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The Anglo-Saxon Period I.
1. _________________ can be termed England’s national epic and its hero Beowulf
—one of the national heroes of the English people.
2. The literature of Anglo-Saxon period falls naturally into two divisions, --______
and ________. The former represents the poetry which the Anglo-Saxons probably brought with them in the form of _______, --the crude material out of which literature was slowly developed on English soil; the latter represents the _________ developed under teaching of the monks.
3. The Song of Beowulf reflects events which took place on the ______
approximately at the beginning of the 6th century, when the forefathers of the ____lived in the southern part of the _________.
4. The old English poetry can be divided into two groups: the __________poetry and
the ______ poetry. (secular, religious)
5. ___________ is the oldest poem in the English language, and also the oldest
surviving epic in the English language. (Beowulf) II.
1. _______ is the first important religious poet in English literature.
A. John Donne B. George Herbert C. Caedmon D. Milton 2. In Anglo-Saxon period, Beowulf represented the ________ poetry.
A. pagan B. religious C. romantic D. sentimental
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III. Define the literary terms 1. Epic
It is, originally, an oral narrative poem, majestic both in theme and style. Epics deal with legendary or historical events of national or universal significance, involving action of broad sweep and grandeur. Most epics deal with the exploits of a single individual. The characteristics of the hero of an epic are national rather than individual. Typically, an epic includes several features: the introduction of supernatural forces that shape the action; conflict in the form of battles or other physical combat; and stylistic conventions such as a n invocation to the Muse, a formal statement of the theme, long lists of the protagonist involved, and set speeches couched in elevated language. Examples include the ancient Greek epics by Homer, Iliad and Odyssey, The Faerie Queene by Edmund Spenser and The Paradise Lost by John Milton.
2. Alliteration
A repeated initial consonant to successive words.
The Anglo-Norman Period I.
1. In the year ________, at the battle of ______________, the Normans headed by William, Duke of Normandy, defeated the Anglo-Saxons.
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2. The literature which Normans brought to England is remarkable for its bright, romantic tales of _____ and ______, in marked contrast with the ___________ and ___________ of Anglo-Saxon poetry.
3. The literature of the Anglo –Norman period was of three classes: the matter of _________; matter of __________________; matter of ___________.
4. after the __________ Conquest, feudal system was established in English society. (Norman)
5. The most prevalent kind of literature in feudal England was ___________. It was a long composition, sometimes in verse, sometimes in prose, describing the life and adventure of a noble hero. (romance)
Geoffrey Chaucer I.
1. Geoffrey Chaucer, the “____________________” and one of the greatest narrative poets of England, was born in London in or about the year 1340.
2. Being specially fond of the great ____________ writer Boccaccio, Chaucer composes a long narrative poem____________, based upon Boccaccio’s poem __________. 3. Chaucer greatly contributed to the founding of the English literary language, the basis of which was formed by the _________ dialect, so profusely used by the poet. 4. Chaucer’s masterpiece is _____________, one of the most famous works in all literature.
5. The Prologue is a splendid masterpiece of ___________ portrayal, the first of its
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【问题详解】英国文学史名词解释
