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(完整)英国文学名词解释大全(整理版)(word 版可编辑修改)(完整)英国文学名词解释大全(整理版)(word 版可编辑修改)编辑整理：尊敬的读者朋友们：这里是精品文档编辑中心，本文档内容是由我和我的同事精心编辑整理后发布的，发布之前我们对文中内容进行仔细校对，但是难免会有疏漏的地方，但是任然希望（(完整)英国文学名词解释大全(整理版)(word 版可编辑修改)）的内容能够给您的工作和学习带来便利。同时也真诚的希望收到您的建议和反馈，这将是我们进步的源泉，前进的动力。本文可编辑可修改，如果觉得对您有帮助请收藏以便随时查阅，最后祝您生活愉快 业绩进步，以下为(完整)英国文学名词解释大全(整理版)(word 版可编辑修改)的全部内容。(完整)英国文学名词解释大全(整理版)(word 版可编辑修改)名词解释名词解释1.Epic(史诗）(appeared in the the Anglo-Saxon Period）Epic(史诗）(appeared in the the Anglo-Saxon Period）It is a narrative of heroic action，often with a principal hero,usually mythical in its content,grand in its style,offering inspiration and ennoblement within a particular culture or national tradition。It is a narrative of heroic action，often with a principal hero,usually mythical in its content,grand in its style,offering inspiration and ennoblement within a particular culture or national tradition。A long narrative poem telling about the deeds of great hero and reflecting the values of the society from which it originated.Epic is an extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language,like Homers Iliad&Odyssey。It usually celebrates the feats of one or more legendary or traditional heroes。The action is simple，but full of magnificence.Today，some long narrative works,like novels that reveal an age its people，are also called epic。E。g.Beowulf（the pagan（异教徒)，secular(非宗教的)poetry）Beowulf（the pagan（异教徒)，secular(非宗教的)poetry）Iliad 伊利亚特，Odyssey奥德赛 Paradise Lost 失乐园,The Divine Comedy神曲2.Romance（传奇）(Anglo-Norman feudal England)Romance（传奇）(Anglo-Norman feudal England)Romance is any imaginative literature that is set in an idealized world and that deals with heroic adventures and battles between good characters and villains or monsters.Originally,the term referred to a medieval(中世纪)tale dealing with the love and adventures of kings,queens,knights,and ladies，and including supernatural happenings。Form：Form：long composition,in verse，in proseContent：Content：description of life and adventures of a noble heroCharacter：Character：a knight,a man of noble birth,skilled in the use of weapons;often(完整)英国文学名词解释大全(整理版)(word 版可编辑修改)described as riding forth to seek adventures,taking part in tournaments（骑士比武)，or fighting for his lord in battles;devoted to the church and the king Romance lacks general resemblance to truth or reality.It exaggerates the vices of human nature and idealizes the virtues。It contains perilous(dangerous)adventures more or less remote from ordinary life.It lays emphasis on supreme devotion to a fair lady.The Romance Cycles/Groups/DivisionsThe Romance Cycles/Groups/DivisionsThree Groupsmatters of Britain Adventures of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table(亚瑟王和他的圆桌骑士）matters of France Emperor Charlemagne and his peers matters of Rome Alexander the Great and the attacks of TroyLe Morte DArthur（亚瑟王之死)Le Morte DArthur（亚瑟王之死)Class Nature（阶级性)of the RomanceClass Nature（阶级性)of the RomanceLoyalty to king and lord was the theme of the romances，as loyalty was the cornerstone（the most important part 基石)of feudal morality。The romances were composed not for the common but for the noble,of the noble，and by the poets patronized（supported 庇护,保护）by the noble。3。Alliteration（押 头 韵):a repeated initial（开 头 的）consonant（协调,一致)to successive(连续的)words.3。Alliteration（押 头 韵):a repeated initial（开 头 的）consonant（协调,一致)to successive(连续的)words.e。g。1。To his kin the kindest，keenest for praise。2.Sing a song of southern singer4.Understatement(低调陈述)（for ironical humor）4.Understatement(低调陈述)（for ironical humor）(完整)英国文学名词解释大全(整理版)(word 版可编辑修改)not troublesome：very welcomeneed not praise:a right to condemn5。Chronicle编年史（a monument of Old English prose)5。