英美文学1-4

Colonial America （17世纪初）1. John Smith: A Description of New England2. William Bradford: Of Plymouth Plantation3. John Winthrop: A Model of Christian Charity4. Anne Bradstreet安妮·布莱德斯特第一部作品《在美洲诞生的第十个谬斯》“The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America”Contemplations沉思Tenth MuseTo My Dear and Loving Husband The Flesh and the Spirit5. Edward Taylor爱德华·泰勒（the first and last, a puritan poet,concerned about his images speak for god）Huswifery Upon a Spider Catching a Fly6. Roger Williams: The Bloody Tenet of Persecution for the Cause of Conscience7. John Woolman: Journal8. Thomas Paine托马斯·佩因（对美国革命有主要影响）Common Sense常识The American Crisis美国危机The Rights of Man The Age of Reason 9. Philip Freneau菲利浦·弗瑞诺neoclassical by training and taste yet romantic in essential spirit The Wild Honey Suckle The Indian Burying Ground The Rising Glory of America 10. Charles Brockden Brown:心理学小说作品第一部小说：《威兰》（Wieland）主要的四部小说：《埃德加亨特利》（Edgar Huntly）《奥蒙德》（Ormond）《阿瑟默文》（Arthur Mervyn）以及第一部An American Tale 第一部美国小说American Puritanism清教徒采用的文学体裁：a、narratives 日记b、journals 游记Hard work, thrift, piety and sobriety were the Puritan values that dominated much of the earliest American writing.1.Jonathan Edwards（Religious idealism宗教唯心主义；reassert the Calvinist; Great Awakening）Personal Narative 自述The Freedom of the Will 意志的自由The Great Doctrine of Original Sin Defended原罪说辩Images or Shadows of Divine Things神灵的形影The Nature of True Virtue Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God2.Benjamin Franklin（level-headed common sense；签署四大文件的唯一人；the symbol of the age of Enlightenment, the close of colonial）The Autobiography自传——美国最早的传记文学作品Poor Richard’s Almanac穷人查理德的年鉴American Romanticism（the first half of 19世纪或18世纪末到内战时期）简介：Magazine is important to expand literary受到的双重影响：New World environment and an array of ideas inherited from the romantics traditions of Europe.共同点：moral enthusiasm, faith in the value of individualism and intuitive perception1.Washington Irving（the first American writer of imaginative literature to gaininternational fame ；the first great prose stylist of American romanticism；the father of American literature；反映美国文学从18世纪的理性文学到19世纪的浪漫文学；the American goldsmith）作品features: avoid moralizing; amuse and entertain,departs Puritan forebear; envelop story in an atmosphere写作风格或人物:1.vivid and true; 2.humorous; 3.finished and musical language第一部作品纽约外史A History of New York from the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty（重要著作The Sketch Book: Rip V an Winkle The Legend of Sleepy Hollowthe first modern short stories；作者won international recognition; the beginning of American Romanticism)《作者自叙》：“The Author’s Account of Himself”布雷斯布里奇庄园Bracebridge Hall克里斯托弗·哥伦布生平及航海历史A History of the Life and V oyages of Christopher Columbus 格拉纳达征服编年史A Chronicle of the Conquest of Grandada阿尔罕布拉Alhambra Life of Goldsmith Life of WashingtonCulminate顶峰：New England Transcendentalism 超验主义(American Renaissance) Major feature: ▲Oversoul; individual; nature as symbolic of the Spirit or GodNew England Transcendentalism was , Romanticism on the Puritan soil.1.Ralph Waldo Emerson (the leader ; seminal influence on independence American culture; he believed above all in▲individualism, independence of mind and self-reliance;one major elements of philosophy哲理in firm belief is▲OversoulIndependent culture：①Nature ——“the manifesto of American Transcendentalism”；his first philosophical work②The American Scholar ——“Declaration of Intellectual Independence”The Representative Men English Traits the Conduct of Life2.Henry David Thoreau (faithful follower of Emerson; a prophet of individualism in American literature)代表作Walden( Life in the wood)——come out of the period under discussionCivil Disobedience《平民反抗》essay A Week on the Concord and Merrimack River The Maine Woods Cape Cod Slavery in MassachusettsA Plea for Captain John Brown Letters to Various Persons3. Nathaniel Hawthorne (against the Emerson‟s optimistic trend)One source of evil in Hawthorne is overweening intellect.Hawthorne’s unique gift was for the creation of strongly symbolic stories which touch the deepest roots of man’s moral nature.(The Scarlet Letter ——reveal the blackness of vision幻想It is an elaboration of a fact which the author took out of the life of the Puritan past.The way suggests that American Romanticism adapted itself to American Puritan moralism. Concerned with the moral,emotional,and psychological effect of the sin on the people.it not a praise of a Hester sinning, but a hymn on the moral growth of the woman when sinned against.The result is that, whereas Hester is able to reconstruct her life and win a moral victory, Dimmesdale undergoes the tragic experience of physical and spiritual disintegration.女主角Hester Prynm:honest, calmly face fault…A‟代表：Adultery——Able——AngelMoral: man is to be true, honest, and ever ready to show one’s worst to the outside world.)The House of the Seven Gables七尖角阁房Twice-Told Tales故事重述Mosses from an Old Manse《古厦青苔》The Marble Faun”《玉石神像》福谷浪漫史The Blithedale Romance The Custom House海关大楼短篇小说Young Goodman Brown小伙子布朗Dr. Rappcini’s DaughterThe Minister’s Black Veil4. Herman Melville（against the Emerson‟s optimistic trend ）Moby Dick ——The book is steeped in symbolism.one of the major themes in Melville is alienation. which he sensed existing in the life of his time on different levels, between man and man, man and society, and man and nature.It represents the sum total of Melville’s bleak 暗淡view of the world in which he lived.Reveal the basic pattern of 19世纪American life: loneliness and suicidal individualism in a self-styled 自称的democracy.The voyage itself is a metaphor for “search and discovery, the search for the ultimate truth of experience.” Moby Dick is a symbol of evil. Its whiteness is a paradoxical color,signifying as it does death and corruption as well as purity,innocence, and youth.Billy Budd《比利·伯德》（最后一部）Clarel克拉勒尔is his famous poetic workTypee Omoo Mardi Redburn PierreWhite Jacket The Confidence Man5. Walt Whitman（transitional figure from Romanticism and Transcendentalism to Realism）One of major principles of Whitman’s technique is parallelism or a rhythm of thought 思想上的平行和节奏；another principles of Whitman’s versification诗律is phonetic recurrence语音循环free verse，broke the traditional iambic pentameter抑扬格五音步第一部Leaves of GrassSong of Myself——reveal a world of equality,without rank and hierarchy等级制度I Sit and Look Out I Hear America Singing O Captain, My Captain6. Emily Dickinson(Whitman is national, Dickinson is regional; religious-ethical and political-social ideas; basic tone is tragic悲剧；largest portion of poetry concern death and immortality; on the ethical:free will and human responsibility；with Stephen Crane，the precursor of Imagist movement；Henry James called “the landscape of the soul“)Because I Could not Stop for Death I Heard a Fly Buzz-when I diedI Died for Beauty-but Was ScarceMy Life Closed Twice before its Close Mine—by the Right of the White ElectionWild Nights—Wild Nights As Imperceptibly as GriefA Narrow Fellow in the Grass The Brain is Wilder than the SkyTell All the Truth but Tell It Slant I Like to See It Lap the Miles7. Edgar Allan Poe埃德加·阿伦·坡(备受争议的人物，但是在欧洲很出名；a writer of fiction, a poet of the first rank, critic of acumen聪慧and insight洞察力;the first author is to make neurotic the heroic figure; the father of psychoanalytic critic ism and detective story; psychological fiction;style is traditional)The poem should be short , readable at one sitting.Its chief aim is beauty, namely, to produce a feeling of beauty in the reader.Melancholy忧郁is the most legitimate of all the poetic tones.The death of a beautiful woman is the most poetical topic in the world.Ms. Found in a Bottl e获得短篇小说奖To Helen，one of the most famous of Poe’s lyrics.The RavenThe Fall of the House of UsherThe murders in the Rue Morgue——an ingenious detective story侦探小说,became the ancestor of the genreTales of the Grotesque and ArabesqueRealism（the latter half of 19世纪）against the lie of romanticism and sentimentalismcalled for “reality and truth”1.William Dean Howells 威廉·迪恩·豪威尔斯Influence journal——The Atlantic Monthly大西洋月刊His defined realism: nothing more and nothing less than the truthful treatment of material.The Rise of Silas LaphamA Modern Instance现代婚姻Criticism and Fiction Literature and Life2. Henry James 亨利·詹姆斯（开创the international novel；the international theme and psychological realism;the first modern psychological analysts）international theme:the meeting of America and Europe，American innocence in contact and contrast with European decadence, and its moral and psychological complication.“point of view”——at the center of his aesthetic of the novelDaisy Miller—win him international fame and reveal his fascination with international themeThe AmericanThe Portrait of a Lady(早期最好的作品)The Art of Fic-tion小说的艺术第2阶段The Bostonians The Princess Casamassima The Tragic Muse长篇小说（第3阶段）The Ambassadors——a comedy of American and European manners；The Wings of the Dove；The Golden Bowl3.Mark Twain（local colorism）美国文学之父原名Samuel Langhorne Clemens 塞缪尔·朗赫恩·克莱门斯代表作The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (colloquial style口语体)First novel:The Gilded Age——标志现实主义的开端Life on the MississippiThe Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County (national famous)Roughing It The Prince and the Pauper A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court Pudd’nhead Wilson The Man that Corrupted Hadleyburg长篇论文What is Man The Mysterious Stranger Autobiography American Naturalism (in the nineties of the 19th century)Darwinian“ the survival of the fittest”and “the human beast”1.Stephen Crane斯蒂芬·克莱恩(继承Dickinson的诗风；意象主义imagism诗歌的先驱者；a pioneer writing in naturalistic tradition)第一部Maggie: A Girl of the Street——the first American uncompromising坚定的naturalistic novelRelates the story of a good woman’ s downfall and destruction in a slum environment.Novel:The Red Badge of Courage红色英勇勋章短篇小说The Open Boat The Blue Hotel The Bride Comes to Yellow SkyThe Black Riders (his first book of poems) George’s MotherActive Service War Is Kind2.Theodore Dreiser西奥多.德莱塞Sister Carrie——naturalism attained maturity成熟traces the material rise of Carrie Meeber and the tragic decline of G. W. Hurstwood.珍妮姑娘Jannie Gerhardt 金融家The Financier 巨人The Titan 天才Genius 美国悲剧An American Tragedy 德莱塞访苏印象记Dreiser Looks at RussiaHemingwayHemingway hero: dignity, grace under pressure 例如Nick Adams作品：first important novel ——The Sun Also Rise ——became the spokesman for “a lost generation”代表作：丧钟为谁而呜For Whom the Bell TollsA Farewell to Arms永别了，武器老人与海The Old Man and the Sea海明威英雄的经典表述：a man can be destroyed but not defeated.。

