选修7module3CulturalcornerandIntroduction

1、Module 3Literature cultural cornerAbout English Literature English literature is produced in England, from the introduction of old English by the Anglo-Saxons in the 5th century to the present. The works of those Irish and Scottish authors who are closely identified with English life are also consid

2、ered part of English literature.Beowulf epic poeml Old English, or Anglo-Saxon Era(450-1066): basis of modern English, poetic tradition.lMiddle English Period(1066-1485):French, Norman conquest.lThe Renaissance(1485-1660): golden age, humanism, the printing press.lThe Restoration period and the 18th

3、 Century: enlightment, polict, poetry, MiltonlThe Romantic Age(1789-1837) : emotion over reason,lThe Victorian Age(1837-1901): realism, unsettling problems.l20th-Century Literature: two world wars, economic depression, new and fresh.Victorian ageHistorical background 1. The period from 1836 to 1901

4、when the reign of Queen Victoria ruled over England.2. The rapid development of science and technology, new inventions and discoveries drastically shook peoples religious convictionslike Darwin the Origin of Species3. England became the “ workshop of the world”.4. Yet beneath the great prosperity an

5、d richness, there existed widespread poverty and wretchedness(悲惨悲惨) among the working class.Charles DickensCultural Corner 1. What experiences from his own life did Dickens use in his novels?His own father was in prison and he worked in a factory as a child; he was also very poor.2. What new informa

6、tion have you learnt about Oliver Twist?3. How did Dickens novels help to improve English society?They made people aware of child poverty and made them want to do something about it.NameCharles DickensThe year of birth and death _The place of birth _His familyHis father_.His childhood_ and _When he

7、was youngHe worked as_Some of his novels_ _His influencesHis books were _ and the readers usually became _.Fill in the chart with information from the passage.Charles Dickens1812-1870Londonwas put in prisonunhappypoora journalistOliver TwistDavid CopperfieldA Tale of Two CitiespopularexcitedMajor Wo

8、rks 1) Sketches by Boz (1836)博兹特写集博兹特写集, the first book 2) The Pickwick Papers (1837) 匹克威克外传匹克威克外传3). Oliver Twist (1837-1838)奥克佛奥克佛特维斯特特维斯特，雾都孤儿雾都孤儿 4). Nichols Nickleby (1838-1839)尼古拉斯尼古拉斯尼克尔贝尼克尔贝5). The Old Curiosity Shop (1840-1841)老古玩店老古玩店6). Barnaby Rudge (1841)巴纳比巴纳比拉奇拉奇Major Works1) American

9、 Notes (1842) 美国札记美国札记 2) Martin Chuzzlewit (1843-1844) 马丁马丁朱述尔维特朱述尔维特3) A Christmas Carol(1843) 圣诞颂歌圣诞颂歌4) The Chimes 教堂钟声教堂钟声5) The Cricket on the Hearth 灶上蟋蟀灶上蟋蟀6) Dombey and Son(1847-1848) 董贝父子董贝父子7) David Copperfield (1849-1850) 大卫大卫科波菲尔科波菲尔, the most autobiographical, one of the greatest Engli

10、sh novelsMajor Works1) Bleak House(1852-1853) 荒凉山庄荒凉山庄2) Hard Times(1854) 艰难时世艰难时世3) Little Dorrit (1855-1857)小杜丽小杜丽4) A Tale of Two Cities(1859) 双城记双城记 5) Great Expectations(1860-1861) 远大前程远大前程6) Our Mutual Friend (1864-1865) 我们的共同朋友我们的共同朋友7) Edwin Drood (unfinished)(1869)艾德温艾德温德鲁德之迷德鲁德之迷.a huge amount of 大量的大量的归纳拓展归纳拓展英语中有些表示英语