教 案 课程名称 英国文学 授课专业及层次 授课内容 Lecture sixteen: Introduction to Richard Sheridan 学时数 2 To let the students see the significance of literature: 教学目的 To let the students have the general im ssion 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 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 and analysis 讲授内容纲要、要求及时间分配 The 18th century Drama and Sheridan 1.0 The 18th century drama The English drama of 18th century does not reach the same 0 high level as its novel.In 1728,John Gay wrote "The Beggar's Opera",which contains some indirect satire against contemporary political and social life. English drama experienced a brief flowering in the second half 10 of the 18th century for the comedies of Sheridan and Goldsmith whose comedies The Good-Natured Man《好心人》and She Stoops to Conquer《屈身求爱》 2.0Sheridan
教 案 课程名称 英国文学 授课专业及层次 授课内容 Lecture sixteen: Introduction to Richard Sheridan 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 The 18th century Drama and Sheridan 1.0 The 18th century drama The English drama of 18th century does not reach the same high level as its novel. In 1728, John Gay wrote “The Beggar’s Opera”, which contains some indirect satire against contemporary political and social life. English drama experienced a brief flowering in the second half of the 18th century for the comedies of Sheridan and Goldsmith, whose comedies The Good-Natured Man 《好心人》and She Stoops to Conquer《屈身求爱》 have received due attention. 2.0Sheridan 10’ 10’
2.1 Life 10 Richard Brinsley Sheridan(1751-1816),the most important English playwright of the 18th century,was born in Dublin.He went to study at Harrow in 1762.In 1772 Sheridan fell in love and eloped with Elizabeth Ann Linley,a beautiful singer,after fighting two duels with his rival.In 1775,Sheridan's first comedy The Rivals was produced In 1776 he became the manager of Drury Lane Theatre.In 1777,he produced his masterpiece,The School for Scandal.in 1792,his wife died.In 1780,he went in for politics and became a Whig M.P.in 1809,his theatre fired.He died,in neglect and ruin,in 1816,and was buried with great pomp in Westminster Abbey. 2.2 Major works A.The Rivals.《情敌》 10 The main plot of this comedy evolves round the love affair of Lydia and Captain Absolute.Mrs.Malaprop,Lydia's aunt,is a famous comic character in this play.She has a liking for foreign,big words which she often uses incorrectly.Form her is derived the term malapropism"which means a ridiculous misusage ofbig words. B.The Schoolfor Scandal《造谣学校》 o. It has been called a great comedy of manners.(风俗喜剧)The School for Scandal has been regarded as the best English comedy since Shakespeare.It gives a brilliant portrayal and a biting satire of 10
2.1 Life. Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816), the most important English playwright of the 18th century, was born in Dublin. He went to study at Harrow in 1762. In 1772 Sheridan fell in love and eloped with Elizabeth Ann Linley, a beautiful singer, after fighting two duels with his rival. In 1775, Sheridan’s first comedy The Rivals was produced. In 1776 he became the manager of Drury Lane Theatre. In 1777, he produced his masterpiece, The School for Scandal. in 1792, his wife died. In 1780, he went in for politics and became a Whig M.P. in 1809, his theatre fired. He died, in neglect and ruin, in 1816, and was buried with great pomp in Westminster Abbey. 2.2 Major works A. The Rivals.《情敌》 The main plot of this comedy evolves round the love affair of Lydia and Captain Absolute. Mrs. Malaprop, Lydia’s aunt, is a famous comic character in this play. She has a liking for foreign, big words which she often uses incorrectly. Form her is derived the term “malapropism” which means a ridiculous misusage of big words. B. The School for Scandal《造谣学校》 It has been called a great comedy of manners.(风俗喜剧) The School for Scandal has been regarded as the best English comedy since Shakespeare. It gives a brilliant portrayal and a biting satire of 10’ 10’ 10’ 10’ 10’ 10’
English high society.In the play,the author contrasts two brothers Charles Surface and Joseph Surface.Charles seems a reckless prodigal from all outward appearances,but he is frank,honest and good-hearted.Joseph seems to be pious,always declaring noble feeling,uttering moral speeches and appearing to be a man of honor But behind his mask he is a hypocrite,a backbiter and seducer of his friend's wife C.Features Sheridan's dramatic techniques are largely conventional;they are 10 exploited to the best advantage.His plots are well organized;his characters,either major or minor,all sharply drawn;and his manipulation of such devices as disguise,mistaken identity and dramatic irony is masterly.Witty dialogues and neat and decent 5 languagealso make a characteristic ofhis plays
English high society. In the play, the author contrasts two brothers, Charles Surface and Joseph Surface. Charles seems a reckless prodigal from all outward appearances, but he is frank, honest and good-hearted. Joseph seems to be pious, always declaring noble feeling, uttering moral speeches and appearing to be a man of honor. But behind his mask he is a hypocrite, a backbiter and seducer of his friend’s wife. C. Features Sheridan’s dramatic techniques are largely conventional; they are exploited to the best advantage. His plots are well organized; his characters, either major or minor, all sharply drawn; and his manipulation of such devices as disguise, mistaken identity and dramatic irony is masterly. Witty dialogues and neat and decent language also make a characteristic of his plays. 5’ 10’ 5’