中世纪文学复习大纲

中世纪文学复习大纲The earliest epic of England---BeowulfThree battlesFight with Grendel(格兰道尔 )In this battle,

中世纪文学复习大纲 ● Beowulf TheearliestepicofEngland--- ■ Threebattles ◆ FightwithGrendel() 格兰道尔 Inthisbattle,Grendelretreatsmortallywounded,leavingoneofhis armswithBeowulf. ◆ FightwithGrenndel’smother Inthisbattle,Beowulfcutofftheheadofshe-monster.Afterbattle,he becamekingandcontrolledhispeopleforfiftyyears. ◆ FightwithFire-dragon Beowulfdiedinthebattle. ■ FeaturesofBeowulf ◆ Epic(orHeroicPoetry): 史诗 arelongnarrativepoemsthatrecordtheadventuresofaherowhose exploitsareimportanttothehistoryofanation.Typicallytheychroniclethe originsofacivilizationandembodyitscentralbeliefsandvalues. ● Alliteration( 押头韵）： Inanalliterativeverse,certainaccentedwordsinalinebeginwiththe sameconsonantsound.Therearegenerally4accentsinaline,threeofwhich showalliteration.Forexample: ThusadetheirourningtheenofGeatland, mmm Fortheirhero’spassing,hishearth-companions Quoththatofallthekingsofearth, Ofenhewastheildestandostbeloved, mmm