文件-1-英美文学（第一章-第四章）练习第一部分：Exercises of the First Part of the British Literature Section One: Multiple-choice questions1. “Upon a great adventure he was bond, / That greatest Gloriana to him gave.” These two lines are taken from[A] Milton's Samson Agonistes [B] Spenser's The Faerie Queene[C] Beowulf [D] Gray's Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard2. "O prince, O chief of many throned powers,That led th' embattled Seraphim to warUnder thy conduct, and in dreadful deedsFearless, endangered Heaven's perpetual King. "In the first line of the above passage quoted from Milton's Paradise Lost, the phrase "O prince, O chief of many throned powers” refers to________.[A] Satan [B] God [C] Adam [D] Eve3. Shakespeare claims through the mouth of Hamlet that the "end" of the dramatic creation is to give ________ of the social realities of the time.[A] faithful reflection [B] instructive representation[C] imaginative narration [D] allegorical description4. Humanists of the Renaissance turned to the spirit of ________ culture for inspiration.[A] Anglo-Saxon [B] Italian and French[C] Greeek and Roman [D] medieval5. Paradise Lost is composed in blank verse, which permits the ________ Milton needed for his subject.[A] epic grandeur [B] narrative sweep[C] descriptive subtlety [D] intellectual grasp6. Donne?s famous analogy of parting lovers to a drawing compass affords a prime example of________[A] dramatic style [B] exaggeration[C] paradox [D] conceit7. ________ is a study of the lust for wealth, which centers on Barabas, the Jew, a terrible old money lender.[A] The Jew of Malta [B] The Merchant of V enice[C] Tamburlaine the Great [D] The Tempest8. In his conception of tragedy, Marlowe perceived that tragic action must issue from, and be reflected in, ________.[A] the Renaissance hero [B] endless aspiration for knowledge[C] the individual [D] human dignity and capacity9. In The Faerie Queene, the Red Cross Knight, who stands for true religion of ________ , sets out on the orders of Queen of Faerie, who represents ________.[A] the Anglican Church, Queen Elizabeth [B] the Roman Catholic Church, Pope[C] Christianity, Christ [D] humanism, divine truth10. What figure of speech is used in the lines: "Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, / And summer's lease too short a date"?[A] Simile [B] Metonymy[C] Personification [D] Hyperbole11. The underlined part in "My deeds upon my head! I crave the law, / The penalty and forfeit of my bond. " (from TF, chant of V enice) means ________.[A] What is done can't be undone [B] Let me responsible for what I do[C] I would give anything for fulfilling my bond [D] I deservewhat I demand12. The line "When we have shuffled off this mortal coil" be, or not to be" soliloquy means________.[A] when we have got rid of this coil that is doomed to die[B] when we have unloaded this heavy burden like a coil[C] when we have taken off this coat made of coils[D] when we are relived from the trouble of mortal life wound around us like coils13. What does the word "humour" mean in the following quotation from "Of Studies": "to make judgment wholly by their rules is the humor of “a scholar”?[A] funniness [B] Wit[C]character [D] A sudden whim14. The Spenserian stanza is a group of eight lines of iambic pentameter followed by a six-stress line, with a rhyme scheme ababbcbcc.[A] trochaic [B] iambic[C] anapestic [D] dactylic15. In Satan?s speech: …if he, whom mutual league, / United : thoughts and .counsels, equal hope / And hazard in the glorious enterprise, /.joined with me once . . . " What does "the glorious enterprise refer to?[A] The former scheme to overthrow God.[B] stealing the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil[C] Finding means of evil out of good.[D] corrupting Adam and Eve.16. What is the tone in the following lines: " Saucy pedantic .go wretch, go chide / Late school-boys, and sour prentices"?[A] Ironic [B] Sarcastic [C]Humorous [D] Understated17. In the best metaphysical poetry, feeling and ________ fuse in an image that is alwaysingenious and appropriate, though it may be disconcerted at first in the shock of bringing incongruities together.[A] imagery [B] conceit [C] thought [D] colloquialism18. The sonnet "Death Be Not Proud" is written in the strict______ pattern. It reveals the poet's belief that _________.[A] Shakespearean, death is only a sleep, after which we live eternally[B] Petrarchan, death is but momentary while hal v death is eternal[C] Elizabethan, death is not as strong as people think he is[D] Portuguese, death is like a long sleep that offer, for the soul19. In the line "And every fair from fair sometime decline Shakespeare's Sonnet 18), what does the first and second “fair” mean?[A] Light complexion; beauty. [B] Loveliness; beautiful women.[C] The beautiful person or thing; beauty. [D] Sound reason; justice.20. In the court scene of The Merchant of V enice, when says to Shylock: "We all expect a gentle answer, Jew. punning on the word "gentle". He means a merciful but also means ______.[A] an amiable and tender answer [B] a noble answer[C] a Gentile's as opposed to a Jew's answer [D] a generous answer21. In his "T o be, or not to be" soliloquy, Hamlet gives the why he wants to commit suicide. Apart from his personal revenge, that he________ is another reason.[A] is unable to restore his earlier idealized image of his mother[B] thinks the next world is far better than this one[C] is mentally tormented by his father's words[D] cannot bear the social injustice and grievances22. By advancing the theory of＿＿＿＿＿, Bacon shows the empirical attitudes toward truth about nature and bravely challenges the medieval scholasticists.[A] inductive reasoning [B] deductive reasoning[C] education [D] scientific experimentation23. The central figure of Tamburlaine, the Great represents for infinite _________.[A] knowledge and happiness [B] power and authority[C] ambition and conquest [D] success and adventure24. The shepherd's Calender set the ________ fashion in English literature, and inaugurated the great 16th century.[A] rustic [B] ornate [C] rustic [D] pastoral25. In King Leur, Shakespeare has shown to us the two-fold exerted by the feudalisi corruption and __________ gradually corroded the ordered society.[A] Anarchy and rebellion [B] supernatural forces[C] super natural forces [D] tyranny[B] power and authority success and adventure fashion in English lyrical poetry of the lastSection T wo(Reading comprehension)1.So pure and innocent, as that same lambe,She was in life and every vertuous lore,And by descent from royall lynage cameOf ancient Kings and Queenes, that had of yoreTheir scepters stretcht from east to westerne shore,And all the world in their subjection held;Till that infernall feend with foule uproreForwasted all their land, and them expeld;Whom to avenge, she had this knight from far compeld. " Questions:A. Identify the poet and the poem.B. What does "this knight" refer to?C. What idea does the quotation express?2. "Within this circle is Jehovah's nameForward and backward anagrammatized,The breviated names of holy saints,Figures of every adjunct to the heavensAnd characters of signs and erring stars,By which the spirits are enforced to rise. " Questions:A. Identify the author and the work.B. Who does "Jehovah" refer to?C. What idea does the quotation express?2."Thus conscience does make cowards of us all;And thus the native hue of resolutionIs sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought;And enterprises of great pith and moment,With this regard, their currents turn awryAnd lose the name of action. "Questions:A. Identify the author and the work.B. Who is the speaker of the quoted passage?C. What idea does the quotation express?4."Some men there are love not a gaping pig,Some that are mad if they behold a cat,And others, when bagpipe sings i' th' nose,Cannot contain their urine for affection,Mistress of passion, sways it to the moodOf what it likes or loathes. "Questions:A. the author and the work.B. Who is the speaker of the quoted passage?C. What idea does the quotation express?5. “If her eyes have not blinded thine,Look, and tomorrow late, tell me,Whether both the Indias of spice and mineBe where thou left'st them, or lie here with me.Ask for those kings whom thou saw'st yesterday,And thou shalt hear, all here in one bed lay. "Questions:A. Identify the poet and the poem.B. What does the word "thou" in the last line of the quotation refer to?C. What idea does the quotation express?Section T wo Questions and answers1. Make a brief analysis of the "quality of mercy" speech by Portia,.Merchant of V enice, and try to explain why it is regarded most famous speech in the play.2. Make a brief comment on the theme of Paradise Lost.3. Make a brief summary of the historical and cultural background to English Renaissance.4. Make a brief analysis of "Death, Be Not Proud".5. What is Francis Bacon's contribution to English literature?Section Four (Topic discussion)1. Comment on Hamlet's inaction.2. What are the main characteristics of metaphysical poetry?