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早期和中世纪的英国文学GeoffreyChaucerii简介:GeoffreyChauceristhefounderofEnglishpoetryandaforerunnerofhumanism.HewasregardedasthefounderofEnglishrealism.代表作:TroilusandCriseyde《特洛伊斯洛与克瑞西达》(改变于意大利);TheCanterburyTales《坎特伯雷故事集》(包括:ThePrologue"《总序》;TheWifeofBath”《巴斯妇人》)。TheCanterburyTales《坎特伯雷故事集》的影响:①Itshowsatrue-to-lifepictureofChaucer'time.(之所以说乔叟是Thefounderofrealism,是因为早期英国文学歌颂英雄(Anglo-Saxonpoetry),中期英国文学歌颂骑士精神(TheRomanee),之后虽然有了pierstheplowman,也不曾直接写社会不公,直到乔叟真实描写中世纪及各层人民。)②Takingfromthestandofrisingbourgeoisie,ChauceraffirmsmenandopposesthedogmaofasceticismpreachedbytheChurch.③Histalesexposeandsatirizetheevilsofhistime,attackdegenerationofthenoble,thecorruptionoftheChurch.语言特色/贡献:①HeisthefirstgreatpoetwhowroteintheEnglishlanguage.②HeintroducedfromFrancetherhymedstanzaofvarioustypes,especiallytheHeroiccouplettoEnglishpoetry.③Heisgoodattheterzarima,whichmakeshislanguageahighstyle.ThomasMoreii简介:ThomasMoreisanEnglishhumanismchurchman.代表作:Utopia《乌托邦》。评价:①Moredaredtofightagainstthefeudalismrulerandhewasahumanist.②But,hewasnorevolutionaryinthesenseofwishingtoarousethepeopleortostartanyrevolutionarymovement.③Thesystemofbondsmensuggestedtosolvetheproblemofsocialproductivitystillremainsthefeaturesofclassexploitation.④Hecouldneverfindthemeansbywhichsocialismcouldberealized.FrancisBacon简介:HeisthefounderofEnglishmaterialistphilosophy,thefirstEnglishessayistandthefounderofEnglishModernScienee.Heistheonewhointroducedessay,theliteraryform,toEngland.代表作:AdvancementofLearning《学问的演进》;NewInstrument《新工具》;TheEssays《随笔》(58篇)OfStudies”《论学习》;OfBeauty”《论美》;OfWisdomforaMan'Self”《论自私》。OfStudies”《论学习》:Itsmessageisconveyedwithsweepingeffectandoverwhelmingpower,whichlieintheunityofthemessageandtheconsisteneeofforcefulargumentations.内容:Thetextfocusesononecontrollingideastudiesservefordelight,forornament,andforability.”OfBeauty”《论美》:Unlikemanyofhiscontemporaries,Baconmakesfulluseofsomeageravocabularytoexplicatehisgreattheme:thecriterionofbeauty.Hemakesaconclusionthatonlythebeautyofvirtuecan§hine”eternally,beyondtimeandspace.主题/技法:Bacon'essaywritingisclassifiedintoClassicEssay.Theclassicessayisascomprehensiveinsubjectmattersandstylesasinallclassicliterature.Insubjects,theclassicessaydealswithavarietyofthemes:philosophy,literarycriticism,arts,politics,history,socialproblems,travelsandotheraspectsoflife.Instyle,Baconisweightandhighlysententious.Manyofhissentenceshavebecomewiseoldsayings.EdmundSpenser简介:EdmundSpenserwasrecognizedasthePoet'spoet”.代表作:TheShepherd'sCalendar《牧羊人日历》;Epithalamion《结婚曲》;Amoritti《爱情小唱》;TheFaerieQueene《仙后》。TheSpenserianStanza:Itreferstoanine-line-stanzawiththefollowingrhymescheme:ababbcbcc.Thefirsteightlinesarewritteniniambicpentameter.Theninthlineiswritteniniambichexameterwhichiscalledanalexandrine.TheFaerieQueene《仙后》:①Alongpoemplannedin12books,ofwhichhefinishedonlysix.②ItissetinthemythicalworldofKingArthurandhisknights.③theme:Nationalism,HumanismandPuritanism.地位:①ThepublicationofTheShepherd'CalendarmarkedthebuddingoftheRenaissaneeflowerinthenorthernislandofEngland(lreland).②ThelanguagehadchangedintoModernEnglishdistinguishedfromtheMiddleEnglishofChaucer'sday.Spenseristhefirstmastertomakethatlanguagethenaturalmusicofhispoeticeffusions.③HeinventedtheSpenserianstanza,whichbecameapopularverseforminthehistoricaldevelopmentofEnglishpoetry.ChristopherMarloweii简介:ChristopherMarlowewasthemostpreeminentfigureamongthe“universitywits”,aswellasthegreatestplaywrightbeforetheriseofShakespeare.