“看电影看电影看电影看电影 读名著读名著读名著读名著” English Movies and Novels English Movies and Novels 外国语学院外国语学院 Syllabus Part I.Chivalric LiteraturePart II.Love StoryPart III. Science FictionPart IV.Social SatirePart V.Gothic NovelPart VI.Feministic LiteraturePart VII. War Literature Part I. Chivalric LiteratureFilms:Excalibur (1981) The Mists of Avalon (2001) (Marion Eleanor Zimmer Bradley )Part II.Love StoryFilms:Romeo and Juliet (1954)The Age of Innocence (1993)Part III.Science FictionFilms:The Matrix (1999)The Matrix reloaded (2003)The Matrix Revolution (2003)Part IV.Social SatireFilms:Vanity Fair (2004)The Great Gatsby (2001)Part V.Gothic NovelFilms:Wuthering Heights (1998)The Ballad of Sad Caf (1991)Northanger Abbey (2007)Part VI. Feministic LiteratureFilms:Color Purple (1985)Jane Eyre (1983)Part VII.War LiteratureFilms:Apocalypse Now (1979) A Farewell to Arms (1957)“看电影看电影看电影看电影 读名著读名著读名著读名著”之之之之骑士文学篇骑士文学篇骑士文学篇骑士文学篇苗勇刚苗勇刚 Chivalric Literature Knight nKnight,mountedman-at-armsofmedievalEurope,whoservedakingorotherfeudalsuperior,usuallyinreturnforthetenureofatractofland,butsometimesforpay,asamercenary.nTheknightwasgenerallyamanofnoblebirthwhohadservedinthelowerranksaspage（仆从）（仆从）andsquire（扈从）（扈从）beforebeingceremoniouslyinductedintoknighthoodbyhissuperior.nAthisinductiontheknightusuallysworetobebrave,loyal,andcourteousandtoprotectthedefenseless.oCrusadesoknightsoftheHolySepulchreotheHospitallersofSt.JohnofJerusalem(KnightsofMalta)otheOrderoftheTempleofSolomon(Templars)otheOrderofSt.Lazarus Virtues of a knightoHumilityoHonoroSacrificeoValoroCompassionoSpiritualityoHonestyoJustice Manifesto of a knightoIwillbekindtotheweak.Iwillbebraveagainstthestrong.Iwillfightallwhodowrong.Iwillfightforthosewhocannotfight.Iwillhelpthosewhocallmeforhelp.Iwillharmnowoman.Iwillhelpmybrotherknight.Iwillbetruetomyfriends.Iwillbefaithfulinlove.ChivalrylChivalry,codeofbehaviorthatmedievalknightsfollowed.ChivalrywasafeatureoftheHighandlaterMiddleAgesinwesternEurope.Whileitsrootsstretchbacktothe9thand10thcenturies,thesystemofchivalryflourishedmostvigorouslyinthe12thand13thcenturiesbeforedeterioratingattheendoftheMiddleAges.However,theidealsofchivalrycontinuedtoinfluencemodelsofbehaviorforgentlemenandthenobilityduringtheRenaissanceinthe16thcentury.Chivalric literaturelLyricsProvence,France,dawnsongtroubadourlRomanceNorthernFrancetrouverelNovelSpainlAnti-RomanceDonQuixoteCervantesRomancelRomance,literarygenrepopularintheMiddleAgesdealing,inverseorprose,withlegendary,supernatural,oramoroussubjectsandcharacters.ThenamereferstoRomancelanguagesandoriginallydenotedanylengthycompositioninoneofthoselanguages.lLaterthetermwasappliedtotalesspecificallyconcernedwithknights,chivalry,andcourtlylove.Courtly LovelcodeofbehaviorthatdefinedtherelationshipbetweenaristocraticloversinWesternEuropeduringtheMiddleAges.Influencedbycontemporarychivalricidealsandfeudalism,courtlyloverequiredadherencetocertainruleselaboratedinthesongsofthetroubadoursbetweenthe11thandthe13thcenturiesandstemmingoriginallyfromThe Art of LovingoftheRomanpoetOvid.Courtly LovelAccordingtotheseconventions,anobleman,usuallyaknight,inlovewithamarriedwomanofequallyhighbirthor,often,higherrankhadtoprovehisdevotionbyheroicdeedsandbyamorouswritingspresentedanonymouslytohisbeloved.Oncethelovershadpledgedthemselvestoeachotherandconsummatedtheirpassion,completesecrecyhadtobemaintained.lBecausemostnoblemarriagesintheMiddleAgeswerelittlemorethanbusinesscontracts,courtlylovewasaformofsanctionedadultery,sanctionedbecauseitthreatenedneitherthecontractnorthereligioussacramentofmarriage.Infact,faithlessnessoftheloverstowardeachotherwasconsideredmoresinfulthantheadulteryofthisextramaritalrelationship.RomancelPopularsubjectsforromancesincludedtheMacedoniankingAlexandertheGreat,KingArthurofBritainandtheknightsoftheRoundTable,andtheFrankishemperorCharlemagne.lTheArthurianromancesfallintothreebroadgroups:Sir Gawain and the Green Knightaretalesthatinvolvethemoraltestingofayoungknight;Tristan and Iseultdescribetheconflictbetweenpassionandduty;Percival, or the Story of the GrailisconcernedwiththesearchfortheHolyGrail.RomancelLaterproseandversenarratives,particularlythoseinthe19th-centuryromantictradition,arealsoreferredtoasromances;setindistantormythologicalplacesandtimes,likemostromancestheystressadventureandsupernaturalelements.The Arthurian LegendlArthurianLegend,groupoftalesinseverallanguagesthatconcernthelegendaryKingArthuroftheBritons,hisrealm,andtheknightsofhisinnercircle.Thelegendisoneofthemostenduringtalesinrecordedhistory.Itfirstappearedinthe5thor6thcenturyadandtookitsbasicformbetweenthe12thand15thcenturies.Itcontinuesasapopularsubjectinmoderntimes.ArthurMorgan Le FayMerlinMordredUtherIgraineGorloisArthurGuinevereLancelotElaineGalahadHoly GrailNimueAvalonFisher KingAbbeyAntorCamlanMerlinlYetsomemensayinmanypartsofEnglandthatKingArthurisnotdead,buthadbythewillofOurLordJesuintoanotherplace;andmensaythatheshallcomebackagain,andheshallwintheholycross.Iwillnotsaythatitshallbeso,butratherIwillsay,hereinthisworldhechangedhislife.Butmanymensaythatthereiswrittenuponhistombthisverse:HICIACETARTHURUS,REXQUONDAMREXQUEFUTURUS.(Latinfor“HereliesArthur,theonceandfutureking.”)-MalorysLe Morte dArthurHoly GraillCup-Stone?lJosephofArimathealBuron(TheFisherKing)lGalahadFilm Watching: ExcaliburlIllustratethecharacteristicsofRomanceinExcalibur.lAnalyzethefemaleimagesinThe Mists of Avalon.Film Watching: The Mists of AvalonSuggested Reading ListlIdylls of the kingAlfred TennysonlThe Mists of AvalonMarionEleanorZimmerBradleylKing Arthur JohnMathewsRecommendedfilms: King Arthur (2004) Merlin (1998) First Knight (1995)