Chronicle编年史（a monument of Old English prose)6.Ballads（民谣）(The most important department of English folk literature)6.Ballads（民谣）(The most important department of English folk literature)Definition：Definition：A ballad is a narrative poem that tells a story,and is usually meant to be sung or recited in musical form.An important stream of the Medieval folk literatureFeatures of English BalladsFeatures of English Ballads1.The ballads are in various English and Scottish dialects.2.They were created collectively and revised when handed down from mouth to mouth.3。They are mainly the literature of the peasants,and give an outlook of the English common people in feudal society.Stylistic（风格上)Features of the BalladsStylistic（风格上)Features of the Ballads1。Composed in couplets（相连并押韵的两行诗，对句）or in quatrains（四行诗）known as the ballad stanza(民谣诗节)，rhyming abab or abcb,with the first and third lines carrying 4 accented syllables（重读音节）and the second and fourth carrying 3。2。Simple，plain language or dialect（方言,土语）of the common people with colloquial(口语的，会话的),vivid and，sometimes,idiomatic(符合当地语言习惯的)expressions3.Telling a good story with a vivid presentation around the central plot。(完整)英国文学名词解释大全(整理版)(word 版可编辑修改)4.Using a high proportion of dialogue with a romantic or tragic dimension（方面）to achieve dramatic effect.Subjects of English BalladsSubjects of English Ballads1.struggle of young lovers2。conflict between love and wealth3.cruelty of jealousy4.criticism of the civil war5.matters of class struggle7。Heroic couplet（英 雄 双 韵 体）（introduced by Geoffrey Chaucer）7。Heroic couplet（英 雄 双 韵 体）（introduced by Geoffrey Chaucer）Definition:Definition:the rhymed couplet of iambic pentameter；a verse form in epic poetry，with lines of ten syllables and five stresses，in rhyming pairs。英雄诗体/英雄双韵体：用于史诗或叙事诗，每行十个音节,五个音部，每两行押韵。英雄诗体/英雄双韵体：用于史诗或叙事诗，每行十个音节,五个音部，每两行押韵。8.couplet(两行诗，对句)：8.couplet(两行诗，对句)：Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme。A heroic couplet is an iambic pentameter couplet.During the Restoration period and the 18th C.it was a popular verse form。9.iambic pentameter：9.iambic pentameter：A poetic line consisting of five Verse feet(penta is from a Greek word meaning“five），with each foot an iamb-that is，an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable。10。Rhyme（韵，押韵）:10。Rhyme（韵，押韵）:the repetition（反复)of sounds in two or more words or phrases that appear close to each other in a poem。E。g。river/shiver,song/long11。meter（格律）(11。meter（格律）(属于 Prosody 属于 Prosody prsd（韵文学；诗体学；(某语言的）(完整)英国文学名词解释大全(整理版)(word 版可编辑修改)韵律(学）)）:）:A generally regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables（音节）in poetry。The meters with two-syllable feet are：The meters with two-syllable feet are：Iambic（x/）（抑扬格）:That time of year thou mayst in me beholdTrochaic（/x）（扬抑格）：Tell me not in mournful numbersSpondaic(/）(扬扬格）：Break,break，break/On thy cold gray stones，O Sea!The meters with threesyllable feet are:The meters with threesyllable feet are:anapestic(x x/)（抑抑扬格)：And the sound of a voice that is stilldactylic(/x x)（强弱格，长短格，扬抑抑格）：This is the forest primeval,the murmuring pines and the hemlock (a trochee replaces the final dactyl)12。Rhythm（节奏,韵律）(12。Rhythm（节奏,韵律）(属于 Prosody 属于 Prosody prsd（韵文学；诗体学；(某语言的）韵律（学)）：）：refers to the regular recurrence（反复，重现）of the accent（重读）or stress in poem or song。e.g.the rhythm of day and night,the seasonal rhythm of the year,the beat of our hearts,and the rise and fall of sea tides,etc。basic patterns of rhythmsbasic patterns of rhythmsa)Iambic foot（iamba)Iambic foot（iambaimb）（抑扬格):）（抑扬格):an unstressed syllable followed by an stressed one as in the word“prevent”or“about Its time the children went to bed.Well learn a poem by Keats。b）Trochaic b）Trochaic tr ukeiik foot(trochee foot(trochee tr uki:）(扬 抑 格）:）(扬 抑 格）:a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed one as in“football”，“never”，(完整)英国文学名词解释大全(整理版)(word 版可编辑修改)“happy”or“English”William Morris taught him English。