代表作:Tamburlaine《帖木儿大帝》(对权力的贪婪);TheJewofMalta《马耳他的犹太人》(对金钱的贪欲);DoctorFaustus《浮士德博士》。DoctorFaustus《浮士德博士》:Theplaydealswiththemesincludingsin,redemption,anddamnation.ThechieffeatureofFaustus'scharacterisaninsatiablethirstforknowledge.ThetragedyofDoctorFaustusischaracteristicofahumanistintheageofRenaissance.社会意义:①Marlowe'playsshowthespiritoftherisingbourgeoisie.Theheroesofhisplaysaretypicalimagesoftheeraoftheprimitiveaccumulationofcapital.②ThethemeofMarlowe'playsisthepraiseofindividualityfreedfromtherestraintsofmedievaldogmasandlaw.③However,theheroesinMarlowe'splaysaremerelyindividualists.Theirindividualisticambitionoftenbringsruintotheworldandsometimestothemselves.文学成就:①MarlowewasthegreatestofthepioneersofEnglishdrama.HereformedtheEnglishdramaandperfectedthelanguageandverseofdramaticworks.②HefirstmadeblankversetheprincipalinstrumentofEnglishdrama.③Althoughhisplayslackofvarietyincharacterizationandconstruction,hewasfamousforhis“mightyline”.WilliamShakespeare简介:Shakespeareisthemostremarkableplaywrightandpoetallovertheworld.戏剧分期:①1590-1594初期,实验各种戏剧类型。早期人物塑造不够丰满,历史精确性不够,以诗剧为主要形式却无法摆脱押韵诗的死板僵硬。HenryVI《亨利六世》;RichardIll《理查德三世》;TheComedyofErrors《错中错》;TheTamingoftheShrew《驯悍记》;Love'sLabour'Lost«爱的徒劳》;RomeoandJuliet《罗密欧与朱丽叶》。②1595-1600成熟期,史剧、十四行诗都很成熟。总体上积极向上但已有了些许苦痛,人物成熟饱满,史料丰富,采用马洛的无韵诗写法。RichardII《理查德二世》;HenryIV《亨利四世》;HenryV《亨利五世》;TheMerryWivesofWindsor《温莎的风流娘们》;JuliusCaesar《朱利尤斯•凯撒》;伟大喜剧"GreatComedies”AMidsummerNight'Dream《仲夏夜之梦》,TheMerchantofVenice《威尼斯商人》;AsYouLikeit《皆大欢喜》;TwelfthNight《第十二夜》。③1601-1607伟大悲剧时期,由于社会剧变,作品悲观。All'sWellThatEndsWell《终成眷属》;MeasureforMeasure《一报还一报》;AntonyandCleopatra《安东尼和克里奥佩特拉》;伟大悲剧"GreatTragedies”Hamlet《哈姆莱特》;Othello《奥赛罗》;KingLear《李尔王》;Macbeth《麦克白》。④传奇剧时代。Cymbeline《辛白林》;TheWinter'Tale《冬天的童话》;TheTempest《暴风雨》;HenryVIII《亨利八世》。⑤诗歌:VenusandAdonis《维纳斯和阿多尼斯》;TheRapeofLucrece《鲁克丽丝受辱记》;Sonnets《十四行诗集》。BenJonson简介:BenJonsonwasoneoftheleadingdramatistsoftheRenaissanceperiod.代表作:EveryManinHisHumour《个性互异》;Volpone,ortheFox《福尔蓬奈》(或《狐狸》);TheAlchemist《炼金术士》;BartholomewFair《巴梭罗缪市集》。作品特点:①Jonson'scomediesarecomediesofhumours”.Hisportrayalofcharactersisone-sided,flat,andlackingdevelopmentinsteadofbeingroundandflexible.②Jonsontookafirmstandforthethreeunities”(time,placeandaction)andstronglydisapprovedofamixtureofseriousandcomicepisodesinaplay.③Headvocatesatruthfulandrealisticdescriptionoflifeandpeople.HewasaforerunnerofclassicisminEnglishliterature.三、英国资产阶级革命时期JohnMilton简介:JohnMiltonisthethirdgreatestEnglishpoetafterChaucerandShakespeare.早期写诗歌,中期写宣传册,晚期写史诗。代表作:Lycidas”《利西达斯》(悼亡诗);OnhisDeceasedWife"《致亡妻》;Areopagirica《论岀版自由》;DefeneeoftheEnglishPeople《为英国人民辩护》(查理二世雇人写文章讨伐英国人民,因为当年他们支持处死查理一世,米尔顿写此文为英国人民辩护。);ParadiseLost《失乐园》;ParadiseRegained《复乐园》;SamsonAgonistes《力士参孙》。ParadiseLost《失乐园》:概况:Paradiselost,consistingof12books,naturallydividesintothreeequalpartsoffourbookseach.ThestoriesweretakenfromtheOldTestamentandwritteninblankverse.InthisworkMiltontriedtoanswertheoldquestionchallengingallChristians,namely:ifGodisall-goodandall-powerful,whyistheresomuchsufferingandevilinthisworld?主题:Therearethreestrikingaspectsofhisintentioncanbefeltinthisepic:hisfaithinGod,hisinclinationforclassicism,andhisyearningforreformationandfreedom.人物:①Satan,thoughdefeated,stillsoughtrevenge,isthemoststrikingcharacterinthepoem.Thoughfeeblerinforce,heremainssuperiorinnobility,sinceheprefersindependencetohappyservility.SatanisthespiritofquestioningtheauthorityofGod.