero of the poem. Satan led a rebellion against God with his unconquerable will.

英国文学简史-18th-century(1)PPT课件

英国文学简史-18th-century(1)PPT课件
emphasis on the imagination, on invention and experimentation
man as an imperfect being, inherently sinful, whose potential was limited.
emphasis on order and reason, on restraint, on common sense
Enlightenment Movement
The England Enlightener (P127)
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The 18th Century England
comparatively peaceful development
In politics
a constitutional monarchy
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Dissimilarities in Point of View
man as a being fundamentally good and possessed of an infinite potential for spiritual and intellectual growth.
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The Features of English Enlightenment
▪ (1)English enlighteners believed in the power of reason. That is why the 18th century has often been called “the age of reason” or “the kingdom of reason”.
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英国文学简史课件(1)

英国文学简史课件(1)

2. General colors of English Literature (1) Factors affecting the colors of English literature: A. Its environment. Its special location. Its special weather. Its colorful landforms.
FURTHERMORE, To sharpen language awareness and improve overall language proficiency. To broaden cultural and intellectual understanding.
Q6: How to study Literature?
3. The Age of Chaucer (1340?-1400): “The Canterbury tales”
4. The Period of Renaissance ⅰ The Age of Shakespeare ⅱ Francis Bacon
5.The 17TH Century The Period of The Revolution And Restoration ⅰ John Donne ⅱ John Milton iii John Bunyan
Anglo—Saxons and Jutes invaded England from the north of Europe.
Normans, led by William the duke, came to and conquer England in 1066 after defeating Anglo-Saxons.
8. The Victorian Period ⅰ Critic Realism Dickens, Thackeray ii Women Novelists: The Bronte Sisters

英国文学PPT

英国文学PPT

Hawthorne’s Major Works
1)Two collections of short stories: Twice-told Tales 《故事新编》 Mosses from an Old Manse «古宅青苔»
2) The Scarlet Letter «红字» masterpiece, which established him as the leading American native novelist of the 19th century
May – October 1692: Salem [`seɪləm] , MA Constitute a series of investigations and persecutions that caused 19 ―witches‖ to be hanged and many others imprisoned Period of public hysteria generated by false accusations and coerced [kəʊ‘ɜ:s]强迫 confessions

Causes for the Outbreak

An unfortunate combination of an ongoing frontier war, economic conditions, congregational 公 理 教 会 的 strife, teenage boredom, and personal jealousies can account for the spiraling连锁的 accusations, trials, and executions that occurred in the spring and summer of 1692.

《英国文学简介》课件

《英国文学简介》课件

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文艺复兴时期文学
莎士比亚的戏剧和斯宾塞的史诗，代表了英国文艺复兴时期的顶峰成就。
18世纪文学
启蒙时代文学
以强调理性和人权为特点，代表作品包括斯威夫特 的《格列佛游记》。
浪漫主义文学
通过追求自然、个人情感和幻想，让艺术与内心相 互融合，如拜伦的诗歌作品。
罗曼主义文学
文学流派 诗歌 小说 戏剧
代表作家 威廉·华兹华斯、塞缪尔·柯勒律治 简·奥斯汀、勃朗特姐妹 威廉·莎士比亚
现代主义文学
特征
反叙述、流派混合、内心意识流的表达方式，如弗 吉尼亚·伍尔夫的《到灯塔去》。
代表作家
T.S.艾略特、詹姆斯·乔伊斯、维吉妮亚·伍尔夫。
当代文学
文学派别
后现代主义、魔幻现实主义、 女性文学、后殖民文学等。
重要作家
伊恩·麦克尤恩、朱利安·巴恩 斯、萨尔曼·鲁西迪。
全球影响
当代英国文学作品在全球范 围内受到广泛关注，引领潮 流并触及世界共同话题。
《英国文学简介》
本PPT课件将带领大家一起探索英国文学的丰富历史和重要作家，以及各个时 期的文学流派和风格。
英国rse
英国文学拥有丰富多样的作品，从古代到现代，涵盖了各种题材和风格。
2 Influential and Enduring
英国文学对世界文学产生了深远的影响，作品在多个国家和文化中广为传播与研究。
3 Reflecting Society
英国文学作品引人深思，反映了当时社会的价值观、文化特征和历史背景。
英国文学史
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古英语文学
从盎格鲁-撒克逊时期的《贝奥武夫》到中世纪的传说故事，古英语文学充满古 老而神秘的魅力。
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中世纪文学

