Literature terms
1Epic : a long narrative poem telling about the deeds
of a great hero and reflecting the values of the society from which it originated. Many epics were drawn from an oral tradition and were transmitted by song and recitation before they were written down.（史诗）
2Romance: It was a long composition, sometimes in ver, sometimes in pro, describing the life and adventures of a noble hero.（传奇文学）
3Heroic Couplet: the rhymed couplet of iambic pentameter. (英雄双韵体)
4Iambic Pentameter: is the most common English
meter, in which each foot contains an unaccented
syllable and an accented syllable. (五音步抑扬格)
meter 格律 foot音步
5ballad: is a story told in song, usually in 4-line stanzas, with the cond and fourth lines rhymed.（歌谣）
6Sonnet: It is a lyric poem of 14 lines, usually in iambic pentameter, restricted to a definite rhyme scheme.（十四行诗）lou
7Blank ver: is a type of poetry, distinguished by having a regular meter, but no rhyme.（无韵诗）
8Soliloquy: an utterance or discour by a person who is talking to himlf/ herlf or is disregardful of or oblivious to any hearers prent (often ud as a device in a drama to disclo a character’s innermost thoughts); 2. the act of talking while or as if alone(独白)
9Classicism: Aesthetic attitudes and principles manifested in the art, architecture, and literature of ancient Greece and Rome and characterized by emphasis on form, simplicity, proportion, and restraint. Classicism was popular in Europe in the 18th century.facebow（古典主义）
10Neo-classicism: neo-classicism imitated the characteristics of Roman writers, including Horace, Virgil, Cicero, etc., in the days of Augustus. They tried to make English literature conform to rules and principles established by the great Roman and Greek classical writers. In writing plays, they ud rhyme and couplet instead of blank ver, obrved the trinity --- the unity of time, place and action.（新古典主义）
11An epistolary novel is a novel written as a ries of documents. The usual form is letters, although diary entries, newspaper clippings and other documents are sometimes ud.（书信体小说）
12Sentimentalism is one of the important trends in English literature of the middle and later decades of the 18th century. It justly criticized the cruelty of the capitalist relations and the gross social injustices brought about by the bourgeois
revolutions. It embraces a pessimistic outlook and blames reason and the Industrial Revolution, marked by a sincere sympathy for the poverty-stricken ,expr
opriated peasants.(感伤主义)
Romanticism: Romanticism is a literary trend. It prevails in England during the period 1798-1832. romanticists expresd the ideology and ntiment of tho class and social strata who were discontent with and oppod to the development of capitalism. They split into two groups becau of the different attitudes toward the capitalist society.（浪漫主义）
Ode is a lyric poem of some length that honors an individual, a thing, a trait dealing with a lofty theme in a dignified manner. The form dates back to classical times and is originally intended to be sung at festivals or in plays.
Brief Outline of British Literature：works
1. Early and Medieval English Literature
1) The Anglo-Saxon Period (449-1066)
National epic: The Song of Beowulf
2) The Anglo-Norman Period (1066-1350)
Arthurian Romance: Sir Gawain and
Green Knight
3) Geoffrey Chaucer1340-1400：Mesnger of Humanism
The first important realistic writer
“Father” of English poetry
大学英语四六级报名
The Canterbury Tales the wife of Bath（巴斯夫人）,
the Knight（骑士）,
the Pardoner（卖赎罪卷者）,
the Nun’s Priest（尼姑的教士）,
the Prologue（序诗）.
The Romaunt of the Ro 《玫瑰传奇》
The Book of the Duchess 《悼公爵夫人》
Troilus and Criyde 《特罗伊洛斯和克瑞西德》
Thomas Malory
Morte d’Arthur (Death of Arthur)《亚瑟之死》
William Langland
六级听力分值明细Piers the Plowman
[Boccaccio薄伽丘：Decameron《十日谈》
Ovid奥维德: 《爱的艺术》《变形记》]
2. The English Renaissance (16 century)
Thomas More 布朗特三姐妹
Utopia
Christopher Marlowe克里斯托弗·马洛亚洲廉价航空公司
First person ud blank ver
Death of Arthur 《亚瑟之死》
Tamburlaine the Great «帖木儿大帝»
The Jew of Malta «马尔他岛的犹太人»
The Tragical History of Doctor Faustushppc«浮士德博士的悲剧» Hero and Leander《海洛和利安得》
The Passionate Shepherd to His Love《牧羊人的恋歌》
William Shakespeare
one of the founders of realism in world literature as well as in English literature
Venus and Adonis《维纳斯与安东尼斯》
The Rape of Lucrece《鲁克里斯受辱记》
Four tragedies： Hamlet《哈姆雷特》Othello zero《奥塞罗》
King Lear 《李尔王》merrychristmas歌曲 Macbeth《麦克白》
Four comedies：A Midsummer Night’s Dream 《仲夏夜之梦》The Merchant of Venice《威尼斯商人》As You Like It《皆大欢喜》mark twainTwelfth Night 《第十二夜》
