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英国文学选读课程教学大纲优选稿
英国文学选读课程教学大纲优选稿

英国文学选读课程教学

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《英国文学选读》课程教学大纲

课程编号:

总课时数:108

总学分数:4

课程性质:专业必修课

一、课程的任务和基本要求:

任务:

本课程为专业必修课程,旨在使学生对英国文学形成和发展的脉络有一个大致的了解;并通过阅读和理解代表性的重点作品,掌握文学的基本知识,学会分析作品的艺术特色,提高学生的文学欣赏水平及文学批评能力;本课程还同语言教学相结合,通过文学提高学生对文化的敏感性和语言应用水平,全面提高学生的人文素质。

要求:

了解英国文学发展史上重要时期和阶段的文学现象,初步掌握英国文学的发展过程。了解重要时期和阶段的代表作家和作品,熟知其内容、风格、艺术价值及在历史上影响和地位。

二、基本内容和要求:

内容:

英国文学源远流长,英国文学的发展演变历史长达十二、三个世纪,内容丰富浩瀚。但由于教学课时的限制,只能采撷其中的精华部分。所选

作家现在包括英国中世纪时期,文艺复兴时期,启蒙主义时期,浪漫主义时期,批判现实主义时期至现代主义时期的英国重要作家。而所选作品的文类包括诗歌,戏剧,小说和散文,基本能反映出英国文学的概貌。

要求:

了解所选时期的重要作家的文学生涯、创作思想、艺术特色及其代表作品的主题结构、人物刻画、语言风格、思想意义等;通过课堂教学、集体讨论与个人思考,进一步理解所选作品,了解其思想内容和写作特色,提高解读和欣赏文学作品的能力。

三、实践环节和要求:

要求结合课堂教学内容开展多媒体课件的自学,访问校园网上的文学资源库,观看文学名着影片,举办作品欣赏讨论会,独立完成名着改写、学期论文和书评作业。

四、教学时数分配:

1.盎格鲁诺曼时期 8 课时

a) 贝奥武夫

a)亚瑟王的传奇故事。

b)乔叟,主要作品:《坎特伯霉故事集》总序选段。

3.文艺复兴时期 20课时a)该时期的文学特征和主要的文学人物。

b)莎士比亚,主要作品:《哈姆莱特》选段和十四行诗第18首。c)培根,主要作品:《谈读书》全文。

4.革命和王朝复辟时期 10课时a)该时期的文学特征和主要的文学人物。

b)邓恩,主要作品:选文:《跳蚤》《死神不要骄傲》。

c)密尔顿生平,主要作品:《失乐园》选段。

5.英国启蒙运动时期 10课时

a)笛福,主要作品:《鲁滨逊飘流记》选段。

b)斯威夫特,主要作品:《格列佛游记》选读。

c)布莱克,主要作品:诗选:《伦敦》、《老虎》、《扫烟囱的小孩》全文。

d)彭斯,主要作品:诗选《老鼠》、《一朵红红的玫瑰》。

6.浪漫主义时期 20课时

a)该时期的文学特点以及主要文学人物、消极浪漫主义诗人(湖畔派诗人)和积极浪漫主义诗人。

b)华滋华斯,主要作品:选文《威斯敏斯特桥上所作》。

c)拜伦,主要作品:《她走在美底光影中》。

d)雪莱,主要作品:《给英国人民之歌》、《西风颂》。

e) 济慈,主要作品:《夜莺颂》

e)奥斯汀,主要作品《傲慢与偏见》。

7.维多利亚时期 20课时

a)该时期的文学特点:批判现实主义。

b)狄更斯生平,主要作品:《远大前程》选段。

c)勃朗特姐妹生平,主要作品:《简爱》选段。

8.19-20世纪过渡时期 20 课时

a)该时期的文学特点,以及主要文学作品。

b)哈代生平,主要作品:《德伯家的苔丝》选段。

c)劳伦斯,伍尔夫,乔伊斯生平,主要作品,文学特色。

五、其它项目:无

六、有关说明:

1、教学和考核方式:本课程属考查课,考核方式按具体情况可选择开卷或闭卷。

2、习题:在上课期间,要求每位同学写两份paper, 一份为书评,另一份为文学评论。

3、能力培养要求:通过阅读英国文学作品,培养和提高学生的英语阅读能力,以及文学批判能力。

4、与其它课程和教学环节的联系:

先修课程和教学环节:英美概况

后续课程和教学环节:无

平行开设课程和教学环节:英美文学史。

5、教材和主要参考书目:

(1)教材:《英国文学选读》王守仁编着?高等教育出版社2001年9月第1版

(2)主要参考书目:

①《现代英国小说史》,侯维瑞着,上海外语教育出版社,1986年

②《西方文化史》,庄锡昌主编,高等教育出版社,2003年

③ The History of the English Novelby Ernest A. BaberBarnes & Noble, Inc. 1960

④ Victorian Literatureby Robert O. PreyerHarper & Row, Publishers, Inc. 1967

⑤ A Short History of English Literature?刘炳善着,河南人民出版社?2004年。

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