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英语文学知识
第一章 英国文学
第一阶段 中古英国文学（8世纪~14世纪）
Old and Medieval English Literature
*Geoffrey Chaucer(杰弗里.乔叟)（1340~1400）
He is considered the father of modern English poetry becau he opened a brilliant page in English literature and had a profound influence on many important English poets. It is him alone who, for the first in English literature, prented to us a comprehensive realistic picture of the English society of his time and created a whole gallery of vivid characters from all walks of life.fcuk
II 真题详解
1. The Canterbury Tales, a collection of stories told by a group of pilgrims on their way to C
anterbury, is an important poetic work by __B____.(2005)
A. William Langland B. Geoffrey Chaucer
C. William Shakespeare D. Alfred Tennyson
III 练习题
1. Which of the following does not belong to the works of Geoffrey Chaucer ?B
A. The Canterbury Tales B. The Vision of Piers Plowman
C .Troilus and Criyde D. The Romaunt of the Ro
2.___D____brings the readers into a world that belongs to the Celtic legend of King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table.
A. The Vision of Piers Plowman B. The hou of Fame
C. The Romaunt of the Ro D. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
3. Which of the following is the translation work of Geoffrey Chaucer? __C___
A. The Canterbury Tales B. Troilus and Criyde
love you latelyC. The Romaunt of the Ro D. The hou of Fame
4.In the 14th century , the most important writer in England is ___D___.
A. Langland B. Wyclif C. Gower D. Chaucer
5.In Anglo-Saxon period, Beowulf reprented the ___A___ poetry .
A .pagan B. religious C .romantic D .ntimental
6.When we speak of the old English pro, we might think of __D____, who is the first scholar in English literature and has been regarded as father of English learning.
A. William Shakespeare B. Beowulf
C. Julius Caesar D. Venerable Bede教堂唱诗班
7.__A_____is not only a pro writer but also a king of Wesx .
A. Alfred the Great B. Venerable Bede
C. Adam Bede D. King Arthur
8.___A____is the culmination of the Arthurian romance.
A .Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
B. The Story of Beowulf
traveling lightC. The Vision of Piers Plowman
D. The Canterbury Tales
9. William Langland’s __B_____ is written in the form of a dream vision.
竞选大队委演讲稿A .Kublai Khan B. The Vision of Piers Plowman
C. The Dream of John Bull D. Morte d’Arthur
melody意思10.The prevailing form of Medieval English literature is the _C____.
A .French B. Latin C. Romance D. Science
11.In which century was Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales written? A
A. Fourteenth B. Fifteenth C. Sixteenth D .Seventeenth
12.William Langland wrote for __D____.
A. the royal family B. the court C .the monks D .the common people
13. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight focus on ___C___.vincent 歌词
A. immediate social issues
B. the real life as well as people’s feelings and desires
C .a remote world belongs to the Celtic Legend of King Arthur and his knights
D .the imagination of the future world
14. King Alfred’s Anglo Saxon Chronicle was written in ___C___ form .
A. poetic B. dramatic C. pro D. none of the above
第二阶段 我无能为力文艺复兴时期（14世纪~17世纪中期）
my hometown The Renaissance Period
The word “Renaissance” means “rebirth”. It meant the reintroduction into Western Europe of the full cultural heritage of Greece and Rome. The esnce of the Renaissance is Humanism. Attitudes and feelings which had been characteristics of the 14th and 15th centuries persisted well down into the era of Humanism and Reformation. And the real main stream of the English Renaissance is the Elizabethan drama.