英美文学第二阶段（新古典主义时期）综合练习II. ExercisesA. Multiple-choice questions :(Each of the statements below by four alternative answers. Choose the one that would best complete the statement and put the letter in the brackets . )1. In field of literature, the Enlightenment brought about a(n) _________the old classical works. This tendency is known as neoclassicism.A. revived interest inB. antagonism againstC. rebellion againstD. rational scrutiny of2. John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress is a ( n ) _________.A. allegoryB. romanceC. comedy of mannersD. realistic novel3. As a literary figure, Belinda appears in Alexander Pope's _________.A. An Essay on CriticismB. The DunciadC. The Rape of the LockD. "Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot"4. In lines "With gold jewels cover every part, /And hide with ornamentstheir want of art", Pope rejects _________.A. the "Follow Nature" fallacyB. artificialityC. aesthetic orderD. good taste5.Which of the following is NOT a typical aspect of________ Defoe'slanguage?A. Vernacular.B. Colloquial.C. Elegant.D. Smooth.6. "He has a servant called Friday". "He" in the quoted sentence is acharacter in ________.A. Gulliver's TravelsB. Tom JonesC. Robinson CrusoeD. The Rape of the Lock7. Which of the following is a typical feature of Swift's writings?A. Great wit.B. Bitter satire.C. Rich mythic allusions.D. Complicated sentence structures8. In which of the following works can you find the proper names "Lilliput","Brobdingnag", "Houyhnhnm" and "Yahoo"?A. The Pilgrim's ProgressB. The Fairie QueeneC. Gulliver's travelsD. The School for scandel9. "Of all the 18th-century novelists, he was the first to set out, both in theoryand practice, to write specifically a `comic epic in prose' , the first to givethe modern novelists " structure and style. In the above sentence, "he"refers to ________.A. Jonathan SwiftB. Daniel DefoeC. Samuel RichardsonD. Henry Fielding10. "The novel is structured around the discovery of the hero's origin. " Thisnovel is most probably________.A. David CopperfieldB. The History of Tom Jones, a FoundlingC. Wuthering HeightsD. The Vicar of the Wakefield11. "To be so distinguished, is an honor, which, being very little accustomed to favors from the great, I know not well how to receive, or in what terms to acknowledge." T he above sentence is presented in a ( n ) ________ tone.A. ironicB. indifferentC. delightfulD. jealousy12. The ________ was a progressive intellectual movement throughout Western Europe in the 18th century.A. RomanticismB. HumanismC. EnlightenmentD. Sentimentalism13. Who was the greatest dramatist in the 18th century?A. Oliver GoldsmithB. Richard B. SheridanC. Laurence SterneD. Henry Fielding14. "As shades more sweetly recommend the light, So modest plainness sets off sprightly wit; For works may have more wit than does ?em good As bodies perish through excess of blood. " In the above lines, Pope tries to say that ________.A. more wit will make better poetryB. plainness is more important than wit in poetryC. too much wit will destroy good poetryD. plainness will make wit dull15. Fielding's method of presentation, namely________, enables him to write inthe fullest, freest, clearest and most straight-forward manner and also makes it possible for him to add explanations in places when necessary.A. telling the story through a series of lettersB. telling the story through the mouth of the principal characterC. the author acting as the narratorD. revealing the story through a framework16. The Rape of the Lock by Alexander Pope is written in the form of a mock________ , which describes the triviality of high society in a grand style.A. epicB. elegyC. sonnetD. ode17. Defoe's Robinson Crusoe created the image of an enterprising Englishman,typical of the English bourgeoisie in the________ century.A. 17thB. 19thC. 18thD. 20th18. In The Pilgrim's Progress , John Bunyan describes The Vanity Fair in a________ tone.A. delightfulB. solemnC. sentimentalD. satirical19. Alexander Pope strongly advocated neoclassicism, emphasizing that literaryworks should be judged by ________ rules of order, reason, logic, restrained emotion, good taste and decorum.A. classicalB. romanticC. sentimentalD. allegorical20. Of all the 18th-century novelists Henry Fielding was the first to set out, bothin theory and practice, to write specifically a "_______ in prose", the first to give the modern novel its structure and style.A. tragi-comicB. comic epicC. romanceD. romantic epic21. Which of the following is NOT a typical feature of Samuel Johnson'slanguage style?A. His sentences are long and well structured.B. His sentences are interwoven with parallel phrases.C. He tends to use informal and colloquial words.D. His sentences are complicated, but his thoughts are clearly expressed. .22. The School for Scandal, one of the great classics in English drama, is a________ on the moral degeneracy of the aristocratic-bourgeois society in the 18th-century England.A. high praiseB. sharp satireC. great ironyD. bitter lament23. In "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard" , Thomas Gray comparesthe common folk with the great ones, wondering what the commo nscould have achieved if they had had the________.A. loveB. chanceC. moneyD. material wealth24. In his works, Defoe gave his praise to the hard-working, sturdy________ and showed his sympathy for the downtrodden, unfortunate poor.A. middle-class peopleB. working peopleC. Irish farmersD. aristocrats25. "The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Awaits alike the inevitable hour. The paths of glory lead but to the grave. "In the above quoted passage, Thomas Gray intends to say that great family, power, beauty and wealth ________.A. will never make people lead to the same destina tion-paths of gloryB. will inevitably make people realize their glorious dreamsC. are the very best things to lead people to their gloriesD. will never prevent people from reaching their final destination-graveB. Blank-filling: (Complete each of the following statements with a proper word or phrase. )1. The Neoclassical Period is also known as the Age of Enlighten ment or the Ageof ________.2. Modern English novel is a natural product of the Industrial Revolution and asymbol of the growing importance of the English ________ class.3. Joseph Andrews was first intended as a burlesque of the dubious morality andfalse sentimentality of Richardson's ________.4. As a lexicographer, Johnson distinguished himself as theauthor of the firstEnglish________.5. ________ was the only important English dramatist of the eighteenthcentury. His plays, especially The Rivals and The School for Scandal , are generally regarded as important links between the masterpieces of Shakespeare and those of Bernard Shaw.6. Jonathan Swift's ________ is generally regarded as a model of the best satirenot only in this time but also in the whole English literary history.7. The Pilgrim's Progress, which describes a Christian's journey to the CelestialCity, is a well-known religious ________.8. Henry Fielding was the first 18th century writer to try to realize, both intheory and practice, “________ the modern novel its structure and style. 9. In "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard", Gray reflects on - with a touchof his personal melancholy.10. Bunyan's style was modeled after that of the English________, with concreteand living language and carefully observed and vividly presented details.C. T-F statements: (Decide whether the following statements are true or falseand write your answers in the brackets. )( ) 1. Samuel Richardson is regarded as the first writer of the English novel of character.( ) 2.The Pilgrim's Progress is one of the most popular piecesof Christian writing produced during the Romantic Age.( ) 3. The Enlightenment was a progressive working-class movement throughoutWestern Europe in the 18th century.allegory.( ) 5. Alexander Pope strongly advocated Romanticism, emphasizing the special qualities of each individual's mind.( ) 6.Jonathon Swift was the most remarkable satirist in the 18th century who criticized the new bourgeois-aristocratic society of his age without mercy.( ) 7.In contrast to his contemporary writers, Thomas Gray'literary output was small.