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1、AppreciatingEnglishLiterature本课程的阅读选文分三大类：散文故事（prosefiction）、诗歌(poetry)及戏剧(drama)。每一类又依文类不同再加以区分。散文故事包括寓言(fable,parable,allegory)，童话(fairy-tale)，惊悚故事(GothicStory)，侦探故事(detectivestory)，科幻故事(Sciencefiction)及人生故事(storyoflife)。诗歌类涵括童谣(nurseryrhymes)与童诗(poetryforchildre
2、n)，打油诗(limericks),民谣(ballad)，叙述体诗歌(narrativepoetry)，意象诗(lmagism)及无韵诗(freeverse)。戏剧类选文则包括莎剧选粹及近代北欧独幕剧作品。lWhatisliterature？Sincethe19thC,thebroadersenseofliteratureasatotalityofwrittenorprintedworkshasgivenwaytomoreexclusivedefinitionsbasedoncriteriaofimaginative,cre
3、ative,orartisticvalue.Evenmorerestrictivehasbeentheacademicconcentrationuponpoetry,drama,andfiction..writtenworkswithartisticvalue:writtenworks,e.g.fiction,poetry,drama,andcriticism,thatarerecognizedashavingimportantorpermanentartisticvaluelKeyWords：Prosefiction:th
4、eme,plot,setting,characterization,character,protagonist,antagonist,irony,suspense,pointofview,tone,stylePoetry:syllable,meter,voice/speaker,wordchoice,metaphor,simile,imagery,symbol,sound,rhythm,rhyme,formDrama:tragedy,comedy,melodrama,farce,musical,costume,stagese
5、tup,specialeffect,soundeffect,monologue,asideI.散文故事（prosefiction）vFolklore（民俗故事）:lFablelFairytalelmythFolkloreisoralliterature(intangibleculturalheritage).Othertypesoffolklore（民俗）includetraditionalcustoms,superstitions,dances,legends,riddles,proverbs,games,ritualsa
6、ndsongsthathavebeenadoptedandmaintainedwithinagivencommunitybyprocessofrepetitionandoraltransmission.Folkloreinparticularimpliesthecommonlysharedknowledgeofpre-literatesocietiesorunder-literatesocialclasses.lFable（寓言）:Whatcharacteristics?ashortstory,oftenbutnotnece
7、ssarilyaboutanimals,illustratingapieceofpopularwisdom,orsatirizinghumanbehaviors.Fablesoftenconcludewithamoral,deliveredintheformofanepigram(警句),aproverb（谚语）oramaxim（格言）.Asaveryoldformofstoryrelatedtofolkloreandproverbs,thefableinEuropetalesattributedtoAesop(6thcen
8、turyB.C.).BeastFableusesanimalsand/orinanimateobject,suchasatableoratree,tospeakandbehavelikehumanbeingsinordertoillustratesomemoralpoint.Animals
