HISTORY AND ANTHOLOGY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE 英国文学史及选读 English Literature College of Foreign Languages China Three Gorges University

College of Foreign Languages, CTGU College of Foreign Languages, CTGU H ISTORY AND A NTHOLOGY OF ENGLISH L ITERATURE Teaching Outline  1 Review  2 William Shakespeare  ( Life Story & literary career & Basic knowledge of drama)  3 The Merchant of Venice  ( Famous quotations & Character study )

College of Foreign Languages, CTGU College of Foreign Languages, CTGU H ISTORY AND A NTHOLOGY OF ENGLISH L ITERATURE Review  What are the writing features of Spenser’s masterpiece The Faerie Queene? What are the writing features of Spenser’s masterpiece The Faerie Queene?  What contributions did Marlowe make to English drama? What contributions did Marlowe make to English drama?

College of Foreign Languages, CTGU College of Foreign Languages, CTGU H ISTORY AND A NTHOLOGY OF ENGLISH L ITERATURE What contributions did Marlowe make to English drama?  the greatest of the pioneers of English drama  reformed the English drama & made blank verse (rhymeless iambic pentameter) the principal instrument of English drama  paved the way for the play of the greatest English dramatist ----Shakespeare

College of Foreign Languages, CTGU College of Foreign Languages, CTGU H ISTORY AND A NTHOLOGY OF ENGLISH L ITERATURE 2 William Shakespeare “He was not of an age, but for all time.”  a great humanist  a most popular playwright of his time  a great poet  a dramatic genius  a master of language

College of Foreign Languages, CTGU College of Foreign Languages, CTGU H ISTORY AND A NTHOLOGY OF ENGLISH L ITERATURE 2.1 Life Story  born in Stratford-on-Avon on the 23rd of April, 1564/ father (a well-to-do trader/ a local grammar school / 14 / father (fell into debt)/left school /In 1582 / married / a farmer’s daughter/ 8 / London/ odd jobs( kept horses) / an actor and a writer/died on the 23rd of April, 1616 ( 52nd birthday).

College of Foreign Languages, CTGU College of Foreign Languages, CTGU H ISTORY AND A NTHOLOGY OF ENGLISH L ITERATURE 2.2 Shakespeare’s literary career 3 periods  Major works: 37 plays, 2 long poems, and 154 sonnets  Great Comedies  Great Tragedies  Shakespeare as a poet  (1) Venus and Adonis  (2) The Rape of Lucrece  (3) Sonnets (154)  Love, broken trust of friend, loss of love, forgiveness  friend, dark lady, rival poet

College of Foreign Languages, CTGU College of Foreign Languages, CTGU H ISTORY AND A NTHOLOGY OF ENGLISH L ITERATURE First Period: Apprenticeship  Shakespeare as a playwright (Three Periods)  Mainly wrote histories and comedies  Henry VI, parts one, two, and three  Richard III  Richard II  Henry IV parts one and two  Henry V

College of Foreign Languages, CTGU College of Foreign Languages, CTGU H ISTORY AND A NTHOLOGY OF ENGLISH L ITERATURE In the Second Period: Problem of Evil in the World Great tragedies Hamlet Othello King Lear Macbeth Tragedies are Shakespeare’s most popular and famous works. Shakespeare used lots of soliloquies in his tragedies. This category explores the faults/weaknesses of humans.

College of Foreign Languages, CTGU College of Foreign Languages, CTGU H ISTORY AND A NTHOLOGY OF ENGLISH L ITERATURE The Thied Period: Creates a new drama form the dramatic romance  Pericles  Cymbeline  The Winter’s Tale  The Tempest

College of Foreign Languages, CTGU College of Foreign Languages, CTGU H ISTORY AND A NTHOLOGY OF ENGLISH L ITERATURE Collection  Questions?