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第33章伊丽莎白·巴雷特·勃朗宁33.1复习笔记Elizabeth Barrett Browning(1806-1861)(伊丽莎白·巴雷特•勃朗宁)1.Life(生平)Elizabeth Barrett was born in1806at Durham,cated at home,Elizabeth had written her first“epic”poem by the age of12.But when she was fifteen,a fall from her horse injured her spine.Despite her ailments,he devoted herself to study Hebrew and Greek.With her enthusiasm for her Christian faith,she became active in the Bible and Missionary Societies for her church.Later she lived in her father’s London house under his tyrannical rule.After her brother’s death,she became an invalid and a recluse in her bedroom for5years.In1844,her Poems attracted Robert Browning’s attention and they exchanged574letters over the next20months. Regardless of her father’s opposition,they eloped in1846and settled in Italy,where her health improved and she bore a son.Her father never spoke to her again.Elizabeth’s Sonnets from the Portuguese,dedicated to her husband and written in secret before her marriage,was published in1850.She died in Florence in1861.伊丽莎白·巴雷特1806年出生在英国达勒姆。

第5章英国文艺复兴(1550～1642)一、填空题1. The term _____ originally indicated a revival of classic Greek and Roman arts and science after the dark ages of medieval obscurantism.（北京交通大学2006研）【答案】Renaissance【解析】文艺复兴起初是指经历了漫长、蒙昧的中世纪后，对古希腊和罗马艺术及科学的复兴。

2. Shakespeare’s authentic non-dramatic poetry consists of two _____ and 154 _____.（国际关系学院2009研）【答案】long poems; sonnets【解析】莎士比亚的作品除了戏剧之外，还包括两首长诗（“Venus and Adonis”及“The Rape of Lucrece”）和154首十四行诗。

）3. “Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines” is a line taken from “Sonnet 18” by William Shakespeare. The underlined phrase refers to _____.（首都师范大学2008研）【答案】the sun【解析】“天空中的眼睛”指的是太阳。

此句意为：有时候阳光过于炽烈。

4. In William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18, the speaker compares his beloved to thesummer season, and in the last two lines (“So long as men can breathe or eyes can see/So long lives this, and this gives life to thee”), written in a rhymed _____, he states that his beloved will live in eternity through “this”, which refers to _____.（天津外国语大学2011研）【答案】heroic couplet, poem【解析】诗句为莎士比亚十四行诗第18首的最后两句。

第三部分章节练习【欧美上编】第1章古代文学一、填空题1．古罗马的诗坛三雄是________；________；________。

（中国传媒大学2012年研）【答案】维吉尔；贺拉斯；奥维德【解析】维吉尔、贺拉斯、奥维德是古罗马时代三位重要的诗人，并称罗马诗坛三雄。

维吉尔的代表作是《伊尼特》；贺拉斯的代表作是《诗艺》；奥维德的代表作是《变形记》。

2．柏拉图称希腊女诗人________为“第十位文艺女神”。

（中山大学2012年研）【答案】萨福【解析】萨福是古希腊著名的女抒情诗人，是西方文学史上开天辟地的女诗人。

一生写过不少情诗、婚歌、颂神诗、铭辞等，她的作品多为柔美婉约的渴求爱恋的情诗，并且常常为她的女弟子所作。

3．被誉为“戏剧艺术的荷马”的剧作家是________。

（中山大学2011年研）【答案】索福克勒斯【解析】索福克勒斯被誉为“戏剧艺术的荷马”，是古希腊三大悲剧作家之一。

他共写了123部悲剧和滑稽剧。

但其作品流传至今的只有7部，即《埃阿斯》、《俄狄浦斯王》、《安提戈涅》、《厄勒克特拉》、《特拉喀斯少女》、《菲罗克忒忒斯》和《俄狄浦斯在科罗诺斯》。

其中，《安提戈涅》和《俄狄浦斯王》最能反映索福克勒斯的创作才能。

二、名词解释1．神话（中国传媒大学2012年研）答：神话是民间文学的一种。

它是远古人民对自然及文化现象的理解与想象的故事，是人类早期的不自觉的艺术创作。

神话并非现实生活的科学反映，而是由于远古时代生产力的水平低，人们不能科学地解释世界、自然现象和原始社会文化生活的起源和变化，以及他们贫乏的生活经验为基础，借助想象和幻想把自然力和客观世界拟人化的结果。

神话大致分为五类：创世神话、始祖神话、洪水神话、英雄神话和发明创造神话，其中以创世神话最为重要。

2．奥林匹斯神系（北京师范大学2013年研）答：奥林匹斯神系是古希腊神话中以宙斯为最高统治者的神系，因居于奥林匹斯山而得名。

这是一个高度组织化、纪律化的庞大神族，诸神各司其职，分别掌管天上人间的各种事物。

第17单元现代主义小说家（2）1.Does the house really whisper?Make comments on the repetition of the phrase “There must be more money!’’Key:No,the house does not whisper but the people who live in the house feel that they are short of money,and as if they can always hear such whisper in their house.They lust for money,especially the mother in the house who is so eager to have much more money that she neglects her children and even cannot love them in a normal way.So,this whisper has sunk deep down into their hearts.Although this family live in style,they are not satisfied by their situation, especially the mother,who always feels that they need more money.This repetition indicates the destruction of industrialization over human nature.In industrial society,people pursue wealth and fame avariciously.Perhaps,not only the people in this house can hear such repetition,but also those who live in such social environment.2.Does“luck”mean money?How do you define luck?Key:Sometimes“luck”means money,because it brings good chances to get money.For example,if we are lucky enough,we may get a good job or sign a contract with our partners easily.Luck is a mysterious thing,and it will favor those who make preparation for it. That is,if you want to be lucky,you should pave the way for“luck”.For example,if you want to get a good job,you should obtain knowledge and master skills to meet the need of work,and when chances come,you will be lucky enough to get it.That is how“luck”works.3.Who kills Paul?Key:His mother kills him.Because that his mother always wants to have much more money,Paul decides to ride on the rocking-horse to a“lucky”place,and when he is in a furious state,he can foresee the horse that will win in the following game.At the beginning,Paul gets a lot of money by this way,but it still cannot make his mother satisfied,and the whisper becomes louder.However, afterwards,Paul’s precognition is not so efficacious,and when he has the last try,he falls down from the rocking-horse,shortly after,he dies.。