《英国文学史》课程教学大纲.docx
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《英国文学史》课程教学大纲
《英国文学史》课程教学大纲
一.课程教学目标
学生通过本课程的学习,在知识方面应对英国文学发展脉络有一个清晰系统地把握,内容主要涉及文学背景,文学思潮,文学流派,文学术语,主要作家作品等;在能力方面经过一个学年的系统学习基本掌握文学欣赏的基本方法,为以后进一步深造或进行学术科学研究打下良好的基础.
二课程性质,目的与任务:
《英国文学史》是全日制大学本科教育英语专业本科学生的必修课程,是为培养和检验学生英美文学的基本知识和理解、鉴赏英美文学原著的能力而设置的一门专业理论课程.
本课程的教学任务和目的是:
培养学生阅读、欣赏、理解英语文学原著的能力,掌握文学批评的基本知识和方法,通过阅读和分析英美文学作品,促进学生语言基本功和人文素质的提高,增强学生对西方文学及文化的了解.使学生了解和认知英国文学史上一些较有影响的作家的创作倾向、思想方法、在文学史上的地位和成就以及对本国文学乃至世界所产生的影响等等.在此基础上,使学生了解一些名家的代表作品的思想意义、文学价值、写作手法、语言技巧等,为学生的教学、研究打下基础.
三基本要求:
本课程要求学生对英国文学形成与发展的全貌有个大概的了解:
了解各个发展时期的文学特色及作家、作品,并通过阅读具有代表性的英国文学作品,理解作品的内容,学会分析作品的艺术特色并努力掌握正确评价文学作品的标准和方法,努力提高语言水平,增强对英美文学原著的理解,特别是对作品中表现的社会生活和人物情感的理解,提高他们对各种形式的文学作品如小说、诗歌、戏剧等阅读能力和鉴赏水平。
大纲内容
Partone
Ⅰ、Aims:
Thestudyofthispartaimsatofferingageneralknowledgetothestudentsabouttheimportantliteraryforms﹠themostimportantwriter,GeoffreyChaucerinthisperiod.
Ⅱ、Demands
Studentsarerequiredtogetacquaintedwiththegeneralknowledgemainlybythewayofself-study.
Ⅲ、Contents
A.TheIntroductiontoLiterature
B.Beowulf,thenationalepicofEnglishPeople
C.Romance,animportantliteraryformwhichispopularfrom11th–14thCentury
D.Ballad,animportantliteraryformwhichispopularin15thcentury.
E.GeoffreyChaucer,themostimportantwriterinthisperiod.
IV.Pointsemphasized
GeoffreyChaucerandhismasterpiece,CanterburyTales.
V.Directionforstudy
A. Gettingacquaintedwithliterature.
B. Consultingreferencebooksfortheconvinceofself-study.
VI.Exercises
Questionstobeanswered.
1. WhatisthethemeofBeowulf?
2. WhatarethedifferencesbetweenRomance&Ballad?
3.WhyisGeoffreyChaucerconsideredasthegreatestwriterinearly&medievalEnglishliteraryperiod.
VII.Summary
ThedearlyandmedievalEnglishliteraryperiodiscomparablyalessimportantliteraryperiod.ThemostimportantissueofthisperiodissomethingaboutGeoffreyChaucer.
PartTwo.TheEnglishRenaissance
I.Aims
ThestudyofthispartaimsatgettingtoknowsomethingaboutRenaissanceMovement,humanism,ElizabethandramaandWilliamShakespeare.
II.Demands
StudentsarerequiredtogetacquaintedthebasiccharactersofRenaissanceliterature&masterthecorrespondingpartofElizabethandramaandWilliamShakespeare.
