本资料来自英语自考网 英国部分古英语Old English 450-1066 中世纪英语(文学) Medieval English 1066 - middle 14th century乔叟Geoffrey Chaucer - the father of English poetry first time to use heroic couplet 英雄体双行诗文艺复兴(含义)The Renaissance - rebirth or revival人文主义Humanism - the essence of the Renaissance, the dignity of human being & the importance of the present life3.莎士比亚William Shakespeare - above all writers in the past and in the present time四大悲剧Four trag