②InthepoemGodisnobetterthanaselfishdespot,seateduponathronewithachorusofangelsabouthimeternallysinginghispraises.However,wecannevertakeitforgrantedthatMiltonisattackingGod.TheGodMiltoncursedwas,infact,nottheChristianProvideneebutameresymbolforanythinghebelievedtobebadorimmoral.③AdamandEveembodyMilton'beliefinthepowersofman.贡献/技法:①Miltonwaspoliticalinbothhislifeandhisart.②HewrotethegreatestepicinEnglishliterature.HeandShakespearehavealwaysbeenregardedastwopatternsofEnglishverse.③Heisamasteroftheblankverse.Hefirstusedblankverseinnon-dramaticworks.④Heisagreatstylist.Heisfamousforhisgrandstyle.(a).Hisstyleischaracterizedwiththeepicelementsinit.(b).Healwaysinversethewordorder.(c).Hiswritingiscircumlocution(累赘的陈述).(d).Hisuseofimmenselylongsentencesandtheepanalepsis(语句间隔反复)⑤Hehasalwaysbeenadmiredforhissublimityofthoughtandmajestyofexpression.四、十八世纪英国文学(思想启蒙时期)AlexanderPope简介:AlexanderPopewasknownasrepresentativeoftheEnlightenment.HeisoneofthefirsttointroducerationalismintoEngland.Hebelievedinthenecessityofuniversaleducation,especiallythatofsocialmorality,classiccultureandscientificknowledge.Healsoassumedtheroleofchampionoftraditionalcivilization.(为什么说他是启蒙运动的代表)。代表作:EssayonCriticism《论批评》(用英雄双韵体作);TheRapeoftheLock《卷发遇劫记》;TheDunciad《群愚史记》;EssayonMan《人论》(启蒙主义重要的作品)。成就/局限性:①PopewasanoutstandingenlightenerandthegreatestEnglishpoetoftheclassicalschoolinthefirsthalfofthe18thcentury.Heusuallywritesintheformofheroiccouplets.②Hisstyleisdirectandcompact.③Hewasathisbestinsatireandepigram.Almostallhisworksaresatires.Heisgoodatsayingbrilliantandtruethingsinasparklingway.Buthelackedthelyricalgift.DanielDefoe(赏析)iiDesertIslandFiction:isaformoffictioninwhicharemoteanduncivilizedislandisusedasthevenueofthestoryandaction.Usuallyitcanbeplacedrightoutsidethereal"worldandmaybeanimageoftheideal,unspoiledorprimitiveexistenee,foritisoftenpresentedasanexampleofinnergoodness,bravery,dignityandnobility,oradolescentinnocenceandpurityuncorruptedbytheevilforceineivilization.写作技巧:Defoewroteinaplainfactual,almostdocumentarystylewithoutelaborate,romanticextravagancesandencouragedthedevelopmentofrealisticfiction.Hisvocabularyiscolloquial,uncolouredandfree-running,butfirmandconcrete.Thefirst-personnarrationisvivid,authenticandimpressivewithunadornedrealism.Defoecreates,withnosighofdeliberateintent,therealisticfiction——thedominantliteraryformforthefollowingcenturies.内容:HereDefoedescribeshowthehero,afteryearsofsolitudeandhardships,managedtoconstructforhimselfahabitableandevenprosperoussettlementbyhisunaidedeffort.殖民主义表现:ActuallyCrusoedidmorethanmeresurvival,forheestablishedaplantation,openedupacolony,andcreatedevenacivilizationinthewilderness.人物精神:DefoepresentshereinCrusoeaheroicimageofthebourgeoisman,amanwhoisdaring,persistent,resourcefulandambitious,adventurous,enterprisingaswell;amanwhorichlyrepresentsthespiritofcapitalism.赞颂了:Theadventureromaneebecomesanoptimisticsongofhumanity,singingofman'abilitytosurvive,hiscouragetostruggleagainstnature,hisambitiontoconquernewland.HenryFielding简介:HenryFieldingisthefounderoftheEnglishrealisticschoolinliteraturewithSamuelRichardson.代表作:JosephAndrews《约瑟夫•安德鲁》;JonathanWild《大伟人乔纳森•魏尔德》;TomJones《汤姆•琼斯》。特点:①FieldingisthefounderoftheEnglishrealisticnovelandsetsupthetheoryofrealisminliterarycreation.②Fielding'wayintellingthestoryofanovelisthestorymaybetoldbytheauthor.