教 案 课程名称 英因文学 授课专业及层次 授课内容 Lecture eleven: 学时数 2 Introduction to john bunvan To let the students see the significance ofliterature 教学目的 ssion of British literature Toet the studentsget basic knowledge of British iterature 重点 To get to know the general clue of British literary history To get to know the important British writers and literary works 难点 To get to know some key terms To know some methods for literary appreciation and criticism 自学内容 Additional reading materials about the western cultural background 使用教具 Projector,audio-video machine 相关学科知识 Western culture and general Literary theories Open questions and answers in class 教学法Class discussion andanalysis 讲授内容纲要、要求及时间分配 John Bunyan (1628-1688) 1.0Life In the field of prose writing of the Puritan Age,John Bunyan 5 occupies the most important place.We know about Bunyan's life primarily from his autobiography,Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners. John Bunyan was born in 1628.He received only the simplest 5 education.Bunyan had a sensitive imagination.The religious fanaticism ofthe time made a tremendous impressionupon his brain In 1644,his father married the second time;therefore Bunyan ran away and became a soldier in the Parliamentary army.In about 1649
教 案 课程名称 英国文学 授课专业及层次 授课内容 Lecture eleven: Introduction to John Bunyan 学时数 2 教学目的 To let the students see the significance of literature; To let the students have the general impression of British literature. To let the students get basic knowledge of British literature 重 点 To get to know the general clue of British literary history To get to know the important British writers and literary works 难 点 To get to know some key terms To know some methods for literary appreciation and criticism 自学内容 Additional reading materials about the western cultural background 使用教具 Projector, audio-video machine 相关学科知识 Western culture and general Literary theories 教 学 法 Open questions and answers in class Class discussion and analysis 讲授内容纲要、要求及时间分配 John Bunyan (1628-1688) 1.0 Life In the field of prose writing of the Puritan Age, John Bunyan occupies the most important place. We know about Bunyan's life primarily from his autobiography, Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners. John Bunyan was born in 1628. He received only the simplest education. Bunyan had a sensitive imagination. The religious fanaticism of the time made a tremendous impression upon his brain. In 1644, his father married the second time; therefore Bunyan ran away and became a soldier in the Parliamentary army. In about 1649, 5’ 5’
he served during the decisive battle of Naseby.In a few months Bunyan returned home and married a girl as poor as himself.The real reformation of his life began.The only dowry of his wife,two books -The Plain Man's Pathway to Heaven and The Practice of Piety- gave fire to his imagination. Bunyan lived at a time when political struggles adopted the 51 form of religious struggles.He joined a Baptist society of Bedford and began to preach among the villagers with powerful effect.He preached the truth as he saw it and directed his attacks against social abuses and the oppressors of the poor,the court and the bourgeoisie. After the Restoration,he was imprisoned for refusing to obey the law prohibiting religious meetings.Although he remained in jail for twelve years,Bunyan continued to preach to his fellow prisoners and to write religious books.He was released and allowed to become the pastor of a Nonconformist church in Bedford,but in 5 1675 he was imprisoned again.It was during this second imprisonment that he wrote his most important work,The Pilgrim's Progress. The two great forces at work in Bunyan's life are vivid imagination and the spiritual ferment of the age.Bunyan's life is an epitome of that astonishing religious individualism which marked the
he served during the decisive battle of Naseby. In a few months, Bunyan returned home and married a girl as poor as himself. The real reformation of his life began. The only dowry of his wife, two books - The Plain Man’s Pathway to Heaven and The Practice of Piety - gave fire to his imagination. Bunyan lived at a time when political struggles adopted the form of religious struggles. He joined a Baptist society of Bedford and began to preach among the villagers with powerful effect. He preached the truth as he saw it and directed his attacks against social abuses and the oppressors of the poor, the court and the bourgeoisie. After the Restoration, he was imprisoned for refusing to obey the law prohibiting religious meetings. Although he remained in jail for twelve years, Bunyan continued to preach to his fellow prisoners and to write religious books. He was released and allowed to become the pastor of a Nonconformist church in Bedford, but in 1675 he was imprisoned again. It was during this second imprisonment that he wrote his most important work, The Pilgrim's Progress. The two great forces at work in Bunyan’s life are vivid imagination and the spiritual ferment of the age. Bunyan’s life is an epitome of that astonishing religious individualism which marked the 5’ 5’ 5’ 5’ 5’