( ) 8. In The Pilgrim's Progress, the Celestial City stands for Heaven or the kingdom of God.( ) 9.In The Rape of the Lock Pope bemoans the fate of the lords and ladies in the aristocratic bourgeois society.( ) 10. Unlike Pope, Samuel Johnson is seldom didactic and never tries to moralize in his writings.D. Works-author pairing-up.l. The Castle of Otranto A. John Bunyan2. The Mysteries of UdUdolpho B. Alexander Pope3. The Pilgrim's Progress C. Jonathan Swift4. The Rape of the Lock D. Henry Fielding5. Robinson Crusoe E. Horace Walpole6. Gulliver's Travels F. Richard B. Sheridan7. The History of T om Jones, G. Ann Radcliffea Foundling H. Thomas Gray8. The Lives of Poets I. Daniel Defoe9. The School for Scandal J. Samuel Johnson10. "Elegy Written in a countryChurchyard"E. Define the literary terms listed below:1. The Enlightenment2. The Gothic Novel3. Neoclassicism4. The Heroic CoupletF. Reading comprehension:( For each of the quotations listed below please give the name of the author and the title of the literary work from which it is taken and then briefly interpret it . )1. "Here is the Britain Row, the French Row, the Italian Row, the Spanish Row, the German Row, where several sorts of vanities are to be sold. But, as in other fairs, some one commodity is as the chief of all the fair, so the ware of Rome and her merchandise is greatly promoted in this fair: only our English nation, with some others, have taken a dislike thereat. "2. "True wit is Nature to advantage dressed,What oft was thought, but ne'er so well expressed;Something whose truth convinced at sight we find,That gives us back the image of our mind. "3. "`Is not a patron, my Lord, one who looks with unconcern on a man struggling for life in the water, and when he has reached ground, encumbers him with help?"'G. Questions: (For each of the following questions you are asked to give abrief answer, explaining what you know about it. You should write no more than 100 words for each answer, and, therefore, concen trate on those essential points. )1. What are the artistic features of Thomas Gray's poetry?2. What is the theme of Sheridan's The School for Scandal ?3. What are the features of Swift's prose?H. Essay questions: ( In this part you are asked to write a short essay on eachof the giv en topics. You should write no more than 150 words on each one.Therefore, you should concentrate on those most important Points. try your best to be logical in your essay, and keep your writing clear and tidy. )1. Comment on the features of "comic epic in prose" in the selected reading ofTom Jones.2. Comment on the rope-dances and the leaping and creeping games described inGulliver?s Travels.3. Comment on the theme and images of "Elegy Written in a CountryChurchyard".E. Define the literary terms listed below:1. The Enlightenment2. The Gothic Novel3. Neoclassicism4. The Heroic Couplet浪漫主义时期文学Exercises IIII. Multiple-choice questions1. The two major English novelists produced in the Romantic Age are_______.[A] Byron and Shelley [B] Wordsworth and Coleridge[C] Scott and Austen [D] Lamb and Hazlitt2. "And because I am happy and dance and sing, / They think they havedone me no injury, /And are gone to praise God and his priest and king, / Who make up a heaven of our misery. The above four lines are taken from_______.[A] Song of Experience [B] Song of Innocence[C] Poetical Sketches [D] Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard3. _______ is central to Blake's concern in his Songs of Innocence andSongs of Experience .[A] Politics [B] Religion[C] Childhood [D] Manhood4. Which of the following statements about Wordsworth is NOT true?[A] He is regarded as a "worshipper of nature".[B] He thinks that common life is the only subject of literary interest.[C] His deliberate simplicity and refusal to decorate the truth of experience produced a kind of pure and profound poetry.[D] He changes the course of English poetry by using allusive speech of thelanguage.5. Coleridge's actual achievement as a poet can be divided into tworemarkably diverse groups: the demonic and the conversational. Which one of the following poems belongs to the conversational group? [A] The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. [B] Christabel.[C] Kubla Khan. [D] Frost at Midnight.6. Which of the following words is NOT appropriate to describe thecharacteristic features of the "Byronic hero"?[A] Proud. [B] Mysterious.[C] Rebellious. [D] Pious.7. In the conversation with Mrs. Bennet in Chapter One of Pride andPrejudice, Mr. Bennet uses a teasing tone and_______ humor.[A] ironic [B] joyous[C] black [D] sarcastic8. Which of the following works i s NOT a poetic drama written by Byron?[A] The Prisoner of Chillon [B] Manfred[C] Childe Harold's Pilgrimage[D] Don Juan9. It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of agood fortune must be in want of a wife. " This sentence is presented in a(n) _______tone.[A] ironic [B] indifferent[C] delightful [D] Jealousy10. Which of the following works is an elegy written by Shelley?[A] Adonais[B] Lycidas[C] Isabella [D] Queen Mab11. In the poem "She Dwelt Among the Untrodden Ways" ending lines golike this: "But she is in her grave, and, Oh. The difference to me!" Theword "me" in the quoted line probably refer to _______.[A] the poet [B ] the reader[C] her lover [D] her father12. In the early 19th-century England, the heavily exploited workersexpressed themselves in the popular outbreaks of machine-breaking known as the ______ riots.[A] Chartist [B] Peterloo[C] Enclosure [D] Luddite13. "Those ungrateful drones who would/Drain your sweat—nay, drink yourblood?" The word "drones" in the above two 1ines written by Shelley is used as a(n) ______. .[A] irony [B] metaphor[C] metonymy [D] synecdoche14. In his poem, "Ode to the West Wind", Shelley intends to present hiswind as a central______ around which the poet weaves various cycles of death and rebirth.[A] synecdoche [B] symbol[C] simile [ D] metonymy15. Byron's "Song for the Luddites" contains three five-lined stanzas of______ movement. The rimes in each stanza are abba .[A] iambic [B] anapestic[C] trochee [D] dactylic16. Byron's masterwork, Don Juan , is based on the _______.[A] Bible [B] Greek myth[C] Roman myth [D] Spanish legend17.. "The Isles of Greece" is among Byron's most effective poeticalutterances on national freedom and consists of sixteen six-lined stanzas of_______ tetrameter, with a rime scheme of ababcc. All the 16 stanzas are supposed to have been sung by a Greek singer at the wedding feast of Don Juan and Haidee.[A] iambic [B] anapestic[C] trochee [D] dactylic18. In Marriage of Heaven and Hell (1790), the word "marriage" , to Blake,means the _______. .[A] subordination of the one to the other[B] co-existence of the conflicting parts[C1 fighting of the conflicting parts[D] reconciliation of the contraries19. Wordsworth defines poetry as " the spontaneous overflow of powerfulfeelings, which originates in emotion recollected in_______.[A ] memory [B] observation[C] tranquility [D1 nature20. The stanza Shelley invents for this Ode to the West Wind is a highlycomplicated fusion of the sonnet and of _______ rima, with no division into octave and sestet. Shelley's rhyme scheme :or his stanzas may be. represented as aba bcb cdc ded ee.[A] free [B] end[C] internal [D] terza21. The poetic view of _______ can be best understood from his remarkabout poetry: " all good poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings. "[A] Samuel Taylor Coleridge [B] John Keats[C] William Wordsworth [D] Percy Bysshe Shelley.22. By contrasting the freedom of the ancient Greece ard the enslavement ofthe present Greece in "The Isles of Greece appealed to the Greek people to fight for _______.[ A ] love [B] happiness[C] peace [D] liberty23. Most of the important issues explored in the novel, Pride and Prejudice ,are presented from the _______ viewpoint.[A] masculine [B] objective[C] feminine [D] neutral24. In the conversation with Mrs. Bennet in Chapter One of Pride andPrejudice , Mr. Bennet uses a_______ tone and sarcastic humor.[A] solemn [B] harsh[C] intimate [D] teasing25. "And there were gardens bright with sinuous rills Where blossomedmany an incense-bearing tree; And here were forests ancient as the hills, Enfolding sunny spots of greenery. "The above lines are probably taken from _______.[A] Wordsworth's "The Solitary Reaper"[B] Blake's "The Chimney Sweeper"[C] Coleridge's "Kubla Khan"[D] Keats's "Ode on an Grecian Urn"II.. 阅读理解题(Reading comprehension)1."Wherefore, Bees of England, forge /many a weapon, chain, andscourge,That these stingless drones may spoil?。

