西洋文學概論Week17

The content of the course

1.Delilah

Delilah (/dɪˈlaɪlə/) is a character in the Hebrew bible Book of

Judges, where she is the "woman in the valley of Sorek" whom

Samson loved, and who was his downfall. Her figure, one of

several dangerous temptresses in the Hebrew Bible, has become

emblematic: "Samson loved Delilah, she betrayed him, and, what

is worse, she did it for money," Madlyn Kahr begins her study of

the Delilah motif in European painting.

 

 

2. John Milton

John Milton (9 December 1608 – 8 November 1674) was an English

poet, polemicist, man of letters, and a civil servant for the Commonwealth

of England under Oliver Cromwell. He wrote at a time of religious flux

and political upheaval, and is best known for his epic poem Paradise Lost

(1667), written in blank verse.Milton's poetry and prose reflect deep personal

convictions, a passion for freedom and self-determination, and the urgent

issues and political turbulence of his day.

Paradise Lost

Paradise Lost is an epic poem in blank verse by the 17th-century

English poet John Milton (1608–1674). It is considered by critics

to be Milton's major work, and it helped solidify his reputation as

one of the greatest English poets of his time. The poem concerns

the Biblical story of the Fall of Man: the temptation of Adam and Eve

by the fallen angel Satan and their expulsion from the Garden of Eden.

Milton's purpose, stated in Book I, is to "justify the ways of God to men".

 

 

3. Satan

Satan is a figure appearing in the texts of the Abrahamic religions who

brings evil and temptation, and is known as the deceiver who leads

humanity astray. Some religious groups teach that he originated as an

angel who fell out of favor with God, seducing humanity into the ways of

sin, and who has power in the fallen world. In the Hebrew Bible and the

New Testament, Satan is primarily an accuser and adversary, a decidedly

malevolent entity, also called the devil, who possesses demonic qualities.

 

 

4.Dante Alighieri

Durante degli Alighieri, simply called Dante, was a major Italian poet

of the late Middle Ages. His Divine Comedy, originally called Comedìa

(modern Italian: Commedia) and later christened Divina by Boccaccio,

is widely considered the greatest literary work composed in the Italian

language and a masterpiece of world literature.

 

Divine Comedy

The Divine Comedy is an epic poem by Dante Alighieri, begun c. 1308

and completed 1320, a year before his death in 1321. It is widely

considered the preeminent work of Italian literature and is seen as one

of the greatest works of world literature. The poem's imaginative vision

of the afterlife is representative of the medieval world-view as it had

developed in the Western Church by the 14th century. It helped establish

the Tuscan language, in which it is written, as the standardized Italian

language. It is divided into three parts: Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso

 

 

5.Dan Brown

Daniel "Dan" Brown (born June 22, 1964) is an American author

of thriller fiction who is best known for the 2003 bestselling novel

 The Da Vinci Code. Brown's novels are treasure hunts set in a 24-hour

period, and feature the recurring themes of cryptography, keys, symbols,

codes, and conspiracy theories. His books have been translated into

52 languages, and as of 2012, sold over 200 million copies. Three of

them, Angels & Demons (2000), The Da Vinci Code (2003), and Inferno

(2013), have been/are being adapted into films.

 

Movie: The Da Vinci Code (trailer)

 

 

6. burning bush

The burning bush is an object described by the Book of Exodus

as being located on Mount Horeb. According to the narrative, the

bush was on fire, but was not consumed by the flames, hence the

name. In the biblical narrative, the burning bush is the location

at which Moses was appointed by Yahweh (God) to lead the Israelites

out of Egypt and into Canaan.

 

 

7.museum

Hermitage Museum: The State Hermitage is a museum of art and

culture in Saint Petersburg, Russia. One of the largest and oldest

museums in the world

 

 

 

 

 

 

Louvre Museum:The Louvre or the Louvre Museum is one

of the world's largest museums and a historic monument in

Paris, France.

 

British Museum

The British Museum is a museum dedicated to human history, art,

and culture, located in the Bloomsbury area of London.

 

 

8.Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments, also known as the Decalogue, are a set

of commandments which the Bible describes as having been given to

the Israelites by God at biblical Mount Sinai. The Ten Commandments

are listed twice in the Hebrew Bible. Both versions state that God

inscribed them on two stone tablets, which he gave to Moses. According

to New Testament writers, the Ten Commandments are clearly attributed

to Moses.

 

 

Vocabulary

 

fate: you don’t have choice.

destiny: you choose at will.

 

Lock

1.a device fitted to a gate, door, drawer, lid, etc, to keep it

firmly closed and often to prevent access by unauthorized persons.

2. a strand, curl, or cluster of hair

 

 

Para- 啪啦啪啦

For example:

parallel

paragraph: extending in the same direction, equidistant at all points,

and never converging or diverging

(-graph: a combining form meaning “drawn,” “written”)

Parasol: a lightweight umbrella used, especially by women, as a sunshade.

