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1、一、英美文学名词解释英国文学1.Romance(P2)Theromancewasalongcomposition,sometimesinverse,sometimesinprose,Itisa literary genre popular in the medieval England. It sings knightly adventures or other heroic deeds. Chivalry (such as bravery, honor, generosity, loyalty and kindness to the we
2、ak and poor) is the spirit of romance.ThemedievalromancesweretalesofchivalryoramorousadventureoccurringinKingArthur'scourt."SirGawainandtheGreenKnight"isanexampleofamedievalromance.浪漫是一个漫长的成分,有时在诗,有时在散文里,它是一个文学流派在中世纪的英国,唱流行骑士的冒险或其他的英雄事迹。骑士精神(如勇敢、荣誉、慷慨、忠诚和善良弱者和穷人)是浪漫的精神。中世纪
3、的浪漫骑士精神的故事或多情的冒险发生在亚瑟王朝的。《高文爵士和绿衣骑士”的一个例子是一个中世纪的浪漫。2.EpicEpic is an extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, like Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey. It usually celebrates the feats of one or more legendary or traditional heroes. The action is simple but magnifice
4、nt. Today, some long narrative works, like novels that reveal an age and its people, are also called epic. 史诗是一种扩展的叙事诗在高架或高贵的语言,像荷马的《伊利亚特》和《奥德赛》。通常庆祝的一个或多个传奇或传统的英雄壮举。简单而华丽的动作。今天,一些长叙事作品,如小说,揭示时代和人民,也被称为史诗。3.Folkballad(P7)The folk ballad was one of the earliest forms of lit
5、erature. Folk ballads have no known authors. They were transmitted orally from generation to generation and were not set down in writing until centuries after they were first sung. The subject matter of folk ballads stems from the everyday life of the common people. Device
6、s commonly used in ballads are the refrain, incremental repetition, and code language. A later form of ballad is the literary ballad, which imitates the style of the folk ballad. 民间歌谣是最早的文学形式之一。民间歌谣没有已知的作者。他们世代口头传播,没有制定书面世纪直到他们第一次唱。民谣的主题从百姓的日常生活。设备常用的民谣是避免,增量重复,和代码语言。后来的民谣
7、形式是文学民谣,模仿民间歌谣的风格。4.Renaissance(P12)The Renaissance, therefore, in essence, is a historical period in which the European humanist thinkers and scholars tried to get rid of those old feudalistic ideas in Medieval Europe, to introduce new ideas that express the interests of
8、the rising bourgeoisie, and to recover the purity of the early church from the corruption
