《英国文学》作业参考答案学习资料

第1页共1页以上仅为参考答案，简答、论述题均只列及主要的解题知识点，请您结合自我理解和课本内容进行知识掌握和巩固。如对答案等有疑义，请及时登录学院网站“辅导论坛”栏目，与老师交流探讨！《英国文学》作业参考答案I.1.C2.A3.A4.B5.A6.C7.D8.D9.B10.B11.A12.C13.D14.C15.A16.B17.B18.B19.C20.A21.B22.D23.A24.A25.D26.A27.D28.B29.A30.CII.1.Neo-classicismisrevivalofinterestintheoldclassicalworks.Accordingtotheneo-classicists,allformsofliteraturewerwtobemodeledaftertheclassicalworksofGreekandRomanwritersandthoseofthecontemporaryFrenchones.Theybelievedthattheartisicalidealsshouldbejudgedintermsofitsservicetohumanity.Thisbeliefledthemtoseekproption,unity,harmonyandgraceinliteraryexpression.Thusapolite,urbane,wittyandintellectualartdeveloped.2.TheWasteLandhasbeenhailedasalandmarkandamodelofthe20thcenturyEnglishpoetry,comparabletoWordsworth’sLyricalBallads.Withboldtechnicalinnovationsinversificationandstyle,thepoemnotonlypresentsapanoramaofphysicaldisorderandspiritualdesolationinthemodernWesternworld,butalsoreflectstheprevalentmoodofdisillusionmentanddespairofawholepost-wargeneration.Thepoemisaboutthespiritualbreakupofamoderncivilizationinwhichhumanlifehaslostitsmeaning,significanceandpurpose.Itisregardedasareflectionofthe20thcenturypeople’sdisillusionmentandfrustrationinasterileandfutilesociety.3.blankversereferstounrhymedverseofiambicpentametre.4.Heroiccoupletreferstotwolinesofiambicpentameterrhymingwitheachother.5.Sonnetisalyricpoemalmostinvariablyof14linesandfollowingoneofseveralsetrhyme-schemeThereare2widelyacceptedrhyme-schemes:Italian(Petrarchan)sonnetandEnglish(Shakespearean)sonnet.Theformerconsistsofaoctave(abbaabba)andasestet(cdecde,cdccdcorcdedce).TheEnglishismadeupof3quatrainsandanheroiccouplet.Itrhymesinababcdcdefefgg.6.Itisaliterarymovementinthe2ndhalfofthe19thcenturyandthebeginningdecadeofthe20thcenturyasareactiontoRomanticism.Therealistsholdsthatliteratureshouldbefaithfultoandwriteaboutthepossibiltyofreality.Theyononehandexposethesocialproblems,ontheotherhand,trytofindsolutionstotheproblems.Mostofthemaredemocraticsocialreformers.7.Dramaticmonologuereferstoalyricalpoemwhichreveals“asoulinaction”throughtheconversationofonecharacterinadramaticsituation.Thecharacterisspeakingtoanidentifiablebutsilentlisteneratthedramaticmomentofthespeaker’slife.III.1.WilliamShakespeare(1564-1616)isoneofthemostremarkableplaywrightsandpoetstheworldhaseverknown.Withhis38plays,154sonnetsand2longpoems,hehasestablishedhisgiantpositioninworldliterature.TheinfluenceofShakespeareuponBritishliteratureishardtomeasureanditisnotexegeratedtosaythatallthewritersafterhimhavebeeninfluencedbyhimdirectlyorindirectly.A.Asahumanist,ShakepeareenthuiasticallyeulogizeshumanityandwritesinthespiritofRenaissance.Hewasagainstfeudaltyranny,religiouspersecution,racialdiscrimination,socialinequalityandthecorruptinginfluenceofmoneyandgold.B.Shakespeareholdsthatliteratureshouldbeacombinationofbeauty,kindnessandtruth,andshouldreflectnatureandreality;hebelievesthatonlythiskindofliteraturecanreachimmortality.C.ShakespeareisagreatmasteroftheEnglishlanguage2.ThispoemisperhapsthemostanthologizedpoeminEnglishliterature,andonethattakesustothecoreofWordsworth’spoeticbeliefs.Inhiseyes,natureissublimeandsacredandwillexertalastinginfluenceuponasoul.Thepoemisarecordofhissublimecommunionwithnature.3.ThisnovelisoneofthebestandmostpopularworkbyHardy.ItisafierceattackonthehypocriticalmoralityofthebourgeoissocietyandthecapitalistinvasionintothecountryanddestructionoftheEnglishpeasantrytowandstheendofthecentury.Tess,asapurewoman,broughtupwiththetraditionalideaofwomanlyvirtues,isabusedanddestroyedbybothAlecandAngel,agentsofthedestructiveforceofthesociety.Andthemisery,thepovertyandtheheartfeltpainshesuffersandherfinaltragedygiverisetoamostbittercryofprotestanddenunciationofthesociety.4.TheRenaissancemarksatransitionfromthemedievaltothemodernworld.Generally,itreferstotheperiodbetweenthe14thandmid-17thcenturies.ItfirststartedinItaly,withthefloweringofpainting,sculptureandliterature.FromItalythemovementwenttoembracetherestofEurope.TheRenaissance,whichmeansrebirthorrevival,isactuallyamovementstimulatedbyaseriesofhistoricalevents,suchastherediscoveryofancientRomanandGreekculture,thenewdiscoveryingeographyandastrology,thereligiousreformationandtheeconomicexpansion.TheRenaissance,therefore,inessence,isahistoricalperiodinwhichtheEuropeanhumanistthinkersandscholarsmadeattemptstogetridofthoseoldfeudalistideasinmedievalEurope,tointroducenewideasthatexpressedtheinterestoftherisingbourgeeoisie,andtorecoverthepurityofearlychurchfromthecorruptionofRomanCatholicChurch.5.ThepoemisEliot’smoststrikingearlyachievement.Itpresentsthemeditationofanagingyoungmanoverthebusinessofproposingmarriage.Thepoemisinaformofdramaticmonologue,suggestinganironiccontrastbetweenapretended“lovesong”andaconfessionofthespeaker’sincapabilityfacinguptoloveandtolifeinasterileupper-classworld.Prufrock,theprotagonistofpoem,isneurotic,self-important,illogic