教 案 课程名称 英因文学 授课专业及层次 授课内容 Lecture fourteen: Introduction to Jonathan Swift 学时数 2 To let the students see the significance of literature; 教学目的 Toet the studentshave the of 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 Toknowsomemthods for irry appretonandiism 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 1.0 Literary terms 1.1 legend 5 A song or narrative handed down from the past.Legends differ from myths on the basis of the elements of historical truth they contain E.g.we say Arthurian legend because there is some historica evidence of Arthur'sexperience. 1.2 Classicism As a critical term,a body of doctrine thought to be derived from or to 5 reflect the qualities of ancient Greek and Roman culture,particularly in literature,philosophy,art,or criticism.Classicism stands for certain definite ideas and attitudes,mainly drawn from the critical
教 案 课程名称 英国文学 授课专业及层次 授课内容 Lecture fourteen: Introduction to Jonathan Swift 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 1.0 Literary terms 1.1 legend A song or narrative handed down from the past. Legends differ from myths on the basis of the elements of historical truth they contain. E.g. we say Arthurian legend because there is some historical evidence of Arthur’s experience. 1.2 Classicism As a critical term, a body of doctrine thought to be derived from or to reflect the qualities of ancient Greek and Roman culture, particularly in literature, philosophy, art, or criticism. Classicism stands for certain definite ideas and attitudes, mainly drawn from the critical 5’ 5’
utterances of the Greeks and Romans or developed through an imitation ofancient art and literature. 1.3 Allegory It is a fictional literary narrative or artistic expression that conveys a 5 symbolic meaning parallel to but distinct from,and more important than the literal meaning.Allegory has also been defined as an extended metaphor.The symbolic meaning is usually expressed through personifications and other symbols.Related forms are the fable and the parable,which are didactic,comparatively short and simple allegories. 1.4 Literary criticism 51 The term refers to analysis,interoperating and evaluation of works of literature in light of existing standards of taste,or with the purpose of creating new standards.There are two approaches to literary criticism.Theoretical criticism is the study of the principles governing fiction,poetry,and drama with the aim of defining the distinctnatre of rre practicaiticismis the threeol act of reading and experiencing a literary work judging its worth,and interpreting its meaning. 2.0 Jonathan Swift(1667-1745) 2.1 Life 5 Swift was born in Dublin,Ireland.He accepted the aid from
utterances of the Greeks and Romans or developed through an imitation of ancient art and literature. 1.3 Allegory It is a fictional literary narrative or artistic expression that conveys a symbolic meaning parallel to but distinct from, and more important than the literal meaning. Allegory has also been defined as an extended metaphor. The symbolic meaning is usually expressed through personifications and other symbols. Related forms are the fable and the parable, which are didactic, comparatively short and simple allegories. 1.4 Literary criticism The term refers to analysis, interoperating and evaluation of works of literature in light of existing standards of taste, or with the purpose of creating new standards. There are two approaches to literary criticism. Theoretical criticism is the study of the principles governing fiction, poetry, and drama with the aim of defining the distinct nature of literature, practical criticism is the three fold act of reading and experiencing a literary work judging its worth, and interpreting its meaning. 2.0 Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) 2.1 Life Swift was born in Dublin，Ireland. He accepted the aid from 5’ 5’ 5’
relatives and studied at Trinity College,Dublin.After he left college, he became the private secretary of a distant relative,Sir William Temple who looked upon him as a servant.After ten years of living 5 in Temple's house,he left the place and worked in a little church in Ireland.Remembering how he had suffered in his youth,he tried to help every young man of talent in his life.Swift had been afflicted with a brain disease which ended in madness.He died in 1745 and bequeathed all his property to the building ofa mad-house in Dublin. 2.2 Major works While living in Temple's house,Swift wrote two works,The Battle of the Books《书战》(1704)，and A Tale ofa Tub《木桶的故 (1704).The former is a satirical dialogue on the comparative merits of ancient and modern writers.It mainly attacks on pedantry(卖弄学问)in literary world of the time.The latter is a prose satire written in the form of a parable and a sharp attack on the disputes among the different sects of the Christian religion. Among the pamphlets he wrote about Ireland,the best-known pieces are The Drapier's Letters《一个麻布商的书信》andA Modest Proposal.The Drapier's Letters were written of the actual social struggle against the debasement of the Irish coin.In A Modes Popo.sal《一个小小的建议》，Swit,with bitter irony,suggests that the poor Irish peasants fatten their one-year-old children and then sell
relatives and studied at Trinity College, Dublin. After he left college, he became the private secretary of a distant relative, Sir William Temple who looked upon him as a servant. After ten years of living in Temple’s house, he left the place and worked in a little church in Ireland. Remembering how he had suffered in his youth, he tried to help every young man of talent in his life. Swift had been afflicted with a brain disease which ended in madness. He died in 1745 and bequeathed all his property to the building of a mad-house in Dublin. 2.2 Major works While living in Temple’s house, Swift wrote two works, The Battle of the Books 《书战》(1704), and A Tale of a Tub《木桶的故 事》 (1704). The former is a satirical dialogue on the comparative merits of ancient and modern writers. It mainly attacks on pedantry( 卖弄学问) in literary world of the time. The latter is a prose satire written in the form of a parable and a sharp attack on the disputes among the different sects of the Christian religion. Among the pamphlets he wrote about Ireland, the best-known pieces are The Drapier' s Letters《一个麻布商的书信》 and A Modest Proposal. The Drapier's Letters were written of the actual social struggle against the debasement of the Irish coin. In A Modest Proposal《一个小小的建议》, Swift, with bitter irony, suggests that the poor Irish peasants fatten their one-year-old children and then sell 5’ 5’ 5’