英美文学重点知识归纳1. 英美文学的定义英美文学是指英国和美国的文学作品，包括小说、诗歌、戏剧、散文等。

英美文学具有悠久的历史，涵盖了从古代文学到现代文学的各个时期和流派。

2. 英美文学的时期和流派2.1 古代英美文学古代英美文学包括早期安格鲁-撒克逊文学、中世纪文学和文艺复兴时期文学。

其中，早期安格鲁-撒克逊文学以史诗《贝奥武夫》为代表，中世纪文学以《坎特伯雷故事集》为代表，文艺复兴时期文学以莎士比亚的戏剧作品为代表。

2.2 浪漫主义文学浪漫主义是英美文学的一个重要流派，包括诗人拜伦、雪莱和济慈等人的作品。

浪漫主义文学强调个体的感情和想象力，关注自然、爱情、自由等主题。

2.3 现实主义文学现实主义是英美文学的另一个重要流派，出现于19世纪后期。

代表作家包括狄更斯、托尔斯泰和马克·吐温等人。

现实主义文学揭示社会问题，关注人性的复杂性和社会的不公平。

2.4 现代主义文学现代主义是20世纪英美文学的主要流派，代表作家有弗吉尼亚·伍尔夫、塞缪尔·贝克特和詹姆斯·乔伊斯。

现代主义文学对传统的文学形式进行了颠覆和重塑，追求形式上的创新和思想上的深度。

3. 英美文学的重要作家和作品3.1 威廉·莎士比亚（William Shakespeare）威廉·莎士比亚是英国文学史上最伟大的戏剧家和诗人之一。

他的代表作品包括《哈姆雷特》、《罗密欧与朱丽叶》和《麦克白》等。

3.2 简·奥斯汀（Jane Austen）简·奥斯汀是19世纪英国小说家，被誉为英国小说的经典作家。

她的代表作包括《傲慢与偏见》、《理智与情感》和《艾玛》等。

3.3 弗朗西斯·斯科特·菲茨杰拉德（F. Scott Fitzgerald）弗朗西斯·斯科特·菲茨杰拉德是20世纪美国作家，代表作品有《了不起的盖茨比》。

他被认为是美国“爵士时代”的象征之一。

北京市考研外国语言文学复习资料英美文学经典作品概览一、简介外国语言文学是一个广泛的学科领域，其中英美文学作为其中的重要组成部分，对于考研外语专业的学生来说是必修的内容。

本文将为大家提供一份北京市考研外国语言文学复习资料英美文学经典作品概览，帮助大家更好地了解和掌握这些经典作品。

二、英美文学经典作品概览1. 英国文学经典作品1.1《莎士比亚全集》- 威廉·莎士比亚《莎士比亚全集》是英国文学史上最具影响力的文学作品之一，包含了莎士比亚所有的剧作和诗歌作品。

这些作品包括《罗密欧与朱丽叶》、《哈姆雷特》、《麦克白》等。

1.2《傲慢与偏见》- 简·奥斯汀《傲慢与偏见》是19世纪英国文学的经典之作，通过描写女主人公伊丽莎白·班纳特与达西先生之间的爱情故事，反映了当时英国社会的阶级观念与女性地位的问题。

