英语专业八级人文知识英国文学Part one Old and Medieval English Literature1. Old English Poetry and “Beowulf”(贝奥武浦) “Beowulf ” the national epic of the Anglo-Saxon and English people Alliteration( 头韵） national epic: 国家史诗（赞颂一个国家的丰功伟绩 ）2.Middle English Literature and the Canterbury TalesThe Romance( describing the life and adventures of a noble hero) 浪漫传奇 King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table. 亚瑟王与他的圆桌骑士Geoffrey Chaucer 乔叟 the “_ father of English poetry_