III.Contents
A.IntroductiontoRenaissanceMovement&Humanism
B.ElizabethanProse
1.Utopianprose
2.FrancisBacon’sessays
C.ElizabethanPoetry
1. GeneralintroductiontoElizabethanpoetry
2.EdmundSpenser,thepoets’poet
D.ElizabethanDrama
1.IntroductiontoElizabethandrama
2.IntroductiontoWilliamShakespeare’sliterarycareer
3.ThethemesinWilliamShakespeare’sworks
4.ThecomedyofWilliamShakespeare
5.ThetragedyofWilliamShakespeare
6.ThehistoricalplaysofWilliamShakespeare
7.ThesonnetofWilliamShakespeare
8.OtherElizabethanDramatists
IV.Pointsemphasized
A.Elizabethandrama
B.WilliamShakespeare
V.Directionforstudy
A.ReadasmanyworksofWilliamShakespeareaspossible
B.ConsultthereferencebookstohaveageneralknowledgeonRenaissanceliterature
VI.Exercises
1.WhatisyourunderstandingofEnglishRenaissanceMovement?
2.WhatisyourcommentonWilliamShakespeare
3.WhatisyourcommentonHamlet?
4.WhatisyourcommentonTheMerchantofVenice?
VII.Summary
RenaissanceperiodisoneofthemostimportantliteraryperiodsinEnglishliteraryhistory,whichwitnessestheprosperityofprose,poetryanddrama.YetElizabethandramaisthemostimportantliteraryforminthisperiod,WilliamShakespeareisthegreatwritersintheworldaswellasinGreatBritain.Itisrathernecessaryforustohaveathoroughgoingstudyonhim.
PartThree.ThePeriodofEnglishBourgeoisRevolution
I.Aims
ThestudyofthispartaimsatprovidingstudentswithageneralknowledgeofEnglishrevolutionaryperiod&detailinformationofJohnMilton&JohnBunyan.
II.Demands
StudentsarerequiredtograspthemainideaoftheliteraryachievementofthiscenturyandmasterthecorrespondingparttointroduceJohnMilton&JohnBunyan.
III.Contents
A.Introductiontothetwodominantliterarythoughtsinthisperiod
1.Revolutionaryspirit
2.Antirevolutionarytendency
B.JohnMilton
1.JohnMilton,thegreatpamphleteer
2.JohnMilton,thegreatestpoet
3.ParadiseLost,themasterpieceofJohnMilton
C.JohnBanyan
1.JohnBanyan,thegreatprosewriter
2.PilgrimsProgress,themasterpieceofJohnMilton
D.Metaphysicalpoets&CavalierPoets
IV.PointsEmphasized
JohnMiltonthegreatpamphleteerandgreatestpoet
V.Directionforstudy
A.GettingtoknowsomethingaboutEnglishrevolution
B.ReadingParadiseLost
VI.Exercises
Questionstobeanswered.
1.WhatisyourcommononMiltonParadiseLost
VII.Summary
Theperiodiscomparablylessimportantthanotherperiod,andthemostsignificantissueistomasterthegreatachievementofJohnMilton&masterpieceofhim:
ParadiseLost.
PartFour.TheEighteenthCentury
I.Aims
ThestudyofthispartaimsatprovidingstudentswiththeknowledgeofEnlightenmentmovement.Neo-classicismandrealisticliterature.
II.Demands
Studentsarerequiredtostudyeighteenthcenturyasanenlightenmentcentury&Enlightenmentmovementasanintellectualmovementbutonlyaliterarymovement.Realisticliteratureisthemostimportantliterarytreadtheyshouldmaster.
III.Contents
A.IntroductiontoEnlightenmentmovement
B.IntroductiontoNeo-classicismandAlexanderPope
C.BriefintroductiontoJosephAddison&RichardSteele
1.Thebasiccharacteristicsof18thcenturyEnglishrealisticnovel.
2.DanielDefoe&JonathanSwift
3.DetailstudyofHenryFielding
D.Sentimentalistwritersandpre-romanticismwriters
IV.PointsEmphasized
A.EnlightenmentMovement
B.Realisticnovel
V.Directionforstudy
A.HavingacomprehensivestudyofEnlightenmentmovement
B.Readingasmanyrealisticnovelsinperiodaspossible
VI.Exercises
Questionstobeanswered
1.Whatistheinfluenceof18thcenturyEnlightenmentthoughtonliterature
2.Whatarethebasiccharacteristicsof18thcenturyEnglishrealisticnovel?