1.3《战争与和平》- 列夫·托尔斯泰《战争与和平》是俄国文学史上的巨著，被誉为现实主义小说的典范。

它通过对拿破仑战争时期的历史事件和人物的描写，反映出战争对人们生活的影响以及人生的真谛。

2. 美国文学经典作品2.1《老人与海》- 埃内斯特·海明威《老人与海》是美国作家海明威的代表作之一，通过描写一个老渔夫与大海的斗争，探讨了人生的胜败与意义。

2.2《傲慢与偏见》- 简·奥斯汀虽然《傲慢与偏见》是英国文学作品，但在美国文学中也被广泛阅读和研究，成为美国文学经典之一。

2.3《了不起的盖茨比》- F·斯科特·菲茨杰拉德《了不起的盖茨比》是20世纪美国文学的杰作，通过对卡里·盖茨比的描写，展现了美国梦的幻灭与现实社会的冷酷。

三、结语以上是北京市考研外国语言文学复习资料英美文学经典作品概览的简要介绍。

英美文学作为外国语言文学的重要组成部分，对于考研复习是不可或缺的内容。

希望通过本文的介绍，能够帮助大家更好地了解和掌握这些经典作品，为考研外语专业的学生提供一些参考和复习的方向。

2022年自考专业(英语)英美文学选读考试真题及答案一、单项选择题 Multiple Choice(40 points in all, 1 for each)Select from the four choices of each item the one that best answer the question or completes the statement. Write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.1、The Renaissance marks a transition from the_______ to the modern world.A.medievalB.romanticC.Anglo-SaxonD.Victorian2、Which of the following plays is NOT among William Shakespeare's four great tragedies?A.Hamlet.B.Twelfth Night.C.Othello.D.King Lear3、After the restoration of _______. Milton was imprisoned for a short time and then retired to private life.A.Charles IB.Charles IC.James ID.James 14、 It was not until the reign of_______that the Renaissance rally began o show its effect in England.A.Henry VIIB.Henry VIIC.Charles ID.Charles II5、In Paradise Lost, the real hero created by Milton is_______.A.GodB.AdamC.EveD.Satan6、The island of Lilliput can be found in_______.A.Robinson CrusoeB.Gulliver's TravelsC.The Adventures of Tom SawyerD.The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn7、 The Enlightenment was a progressive intellectual movementthroughout Western Europe in the_______ century.A.17thB.18thC.19thD.20th8、Henry Fielding is the author of the great 18th century English novel_______.A.Tom JonesB.PamelaC.Moll FendersD.The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy9、The publication of The Lyrical Ballads, written by _______ marked the break with the conventional poetical tradition of the 18th century.A.William Wordsworth and Robert BurnsB.William Blake and ColeridgeC.Wordsworth and Percy Bysshe ShellyD.Wordsworth and Coleridge10、 Generally, William Shakespeare's dramatic career can be divided into periods.A.3B.4C.5D.611、"his a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife." The quoted part is taken from_______.A.Pride and PrejudiceB.Wuthering HeightsC.Jane EyreD.Sense and Sensibility12、William Wordsworth is regarded as a 查看答案。

英美文学专业介绍由于国际化，网络化和全球化程度的不断增强，达到大学水平的英语成为现代化科学社会的基础。

英美文学专业以及通过它所表达的文化和文学给学生提供了一个具有个性化，现代化专业分工可能性的宽阔基础。

在欧洲和世界范围内的文化，社会，经济和政治结构等过去和未来的发展上，语言，文学和文化等范围的研究和介绍是重要的核心功能。

尽管“英语专家”作为一个明确的职业形象并不常见，但是本专业的就业范围非常广泛，并随着个人倾向和社会需求的更新而不断变化。

一，学习重点：- Amerikanistik：美国文学- Britische und Amerikanische Kultur- und Länderstudien：英美文化和国家研究- Englische Literaturwissenschaft：英语文学研究- Englische Sprachwissenschaft：英语语言学二，学习内容：本专业学士阶段的学习是按照模块来划分的。

每个模块是一个完整的学习单位，有明确的学习目的，学习内容，以及讲座，研讨课，练习课，实习和学习旅行考察等学习形式。

在专业部分提供广泛的特殊专业大方向和特殊应用的基础模块和核心模块。

1，基础模块：1－6学期，主要是语言运用和专业技能的学习，学习目的是核心能力，个人跨文化能力和国际交流能力的加强。

－英语语言训练：基础，能力，应用－专业技能1和22，核心模块：1－4学期，8个专业模块每两个一组，共分为4个部分。

8个核心模块分别是：－英语语言和文化－应用语言学－英语文学和文化：1，2－美国研究：1，2－英国社会和文化研究－美国社会和文化研究4个部分分别是：－英语语言科学部分：英语文章的基础理论，模型，最广泛意义上的语言分析方法－英语文学部分：英语文章里面使用的基础理论，模型，文学和媒体分析的方法－美国文学部分：美语文章里面使用的基础理论，模型，文学和媒体分析的方法－英国和美国文化，国家研究部分：社会和文化分析的基础理论，模型，方法，并通过可比较的国家分析来强调历史文化方面的内在联系3，特殊模块：第4或第6学期，是可选模块－高级英语语言和文化－高级英语文学和文化－高级美国研究－高级英国和美国社会和文化研究4，补充模块：1－4学期，可以选择其一－媒体交流－德语－外语：1，2－实习／攻读课程安排－媒体哲学－科学理论5，外国模块：第5学期，英语国家实习学期，根据学生个人的兴趣和偏好，可由学生自己联系或者由系里代为安排，我系有很多英语国家的合作大学。

英美文学简明教程上册
《英美文学简明教程上册》主要介绍了英美文学的发展历史和重要作品，以下是其中一些主要内容：
1. 早期和中世纪的英国文学：介绍了从早期到中世纪的英国文学的发展，包括英雄史诗、骑士传奇、教会文学等。

2. 文艺复兴时期的文学：介绍了14-17世纪的英国文学，特别是人文主义文学和诗歌的发展。

3. 启蒙时期的文学：介绍了18世纪的英国文学，特别是理性主义文学和小说的发展。

4. 浪漫主义时期的文学：介绍了19世纪的英国文学，特别是浪漫主义诗歌和小说的发展。

5. 现代主义时期的文学：介绍了20世纪的英国文学，特别是现代主义诗歌和小说的发展。

《英美文学简明教程上册》适合作为高校英语专业学生的教材，也可以作为广大英语爱好者的阅读材料，有助于了解英美文学的发展历史和重要作品。

英美文学重点知识归纳一、英美文学的概念和特点英美文学是指英国和美国的文学作品，包括小说、诗歌、剧本等。

它具有以下几个特点：1.多元化：英美文学以其丰富多样的风格和流派而闻名。

从古典主义到浪漫主义，从现代主义到后现代主义，英美文学不断演变和发展，展示了人类思想和情感的多样性。

2.自由和开放性：英美文学强调个体的自由和独立思考，在作品中反映了社会、政治和文化的变革。

自由主义和个人主义的精神贯穿在英美文学的历史中。

3.注重个人感受和情感表达：英美文学注重个人感受和情感表达，通过描写人物内心的矛盾和困惑，展示了人性的复杂和多样性。

二、英美文学的重要时期和代表作品1. 文艺复兴时期（16世纪）文艺复兴时期是英美文学的重要里程碑，代表作品有：•威廉·莎士比亚的剧作《哈姆雷特》、《罗密欧与朱丽叶》等，深刻地反映了人性的复杂性和命运的无常。

•约翰·米尔顿的史诗《失乐园》，通过对上帝、撒旦和亚当夏娃的描写，揭示了人类的原罪和思想的自由。

2. 浪漫主义时期（18世纪末至19世纪初）浪漫主义时期是英美文学的重要发展阶段，代表作品有：•威廉·华兹华斯的诗集《抒情诗选集》，强调对自然和个人感受的表达，展现了对自由和灵魂的渴望。