③Fielding'wayofsatireistoslashtheevilsofthecorruptrulingclassesasinJonathanWild.JonathanSwift简介:JonathanSwiftwasanIrishsatirist,essayist,poetandpoliticalpamphleteer.代表作:TheBattleoftheBooks《书战》;ATaleofaTub《一个木桶的故事》;BickerstaffAlmanac《比克斯塔辅历书》;Gulliver'Travels《格列夫游记》;TheDrapier'Letters《一个麻布商的来信》;AModestProposal《一个小小的建议》。风格:①SwiftisoneofthegreatestmastersofEnglishprose.Hislanguageissimple,clearandvigorous.Hesaid,Properwordsinproperplaces,makesthetruedefinitionofastyle.”②Heisamastersatiristandhisironyisdeadly.WilliamBlake(前浪漫主义诗人)简介:WilliamBlakeisaBritishpoet,painterandengraver.代表作:SongsofInnocence《天真之歌》;SongsofExperienee《经验之歌》;TheMarriageofHeavenandHell《天堂与地狱的婚姻》。地位:①ThewholetemperofBlake'geniuswasessentiallyopposedtotheclassicaltraditionofthatage.②Hislyricpoetrydisplaysthecharacteristicsoftheromanticspirit.③Blake'revolutionarypassioncamenearthatofShelly.五、英国浪漫主义时期浪漫主义时期的主要特点:时间:Attheturnofthe18thand19thcenturies,romanticismappearedinEnglandasanewtrendinliterature.ItroseandgrewundertheimpetusoftheIndustrialRevolutionandFrenchRevolution.①TheRomanticPeriodisoneofpoeticalrevival.Itisaperiodofpoetry.Emotion,imaginationandintuitionofhumankindarewhattheromanticistsemphasizeintheirworks.②Thegeneralfeatureoftheworksoftheromanticistsisthedissatisfactionwiththebourgeoissociety.③Theypaymoreattentiontothespiritualandemotionallifeofman.Natureplaysanimportantroleintheirworks.WilliamWordsworth(湖畔诗人,消极浪漫主义诗人,早期浪漫主义诗人)简介:TherepresentativeofthepassiveRomanticpoets,whoexpressedthedeepestaspirationsofEnglishRomanticism.Hehasinnovatedthetraditionalformofballad.HeandColeridgejointlypublishedtheLyricalBallads《抒情歌谣集》in1798.TheprefacetotheLyricalBallads:(诗歌创作原贝U)①Wordsworthbasedhisownpoeticalprincipleonthepremisethatallgoodpoetryisthespontaneousoverflowofpowerfulfeeling”.Heappealedtoindividualsensationasthefoundationinthecreationandappreciationofpoetry.②Poetrytakesitsoriginfromemotionrecollectedintranquility”.③诗歌要用普通人的语言写普通生活中的普通事。代表作:"TotheCuckoo"《致杜鹃》;"lWanderedLonelyasaCloud”《我如行云独自游》;"SheDweltamongtheUntroddenWays”《独自幽居》(LucyPoems中的一首);“ITravelledamongUnknownMen”《我曾在海外的异乡漫游》。写作手法/特色:simplicityandpurityofhislanguage;Histhemeisbacktonature"whichisoriginatedfromhisdissatisfactionwiththesocialrealityundercapitalism;Nearlyallofhisgoodpoetrywaswrittenduringthefirstdecadeofhisliterarycareer.SamuelTaylorColeridge简介:SamuelTaylorColeridgewasthefirstcriticoftheRomanticschool.代表作:TheRimeoftheAncientMariner”《古舟子咏》;KublaKhan”《忽必烈汗》;BiographiaLiteraria,orSketchesofMyLiteraryLifeandOpinions《文学传记或我的文学生涯和文学观点》。贡献:HisBiographiaLiterariaaffordedthenewRomanticpoetryanewprincipleofcriticism,whosetaskwasnottojudgebuttoappreciateandinterpret.GeorgeGordonByron(晚期浪漫主义诗人,积极浪漫主义时期)简介:ByronisoneofthegreatestromanticpoetsinEngland.HecreatedtheByronichero”,whichhadagreatinflueneeintheliteraryfield.代表作:ChildeHarold'Pilgrimage《恰尔德•哈罗德游记》;ThePrisonerofChillon《锡隆的囚徒》;DonJuan《唐璜》;SheWalksinBeauty”《她走在美的光影中》;ElegyonThyrza”《赛沙挽歌》(即:AndThouArtDead”《你已经长逝》);Elegy”《挽歌》。AndThouArtDead”《你已经长逝》:ItisanelegiacpoemwrittenbyByronwhoattemptstoexpresshisfeelingsoflossuponthedeathofanorientalgirlandalsoshowhisgreataffectiontothisyoungbeautifullady.Byronicheroes(拜伦式英雄):ItreferstocharactersdescribedinByron'workswhoaremenwithfierypassionsandunbendingwillandexpressthepoet'ownidealoffreedom.