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English Literature by Tiffany（胡晓萍） Do you like literature？ music is flowing in the literature,and literature is frozen music. Reading make a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man. main periods 1、Old and Medieval English Literature period（5C-1485） 2、The Renaissance Period（late15C-early17C）文艺复兴 3、17th Century literature period 4、The Enlightenment Period（late17C—middle18C)启蒙 5、The Romantic Period（1798-1832） 6、realism period（19C30S-1918）现实主义 7、modern literature period（1918-1945）现代主义 8、Contemporary Literature（1945— now）当代文学 Old and Medieval English Literature period（5C-1485） the early english literature existed in the verbal communication,as well as the other country. Beowulf贝奥武夫:the national epic of the Anglo-Saxons .(link to p5) Geoffery Chaucer 杰弗里?乔叟。He is a famous humanist of Britain.（John Dryden）约翰·德莱顿 called him The father of English poetry. The Renaissance Period（late15C-early17C） A period of drama and poetry. The Elizabethan drama is the real mainstream of the English Renaissance. Three historical events: 1. new discoveries in geography 2. the religious reformation and economic expansion 3. rediscovery of ancient Roman and Greek culture The most famous dramatists: Edmund Spenser埃德蒙?斯宾塞 The poetspoet. Thomas?More托马斯?莫尔 One of the greatest English humanists Utopia乌托邦William Shakespeare: Father of english drama Do not , for one repulse , give up the purpose that you resolved to effect . (William Shakespeare ) 17th Century literature period metaphysical peotry:（玄学派诗歌）the diction is simple, the imagery is from the actual, the form is frequently an argument with the poet’s beloved,with god, or with himself. （love, religious, thought） Artistic features: 1. conceits or imagery奇思妙喻 2. syllogism三段论 The Enlightenment Period（late17C—middle18C) A revival of interest in the old classical works, order, logic, restrained emotion(抑制情感) and accuracy 小说的崛起：In the mid-century, the newly li