英国文学名词解释大全(整理版).pdf

名词解释

1.Epi(史诗)（appearedinthetheAnglo-SaxonPeriod）

Itisanarrativeofheroicaction,oftenwithaprincipalhero,usuallymythicalinitscontent,grandinitsstyle,

offeringinspirationandennoblementwithinaparticularcultureornationaltradition.

Alongnarrativpoemtellingaboutthddsofgreatheroandreflectingthvaluesofthsocietyfromwhichit

originated.

Epicisanextendednarrativepoeminelevatedordignifiedlanguage,likeHomer’sIliadOdyssey.Itusuallycelebrates

thefeatsofoneormorelegendaryortraditionalheroes.Theactionissimple,butfullofmagnificence.

Today,somelongnarrativeworks,likenovelsthatrevealanageitspeople,arealsocalledepic.

E.g.Beowulf（thepagan（异教徒），secular(非宗教的)poetry）Iliad《伊利亚特》，Odyssey《奥德赛》

ParadiseLost《失乐园》，TheDivineComedy《神曲》

2.Romance（传奇）(Anglo-NormanfeudalEngland)

•Romanceisanyimaginativeliteraturethatissetinanidealizedworldandthatdealswithheroicadventuresand

battlesbetwngoodcharactersandvillainsormonsters.

•Originally,thetermreferredtoamedieval(中世纪)taledealingwiththeloveandadventuresofkings,quns,

knights,andladies,andincludingsupernaturalhappenings.

Form:longcomposition,inverse,inpros

Content:descriptionoflifeandadventuresofanoblehero

Character:aknight,amanofnoblbirth,skilledinthusofweapons;oftendescribedasridingforthtosk

adventures,takingpartintournaments(骑士比武),orfightingforhislordinbattles;devotedtothechurchandtheking

•Romancelacksgeneralresemblancetotruthorreality.

•Itexaggeratesthevicesofhumannatureandidealizesthevirtues.

•Itcontainsperilous(dangerous)adventuresmoreorlessremotefrom