Double,double，toil and trouble。Fire burns and cauldron bubble。c）Anapestic foot（anapest c）Anapestic foot（anapest npi:st)（抑抑扬格）)（抑抑扬格）:two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed one as in“comprehend or“intervene”Ive been working in China for forty years。d)Dactylic foot(dactyl)(强弱格，长短格,扬抑抑格）d)Dactylic foot(dactyl)(强弱格，长短格,扬抑抑格）:a stressed syllable followed by two unstressed ones as in“dangerous”,“cheerfully”，“yesterday”or“merrily”13Common line lengths:13Common line lengths:number of feet per linenumber of feet per lineone foot monometer one foot monometer mnmit(rare）（单音部)(rare）（单音部)two feet dimeter two feet dimeter dimit(二步)three feet trimester three feet trimester trimit（三步）four feet tetrameter four feet tetrameter tetrmit（四步)five feet pentameter five feet pentameter pentmit（五步)six feet hexameter six feet hexameter heksmitseven feet heptameter seven feet heptameter heptmit(rare）(rare）eight feet octameter eight feet octameter ktmit(rare)(rare)14Line patterns:14Line patterns:Couplet（Couplet（相连并押韵的两行诗，对句）：2 lines rhyming with each other）：2 lines rhyming with each otherA heroic couplet is an iambic pentameter couplet.A heroic couplet is an iambic pentameter couplet.Tercet Tercet t:sit（三行押韵诗句,三拍子）：3 lines，terza rima（aba，）：3 lines，terza rima（aba，(完整)英国文学名词解释大全(整理版)(word 版可编辑修改)bcb，cdc,ded)bcb，cdc,ded)Quatrain Quatrain kwtrein（四行诗）:4 lines，ballad stanza(abcb）（四行诗）:4 lines，ballad stanza(abcb）Octave Octave ktv,，tev（八行诗):8 lines,ottava rima（abababcc）（八行诗):8 lines,ottava rima（abababcc）Spenserian stanza(斯宾塞诗节):9 lines (ababbcbcc)（The Faerie Queene(仙后)Sonnet（十四行诗）：14 lines(Shakespearean:ababcdcdefefgg)Sonnet（十四行诗）：14 lines(Shakespearean:ababcdcdefefgg)Example：Example：She walks in beauty，like the night of cloudless climes and starry skies；And all thats best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes：Thus mellowd to that tender light Which heaven to gaudy day denies1。Foot and length:Iambic tetrameter2.Rhyme(scheme)：ababab15Humanism15Humanism1)Humanism is the essence of the Renaissance。According to humanists,human beings were glorious creatures capable of individual development in the direction of perfection and the world can be questioned，explored and enjoyed。2)By emphasizing the dignity of human beings and the importance of the present life,in contrast to the medieval emphasis on God and contempt for the things of this world,they voiced their beliefs that man did not only have the right to pursue happiness of this life,but had the ability to perfect himself and to perform wanders.(完整)英国文学名词解释大全(整理版)(word 版可编辑修改)16。DramaDrama1.Definition 1.Definition Drama is“a composition in prose or verse,adapted to be acted upon a stage，in which a story is related by means of dialogue and action，and is represented with accompanying gesture,costume,and scenery,as in real life。”2.The Development of Drama2.The Development of Drama1.1.Religious PeriodReligious Period 1)Mystery playsMystery plays presented stories from the Old and New Testament of the Bible.Creation of the World，the Fall，the Great Flood,Redemption,Final Judgment，etc。The birth of the Christchild symbolized hope in the darkness of winter;Christs resurrection（复活）accorded with the earths renewal in spring，and the promise of harvest at midsummer.2）Miracle playsMiracle plays（奇迹剧）Dramatizing（将改编成剧本）the lives and miracles of saints,or divine intervention（神的干预,介入）in human affairs,that is,stories from the lives of saints.Often focused on blessed virgin Mary3)Morality plays Morality plays（道德剧）Presenting stories containing abstract（抽 象 的）virtues and vices（美德和恶习）as characters。They were plays which had a moral message:Good and Evil fight(完整)英国文学名词解释大全(整理版)(word 版可编辑修改)for domination（统治）of the human soul.Everyman,the best example，is the story of a character representing mankind。