•简·奥斯汀的小说《傲慢与偏见》，通过对社会等级和女性地位的描写，呈现了封建社会的弊端。

3. 现代主义时期（20世纪初至中期）现代主义时期是英美文学的革命性时期，代表作品有：•弗吉尼亚·伍尔夫的小说《至灵之泉》，以流动的意识流体式叙述，探索了心灵的迷茫和现代社会的困惑。

•T·S·艾略特的诗集《荒原》，通过对现代社会的批判和对个体灵魂的探索，反映了人类在现代社会中的孤独和迷失。

三、英美文学的重要作家和代表作1. 威廉·莎士比亚（1564-1616）威廉·莎士比亚是英国文学史上最伟大的剧作家之一，代表作品有：•《哈姆雷特》：探讨了人性的矛盾和命运的无常，是世界戏剧史上最重要的作品之一。

河南省考研外国语言文学复习指南英美文学与语言学重要内容英美文学与语言学复习指南一、引言在河南省考研英语外国语言文学专业中，英美文学与语言学是一门重要的学科。

本文将为同学们提供一份复习指南，重点介绍英美文学与语言学的重要内容。

二、英美文学1. 英美文学的概述英美文学是指英国和美国的文学作品的总称，包括英国文学和美国文学。

英国文学以莎士比亚、弥尔顿等为代表；美国文学以爱默生、杰克伦敦等为代表。

复习时需熟悉各个时期的重要作家及其代表作品。

2. 英美文学的时期划分（1）英国文学的时期划分：中古英语文学时期、文艺复兴时期、启蒙时期、浪漫主义时期、维多利亚时期等。

（2）美国文学的时期划分：殖民地时期、独立时期、浪漫主义时期、现实主义时期、现代主义时期等。

3. 英美文学的重要作家及其代表作品（1）莎士比亚：《哈姆雷特》、《罗密欧与朱丽叶》等。

（2）笛福：《鲁滨逊漂流记》。

（3）简•奥斯汀：《傲慢与偏见》、《爱玛》等。

（4）塞缪尔•贝克特：《等待戈多》。

（5）欧内斯特•海明威：《老人与海》、《别为我哭泣》等。

（6）托马斯•皮金斯：《露西的时间》。

三、语言学1. 语言学的概述语言学是研究语言及其使用规律的学科。

在英美语言文学考研中，语言学是一门重要的专业课程，需要复习的内容包括语音学、语法学、词汇学、语义学、语用学等。

2. 英美语音学英美语音学研究的是英、美音素及其发音规律。

需要掌握的知识点包括元音、辅音等的发音特点和在不同语境下的变化规律。

3. 英美语法学英美语法学研究的是英、美语法结构和语法规则。

需要熟悉的知识点包括词类、句子成分、时态、语态等，以及语法分析和句子结构分析的方法。

4. 英美词汇学英美词汇学研究的是英、美词汇的来源、变化和使用规律。

需要掌握的知识点包括词根、派生、构词法等。

5. 英美语义学英美语义学研究的是词义和句义的规则和变化。

需要了解的知识点包括词义的分类、词义的扩展和压缩等。

6. 英美语用学英美语用学研究的是语言在实际交际中的应用。

英美文学复习资料英美文学复习资料英美文学是世界文学史上的重要组成部分，包含了许多经典的文学作品和作家。

通过复习英美文学，我们可以更好地了解西方文化和思想，同时也能够提升自己的语言表达能力和文学素养。

本文将为大家提供一些英美文学复习资料，希望对大家的学习有所帮助。

一、英国文学1. 莎士比亚的四大悲剧：《哈姆雷特》、《奥赛罗》、《李尔王》和《麦克白》。

这些作品被誉为世界文学的瑰宝，展现了莎士比亚独特的戏剧才华和对人性的深刻洞察。

2. 简·奥斯汀的小说：《傲慢与偏见》、《理智与情感》等。

奥斯汀以细腻的笔触和幽默的描写，刻画了当时英国社会的风貌和女性的处境，成为英国文学的代表作家之一。

3. 查尔斯·狄更斯的小说：《雾都孤儿》、《双城记》等。

狄更斯以其对社会问题的关注和对人性的揭示而闻名，他的作品揭示了当时英国社会的黑暗面，对社会改革产生了深远影响。

4. 弗吉尼亚·伍尔夫的小说：《达洛维夫人》、《到灯塔去》等。

伍尔夫以其独特的意识流写作风格和对女性问题的关注，开创了现代主义小说的新篇章。

二、美国文学1. 马克·吐温的小说：《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》、《汤姆·索亚历险记》等。

吐温以其幽默风趣和对美国社会的讽刺洞察而受到广泛赞誉，他的作品展现了美国南方的风土人情和对奴隶制度的批判。

2. 埃米莉·迪金森的诗歌：迪金森的诗歌充满了哲思和深度，她以其独特的写作风格和对生死、爱情等主题的探索而成为美国文学的重要代表。

3. 威廉·福克纳的小说：《喧哗与骚动》、《押沙龙，押沙龙！》等。

福克纳以其复杂的叙事结构和对南方社会的描绘而被誉为美国文学的巨匠，他的作品展现了南方社会的衰落和黑暗。

4. 托尼·莫里森的小说：《亲爱的》、《宠儿》等。

莫里森以其对种族、性别和身份问题的关注而成为美国文学的重要代表，她的作品揭示了美国社会的不公和歧视。

三、阅读技巧和复习建议1. 阅读经典作品时，要注重对文本细节的理解和分析。

Chapter I The Romantic Period浪漫主义时期I. Washington Irving 华盛顿。

欧文1.The Letters of Jonathan Oldstyle, Gent.《江奈生。

欧德斯黛尔先生书信集》2.A History of New Y ork from the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty《自古至荷兰人占领为止的纽约史》3. The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.《见闻札记》4."Rip V an Winkle"《瑞普。

凡。

温克尔》5."The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."《睡谷的传说》6.Bracebridge Hall《布雷斯桥之厅堂》,7.Tales of a Traveler《一个旅行者的故事》8.The Alhambra《艾尔哈布拉》II. Ralph Waldo Emerson 拉尔夫。

华尔多。

爱默生1.Nature《论自然》2.The Dial《日咎》3.Essays《散文集》4.The American Scholar,《论美国学者》5.Self-Reliance, 《论自然》6.The Over-Soul.《论超灵》7.Second Series 《散文续集》II. Nathaniel Hawthorne 纳撒尼尔。

霍桑1.Twice-Told Tales《尽人皆知的故事》2.Mosses from an Old Manse《古屋青苔》3.The Snow-Image and Other Twice-Told Tales《雪的形象及其他尽人皆知的故事》4.The Scarlet Letter《红字》5.The House of. the Seven Gables《有七个尖角阁的房子》6.The Blithedale Romance《福谷传奇》7.The Marble Faun《玉石雕像》8."Y oung Goodman Brown,"《小伙子布朗》9."The Minister's Black V eil"《牧师的黑面纱》10."The Birthmark"《胎迹》IV. Walt Whitman 华尔特。

第四章I.Multiple Choice1.Chronologically the Victorian Period refers to 1836~1901從時間上講，維多利亞文學時期恰好與維多利亞女王1836至1901年執政期相吻合，這一時間是英國歷史上最光輝燦爛的時期2.Although wrting from different points of view and with different techniques, writers in the Victorian Period shared one thing in common, that is, they were all concerned about the fate of the common people3.The author of the work“Dombey and Son” is Charles Dickens董貝父子是查爾斯。