缺点:Theseheroesriseagainsttyrannyandinjustice,buttheyaremerelylonefightersstrivingforpersonalfreedomandsomeindividualisticends.PercyByssheShelley简介:ShelleyandByronarejustifiablyregardedastwogreatpoetsofrevolutionaryromanticisminEngland.Helovedthepeopleandhatedtheiroppressorsandexploiters.Hecalledonthepeopletooverthrowtheruleoftyrannyandinjusticeandprophesiedahappyandfreefutureformankind.代表作:QueenMab《麦布女王》;TheRevoltofIslam《伊斯兰的起义》;PrometheusUnbound《解放了的普罗米修斯》;TheMasqueofAnarchy《假面的游行》;Adonais《阿多尼》(给济慈写的挽歌);ADefeneeofPoetry《诗辩》(散文);OdetotheWestWind”《西风颂》;OneWordisTooOftenProfaned”《有一个字常被人亵渎》;ToaSky-Lark"《致云雀》。QueenMab《麦布女王》:Itisarevolutionarypoem.ItcontainsalmostallShelley'majorsocialandpoliticalideas.缺:However,.ShelleyinthispoemwasmealyaUtopian-socialistinviews,lookingforwardtoahappyfutureformankindbutrejectingthepathofrevolutionbyviolenee.JohnKeats简介:ArepresentativeofthesecondgenerationEnglishRomanticpoets.代表作:长诗:Endymion《恩底弥翁》(纪念ThomasChatterton,女神与美丽的牧羊人);Isabella《伊莎贝拉》(根据薄卡丘的《十日谈》所改,讲伊莎贝拉将爱人的头颅放在花盆里,每天守护他);TheEveofSt.Agnes《圣阿格尼斯前夜》(与罗密欧朱丽叶的故事相似,圣阿格尼丝前夜,虔诚的少女可以梦见自己的丈夫);Lamia《拉米亚》(有点类似《白蛇传》,蛇女爱上凡人)。短诗:"OdetoaNightingale”《夜莺颂》;OdeonaGrecianUrn”《希腊古瓮颂》;ToAutumn”《秋颂》。OdeonaGrecianUrn”《希腊古瓮颂》:(部分内容赏析)Thoughthesculptureontheurnwerequietforms,thehumanbeautyandlovecapturedinthefiguresonitsfreezecanneverfadeordieastheydoinreallife.Thustheurnremainsforeveratestimonythatbeautyistruth,truthbeauty”,foritssilentlovelinesshastheprofoundstabilityoftheeternal.ToAutumn"《秋颂》:(部分内容赏析)Althoughthelaststanzafallsonamixednoteofsubduedjoyandmildmelancholy,thewholepoemgivesusvividanddelightfulscenesoftheruralenvironmentintheautumnseason.Keatscelebratestheworldofnatureintheautumnseason,with“autumnpersonifiedasafigureinvariousautumnallandscapes.Hedescribesthefruitfulnessofautumn,thesoundofautumnandthecolorofautumn.“OdetoaNightingale"《夜莺颂》:(部分内容赏析)Inthisode,Keatsnotonlyexpresseshisrapturesuponhearingthebeautifulsongsofthenightingaleandhisdesiretogototheetherealworldofbeautytogetherwiththebird,burhealsoshowshisdeepsympathyforandhiskeenunderstandingohhumanmiseriesinthesocietyinwhichhelived.手法/特色:①独特之处:Hebelongstotheschoolofromanticism,butunlikeByronandShelley,hewasnotactiveintheexpressionofhisradicallypoliticalsympathies.Herestrictedhisapplicationoftheprincipleoflibertytothesphereofartonly.Theartisticaiminhispoetrywasalwaystocreateabeautifulworldofimaginationasopposedtothesordidrealityofhisday.Hewroteforbeauty,hisleadingprincipleis:Beautyintruth,truthinbeauty.”②作诗技巧:Heexpressesthedelightwhichcomesnotonlythroughtheeyeandtheearbutthroughthesensesoftouch,tasteandsmell.SoKeatshasalwaysbeenknownasasensuouspoet.③对艺术执着的原因:Atthebottomofhispoemslieshisdissatisfactionwiththesocietyinwhichhelivedandexperieneedgreatmiseriesandsufferings.英国浪漫主义时期的散文成就时代背景:Inthe19thcenturyperiodicalsincreasedandmodernmagazinessprangup.Theywereinstrumentaltotherapiddevelopmentofessays,bothformalandinformal,whichbecameverypopular.主要的散文家:Underthisencouragementappearedanumberofbrilliantessayists,suchasLamb,Hazlitt,HuntandDeQuincy.时代大事件:Theseprose-writerworkedundertheinflueneeoftheFrenchRevolutioninpoliticsandoftheRomanticMovementinliterature.他们的风格:Theydidnotwriteaccordingtotheoldrulesandmodelsofclassicismbutmadetheinformalessayapliablevehicleforexpressingthewriter'ownpersonality,thusbringingintoEnglishliteraturethefamiliaressay(小品文).ThisnewformofliteratureisbestrepresentedbyLamb.CharlesLamb简介:CharlesLambwasimportantinEnglishliteratureforhiscontributiontotheessays.