本书是根据作者近些年从事西方文学教学的经验和学生的实际需要、基于2001年出版的《西方文学纲要及选读》而修订的一本专业教材。
本书分古代、中世纪、文艺复兴、古典主义、浪漫主义、现实主义和自然主义、现代主义七部分,每部分又分为历史背景、文学流派及特点、杰出代表人物及作品、经典作品选读和思考题,系统全面地简述了西方文学的发生、发展历史,并重点概述了现代主义和后现代主义的各个分流派:象征主义、未来主义、表现主义、存在主义、荒诞派戏剧、超现实主义、意识流、黑色幽默、新小说、新现实主义。内容翔实新颖,条理层次分明,重点突出,语言通俗易懂,便于学生在较短的时间内系统地掌握西方文学方面的知识。
Introduction
Chapter I The Ancient World
1.Historical Introduction
2.Literary Giants and Works
3.Readings
Chapter II The Middle Ages
1.Historical Introduction
2.Literary Giants and Works
3.Readings
Chapter III The Renaissance
1.Historical Introduction
2.Literary Giants and Works
3.Readings
Chapter IV Classicism
1.The Rise of Classicism
2.The Features of Classicism
3.The Representatives of Classicism
4.The Rise of the English Realistic Novel
5.Readings
Chapter V Romanticism
1.The Rise of Romanticism
2.The Features of Romanticism
3.The Representatives of Romanticism
4.Readings
Chapter VI Realism and Naturalism
1.The Rise of Realism
2.The Features of Critical Realism
3.The Representatives of Critical Realism
4.Naturalism
5.The Representatives of Naturalism
6.Readings
Chapter VII Modernism
1.The Rise of Modernism
2.The Features of Modernism
3.Post-Modernism
4.Symbolism and Imagism
5.Futurism
6.Expressionism
7.Existentialism
8.The Theatre of the Absurd
9.Surrealism
10.Stream of Consciousness
11.Black Humor
12.Neo-Novel
13.New-Realism
14.Writers of Contemporary Explorations
15.Modern Criticism
Glossary
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