英美文学鉴赏2

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1
.
Duke of Normandy
conquered England on October 14, 1066. From then on began the medieval
period.

2
. The most magnificent prose work of the 15th century is Le Morte D' Arthur concerning with
Arthurian
legend.

3.
The only important prose writer in the 15th century is Sir
Thomas Malory


4.
In 55 B. C., Britain was invaded by
Julius Caesar
, the Roman conqueror. Along with the invasion
came the
Roman mode of life
into Britain.

5
.In the year 1066, the Normans defeated the Anglo-Saxons at the battle of
Hasting



6
.The fifteenth century has been traditionally described as the barren age in English literature.
But it is the spring tide of English
ballads


7.
After the
Norman
Conquest, feudal system was established in English society.

8.
The year of
1381
witnessed a famous peasant uprising led by Wat Tylerand and John Ball.

9.
In English poetry, a quatrain is ( A )
A. a four-line stanza
B. a couplet
C. a fourteen-line stanza
D. a terza rima

10.
Knights
of
the
Round
Table
are
characters
serving
(
C
)
in
legends,
which
depict
chivalry
in
early literature.

A. Sir Lancelot
B. Sir Godwin
C. King Arthur
D. King Henry VIII

11.
Romance was a type of literature that was very popular in the ( C )
A. Renaissance period
B. seventeenth century
C. Middle Ages .
D. eighteenth century

12.
( C ) was the greatest of English religious reformers and the first translator of the
Bible.
A. Langland
B. Gower
C. Wycliffe
D. Chaucer

13.
The story of ( A ) is the culmination of the Arthurian romances.
A. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
B. The story of Beowulf
c. Piers the plowman
D. The Canterbury Tales

14.
After the Norman Conquest, three languages existed in England at that time. The Normans
spoke ( A ).
A. French
B. English
C. Latin
D. Swedish

15.
Freudianism






Key:
Freudianism:
Freudianism
derives
from
Sigmund
Freud,
an
Austrian
neurologist
who
founded
the
psychoanalytic
school
of
psychology.
Freudianism
emphasizes
the
importance
of
unconscious forces in determining the beliefs and actions of human beings. The theory also has
great influence on literature in the 20th century. A lot of modern writers such as Woolf, Joyce and
Lawrence are deeply influenced by Freudianism.

16.

Middle English period


Key: Middle English period: The four and a half centuries between the Norman Conquest in
1066, which effected radical changes in the language, life, and culture of England, and about 1500,
when the standard literary language had become recognizably modem English, that is, similar to
the language we speak and write today.

17.

Arthurian legend


Key:
Arthurian
legend:
It
is
a
group
of
tales
(in
several
languages)
that
developed
in
the
Middle Ages concerning Arthur, semi-historical king of the Britons and his knights. The legend is a
complex
weaving
of
ancient
Celtic
mythology
with
later
traditions
around
a
core
of
possible
historical authenticity.

18.
What is the influence of the Norman Conquest upon English language and literature?


Key: (1) During the period of the Norman Conquest, English and Norman·
French existed side
by side in England, together with Latin. French for quite a long time prevailed among the noble;
Latin was at bigger schools and it also used in the churches and monasteries; and the lower ranks
made use of English.