代表作:HismostwellknownliteraryworkisTalesfromShakespeare《莎士比亚戏居9故事集》,whichhewrotewithhissister;EssaysofElia《伊利亚随笔集》。散文特点:A.ThemoststrikingfeatureofLamb'essaysishishumor.Laughterinhisessaysisoftenmingledwithtearsandthereissadnessbehindhishumor.B.Hisessaysarefulloflongandcuriouswords.C.Hewasaromanticist,buthisromanticismwastheromanticistofthecity.HisimaginationwasfiredwiththebusylifeofLondon.WilliamHazlitt①简介:Hazlitt'firstfamecameasliterarycritic.代表作:LecturesontheEnglishPoets《评英国诗人》;TheEnglishComicWriters《评英国戏剧作家》(对复辟时期喜剧的评价);TableTalk《桌边闲谈》;SketchesandEssays《札记与散文》。②浪漫主义文学批评的特点:HazlittisoneoftherepresentativesofRomanticcriticismwhotookindividualtasteasthefoundationofliterarycriticism,insteadofuniversalreason.WalterScott简介:WalterScottfatheredthehistoricalnovelinEnglandandEurope.Hischiefachievementwasthe20novelshewrote,whichhavegivenhimauniqueplaceintheliteraryhistory.代表作:Waverley《威弗利》(苏格兰史);RobRoy《罗伯•罗伊》(苏格兰史);Ivanhoe《艾凡赫》(英国史)。写作特征:①Scotthasanoutstandinggiftofvivifyingthepast.②Inhisnovels,historicaleventsarecloselyinterwovenwiththefatesofindividuals.③Scott'literarycareermarksthetransitionfromthromanticismtorealisminEnglishliteratureofthe19century.六、英国批判现实主义时期CharlesDickens(赏析)iiProblemnovel:(问题小说)Problemnovel,thetypeofprosefictionthatderivesitschiefinterestfromworkingout,throughcharactersandincidents,somecentralproblem”,isoftenconsideredasub-typeofrealismandnaturalism.Moreorlessitfocusesonsocialrealityoractualexperieneeratherthanpsychologicalpresentation.Problemnovels'exposuresareatmostsatiric,ironicandsometimesexaggeratedtoadramaticextent.背景:HardTimesisperhapsthemostsuccessfulnoveltosatirizetheeffectsoftheIndustrialRevolutioninNorthernEngland”.UnderDickens'pen,Coketown,whichisportrayedasatriumphoffact”andhavingnogreatertaintoffancyinit,”givesastrikingimpressionofpollutednessandmonotonythenegativeeffectsoftheIndustrialRevolution.主题:Thenovelinvestigatesthecentralissuesoftheclashbetweenfactandfancy”andtheneedforahealthyimaginativelifewithaproperbalaneeforworkandplay.”HereDickensaimshiscriticismmainlyatthetheoryofutilitarianismthekeynoteofthenovel,whichconstructsthevalueproblemofthemid-nineteenth-centuryEnglishsocietyaswellasthecentralthemeofHardTimes.工业化的主要思潮实用主义对当时社会与人们带来的负面影响:Thementalityofindustrialization,inDickens'HardTimesatleast,correspondswellwiththeideaofutilitarianism,andasfarasthecityofCoketownisconcerned,hasproduceddevastatingeffects,notonlyuponthecityitself,butalsouponthepeoplewhodwellthere.Foronething,Coketownisturnedintoahelloffilth,lackingdiversityandliveliness;foranother,onegroupofpeoplelikeGradgrindactaccordingtotheirprinciplesofself-interest,devoidoffancy,imaginationandhumancompassions.Anothergroupisrenderedascharactersfilledwithkindness,formingaconspicuouscontrastwiththeutilitarianandselfishpeople.简介:CharlesDickenswasthegreatestrepresentativeofEnglishcriticalrealism.代表作:SketchesbyBoz〈〈博兹随笔》;ThePickwickPapers《匹克威克外传》;OliverTwist《雾都孤儿》;NicholasNickleby《尼古拉斯•尼克尔贝》;TheOldCuriosityShop《老古玩店》;MartinChuzzlewit《马丁•瞿述伟》;AChristmasCarol《圣诞颂歌》;TheChimes《钟声》;TheCricketontheHearty《炉边蟋蟀》;Dombeyandson《董贝父子》;DavidCropperfield《大卫•科波菲尔》;BleakHouse《荒凉山庄》;HardTimes《艰难时刻》;LittleDorrit《小杜丽》;ATaleofTwoCities《双城记》;GreatExpectations《远大前程》;OurMutualFriend《我们共同的朋友》。作品特色:①Asanovelist,Dickensisrememberedfirstofallforhischaracter-portrayal.Everycharacterhiscreativefingertouchedcomesalive.②AnotherfeatureofDickens'fictionalartishishumourandsatire.