1)History background: Feudal system was established Roman Catholic Church controlled over the country. 2)Main literature:poetry,Romance,Popular ballad 3)Main writers and their works: 5 Geoffrey Chaucer杰弗里乔叟The Canterbury Tales《坎特伯 雷故事集》 William Langland威廉.朗格兰Piers the Plowman《农夫皮尔斯》 Thomas Malory马洛里The Death ofArthur Robin Hood Ballad本《罗宾汉民谣集》 Sir Gawain and the Green Knight《高文爵士与绿衣骑士》 2.3.Renaissance English literature (late 15th century~early 17th 5° century) 1)History background: ●The establishment of Tudor Dynasty(都铎王朝(1485-1603) Religious Reformation The establishment ofProtestantism Commercial expansion abroad ●The War with Spain Movement ofRenaissance The thoughtofhumanism arose 2)Main literature:poetry(sonnet and blank verse),drama,essay 5 1）History background： Feudal system was established Roman Catholic Church controlled over the country. 2) Main literature: poetry, Romance, Popular ballad 3) Main writers and their works: Geoffrey Chaucer 杰弗里·乔叟 The Canterbury Tales 《坎特伯 雷故事集》 William Langland 威廉·朗格兰 Piers the Plowman《农夫皮尔斯》 Thomas Malory 马洛里 The Death of Arthur Robin Hood Ballads 《罗宾汉民谣集》 Sir Gawain and the Green Knight《高文爵士与绿衣骑士》 2.3. Renaissance English literature (late 15th century ~ early 17th century) 1）History background： ⚫ The establishment of Tudor Dynasty (都铎王朝)(1485~1603) ⚫ Religious Reformation ⚫ The establishment of Protestantism ⚫ Commercial expansion abroad ⚫ The War with Spain ⚫ Movement of Renaissance ⚫ The thought of humanism arose 2) Main literature: poetry (sonnet and blank verse), drama, essay 5’ 5’ 5’