Chapter 1
1.Earliest ttlers---Celts
2.55 B.C. TO 407 A.D. ---Roman EmpireLondon was founded
3.演变Celts- Romans – Anglo-Saxon 虎口穴– English
4.消防安全顺口溜6句Julius Caesar ; the first general came to British
5.500A.D. THE founder of the kingdom wesx; the Celts King Arthur.
His followers ; who were know as the knights of the round table; fight for their kingdom against the AS invaders.
6.9th century; King Alfred ; the great of Wesx lead the AS kings to defeat the invaders by uniting their forces.
梦到僵尸7.the Norman Conquest
1066; Duck of Normandy came from Normandy to attack England to gets the land promi to be given to him for protecting from the Danes invasion by Edward Ⅱ. And Normandy beat the Harold at the Hesting.
8.Two highlight in the development of AS literature
A. Northumrian School
the first AS poet ---Caedmon
The earliest English poet. According to Bede; he was an elderly herdsman who received the power of song in a vision.
Vernerable Bede; A monk write in Lain <The Ecclesiastical History of the English People> Father of English History
B. the reign of Alfred Contribution
translate a number of Latin books into West Saxon dialect
<The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle>
created a style of Anglo-Saxon Pro
9.A long epic poetry 长篇叙事诗 <Beowulf>
A.the earliest heroic poetry
B.the most significant poetry
C.existed in oral form as early as the 6th century
D.Beowulf is a mixture of paganism and Christian elements
10.Difference between Old Eng poetry ; later poetry is technical structure
11.There are two poetic features of Old English poetry: alliteration and kenning.
Chapter 2
1.流行Romance 主要写Knights
2.Duke William of Normandy. The Norman Conquest in 1066 accelerated the development of feudalism 封建主义in ENG
3.Categories of Romances: The matter of Erance ;the matter of Rome ; the matter of Britain
4.Middle ENG:
A.words that are related with enjoyment and pleasure are usually of the French origin
B.many inflectional form of words were dropped
C.素材解析formal grammar simplified
5. Medieval Romance Subject Matters
A. matter of French Charlemagne the Great; Roland; <Chanson de Roland>
B. matter of Rome Alexander the Great; The siege of Troy
薪资结构
C. Britain the Arthurian Legend
By Sir Gawain; Launce lot; Marlin; the quest for Holy Grail; the Death of King Arthur.
Chapter 3 Age of Chaucer
1.The Hundreds’ Years War is an awakening of national Consciousness in ENG;the French heroine Joan of Arc贞德
2.Geoffrey Chaucer Buried in the Poets’ Conner in Westminster Abbey
A.Father of Eng poetry
B.The work of Geoffrey Chaucer
influenced by French literature<The Book of the Duchess>
influenced by Boccaccio <Travius and Cryyde>
<The Canterbury Tales >坎特伯雷故事集
The general prologue 总序is the best part of it.
3.the 恋爱故事significances of <The Canterbury Tales>
A.Gives a comprehensive picture of Chaucer’s time
B.The dramatic structure of the poem has been highly commended 高度赞赏by critics
C.Geoffrey Chaucer’s humor
D.Chaucer与笑有关的成语’s contribution to ENG language
E.Perhaps the greatest work in Middle English
4.John Wycliff
A.father of ENG pro
B.one of the first figures who demanded to reform church
C.the one translate Bible into standard ENG
5.William Langland<Sir Gawain> <Green Knights><The Vision of Piers Plowman>
Chapter 4
1.main events
A.The war of the Ro ;the thirty Years Warthe hou of Lancaster/Red; the hou of York
B.The discovery of American and the new a routes
C.Reformation of church. HenryⅧ found the Anglican Church; break away from the church of Rome.
2.Ballad: a narrative poem that tells a story
3.Characters of Ballads
A.the beginning is often abrupt
B.have strong dramatic elements
C.the story is told through dialogue and action
D.the theme is often tragic
E.the meter格律is ud contains four-line stanzas; the odd numbered line奇数four feet; the even numbered line偶数three feet. Rhymes fall on the even numbered lines.
4.Ballads
A.<Robin Hood> A legendary hero living during the reign of Richard the Lion Heated 金雀花王朝
B.<The Death of King Arthur>By Sir Thomas Mallory prefect the king Arthur
5.Early ENG Playsthe 14th developed intomystery Plays神秘剧; miracle plays 奇迹剧
6.画歌词赵雷The flourishing of drama
the reason: no other entertainment ;both rich and poor can go to there
