2023年王江 英國文學(xué)史及選讀Lecture 1

第王江英國文學(xué)史及選讀(Lecture1)

英國文學(xué)

英國文學(xué)史及選讀

主講人：王江(重慶郵電大學(xué)外國語學(xué)院)

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HistoryandAnthologyofEnglishLiterature

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TheFlea

Markbutthisflea,andmarkinthis,Howlittlethatwhichthoudeniesmeis;Meitsuckedfirst,andnowsucksthee,Andinthisfleaourtwobloodsmingledbe;Thouknow’stthatthiscannotbesaidAsin,orshame,orlossofmaidenhead,Yetthisenjoysbeforeitwoo,Andpamperedswellswithonebloodmadeoftwo,Andthis,alas,ismorethanwewoulddo.Ohstay,threelivesinonefleaspare,Wherewealmost,naymorethanmarriedare.ThisfleaisyouandI,antthisOurmarriagebedandmarriagetempleis;Thoughparentsgrudge,andyou,wearemet,Andcloisteredinthelivingwallsofjet.

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Thoughusemakeyouapttokillme,Letnottothat,self-murderaddedbe,Andsacrilege,threesinsinkillingthree.

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Cruelandsudden,hastthousincePurpledthynailinbloodofinnocence?Whereincouldthisfleaguiltybe,Exceptinthatdropwhichitsuckedfromthee?Yetthoutriumph’st,andsay’stthatthouFind’stnotthyselfnormetheweakernow;’Tistrue;thenlearnhowfalsefearsbe;Justsomuchhonour,whenthouyield’sttome,Willwaste,asthisflea’sdeathtooklifefromthee.Letusgothen,youandI,WhentheeveningisspreadoutagainsttheskyLikeapatientetheriseduponatable.(From“TheLoveSongofJ.AlfredPrufrock”byT.S.Eliot

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WhatisLiterature?Literatureisasubjectofman,forman,andbyman.Manisaproductofsocialrelations,inwhichwecanseetherelationsbetweenmanandman,manandnature,manandsociety,andfinallymanandGod.Alltheserelationscanbefoundinliteraryworks.Literaryworks,however,aredifferentfromworksofhistoryandphilosophy.Literaryworksrepresenttherelationsbyemployinglanguagetools.ThinkofTheDreamofRedMansions(alsotrans.asTheDreamoftheRedChamberorTheStoryofStoneby曹雪芹.Historyrecordsfactswhichactuallyoccurred,andphilosophydoesitsexploitationinabstractterms.Whenwereadliteraryworks,weenjoythecharmbroughtforthbylanguage.Literatureiscloselyconnectedwithhistory.Ifweknownothingofhistory,itisimpossibleforusreallytounderstandaliterarywork.NowLet’sreadJohnDonne’sshortpoem“TheFlea,”andseewhatwecangetaboutDonne’sagefromthepoem.

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Requirementsforthiscourse:1.Classattendance;2.Awidereadingbeforeandafterclass;3.Rememberingsomeimportantfacts;4.Classdiscussion.Referencebooksforthisclass:1.陳嘉、宋文林著《大學(xué)英國文學(xué)史》(2卷本),商務(wù)印書館，1996年。2.陳嘉編《英國文學(xué)作品選讀》(3卷本),商務(wù)印書館，1981年版，202x年重印。3.MargaretDrabble,ed.《

牛津英國文學(xué)詞典》(第6版),外語教學(xué)與研究出版社，202x年。4.羅經(jīng)國編注《新編英國文學(xué)選讀》(2卷本),北京大學(xué)出版社，1996年。219965.M.H.Abrams,gen.ed.TheNortonAnthologyofEnglishLiterature.NewYorkandLondon:Norton,1993,202x.(Thebestreferencebook)吳偉仁編《英國文學(xué)史及選讀》(2卷本),外語教學(xué)與研究出版社，1988年版，202x年重印。

Textbook:王守仁：英國文學(xué)選讀(第三版),高等教育出版社，202x.劉炳善：《英國文學(xué)簡史》AShortHistoryofEnglishLiterature,河南人民出版社，1993年。

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AnOutlineofEnglishHistoryfrom6Cent.B.C.to14851.TheCelts,theearliestsettlersoftheBritishIsles,migratedtotheBritishislesatabout600B.C.fromtheupperRhineland.2.About400to300B.C.theBrythons(Bretons),onebranchoftheCelts,cametotheBritishislesandfromthemcamethenameBritain.3.From55B.C.to407A.D.theBritishisleswereundertheruleofRomanempire.JuliusCaesar(102-44B.C.)crossedtheDoverStraitin55B.C.,butCaesarhimselfonlystayedthereforafewweeks.ThoughtheRomansbuilttemples,roads,walls,andmilitarycamps,theymadelittleinfluenceontheculturallifeofCelts.4.About450A.D.,Angles,Saxons,andJutesinvadedtheBritishIsles.TheysettledinEngland,anddrovetheCeltsintoWales,Scotland,andIreland.5.Fromthelate8thcenturytotheearly11thcentury,BritishisleswereconstantlyinvadedbytheDanes.AlfredtheGreatofWessex(849-899)ledtheAnglo-Saxonkingstodefeattheinvadersbyunitingtheirforces.

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1.Harold,thelastSaxonking,withhelpfromWilliam,DukeofNormandy,expelledtheDanesfromEngland.Asanexpressionofgratitudeforprotectinghiskingdom,HaroldpromisedWilliamtogivehiskingdomtohim.So,in1066NormansundertheleadershipofWilliamfromnorthernFranceconqueredEngland.ThisisknownastheNormanConquest.2.TheAnglo-SaxonswereheathensupontheirarrivalinBritain.In597PopeGregorytheGreatsentSt.AugustinetoEnglandtoconverttheAnglo-Saxons.WithinacenturyallEnglandwasChristianized.Churcheswereestablishedandmonksbecamethemostlearnedinthecountry.HeathenmythologywasgraduallyreplacedbyChristianreligion.TheNortonAnth