1 William Shakespeare威廉•莎士比亚1564~1616①Historical plays: Henry VI ; Henry IV : Richard III ; Henry V ;Richard II;HenryVIII②Four Comedies:<As You Like It>皆大欢喜; <Twelfth Night>第十二夜; <AMidsummer Night’S Dream>仲夏夜之梦; <Merchant Of Venice>威尼斯商人③Four Tragedies:<Hamlet>哈姆莱特; <Othello>奥赛罗; <King Lear>李尔王;<Macbeth>麦克白④Shakespeare Sonnet :154 <The Sonnets>Three quatrain and one couplet, ababcdcdefefggA sonnet is a lyric consisting of 14 lines, usually in iambicpentameter restricted to a definition rhyme scheme.2. John Milton约翰•弥尔顿1608~1674(诗人、政论家;失明后写《失乐园》、《复乐园》、《力士参孙》。
)①Epics: <Paradise Lost>失乐园<Paradise Regained>复乐园②Dramatic poem: < Samson Agonistes>力士参孙③<Areopagitica>论出版自由<The Defence of the English People>为英国人民声辩④<On His Blindness>我的失明This sonnet is written in iambic pentameter rhymed in abba abba cde cde, typical ofItalian sonnet.Its theme is that people use their talent for God, and they serve him best sho canendure the suffering best.3. John Bunyan约翰•班扬1628~1688(代表作《天路历程》,宗教寓言,被誉为“具有永恒意义的百科全书”,是英国文学史上里程碑式著作。
与但丁的《神曲》、奥古斯丁的《忏悔录》并列为世界三大宗教题材文学杰作。
)Puritan poet(清教徒派诗人)①Religionary Allegory:<The Pilgrim’s Progress>天路历程4. John Donnethe Metaphysical poet(玄学派诗人).Metaphysical Poetry(玄学诗):(用语)the diction is simple, the imagery is from the actual, (形式)the form is frequently an argument with the poet’s beloved, with god, or with himself.(主题:love, religious, thought)Artistic features:1.conceits or imagery奇思妙喻2.syllogism三段论①Meditations 沉思录The Flea 虱子②Songs And SonnetsHoly Sonnets③Valediction:<Forbidding Mourning>5 Jonathan Swift乔纳森•斯威夫特1667~1745(十八世纪杰出的政论家和讽刺小说家a master satirist。
)①<Gulliver’s Travels>格列佛游记(fictional work)Four parts:Lilliput 小人国Brobdingnag 大人国Flying Island 飞岛Houyhnhnm 马岛<A Modest Proposal>一个小小的建议②<The Battle of Books>书战③<A Tale of a Tub>木桶的故事④ <The Drapper’s Letters>一个麻布商的书信6 Henry Fielding亨利•菲尔丁1707~1754(英国小说家,戏剧家,被誉为“英国小说之父”。
)He is called “Father of English novel”. He was the first to write a “Comic epic in prose”(散文体史诗), and the first to give the modern novel its structureand style.①novels:<The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling>弃婴汤姆•琼斯<The History of the Adventures of Joseph Andrews>约瑟夫•安德鲁<The Life of Mr Jonathan Wild, the Great>大诗人江奈生•威尔德<Amelia>爱米利亚②plays:<The Historical Register for 1736>一七三六年历史记事<Don Quixote in England>堂吉柯德在英国7 William Wordsworth威廉•华兹华斯1770~1850(与柯尔律治、骚塞同被称为“湖畔派”诗人。
The Lake Poets)① <Lyrical Ballads>抒情歌谣集(with Samuel Taylor Coleridge)②<I Wondered Lonely As A Cloud>Theme:1.Nature embodies human beings in their diverse circumstance. Itis nature that give him “strength and knowledge fullof peace”2.It is bliss to recolled the beauty of nature in poet mind while heis in solitude.Comment:The poet is very cheerful with recalling the beautiful sights. Inthe poem on the beauty of nature, the reader is presented avivid picture of lively and lovely daffodils(水仙) and poet’sphilosophical ideas and mystical thoughts.③Lines Composed A Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey④The Solitary Reaper孤独的割麦女② <The Prelude>序曲8 George Gordon Byron乔治•戈登•拜伦1788~1824(拜伦式英雄Byronic heroes孤傲、狂热、浪漫,却充满了反抗精神。
内心充满了孤独与苦闷,却又蔑视群小。
恰尔德·哈罗德是拜伦诗歌中第一个“拜伦式英雄”。
)“Byronic hero”is a proud, mysterious rebel figure of noble origin, against tyrannical rules or moral principles.①<Don Juan>唐•璜<Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage>恰尔德•哈罗德尔游记<Cain>该隐②<When We Two Parted>当初我们俩分别<She Walks In Beauty>9 Jane Austen简•奥斯丁1775~1817She compared her works to a fine engraving upon a literary piece of ivory only inches squire.①<Sense and Sensibility>理智与感情<Pride and Prejudic> 傲慢与偏见(chapter I)【Elizabeth Bennet & Darcy】in the end false pride is humbled and prejudicedissolved【Collins & Charlotte Lucas】see the reality of marriage as a necessary stepif a woman is to avoid the wretchedness ofaging spinsterhood【Lydia & Wickham】shown the dangers of feckless relationshipsunsupported by money.【Mr.&Mrs. Bennet, Mr. Collins, Lady Catherine de Burgh】comiccharacters<Mansfield Park>曼斯菲尔德庄园<Emma>爱玛<Northanger Abbey>诺桑觉寺<Persuasion>劝导10. Charles Dickens查尔斯•狄更斯1812~1870(批判现实主义小说家)critical realist writer① <The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club>匹克威克外传② <Oliver Twist>奥利弗•特维斯特(雾都孤儿)③ <The Old Curiosity Shop>老古玩店④<A Christmas Carol>圣诞颂歌⑤ <Dombey and Son>董贝父子⑥ <David Copperfield>大卫•科波菲尔⑦ <Bleak House>荒凉山庄<Hard Times>艰难时世⑧ <A Tale of Two Cities>双城记(London & Paris)⑨ <Great Expectations>远大前程⑩ <Our Mutual Friend>我们共同的朋友是英国19世纪小说繁荣时期最杰出的代表作家,影响遍及欧美以及世界各国。