British Literature through the 18th Century – angličtina

 

Otázka: British Literature – 18th Century

Jazyk: Angličtina

Přidal(a): adelao

 

 

Old English (600 – 1100)- completely different from modern English

• Beowulf
  • 8^th century
  • Anglo-Saxon epic poetry
  • Prince Beowulf kills a monster, Grendel, that has been terrorizing the Danish King. Beowulf becomes a hero, but he has to kill Grendel’s mother for she seeks revenge. Beowulf eventually dies in a conflict with a dragon.

Middle English (1100 – 1500)- language of everyday life

• Geoffrey Chaucer
  • end of the 14^th Century
  • one of the first English writers
  • The Canterbury Tales – a collection of stories that pilgrims from different social classes tell one another while travelling from London to Canterbury

Early Modern English (1500 – 1700)- English became a language of government and religion (Henry VIII allowed an English Bible to be published)

• Sir Thomas More
  • Utopia
• William Shakespeare
  • Elizabethan Age – a golden age for theatre (The Globe; varied audience)
  • sonnets
  • plays
    • comedies
      • As You Like It,The Merchant of Venice…
    • historical
      • Richard III…
    • tragedies
      • Hamlet, Othello, King Lear…
      • John Milton
        • Paradise Lost – an epic poem, Biblical story of the Fall of Man, the idea of Free Will

The Rise of the Novel (18^th Century)- Enlightenment

How are 18^th Century Novels different?

–        original plots

–        specific people and places

–        character development

–        specified dates and time

–        realistic/authentic prose

• Daniel Defoe
  • Robinson Crusoe