《外國文學(xué)》課件02 medieval literature

1、Chapter Two Medieval Literature IntroductionWhats your impression of the Medieval Time? the medieval time period 5C - 11C 12C - 14C 15C - middle of 17C In History: AD 476 - 15CIn Literature: AD 476 - early 14 C (the Divine Comedy) I Overview of the Medieval Literature Christianity and the Holy Bible

2、1）History of Christianity BC 1720 BC 1230 BC 13C BC 11C BC 5C BC 2C BC 63 AD 1C BC 4 - AD 33 Middle of AD 60 AD 2C、3C AD 313 AD 5C-9C 2）The Holy Bible (Based on a Catholic version)A. Old Testament 46 books a. Torah (teaching/law): the Five Books of Moses“摩西五經(jīng)”Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deu

3、teronomy創(chuàng)世紀(jì) 出谷紀(jì) 肋未紀(jì) 戶籍紀(jì) 申命紀(jì) b. Neviim (prophets): Historical books 先知書e.g. Joshua, Judges, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kingsc. Ketuvim (writings): Wisdom books 詩歌智慧書e.g. Job, Psalms, Song of SongsB. New Testament 27 books a. Canonical gospels 福音書 4 books the Gospel of Matthew, the Gospel of Mark,

4、 the Gospel of Luke, the Gospel of Johnb. Acts of the Apostles 使徒行傳c. Epistles 21 books 書信e.g. Epistle to the Ephesians, Epistle to the Philippiansd. Book of Revelation 啟示書C. deuterocanonical books and passages 3）the spirit of Christianity A. Moses Vs Achilles B. SamsonC. Adam and Eve D. the Greek a

5、nd Hebraic tradition 2. Historical background and cultural features of the Medieval literature 1）binary opposition 2）the emergence of nationality 3）the positive and negative influence of Christianity 3. Types of writing 1）Religious Literature 2）epics and balladA. epic poemsBeowulf The Song of Roland

6、, The Poem of the Cid, Nibelungenlied, The Tale of Igors Campaign B. ballad The Geste of Robin Hood Stop and listen, everybody, This storys pretty good. Its all about a bold outlaw, His name was Robin Hood. Robin was a wise outlaw. While he walked on ground, So courteous an outlaw Was seldom ever fo

7、und. Robin stood in the greenwood And leaned against a tree, And by him stood Little John, A good yeoman was he. And also did good Scarlett, And Much, the millers son. Every inch of his body Was worthy of a man. 3）the chivalric literature A. troubadours lyric poetry B. chivalric romance e.g. Lancelo

8、t, the Knight of the Cart Tristan and Iseult 4）the urban literature Le Roman de Renart II Dante and Divine Comedy 1. life and works 1）his love toward Beatrice dolce stil novo (the sweet new style)La Vita Nuova (the New Life)我的戀人秋水般的眼里漾著愛情，熠亮的眼波把一切全化為純真；她走過來了，每一個(gè)人都癡癡地望著她出神，聽到她的聲音更心跳怦怦，亂了方寸。一陣陣炙熱的風(fēng)燒烘你

9、的臉孔，詛咒自己的每一件惡行，傲慢、暴戾，在她面前消失了蹤影！女士們，請(qǐng)和我把她同聲歌頌。誰聆聽她銀鈴似的愛語，心中自涌出萬般甘美、溫情，誰首先目睹她的容顏，真?zhèn)€叫人銷魂。當(dāng)她露出盈盈的微笑，無法用筆墨形容，又難以牢記心中，因?yàn)槟鞘歉哔F的神奇！她是多么高雅，多么純潔，我的姑娘，當(dāng)她向人們施禮，每一個(gè)人都惶亂無神地垂下眼簾。嘴唇顫顫栗栗，羞赧地沉寂。她淡裝素裹，翩然遠(yuǎn)去，帶走了聲聲驚奇，啊，她恍若上界的一位天使，降臨人間，把奇跡向我們顯示。瞻仰她的豐姿，飄飄欲仙，甜蜜穿過眼睛，流淌進(jìn)心底，幸福的水柱豈能在局外人的心湖升起。她的口唇里一個(gè)靈魂游動(dòng)，溫柔親切，又充溢著愛意，它對(duì)我的心說：“渴求吧，你

10、！”那超凡的榮光進(jìn)入天國喚起永恒天父為之驚嘆，直到一種甜蜜的欲望帶著絕倫之美進(jìn)入心田，所以只許自己把她欣賞；看看這個(gè)萎靡邪惡的塵世怎值得驚動(dòng)如此的美輪美奐。2）his political life 3) Dantes other worksA. De Vulgari Eloquentia (On Eloquence in the vernacular)B. Convivio (The Banquet) C. Monarchia D. Divine Comedy2. Divine Comedy 1）storyInfernoPurgatorioParadiso2）artistic characte

11、ristics A. Duality in Dante The close of the feudal Middle Ages, and the opening of the modern capitalist era are marked by a colossal figured an Italian, Dante, both the last poet of the Middle Ages and the first poet of modern times.Engels a. his attitude towards Christianity: religious theme & form VS criticism on churches and popesb. his attitude towards reason and wisdom: admirations for wise