《英国文学选读u》课件

《英国文学选读u》课件
戏剧
从古典悲剧到现代荒诞派戏剧。
英国文学在世界文学中的地位
对欧洲文学的影响
英国文学在欧洲文学史上占有重要地 位，是欧洲文学的重要组成部分。
对世界文学的影响
英国文学对世界文学产生了深远的影 响，许多世界著名作家都受到了英国 文学的影响和启发。
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英国文学作品赏析
莎士比亚的《哈姆雷特》
总结词
人文主义思想的悲剧体现
莎士比亚、伊丽莎白时代文学等 。
英国文学的历史背景
18世纪文学：启蒙运动、 现实主义小说等。
维多利亚时期：查尔斯·狄 更斯等。
浪漫主义时期：拜伦、雪 莱等。
现代主义文学：詹姆斯·乔 伊斯、T.S.艾略特等。
英国文学的主要流派
诗歌
从古典主义到浪漫主义、现代主义和后现代主义 。
小说
从现实主义到魔幻现实主义、奇幻小说等。
念，拓展视野，增强跨文化交流能力。
英国文学作品中所传达的人性关怀、道德观念和审美追求，有
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助于个人提升自身修养和审美水平。
对社会观念的影响
英国文学作品反映了社会历史的变迁和时代精神的演变，对于理解历史和 社会发展具有重要意义。
英国文学作品中所探讨的社会问题、道德困境和人性挣扎，引发人们对现 实问题的关注和思考。
《英国文学选读》PPT课件
目录
• 英国文学简介 • 英国文学作品赏析 • 英国文学中的主题和人物 • 英国文学的影响与启示 • 英国文学的未来发展
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英国文学简介
英国文学的历史背景
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古代文学
古英语文学，以英雄史诗《贝奥 武甫》为代表。
中世纪文学
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文艺复兴时期
骑士传奇、教会文学和市民文学 等。

英国文学选读课件1

英国文学选读课件1

3. The romance(罗曼史／骑士文学／传奇）


The content of Romance The most prevailing kind of literature in feudal England was the romance. It was a long composition, sometimes in verse, sometimes in prose, describing the life and adventures of a noble hero. The central character of romances was the knight, a man of noble birth skilled in the use of weapons. He was commonly described as riding forth to seek adventures, taking part in tournaments, or fighting for his lord in battle. He was devoted to the church and the king.
Beowulf

(The poem ends with the funeral of the hero)



Thus made their mourning the men if Geatland, For their hero’s passing, his hearth-compositions. （ Quoth that of all the kings of earth, Of men he was the mildest and most beloved, To his kin the kindest, keenest to praise (in modern English)

英国文学ppt课件

英国文学ppt课件
Of the comedies, The Merchant of Venice is quite famous.
An Introduction to British and American Culture
English Novel
Daniel Defoe (1660-1731)
Robinson Crusoe describes how Crusoe makes great efforts to overcome the hardships and difficulties he encounters on the island. . .
Jane Eyre tells the story of an orphan, who has a loveless childhood at a terrible boarding school.
An Introduction to British and American Culture
English Novel
An Introduction to British and American Culture
Jane Austen (1775-1817)
佳句赏析 “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in profession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.” 凡是有财产的单身汉，必定需要娶位太太，这 已经成了一条举世公认的真理。
Hamlet is the most performed play in the world.
An Introduction to British and American Culture

英国文学史及选读课件 1 History and Anthology

英国文学史及选读课件 1 History and Anthology

1832
1901
Unit 1 AngloThe Anglo-Saxon Period
(449 - 1066)
Basic Background
1. The formation of Britain:
Time Before B. C. 55 --B. C. 55 Romans Invasion (Julius Caesar) Celts Albion main events names of population Celts names of Britain Albion
epic
• An extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a legendary or traditional hero. • 史诗：用严肃或庄重的语言写成的叙事 长诗，歌颂传奇中或历史上英雄的丰功 伟绩
Anglia AngleAngle-land England
2. Social Background:
• 1）The Anglo-Saxons were in the later Anglostages of tribal society, and feudalism封建制 度 assumed definite shape. • 2) Agriculture developed and trade expanded.
Timeline of British literature
17th century; 18th century (the Neoclassical period 新 古 典 主 义 时 期 , Enlightenment, the rise of novel )→ 4. 19th century (Romanticism 浪 漫 主 义 , Victorian age, Realism) → 5. 20th century (Naturalism 自 然 主 义 , Modernism, Post-modernism) 3.

