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gles of a man overwhelmed by his passions amp。 medieval legend, deals with the adventures of six knights of the court of the fairy queen named Gloriana, who represents Queen Elizabeth Ⅰ of English. The faerie Queen was left unfinished at Spenser39。 spiritual vision have won him the admiration of generations of English poets. It is his idealism, his love of beauty, amp。 thought of Classical, medieval, amp。 Epithalamion (1595), a poem expressing the deep personal feelings occasioned by the poets second marriage。 the English nation. According to Spenser39。 :( 1)莎士比亞和鄧恩詩(shī)歌的主題,意象 ( 2)喜劇《威尼斯商人》的主題和主要人物性格分析 ( 3)哈姆雷特的性格分析 ( 4)史詩(shī)《失樂(lè)園》的結(jié)構(gòu),人物性格,語(yǔ)言特點(diǎn)等的分析 I. Edmund Spenser 1. 一般識(shí)記 Brief Introduction to the Author English poet, born in London, England, about 1552,and died in London, Jan 13, 1599. 3 2. 識(shí)記 His Major Works Spenser39。 the last line in iambic hexameter, rhyming ababbcbcc. 4. Metaphysical poetry: The term metaphysical poetry is monly used to name the work of the 17th century writers who wrote under the influence of John Donne. With a rebellious spirit, the metaphysical poets tried to break away from the conventional fashion of the Elizabethan love poetry. The diction is simple as pared with that of the Elizabethan or the Neoclassic periods, and echoes the words and cadences of mon speech. The imagery in drawn from the actual life. The form is frequently that of an argument with the poet39。 astrology, the religious reformation amp。 二、考核要求 (一 ) 文藝復(fù)興時(shí)期概述 1. 識(shí)記:( 1)文藝復(fù)興時(shí)期的界 定 ( 2)歷史文化背景 2. 領(lǐng)會(huì) : ( 1)文藝復(fù)興運(yùn)動(dòng)的意義與影響 ( 2)文藝復(fù)興時(shí)期的文學(xué)特點(diǎn) ( 3)人文主義的主張及對(duì)文學(xué)的影響 3. 應(yīng)用:文藝復(fù)興,人文主義及玄學(xué)詩(shī)等名詞的解釋 Brief Introduction to the Renaissance Period I. 應(yīng)用 Definitions of the Literary Terms: 1. The Renaissance: The Renaissance marks a transition from the medieval to the modern world. Generally, it refers to the period between the 14th amp。 17th centuries. It first started in Italy, with the flowering of painting, sculpture amp。 the economic expansion. The Renaissance, therefore, in essence is a historical period in which the European humanist thinkers amp。s beloved, with God, or with himself. 5. The Renaissance her A Renaissance hero refers to one created by Christopher Marlowe in his drama. Such a hero is always individualistic and full of ambition, facing bravely the challenge from both gods and men. He embodies Marlowe39。s most important work amp。s own explanation, his principal intention is to present through a historical poem the example of a perfect gentleman: to fashion a gentleman or noble person in virtuous amp。 Amoretti (1595), a series of sons. 3. 領(lǐng)會(huì) His Influence 1) Main qualities of Spenser39。 Renaissance literature. However, he added to his fusion of these diverse elements much that was original, amp。his exquisite melody that make him known as the poets39。s death. It was originally planned as a 12book poem. But only 6 books were pleted. The poem is particularly admired for the melodic beauty of its language amp。 ambitions. 2. 識(shí)記 His Major Works His most famous tragedies are Doctor Faustus, The Jew of Malta, Tamburlaine amp。 a verse translation of Ovid39。 happiness。s outstanding portrayal of character. Its hero, Barabas the Jew, served as the model for Shylock in Shakespeare39。 rhetoric. Tamburlaine is a play about an ambitious amp。 Influence Achievements: Marlowe39。s mighty line, as Ben Jonson called his blank verse, was one of the most important contributions to the art of English literature. 4. 應(yīng)用 Dr. Faustus The selection of ActⅠ from Dr. Faustus is mainly about Faustus is showing his great ambition, that is, if he had many souls, he would give them all to the Devil so that he could control the world. In portraying Faustus, a more introspective amp。 fellow playwright Ben Jonson said that Shakespeare was not of an age but for all time. The 18thcentury English essayist Samuel Johnson described his work as the mirror of life. The 19thcentury English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge spoke of myriadminded Shakespeare. The 20thcentury English dramatist Gee Bernard Shaw stressed his enormous power over language. 2. 識(shí)記 His Life amp。s Labor39。s Dream (1595) The Merchant of Venice (1596) Much Ado About Nothing (1598) As You Like It (1599) Twelfth Night (1600) The Merry Wives of Winsor (1598) Romeo amp。 Cressida Coriolonus All39。s authentic nondramatic poetry consists of two long narrative poems: Venus amp。s works. 2) Effects on literature Shakespeare39。s contribution has been to the language amp。s capacity to depict life in all its plexity amp。 Bassanio, to idealize Portia as a heroine of great beauty, wit amp。s most popular play on the stage, for it has the qualities of a bloodandthunder thriller amp。s recent death amp。s ghost, Hamlet is informed that Claudius has murdered his father amp。s foul amp。s death, Hamlet is obliged to inhabit a shadow world, to live suspended between fact amp。 fantastic story, is known as the best of his final romances. The characters are rather allegorical amp。s patron. The poems express the writer39。 a final couplet. Their rhyme scheme is abab, cdcd, efef, gg. A theme is developed amp。 fame, is a conventional Elizabethan narrative poem. Its mythological story, taken from Ovids Metamorphoses, tells of the passionate love goddess who woos the reluctant youth Adonis. The Rape of Lucrece, another narrative of passion, is based on the semi historical story of the rape of a chaste Roman matron by Tarquin, son of the king of Rome. 5. 領(lǐng)會(huì) His Major Theme 1) Shakespeare is against religious persecution amp。 accepted the Renaissance views on literature. 6. 領(lǐng)會(huì) His Literary Achievements 1) Characterization His major characters are neither merely individual ones nor type ones。s Lost, amp。 Regan, the ironwilled Lady Macbeth, the witty amp。s plays are well known for their adroit plot construction. He