2。Artistic Period 2。Artistic Period The first Comedy,Ralph Roister Doister拉尔夫罗伊斯特多伊斯特written by the schoolmaster,Nicholas Udall between 1550 and 1553 The first English tragedy，Gorboduc written in 1561 by Thomas Sackville and Thomas Norton 3.Elements of drama3.Elements of drama 1。Plot(情节）The structure of a plays action，the order of the incidents,their arrangement and form.2.Character（人物）:the vital center of a play How they look，what they say and in what manners they say；what they do and how their actions reveal who they are and what they represent The human qualities are the most engaging feature.3。Dialogue（对白）Drama is described as“persons moving about on stage using words.”Major functions of Dialogue：to advance the plot，to establish setting,and to reveal character。4。Staging(舞台设计)(完整)英国文学名词解释大全(整理版)(word 版可编辑修改)Things like positions of actors,nonverbal gestures and movements，scenic background，props and costumes,lighting and sound effects5。Theme（主题):the central idea of the play。4.Dramatic Terms4.Dramatic Terms 1.Script(脚 本):the written work from which a drama isproduced.It contains stage directions and Dialogue2。Stage Directions(舞 台 指 导）：notes provided by the playwright to describe how something should be presented or performed on stage3。Monologue(独白)：a long speech given by an actor4。Soliloquy（独白):a speech given by a character who is alone(or thinks he is alone)on stage5。Aside(旁白）:a statement intended to be heard by the audience or by a single other character but not by all the other characters on stage 6。Act(幕):a major division of a drama7。Scene(场)：a division of an act.A scene typically begins with the entrance of one or more characters and ends with the exit of one or more characters.17.17.Comedy(喜剧）（Drama form）Comedy(喜剧）（Drama form）A play written chiefly to amuse its audience by appealing to a sense of superiority over the characters depicted。A comedy will normally be closer to(完整)英国文学名词解释大全(整理版)(word 版可编辑修改)everyday life than a tragedy,and will explore common human failings rather than tragedys disastrous crimes.Its ending will usually be happy for the leading characters。E.g。（莎士比亚）Romantic Comedies(the overcoming the obstacle of love)：As You Like It(皆大欢喜），A Midsummer Nights Dream,The Twelfth Night，&The Merchant of Venice（威尼斯商人）18.Tragedy（Drama form）18.Tragedy（Drama form）A serious play or novel representing the disastrous downfall of a central character,the protagonist.According to Aristotle，the purpose is to achieve a catharsis through incidents arousing pity and terror.The tragic effect usually depends on our awareness of admirable qualities in he protagonist,which are wasted terribly in the fated disaster.E.g.（莎士比亚）Great Tragedies（四大悲剧）（explores the faults/weaknesses of humans)：Hamlet，Othello,King Lear&Macbeth19。dramatic Romance（tragi-comedy）（悲喜剧）19。dramatic Romance（tragi-comedy）（悲喜剧）(莎士比亚)（Drama form）:（Drama form）:Romances focus on the separation and reunion of families rather than love and marriage。Endings were characterized by homecoming,recognition，reconciliation,and forgiveness.The romances are set in mythical worlds where supernatural and magic and unlikely coincidences are commonplace.E。g.Pericles波里克利斯波里克利斯，Cymbeline辛柏林辛柏林,The Winters Tale冬天的故事冬天的故事，The Tempest暴风雨暴风雨(完整)英国文学名词解释大全(整理版)(word 版可编辑修改)20.Monologue（长篇独白）20.Monologue（长篇独白）An extended speech uttered by one speaker，either to others or alone。Significant varieties include the dramatic monologuedramatic monologue（a kind of poem in which the speaker is imagined to be addressing a silent audience)，and the soliloquysoliloquy(in which the speaker is supposed to be“overheard(偷听,无意中听到)while alone)。21。Soliloquy21。Soliloquy A dramatic speech delivered by one ch