Parasite: an organism that lives on or in an organism of another species,

known as the host, from the body of which it obtains nutriment.

 

Flori-

a combining form meaning “flower,” used in the formation of

compound words:

For example: floriferous , floriation

 

Some words end with ”ly”, but they can be regarded as adjective.

For example: lovely, friendly, elderly, cowardly, deadly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delilah

(圖)https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Delilah+Hebrew+bible+Book+of++

Judges+&view=detailv2&&id=E3DF291ECB07C68A64DAE473B75645D25

54007FB&selectedIndex=0&ccid=qaQ6k08x&simid=608050216143489350&

thid=OIP.Ma9a43a934f3139f4252219586e4ee91eH0&ajaxhist=0

John Milton

(圖)https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=John+Milton&view=detailv2&&id=

B3611F0116754B88E84D17A9622B842AB3577F95&selectedIndex=4&ccid=

mkw4kbdM&simid=608005776115699124&thid=OIP.M9a4c3891b74c74e6c7fe

0e5e60c78849H1&ajaxhist=0

Paradise Lost

(圖)https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Paradise+Lost&view=detailv2&&id

=44DDEFE6A2F7CA70E0C8CFCA37911A90E1090A01&selectedIndex=3&

ccid=UcJCYLzQ&simid=608034457911102572&thid=OIP.M51c24260bcd06567

0fc4048f8b80702dH0&ajaxhist=0

Satan

(圖)https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Satan&view=detailv2&&id=FFE92E1

D6B55E5072BE4E06C9E1FA21ECA4E355B&selectedIndex=20&ccid=zOi6h

ucv&simid=608038074272321041&thid=OIP.Mcce8ba86e72f8fcaf40d082476

58d0abo0&ajaxhist=0

Dante Alighieri

(圖)https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Dante+Alighieri&view=detailv2&&id=

392464F27BCB91FE91F6CF148D007F99F37ECC8F&selectedIndex=0&ccid=

RElaEgMm&simid=608007756096736571&thid=OIP.M44495a12032610df931c

76d87b2139d2H0&ajaxhist=0

Divine Comedy

(圖)https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Divine+Comedy&view=detailv2&&id

=5A6B87F05A2E52107E71A04FCFC76CF770398A27&selectedIndex=2&ccid=

NMT6ADpb&simid=607986715052477406&thid=OIP.M34c4fa003a5befa467951

bb41ea704d3H0&ajaxhist=0

davinci movie poster

https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=davinci+movie&view=detailv2&&id=

6818184B560A82074893A3773F2904DF5DE92F22&selectedIndex=3&ccid=X

DRsrK7Z&simid=608001829049731211&thid=OIP.M5c346cacaed9122023bd7

5e7acbae664H0&ajaxhist=0

Dan Brown

(圖)https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Dan+Brown&view=detailv2&&id=AE

4EA230C21B493444FBD56325C243EA1948A8DB&selectedIndex=0&ccid=O7

JdqSIF&simid=608005501243490862&thid=OIP.M3bb25da9220557f82e7537bc

42b07d9bo2&ajaxhist=0

burning bush

https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=burning+bush&view=detailv2&&id=

2CCA67E32370DC7FA4ADF3C5977E5CB79CFCD4C4&selectedIndex=102&

ccid=s3fLBYON&simid=608051186808783447&thid=OIP.Mb377cb05838d48e

6cd874fe67dc91e8eH0&ajaxhist=0

Hermitage

https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=The+State+Hermitage&view=detailv2

&&id=6C354AD44CB6C00C154FA4B886AF726751B9F94A&selectedIndex=

0&ccid=OCzXcDz7&simid=607999836183661219&thid=OIP.M382cd7703cfb

9091903af8aee049943bH0

Louvre Museum

https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Louvre+Museum+&view=detailv2&

&id=6AC17486AF4B07E13924A6C438E5278BAE07E00F&selectedIndex=2

&ccid=sBfexypg&simid=607989678579322002&thid=OIP.Mb017dec72a602

2bff4ef17afd996d7c2H0&ajaxhist=0

British Museum

https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=British+Museum&view=detailv2

&&id=0760406F556EFE60B56E190FF69C1B8A4E4A33C4&selectedIndex=

2&ccid=o9CEik8b&simid=608000368761572461&thid=OIP.Ma3d0848a4f1b

2d693b766f8192a3b840H0&ajaxhist=0

Ten Commandments

https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Ten+Commandments&view=detai

lv2&&id=B20799A7A8A3C7858A446C83313CBDFD1B3AC0FA&selectedI

ndex=14&ccid=M%2bnC1swt&simid=608049722221199530&thid=OIP.M3

3e9c2d6cc2d575fa18f3d831433a74cH0&ajaxhist=0