逖更斯的作品---小保羅4.In the following figures, who is Dickens‟s first child hem?Olive Twist 霧都孤兒中非人道的工廠廠房與黑暗的充滿犯罪的下層生活5.The death-bed scences of little Nell(the old curiosiry shop) and littlepaul(Dombey and Son) are the vivid description by Charles Dickens查爾斯是一位悲情大師，沒有人會忘懷老古玩店中，在病床上奉奉一息的小奈爾和董貝父子中的小保羅6.Which of the following comments on Charles Dickens is wrong?A.Dickens is one of the greatest critical realist writers of the ModernperiodB.His serious intention is to expose and criticize all thepoverty ,injustice,hypocrisy(偽善) and corruptness he sees all around him狄更斯是偉大的批判現實主義作家，他以揭露抨擊社會的不公，虛偽,腐敗與貧究為已任,一方面他憎恨國家機器，尤其是議會，可另一方面作為城市資產階級作家，他又找不到解決問題的鑰匙，他所能做的隻是保持一咱充滿希望的樂觀主義，正如他前期的小說，或表達一種無助的憤概與反抗，正如他後期的小說C.The later works show the development of Dickens towards a highlyconscious artist of the modern type狄更斯後期的作品都表現出他正在向一個有著高度自覺意識的現代作家發展,塑造的人物都反映了一咱普遍壓抑的社會心理D. A Tale of Two Cities is one of his later works 雙城記7.Do you think, because I am poor,obscure,plain ,and little, I am soul less and heartless?...and If God had gifted me with some beauty, and much wealth, I should have made it as hard for you to leave me, as it is now for me to leave you” the above quoted passage is most probably taken from Jane Eyre難道你認為，因為我窮，默默無聞，不漂亮，個子瘦小，我尌沒有靈魂了嗎？你想錯了！要是上帝賜給我一點美貌和許多財富，我會讓你難以離開我，尌象現在我難以離開你一樣8.The Sentences “And now he stared at her so earnestly that I thought the very intensity of his gaze would bring tears into his eyes,but they hurned with anguish, they dod not melt ” are found inWuthering Heights by Emily Bronte 艾米麗。

英美文学知识点总结英美文学是指在英国和美国国家领土内产生的文学作品，包括英国文学与美国文学。

英美文学史是人类文明史的一个重要组成部分，包括从古典到现代的文学作品，涵盖了从莎士比亚到奥斯卡·王尔德等众多作家的作品。

英美文学的知识点众多，具有深刻的历史、文化和社会背景，下面将总结英美文学知识点，帮助读者更好地了解和学习英美文学。

1. 英国文学的起源和发展英国文学的起源可追溯至中世纪，早期的英国文学作品包括《贝奥歌》、《坎特伯雷故事集》等。

而随着文艺复兴的到来，英国文学迎来了新的发展时期，莎士比亚、斯宾塞等众多作家的作品为英国文学的繁荣与发展奠定了基础。

18世纪的启蒙运动影响了英国文学的发展方向，霍华德、斯威夫特等作家的作品在英国文学史上留下了重要的痕迹。

2. 美国文学的诞生与发展美国文学的起源较晚，17世纪移民新英格兰书信文学是美国文学的开端。

18世纪，美国文学开始迈入现代化阶段，风格多样的文学作品层出不穷。

19世纪的浪漫主义运动、现实主义运动以及自然主义运动，都为美国文学的繁荣与发展贡献了力量。

3. 英美文学的经典作品在英美文学史上，有许多经典作品，这些作品对后世文学产生了深远的影响。

如莎士比亚的《哈姆雷特》、奥斯卡·王尔德的《风华绝代》、简·奥斯汀的《傲慢与偏见》、查尔斯·狄更斯的《雾都孤儿》等。

4. 英美文学的主题和风格英美文学作品的主题和风格多种多样，既有对家国情怀的歌颂，也有对人性命运的探索。

从文艺复兴时期的骑士文学到现代主义文学，英美文学作品的风格也是千姿百态。

5. 英美文学的流派英美文学的作品涉及的流派众多，包括戏剧、小说、诗歌、散文等。

在戏剧方面，莎士比亚的作品是最具代表性的；在小说方面，狄更斯的作品是最为典型的；在诗歌方面，弗罗斯特的作品是最为著名的。

6. 英美文学的影响英美文学对全球文学产生了深远影响，从语言、风格、主题等方面都对其他国家的文学产生了影响。

教师公开招聘考试中学英语（英美文学）-试卷4(总分：44.00,做题时间:90分钟)一、第二部分专业基础知识(总题数：22，分数：44。

00)1.词汇与结构__________________________________________________________________________________________解析:2.George Gordon Byron's masterpiece is______。

A.Tales from ShakespeareB.Far from the Madding CrowdC。

Don Juan √D.Prometheus Unbound解析：拜伦是英国浪漫主义时期的著名作家之一，《唐璜》是他的代表作之一。

A项《莎士比亚故事集》是查尔斯·兰姆的作品；B项《远离尘嚣》是托马斯·简·哈代的代表作之一；D项《解放了的普罗米修斯》是雪莱的作品。

3。

Walden was written by______。

A。

Ralph Waldo EmersonB.Henry David Thoreau √C。

Nathaniel HawthorneD.Henry W. Longfellow解析：《瓦尔登湖》是19世纪美国超验主义作家亨利·大卫·梭罗的作品；A项的拉尔夫·沃尔多·爱默生也是超验主义的鼻祖，代表作有Essays《散文集》,Nature《论自然》和The AmericanScholar《论美国学者》;C项霍桑的代表作是The Scarlet Letter《红字》;D项的朗费罗的代表作是The Song of Hiawatha《海华沙之歌》。

4.American literature is started with the publication of Washington Irving’s______.A。

自考英美文学选读书单自考英美文学选读书单是一份精选的文学作品清单，涵盖了英美文学的经典之作。

下面将为大家介绍其中一些著名的作品。

第一本书是《傲慢与偏见》，这是简·奥斯汀的代表作之一。

小说以英国乡村为背景，讲述了伊丽莎白·班纳特与达西先生之间的爱情故事。

通过对社交等级、道德观念和婚姻观念的揭示，描绘了18世纪英国社会的种种现象。

第二本书是《呼啸山庄》，这是艾米莉·勃朗特的代表作之一。

小说以英格兰北部的荒野为背景，讲述了希斯克利夫和卡瑟琳之间复杂的爱恨情仇。

小说展现了人性的复杂性和对爱情的追求，同时也探讨了社会等级、阶级差异和道德观念等话题。

第三本书是《威尼斯商人》，这是威廉·莎士比亚的著名戏剧作品之一。

该剧以威尼斯为背景，讲述了商人安东尼奥与犹太人财主夏洛克的纠葛。

作品涉及了信任、友谊、爱情和复仇等主题，对人性和社会关系进行了深入的探讨。

第四本书是《鲁滨逊漂流记》，这是丹尼尔·笛福的经典之作。

故事讲述了鲁滨逊在海上遭遇风暴后被困在一个无人岛上，他靠着自己的智慧和勇气生存下来，并最终成功返回文明世界。

小说通过对人性、孤独和生存意义的思考，探讨了人与自然的关系。

第五本书是《傻乎乎与傻呵呵》，这是马克·吐温的代表作之一。

小说通过讲述汉克·摩根和吉姆·卡特的冒险故事，揭示了人性的善恶、社会的虚伪和对自由的追求。

作品以幽默和讽刺的方式展现了美国南方社会的种种现象。

以上是自考英美文学选读书单中的一些经典之作，每本书都有其独特的主题和意义。

通过阅读这些作品，我们可以更好地了解英美文学的发展历程和人性的复杂性。

希望大家通过阅读这些经典之作，能够获得更多的思考和启发。