63外国文学双语教学课程教学大纲

BilingualCourseforForeignLiterature1外国文学双语教学课程教学大纲BilingualCourseforForeignLiterature(Syllabus)IntroductionThiscoursetendstoteachWesternliteraturebilingually,andthestudentswhowillattendtheclassarefromtheChineseDepartment.WesternliteratureherereferstoEuropeanliteraturefromGreekliteraturetothetwentiethliteratureandAmericanliteraturesincethe19thcentury,includingnon-EnglishandEnglishspeakingcountries’literature,althoughtheteachermayoftenfocusontheliteratureofsomeEnglish-speakingcountries.ThestudentsarerequiredtobefamiliarwiththebasicknowledgeofWesternliterature,itsdevelopment,andtheimportantliterarymovements,aswellascelebratedliteraryfigures.Atthesametime,theyareaskedtoreadsomefamouspieces,especiallysomemasterpieces,whicharetobeprintedashand-outs.Thiscourseconsistsroughlyoftwoparts:lecturesanddiscussions.Intheformerpart,theteacherplaystheleadingrole,whileinthelater,thestudentsareencouragedtoexpressthemselvesinEnglish.EquipmentRequired:multimediaclassroom.Numberofstudentsrestrained:50perclass.Timerequired:3hoursperweek,18-19weeksperterm,in2terms.Totalteachinghours:112-114ContentsoftheCourseThefirsttermI.AncientLiterature(15periods)IntroductionBilingualCourseforForeignLiterature2ThebackgroundofGreekliteratureanditspositioninEuropeanliteratureandculture;HowtheMediterraneanplayedanimportantroleintheformationofGreekCulture;TheachievementsofGreekliterature:mythsandlegends;Hesiodos’poetryanditsreality-orientedtheme;The“TenthMuse”Saphoandherlyrics;AbriefintroductionHomer’sepics;AbriefintroductiontoGreekdrama;Aesop’sfablesandAesop’sage;GreekliterarytheoryandSocrates,PlatoandAristotle;ThedifferenceandrelationshipbetweenGreekandRomanculture.Greekliterature1.MythologyGreekmythologyandGreece:itsorigin;FoursourcesofGreekmythology:A.HomericCreationMyth;B.PelasgianCreationMyth;C.OrphicCreationMyth;D.OlympianCreationMythGreekmythologyandthedispositionofGreeks;TheCharacteristicsofGreekmythologyandanthropocentricism;ThestoriesofthebeginningoftheheavensandearthandmajorgodsonOlympus;SignificanceofGreekmythologiesandlegendsandtheirinfluence.2.Homer(1)HomerandHomericEpics(2)ContentsofHomericEpicsTheIliadTheOdyssey(3)CharactersinHomericepicsAchillesHectorOdysseus(4)SignificanceofHomericepicsItisthereflectionofclannishandancientGreece.CourageandbraveryItsinfluenceuponlaterEuropeanliterature(5)ArtStructureCharacterdepiction(6)Supplementaryreadings3.DramaTheoriginofGreekdramaandtheFestivalofDionysus;LifeandwritingofAeschylus;LifeandwritingofSophocles;LifeandwritingofEuripides.BilingualCourseforForeignLiterature3Workstobeanalyzed:Aeschylus:TheOresteia(atrilogy)Sophocles:OedipustheKingEuripides:MedeaRomanliteratureFormationandgeographicalsituationofRome;HistoricperiodsofRome;Romanliteraryachievements;RelationshipbetweenRomeandGreece;HowRomansborrowedevenstolefromGreece.Virgil(70-19B.C.):HiswritingandTheAeneidChristianliteratureEuropeandHebraicandHellenictraditions;JudaismandJesusChrist;OriginandformationofChristianity;PromulgationofChristianityinGreeceandRome;Rome’sacceptanceofChristianity;ChristianityinMedievalEurope.FourGospelsandChristianliterature:MathewMarkLukeJohnII.MedievalCultureandLiterature(6periods)Introduction1.Historicalbackground2.ThecollapseofWesternRomanEmpireandtheriseofByzantineEmpire3.Emergenceofnationsortribes4.ChristianityandtheMedievalAgesNationalepics▲Beowulf▲TheEdda(13thcentury)▲TheSaga▲TheSongofRoland(LaChansondeRoland,罗兰之歌)▲SongoftheNebelungs(DasNibelungenlied,尼布龙根之歌)▲TheSongoftheCid(熙德之歌)Eleventh-CenturySpain▲TheTaleofIgor'sCampaign(伊戈尔远征记)BilingualCourseforForeignLiterature4RomanceofChivalry1.ThebackclothofChivalryliteratureTHEMILITARYASPECTSTHESOCIALASPECTSTHERELIGIOUSASPECTS2.Whatisachevalier(orknight)?3.Whatisthespiritofchivalry?4.Whatisthecontentofchivalryliterature?Civicliterature1.Rhymedstories2.LeRomandeRenard(ThelegendofRenard)3.CiviclyricsDanteAlghieri(1265-1321)1.HistimeThehistoricalperiodDantelivedinwasthelateMiddleAges,especiallytheXIVcentury.Thiscenturywouldsee,justafterDante,theagonyanddeathofthetraditionalMedievalculture,thatwastheoneformedmainlybytheinfluenceoftheChurch,theRomanclassicaltraditionandtheGermanpopulations.Politicallyspeaking,twoweretheauthoritiesintheworld:theEmperorandthePope:theformerrepresentedthetemporalpower,thelatterthereligiouspower.InItaly,therewasnopoliticalunion,butthecountrywasdividedintomanydifferenttowncouncils.Thepoliticalpartiesweretwo:theGuelfiandtheGhibellini.TheformeroneswereinfavorofthePopeandthelatteroneswereinfavoroftheemperor.AtthebeginningoftheXIVcentury,theGuelfiledmostofthecouncilsinItaly.InFlorence,theGuelfopartysplitintwoparts:thewhites(bianchi,infavoroftheEmperor)andtheblacks(neri,infavorofthePope).Dantewasawhiteguelfo.Theyearsaround1300wheretheonesinwhichpoliticalfightsbetweenwhitesandblacksbecamestrongerandmoredramatic.2.Hislife3.Hiswriting(1)TheNewLifeand“TheNewStyle”(2)OntheVernacular(3)TheBanquet(4)OnSingleGovernment（OnMonarchy）BilingualCourseforForeignLiterature54.TheDivineComedyTheworkThegenrePlotsProtagonistsFiguresandreligionHowtoreadthew