③IntermsoftheconstructioninDickens'novels,themainplotisofteninterwovenwithmorethanonesub-plot.④Dickensisrememberednotforonemasterpiecebutforacreativeworld.CharlotteBronte(赏析)iiFeministnovel:Generalspeaking,thetermfeministnovel”referstoworksaboutwomenbywomennovelists.ItfirstappearedinEnglandduringthesecondhalfofthe18thcenturyanddevelopedinthe19thandthe20thcenturies.总述:JaneEyreisCharlotteBronte'sbestliteraryproduction.Thenovelisautobiographical,inthatitclearlyleansonCharlotte'sownexperienceasagovernessandthefeelingofhumiliationitproducesinher.Itisanovelofpassion,loveandmystery.人物:EdwardRochesterisaproud,masterful,sardoniccharacter,seeminglyharshandmorose.Janeisplainandslightinbuild,butshehasawillfulnessandspiritednessofherownandcangiveasgoodasshegetsinawarofwords,evenwithherdomineeringmaster.JaneEyre,throughthefirst-personnarrative,becomesanintenselyrealheroine.Fromherspeechaboutlove,wecanlearnthatthehumblestpersonalsohastherighttoaffectionandself-realization,honestyandintegrity.Lovedoesn'tmeananequalityinalegalorpoliticalsense,butanequalityinemotionandspirit.EmilyBronte(赏析)iiWutheringHeightsisnotedforitsintensepsychologicaldescription.题目:“Heights”means“highplace.”“Wuthering”isasignificantprovincialadjectiveusedtodescribethesoundofnorthwindblowinginstormyweather.Theauthorchosethistitleinordertotellthereadersaboutwhathappenedinthisterriblestormyweather.Inthishighplace,there'refewpeople,onlythisterriblesound“wuthering”.叙事手法:Beginningnearthedenouementandtracingbacktotheeventslongbefore,thestoryisunfoldedinanunusualway,andtoldchieflybytwonarrators——LockwoodandNellyDean,withsupplementarymateriallikeCatherine'sdiary.HavingthestoryrelatedtoLockwoodbyNellyremovesthereaderfromdirectcontactwiththewildandimprobableeventsdescribed.Throughthesetwinmediums,theeventsofWutheringHeightsarecredibletothereaders.场景:Thetwohouses,WutheringHeightsandThrushcrossGrange,embodythetwomajorprinciplesoflifeinthisnovel:stormandcalm.TheinhabitantsoftheHeightsseemtobecreatureofthestormandviolenceistheirnaturallanguage.人物名称:EmilyBronte'spurposeinusingthenameCathyforthefirstCatherine'sdaughteristoshowthedamageonegenerationdoestothesubsequentone.CathymarrieshercousinandbecomesCatherineHeathcliff,thenamehermothermighthavehad.ThenameHeathcliffisthecombinationofheathandcliff,whichmeanssomeweedgrowingonthecliff.OnecanfindthattheroadtoWutheringHeightswascoveredwithheath.ThisnameindicatesHeathcliff'scharacter:stubborn,self-reliance.主题:Thethemeofthisnovelistheextremeloveandhatred.GeorgeEliot简介:MostofGeorgeEliot'sworksdealtwithmoralproblemsandcontainedpsychologicalstudiesofcharacter.代表作:AdamBede《亚当贝德》;TheMillontheFloss《弗洛斯河上的磨坊》;SilasMarner《织工马南》;Middlemarch《米德尔马锲》。特点:①Hercharacterswerenotgrotesquetypes,butrealcommonmenandwomen,whosepsychologyEliotrevealedveryskillfullytothereader.②Herworkstosomeextendmarksretrogression:Sheshiftedthecentreofgravityinthenovelfromthesocialproblemstotheproblemsofreligionandmorality.Shecherishedtheillusionthathumanityandlovecoulddoawaywiththeevilsofcapitalism.七、19世纪中后期的散文家和诗人(维多利亚时期)MatthewArnold简介:Asapoet,Arnoldprovidesanexampleof“asickindividualinasicksociety”.Apparentlydissatisfiedwiththereflectivepoetryhewaswriting,heturnedtoliteraryandsocialcriticism.代表作:“DoverBeach”《多弗海岸》;EssaysinCriticism《评论文集》;CultureandAnarchy《文化与无政府主义》。文学批评原^0:①Disinterestedness”isthefirstnecessityinaliterarycritic.②Thefunctionofliterarycriticismistofindandpropagatethebestwhichhasbeenthoughtandsaidintheworld.③Hepaidgreatattentiontothemoralvaluesofpoetry.

