keys, adj., v., keyed, key•ing. n. [countable] Buildinga small metal instrument specially cut to fit into a lock and move its bolt:the house keys. any of various devices resembling or functioning as a key:The key of an old-fashioned clock is used to wind it up. something that...
English literature - Romanticism, Poetry, Wordsworth: Eighteenth-century poetry after Pope produced nothing that can compete with achievements on the scale of Clarissa and Tristram Shandy, but much that was vital was accomplished. William Collins’s Odes
◎KEY POINT: In this period, England became a strong nation and its literature entered the first flourished period. You will learn about those great names like Sidney, More, Bacon, and notably Shakespeare. The word “Renaissance” is side by side with “humanism”, which is to be explored ...
Key:(1) Chaucer‘s language is vivid and exact. His words are easy to understand. (2) He introduced from France the ―heroic couplet‖ to English poetry. (3) Though influenced by French and Italian literature models, Chaucer is the first poet to write in English vernacular, now called ...
English literature, the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are treated separately under American literature, Australi...
1、english literaturechapter one english literature in the middle age (5th -15th )main points:i. background information of the anglo-saxon period.ii. literary characteristics of the anglo-saxon period.iii. background information of the anglo-norman period. iv. literary characteristics of the anglo...
英国文学(English Literature)完整版.pptx,English LiteratureI. Old English, or Anglo—Saxon, Era (450-1066)II. Middle English Period (1066-1485)III. The Renaissance Period (1485-early 17th century)IV. The 17th CenturyV. The 18th Century.VI. The Romantic
The first feature is a thirsting curiosity for the classical literature. 2. Another feature is the keen interest in the activities of humanity. Medieval Ideology During the Middle Ages, the Catholic Church dominated the Western culture. Though at the beginning it helped to create civilization, it...
EnglishLiteratureCompiledbyWuWeiLun1.WhatisLiterature?Literaturereferstothepracticeandprofessionofwriting.Itcomesfromhumaninterestintellingastory,inarrangingwordsinartisticforms,indescribinginwordssomeaspectsofhumanexperiences.Literatureischaracterizedbybeautyofexpressionandformandbyuniversityofintellectualandemotionalappeal....
Interweaving the participants' insights with the theoretical framework, I discuss the conditions that supported their meaningful engagement with literature. Key findings include 1) Reader response pedagogies that encourage intertextual analysis and collaborative meaning-making can create space for ...