3.WhatdowesayHenryFieldingisthegreatestrealisticnovelistin18thcentury?
VII.Summary
EighteenthcenturyisaveryimportantperiodinEnglishliteraryhistory.Enlightenmentthoughtisthedominantliterarythoughtprevailinginthewholecentury,upontheinfluenceoftheEnlightenmentthought,thereemergesNeo-classicisminpoetryandprose,realisminthefieldofnovel.TohaveacomprehensivestudyofEnlightenmentthoughtandstudyrealisticliteratureofthiscenturyisofvitalimportanceforstudentstohaveagoodunderstandingofthispartofliteraryhistoryinthisperiod.
PartFive.RomanticisminEngland
I.Aims
Thestudyofthischapteraimsathavingacomprehensiveunderstandingofthecharactersofromanticismandgettingacquaintedwithagroupofworldfamousromanticpoetsesp.WilliamWordsworth,PercyByssheShelley,GeorgeGordonByron&JohnKeats.
II.Demands
1. HavingacomprehensivestudyonRomanticism
2. Havingadetailstudyofromanticpoets
III.Contents
A. Detailintroductiontoromanticism
B. DetailanalysisofLakepoets
1. WilliamWordsworth
2. S.T.Coleridge
C. Detailanalysisofactiveromanticists
1. PercyByssheShelly
2. GorgeGordonByron
3. JohnKeats
D. Briefintroductiontoromanticprosewriters
E. BriefintroductiontoWalterScott
IV.PointEmphasized
A. Romanticism
B. Romanticpoets
V.Directionforstudy
A.Gettingacquaintedwithromanticliteraturethroughthecomparisonbetweenromanticliteratureandclassicalliterature
B. Readingasmanyromanticpoemscreatedinthisperiodaspossible
VI.Exercises
1. Whydoesromanticpoetrybecomepopularinearly19thcentury?
2. Howcanweappreciateapieceofpoem?
3. What’syourcommentonbakepoets
4. What’syourcommentonWilliamWordsworth?
VII.Summary
ThepartisoneofanothermostimportantliteraryperiodinEnglishperiod.Thegreatachievementinthisperiodlivesinthepoeticfield.Tostudyromanticpoetryisthemostimportanttaskofthestudents.
PartSix.EnglishCriticalRealism
I. Aims
Thestudyofthispartaimsatcultivatingtheabilityofstudentstoappreciates,analysisthemotcomplexliteraryform,novel.
II.Remands
Studentsareaskedtohaveaclearknowledgeofrealistictraditionin18thcenturyandhavethesolidfoundationofEnglishlanguage.
II.Contents
A.Introductiontocriticalrealism
B. CharlesDickens,thegreatestcriticalrealismwriter
1.ApanoramicdescriptionoftheEnglishsocietyin19thcentury.
2. Bittercriticismonallsocialevils
3. Basiccharacteristicsofhisnovel
4. Detailanalysishisrepresentativeworks
C. WilliamMakepeaceThackeray
D. Womennovelist
1. Brontesisters
2. Mrs.Gaskell
3. GeorgeEliot
IV.PointsEmphasized
A.ThecomprehensiveunderstandingofcriticalRealism
B. AcomprehensivestudyofCharlesDickens
V.Directionforstudy
A.Makingcomparisonbetween18thcenturyEnglishrealismandcriticalrealism
B. Readingasmanycriticalrealismnovelsaspossible
VI.Exercises
A. Questionstobeanswered
1. Whatiscriticalrealism
2.What’syourcommentonCharlesDickenschildrenimages
3.Whatarethesimilaritiesanddifferenceof18thcenturyrealisticnoveland19thcenturycriticalrealismnovel
4. HowdoyouunderstandtheimageofJaneEyreinCharlotteBronte’JaneEyre?
B. Essaywriting:
writinganessayonCharlesDickens
VII.Summary
CriticalrealismrepresentsthegreatestachievementofEnglishwritersinEnglishliteraryhistory.ThenovelsofCharlesDickensgiveapanoramicdescriptionofthesocialconditionatthattimeinthesecondhalfof19thcentury.Allcriticalrealismwriterhavemadepainst
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