社会批评:①Arnold'socialcriticismdealswiththewholestructureofEnglishcivilizationandculture.Accordingtohim,EnglishsocietyofhistimewascomposedofBarbarians,PhilistinesandPopulace”.Arnoldbelievedthattheworldofthefuturewouldbeamiddle-classworldandthemiddleclassescouldbeeducatedtobebetterqualifiedforthetaskofgoverningthecountry.AlfredTennyson简介:AlfredTennyson,themostimportantpoetoftheVictorianAge.代表作:“Break,Break,Break”《碎了,碎了,碎了》;Maud《莫德》;TheIdyllsoftheKing《国王叙事诗》(根据亚瑟王););InMemoriam评价:Tennysonwasatypicalpoetoftheself-complacentVictorianmiddle-classes.RobertBrowning简介:BrowningandTennysonwerethetwomostimportantpoetsoftheVictorianPeriod.代表作:Strafford《斯特拉福》;PippaPasses《皮帕经过》;TheRingandtheBook《指环与书》;DramaticLyrics《戏居9抒情诗》;DramaticRomancesandLyrics《戏居9浪漫诗与抒情诗》;DramaticPersonae《戏剧人生》。特点:Browning'sprincipalachievementliesinhisintroducingtoEnglishpoetryanewform,thedramaticmonologue.八、八、ThomasHardy(赏析)ii地方色彩小说:角色:TesswaspresentedbyHardyas“apurewoman”.HertragedyexposesthepruderyandhypocrisyofVictoriansocietyandtheinjusticeofsociety'sattitudetowomen.Hertragedy,infact,isatragedyofVictoriansocietywhichrejectedarealhumanbeing.Inthischapter,HardysuccessfullyexposedAngel'spsychologicalinsightandcreatedapersonwhoistornbetweenthetraditionaldogmaandhislovetoTess.Herefusesthetraditionalprinciple,butinhismindhecannotabandonitsfetter.Itishisconflictthatmakeshimasufferinghumanbeingbutalsoinevitablyinflictssufferingonothers.th简介:ThomasHardyisoneoftherepresentativesofEnglishcriticalrealismattheturnofthe20century.代表作:UndertheGreenwoodTree《绿荫下》;FarFromtheMaddingCrowd《远离尘嚣》;TheReturnoftheNative《还乡》;TheMayorofCasterbridge《卡斯特桥市长》;TessoftheD'Urbervilles《德伯家的苔丝》;JudetheObscure《无名的裘德》。主题/人物:①ThemainthemeofHardy'novelsistheconflictbetweenthenecessitytoexpresshonestlywhathumanbeingsareactuallylikeandthetabooondoingsoincontemporaryEnglishsociety.(TessandJudearedestroyedbyVictorianprudery,hypocrisy,andintolerance,that'swhyHardy'snovelswereattackedbythecriticsathistime.);②AnotherthemeofHardy'novelisonenesswithNature.③ManyofHardy'scentralcharactersweredescribedaspsychologicallydisturbedandspirituallyanguished.Theypursuepassionateemotionandrichspirituallife.Theyaretormentedbythefrustrationinloveandthedifficultyinfindingharmonyofmindandbody.特点:①HisprincipalworksaretheWessexNovels,i.e.,thenovelsdescribingthecharactersandenvironmentofhisnativecountryside.②AccordingtoHardy'pessimisticphilosophy,mankindissubjectedtotheruleofsomehostilemysteriousfate,whichbringsmisfortuneintohumanlife.JohnGalsworthy(赏析)iiSagaNovels(世家小说)ThesagaisamedievallegendofIcelandandScandinavia,usuallynarratingaboutthelifeofafamousheroorthehistoryofaprominentfamilyoranexpeditionoflegendarykingsandwarriors.人物:TheManofProperty,thefirstnoveloftheForsyteSaga,presentsJohnGalsworthy'sdefinitionofFosytismreferringtothetypicalEnglishkindofbourgeoismoralityandsocialattitudes.Hereby,theauthorcriticizesForsytes'consciousnessonpropertythroughacharacternamesSoamesForsyte,whoisathoroughlymaterialistmanwithacompulsiontoownthings.福尔赛世家代表了:GalsworthysawtheForsytesasarchetypicallyEnglish,andtheirdynasticdevelopmentasamicrocosmofEnglishhistoryinrealtime.TheForsytesagepreservesaviewofthecontemporaryuppermiddleclassinGalsworthy'slife.技法:①Galsworthyisremarkableforhispowerful,brilliantcharacterizationwithdeeppsychologica

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