文學作品導讀week8
1. Sara’s blog:
2. Stockholm 斯德哥爾摩
Stockholm is the capital of Sweden and the most populous city in the
Nordic countries. The city is spread across 14 islands on the coast
in the southeast of Sweden at the mouth of Lake Mälaren, by the
Stockholm archipelago and the Baltic Sea.
3. Tess of the d'Urbervilles:
Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented is a novel
by Thomas Hardy. Tess of the d'Urbervilles received mixed reviews when
it first appeared, in part because it challenged the sexual morals of late
Victorian England.
In this book, it mentions about Stonehenge.
4. John Champlin Gardner Jr.
John Champlin Gardner Jr. was an American novelist, essayist, literary
critic and university professor. He is perhaps most noted for his novel
Grendel, a retelling of the Beowulf myth from the monster's point of view.
Grendel
It is a retelling of part of the Old English poem Beowulf from the
perspective of the antagonist, Grendel. In the novel, Grendel is
portrayed as an antihero. The novel deals with finding meaning
in the world, the power of literature and myth, and the nature of
good and evil.
5. The Decameron
The book is structured as a frame story containing 100 tales told by a
group of seven young women and three young men sheltering in a
secluded villa just outside Florence to escape the Black Death, which
was afflicting the city. The various tales of love in The Decameron
range from the erotic to the tragic. Tales of wit, practical jokes, and
life lessons contribute to the mosaic. In addition to its literary value
and widespread influence (for example on Chaucer's The Canterbury
Tales), it provides a document of life at the time. Written in the
vernacular of the Florentine language, it is considered a masterpiece
of classical early Italian prose.
Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales
The Canterbury Tales is written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer.
The tales are presented as part of a story-telling contest by a group of
pilgrims as they travel together on a journey from London to Canterbury
in order to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral.
Structurally, the collection resembles The Decameron, which Chaucer
may have read during his first diplomatic mission to Italy in 1372.
6. church of English
The Church of England is the established Christian church in England
and the mother church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The
church has both liberal and conservative clergy and members.
7. The Other Boleyn Girl
The Other Boleyn Girl (2001) is a historical novel written by British
author Philippa Gregory, loosely based on the life of 16th-century
aristocrat Mary Boleyn, the sister of Anne Boleyn, of whom little is
known.
Movie: The Other Boleyn Girl 2008
8. The Waste Land
The Waste Land is a long poem by T. S. Eliot. It is widely regarded
as one of the most important poems of the 20th century and a central
text in Modernist poetry. It was published in book form in December
1922. Among its famous phrases are "April is the cruellest month",
"I will show you fear in a handful of dust", and the mantra in the
Sanskrit language "Shantih shantih shantih".
9. Danaë and the Shower of Gold
The Danaë series comprises at least five oil-on-canvas paintings by
the Venetian master Titian, completed between 1540 and 1570. The
works are based on the mythological princess Danaë. According to
Ovid she was isolated in a bronze dungeon following a prophecy that
her firstborn would eventually kill her father. Although aware of the
consequences, Danaë was seduced and became pregnant by Zeus,
who, inflamed by lust, descended from Mount Olympus to entice
her as a shower of gold.
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