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1、01.Humanism(人文主义)HumanismistheessenceoftheRenaissance.2>itemphasizesthedignityofhumanbeingsandtheimportanceofthepresentlife.Humanistsvoicedtheirbeliefsthatmanwasthecenteroftheuniverseandmandidnotonlyhavetherighttoenjoythebeautyofthepresentlife,buthadtheabili

2、tytoperfecthimselfandtoperformwonders.02.Renaissance(文艺复兴)Theword“Renaissance”means“rebirth”,itmeantthereintroductionintowestermEuropeofthefullculturalheritageofGreeceandRome.2>theessenceoftheRenaissanceisHumanism.Attitudesandfeelingswhichhadbeencharacterist

3、icofthe14thand15thcenturiespersistedwelldownintotheeraofHumanismandreformation.3>therealmainstreamoftheenglishRenaissanceistheElizabethandramawithwilliamshakespearebeingtheleadingdramatist.03.Metaphysicalpoetry(玄学派诗歌)Metaphysicalpoetryiscommonlyusedtonamethe

4、workofthe17thcenturywriterswhowroteundertheinfluenceofJohnDonne.2>witharebelliousspirit,theMetaphysicalpoetstriedtobreakawayfromtheconventionalfashionoftheElizabethanlovepoetry.3>thedictionissimpleascomparedwiththatoftheElizabethanortheNeoclassicalperiods,an

5、dechoesthewordsandcadencesofcommonspeech.4>theimageryisdrawnfromactuallife.04.Classcism(古典主义)Classcismreferstoamovementortendencyinart,literature,ormusicthatreflectstheprinciplesmanifestedintheartofancientGreeceandRome.Classicismemphasizesthetraditionalandth

6、euniversal,andplacesvalueonreason,clarity,balance,andorder.Classicism,withitsconcernforreasonanduniversalthemes,istraditionallyopposedtoRomanticism,whichisconcernedwithemotionsandpersonalthemes.05.Enlightenment(启蒙运动)Enlightenmentmovementwasaprogressivephilos

7、ophicalandartisticmovementwhichflourishedinfranceandsweptthroughwesternEuropeinthe18thcentury.2>themovementwasafurtheranceoftheRenaissancefrom14thcenturytothemid-17thcentury.3>itspurposewastoenlightenthewholeworldwiththelightofmodernphilosophicalandartistici

8、deas.4>itcelebratedreasonorrationality,equalityandscience.Itadvocateduniversaleducation.5>famousamongthegreatenlightenersinenglandwerethosegreatwriterslikeAlexanderpope.Jonathanswift.etc.06.Neoc