them as food to the rich.This proposal is a most powerful blow at the English government's policy of oppression and exploitation in Ireland. Swift's tragic live affairs were recorded in his poem Cadenus 5 and Vanessa《开迪纳斯与凡尼萨》and Journal to Stella《献给丝 黛拉》.Before his death,Swift published a poem On the Death of Dr: Sf《斯威夫特博士之死》 Gulliver's Travels 5 The book contains four parts;each of them deals with one particular voyage of the hero and his extraordinary adventures on some remote island. In the first part,Gulliver goes to sea as a ship's surgeon.In a big 5 storm the ship is wrecked and he is cast upon the shore of the island of Lilliput.The first part is full of references to current politics. Lilliput is the miniature of England.Swift's satire is directed against the English ruling class,the two political parties and the religious disputes. In the second part,Gulliver describes his shipwreck in 5 Brobdingnag which proves to be superior to the men and women of Gulliver's society in wisdom and humanity as well as in stature Compared with them,he is very small,insignificant,mean and unworthy.In this part,the King of Brobdingnag is a wise and kind
them as food to the rich. This proposal is a most powerful blow at the English government's policy of oppression and exploitation in Ireland. Swift’s tragic live affairs were recorded in his poem Cadenus and Vanessa《开迪纳斯与凡尼萨》 and Journal to Stella《献给丝 黛拉》. Before his death, Swift published a poem On the Death of Dr. Swift 《斯威夫特博士之死》. Gulliver' s Travels The book contains four parts; each of them deals with one particular voyage of the hero and his extraordinary adventures on some remote island. In the first part, Gulliver goes to sea as a ship's surgeon. In a big storm the ship is wrecked and he is cast upon the shore of the island of Lilliput. The first part is full of references to current politics. Lilliput is the miniature of England. Swift's satire is directed against the English ruling class, the two political parties and the religious disputes. In the second part, Gulliver describes his shipwreck in Brobdingnag which proves to be superior to the men and women of Gulliver's society in wisdom and humanity as well as in stature. Compared with them, he is very small, insignificant, mean and unworthy. In this part, the King of Brobdingnag is a wise and kind 5’ 5’ 5’ 5’
king,and the inhabitants are said to be a civilized race.And the law is used to defend the natives'freedom and happiness. The third part deals with a series of the hero's adventures at several places.The first place that Gulliver gets to is the floating 5 island of Laputa.Here,Swift satirizes the absent-minded philosophers and astronomers and the scientists who keep themselves aloof from practical life.In the country of Laputa,the king and his ministers use cruel methods to suppress any rebellion of the people living on the continent below.Here Swift condemns the cruelty ofthe ruling class to the people.The part about island of Sorcerers contains Swift's sharp satire againstall kinds ofEnglish social institutions. The fourth part describes the hero's voyage to the country of the 5 Houyhnhnms where horses were endowed with reason,and are the goveming class.While the Yahoos,though in the shape of men,are low and vile and despicable and no better than beasts.It shows Swift dislikes those people who bring evils and inhuman life modes to 5 human society.He cherishes a great love for the common people.The satire here is the sharpest and the bitterest. 2.3 Swift's Writing Features A.Swift is one of the realist writers.All of Swift's plots come from 5 imagination. B.Swift expresses democratic ideas in his works
king, and the inhabitants are said to be a civilized race. And the law is used to defend the natives' freedom and happiness. The third part deals with a series of the hero's adventures at several places. The first place that Gulliver gets to is the floating island of Laputa. Here, Swift satirizes the absent-minded philosophers and astronomers and the scientists who keep themselves aloof from practical life. In the country of Laputa, the king and his ministers use cruel methods to suppress any rebellion of the people living on the continent below. Here Swift condemns the cruelty of the ruling class to the people. The part about island of Sorcerers contains Swift’s sharp satire against all kinds of English social institutions. The fourth part describes the hero's voyage to the country of the Houyhnhnms where horses were endowed with reason, and are the governing class. While the Yahoos, though in the shape of men, are low and vile and despicable and no better than beasts. It shows Swift dislikes those people who bring evils and inhuman life modes to human society. He cherishes a great love for the common people. The satire here is the sharpest and the bitterest. 2.3 Swift's Writing Features A. Swift is one of the realist writers. All of Swift's plots come from imagination. B. Swift expresses democratic ideas in his works. 5’ 5’ 5’ 5’ 5’ 5’
C.Swift is one of the greatest masters of English prose.His language 5 is simple,clear and vigorous.There are no ornaments in his writings.In simple,direct and precise prose,Swift is almost unsurpassed in English literature. D.Swift is a master satirist.His satire is marked by outward gravity 5 and an apparent earnestness.This makes his satire all the more powerful
C. Swift is one of the greatest masters of English prose. His language is simple, clear and vigorous. There are no ornaments in his writings. In simple, direct and precise prose, Swift is almost unsurpassed in English literature. D. Swift is a master satirist. His satire is marked by outward gravity and an apparent earnestness. This makes his satire all the more powerful. 5’ 5’