close of the English Reformation 2.0 The Pilgrim's Progress 5 The Pilgrim's Progress is a religious allegory,a narrative in which general concepts such as sin,despair,and faith are represented as people or as aspects of the natural world.The world's literature has three great allegories:The Faerie Queene,Dante's Divine Comedy and Pilgrim's Progress.The first appeals to the poets,the second to the scholars,and the third to the common religious people ofevery age and condition. 2.1TheStory The Pilgrim's Progress tells of a religious man's search for 5” salvation,and gives a truthful picture of English society.The basis of the allegorical narrative is the idea of a journey.The traveler's name is Christian,and he represents every Christian in human world.The 5 figures and places Christian encounters on his journey stand for the various experiences every Christian must go through in the quest for salvation. The whole book falls into two parts.Part 1 tells of the religious 5 conversion of Christian and his religious life in this world.Part 2 describes the subsequent conversion of his wife and their children Part One mainly describes his pilgrimage through the Slough of Despond,Vanity Fair,Doubting Castle,the Valley of Humiliation
close of the English Reformation. 2.0 The Pilgrim’s Progress The Pilgrim's Progress is a religious allegory, a narrative in which general concepts such as sin, despair, and faith are represented as people or as aspects of the natural world. The world’s literature has three great allegories: The Faerie Queene, Dante’s Divine Comedy and Pilgrim’s Progress. The first appeals to the poets, the second to the scholars, and the third to the common religious peop le of every age and condition. 2.1 The Story The Pilgrim's Progress tells of a religious man’s search for salvation, and gives a truthful picture of English society. The basis of the allegorical narrative is the idea of a journey. The traveler's name is Christian, and he represents every Christian in human world. The figures and places Christian encounters on his journey stand for the various experiences every Christian must go through in the quest for salvation. The whole book falls into two parts. Part 1 tells of the religious conversion of Christian and his religious life in this world. Part 2 describes the subsequent conversion of his wife and their children. Part One mainly describes his pilgrimage through the Slough of Despond, Vanity Fair, Doubting Castle, the Valley of Humiliation, 5’ 5’ 5’ 5’ 5’ 5’
and the Valley of the Shadow of Death.On the way he overcomes many obstacles and encounters various allegorical personages,such as Mr.Worldly Wiseman,Faithful,Hopeful,Giant Despair,the foul 5 fiend Apollyon and some others.Finally he accomplishes his journey and arrives at the Celestial City.The "pioneer pilgrims"-Christian and his associates-belong to the Puritan sect,who were 5 undergoing persecution in the reign of Charles II,especially during the earlier years ofRestoration. 2.2 The analysis of the masterpiece Though an allegory,its characters impress the reader like real 5 persons.The places are English scenes and the conversations that enliven his narratives vividly repeat the language ofhis time. Bunyan's prose is noted for his simple,biblical style.He uses idiomatic expressions naturally.His biblical language enbles him 5 to narrate stories and reveal his ideas in a direct way. The secret of the success of The Pilgrim's Progress is probably simple.Its predominant metaphor-life as a journey-is simple and familiar.Throughout the allegory a spiritual 5 significance is added to the commonplace details. One of the most remarkable passages is that in which Vanity Fair and the persecution of Christian and his friend Faithful are described.Christian,the hero,and his companion,Faithful,are
and the Valley of the Shadow of Death. On the way he overcomes many obstacles and encounters various allegorical personages, such as Mr. Worldly Wiseman, Faithful, Hopeful, Giant Despair, the foul fiend Apollyon and some others. Finally he accomplishes his journey and arrives at the Celestial City. The “pioneer pilgrims” - Christian and his associates - belong to the Puritan sect, who were undergoing persecution in the reign of CharlesⅡ, especially during the earlier years of Restoration. 2.2 The analysis of the masterpiece Though an allegory, its characters impress the reader like real persons. The places are English scenes and the conversations that enliven his narratives vividly repeat the language of his time. Bunyan’s prose is noted for his simple, biblical style. He uses idiomatic expressions naturally. His biblical language enables him to narrate stories and reveal his ideas in a direct way. The secret of the success of The Pilgrim’s Progress is probably simple. Its predominant metaphor - life as a journey - is simple and familiar. Throughout the allegory a spiritual significance is added to the commonplace details. One of the most remarkable passages is that in which Vanity Fair and the persecution of Christian and his friend Faithful are described. Christian, the hero, and his companion, Faithful, are 5’ 5’ 5’ 5’ 5’
passing through a town called Vanity during the season of the local 5 fair.On the Vanity Fair,honors,titles,kingdoms,lusts,pleasures and lives can be sold or bought,and cheating,roguery,murder and adultery are normal phenomena Bunyan cherished a deeply hatred of both the king and his 5 government.This section gives the bitterest satire,which is invariably directed at the ruling class.In the descriptions of the Vanity Fair,Bunyan not only gives us a symbolic picture of London at the time of the Restoration but ofthe whole bourgeois society
passing through a town called Vanity during the season of the local fair. On the Vanity Fair, honors, titles, kingdoms, lusts, pleasures and lives can be sold or bought, and cheating, roguery, murder and adultery are normal phenomena. Bunyan cherished a deeply hatred of both the king and his government. This section gives the bitterest satire, which is invariably directed at the ruling class. In the descriptions of the Vanity Fair, Bunyan not only gives us a symbolic picture of London at the time of the Restoration but of the whole bourgeois society. 5’ 5’