《英国文学选读》课件

《英国文学选读》课件
和世界的思考。
通过阅读英国文学作品，可以培 养个人的审美观念、批判思维和
创造力，提升个人综合素质。
英国文学作品中所描绘的人物形 象和故事情节，有助于引导个人 树立正确的价值观、人生观和世
界观。
对社会观念的反思
英国文学作品反映了社会历史的变迁 和人类文明的进步，促使人们对社会 问题进行深入反思。
英国文学作品中对社会问题的揭示和 批判，有助于激发人们对社会正义和 进步的思考，推动社会变革和进步。
，关注其思想内涵和人文精 神，了解当时的社会变革和
文化思潮。
总结词
注重作品的文学技巧和创新
详细描述
探讨中期文学作品所运用的文学技巧和创 新，如何推动文学的发展，以及在文学史 上的贡献。
总结词
关注作品的情感表达和审美追求
详细描述
分析中期文学作品中的情感表达和审美追 求，如何通过情感和审美来表达作品的主 题和思想。
英国文学的价值
英国文学不仅是文化遗产，也是人类智慧的结晶。它提供了对人性、社会和人 类命运的深刻洞察，启发了人们对生活、道德和人性的思考。英国文学作品还 具有很高的审美价值，为读者提供了丰富的阅读体验。
分析当前英国文学的发展趋势
多元化与包容性
当前英国文学的一个显著趋势是 多元化和包容性。越来越多的作 家来自不同背景，关注各种社会 议题，使英国文学更加丰富多彩
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社会责任与担当
面对当今世界的挑战，未来的英国文学将更加注重社会责任和担当。作
家们将通过他们的作品关注环境保护、社会公正和人权等议题，发挥文
学在社会问题上的舆论引导和思考启迪的作用。
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Romans withdrawal From Britain for Germanic (Teutonic) invasion of Rome Germanic (Teutonic) AngloInvasion or AngloSaxon Conquest
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A. D. 449
Anglos/ Saxont: • It contains 3182 lines of alliterative verse and it is the longest of the early AngloAnglo-Saxon poems preserved.
• c. brief summary of the story: • see textbook
epic
• An extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a legendary or traditional hero. • 史诗：用严肃或庄重的语言写成的 叙事长诗，歌颂传奇中或历史上英 雄的丰功伟绩
3. Literature:
• 1) Two divisions: • Pagan literature: Anglo-Saxon’s Anglo-Saxon s Oral sagas • Christian literature: writings developed under the teaching of the monks after the introduction of Christianity into England
Anglia AngleAngle-land England
2. Social Background:
• 1）The Anglo-Saxons were in the later Anglostages of tribal society, and feudalism assumed definite shape. • 2) Agriculture developed and trade expanded.
Unit 1 AngloThe Anglo-Saxon Period
(449 - 1066)
Background
1. The formation of Britain:
Time Before B. C. 55 --B. C. 55 Romans Invasion (Julius Caesar) Celts Albion main events names of population Celts names of Britain Albion
• 3) The Anglo-Saxons were heathens (pagans) Angloupon their first arrival in England. • In A. D. 597, the first missionaries led by St. Augustine came to England from Rome and converted King Ethelbert of Kent, and within a century (in 7th century) all England was Christianized.
• Group Discussion:
• What kind of man do you think • Beowulf is?
Beowulf is not simply a man of great military bravery but he is forever eager distress， to help others in distress， and in his last adventure with the dragon he shows himself a worthy leader ready to sacrifice his own life for the welfare of his people.
A. D. 43
Romans Conquest (Claudius)
Romans/Celts
A Roman Province
1. The formation of Britain:
Time main events names of population names of Britain
A. D. 410
• d. significance: “Beowulf towers above all other Beowulf” Beowulf Angloliterary works Anglo-Saxon period chiefly because it is a powerful poem people’s about a people s hero written in true epic style.
• 2) Two poets:
• a. Caedmon： Caedmon： latter half of 7th. Century
Paraphrase of the Bible
• b. Cynewulf: 8th. Century poems on religious subjects
Beowulf” 3) “Beowulf --- the national epic of the Beowulf AngloAnglo-Saxons • a. origin: • existed in its oral form as early as the 6th century written down in the 7th or 8th century. The only existing manuscript was written by an unknown scribe at the beginning of the 10th. Century.