1、121. In “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud”, hills, vales, lakes, bays and the daffodils are parts of nature, and “daffodils” symbolize the beauty of nature.122. In 1805, Wordsworth completed a long autobiographical poem entitled Lucy Poems.123. The first poem in The Lyrical Ballads is Coleridges masterp
2、iece The Rime of Ancient Mariner.124. Walter Scotts chief contribution to English literature lies in his novels of history.125. Walter Scotts literary career marked the transition from romanticism to realism, which followed it.126. Walt Scotts historical novels paved the path for the development of
3、the _ novel of the 19th century.127. The central heroes of Scotts novels are young men of valor with _ birth, but appeared in the novels ascommon men, poor, persecuted and faced with innumerable hardship.128. Rob Roy and Ivanhoe are the historical novels written by _ in the period of _.129. Childe H
4、arolds Pilgrimage, written by _, is a travelogue, narrated by a melancholy, passionate, well-read, and very eloquent tourist.130. Childe Harolds Pilgrimage was written in Spenserian stanza in four cantos; the name of the hero stresses theancient and noble origin, designating a young knight.131. Don
5、Juan is the masterpiece of _, telling the adventures in Don Juan in the leading countries of _.132. Queen Mab is a crude poem written by _, attacking dogmatic religion, government, industrial tyranny, andwar. 133. The Revolt of Islam is a long narrative poem in Spenserian stanza, written by _, procl
6、aiming a bloodlessrevolution and the regeneration of man by love.134. Prometheus Unbound is a lyrical drama written by _.135. The two functions in _s Ode to the West Wind are _ and _.136. “To a Nightingale” is one of the best odes written by _.137. Jane Austen was the first woman writer to touch the
7、 theme of the predicament of women.138. The themes of Jane Austens novels are marriage, love, and domestic duty.139. The six novels written by Jane Austen are _, _, _, _, _, and _.140. Walt Scott was born in Edinburgh, Scotland and became the founder of historical novels.141. The Preface to Lyrical
8、Ballads by Wordsworth and Coleridge served as the manifesto of Romanticism.142. As an essayist and critic, Charles Lambs best-known work is his two volumes of the Essays of Elia (together with his sister, Mary Ann Lamb).143. Charles Lamb and his sister Mary Lamb adapted Shakespeares plays into stori
9、es for children, titled Tales from Shakespeare, the former reproducing the tragedies, and the latter the comedies.144. Mr. Bennets favorite daughter is Elizabeth.145. The chief business of Mrs. Bennets life was to _.146. The Chartist Movement appeared between the 30s and the early 50s of the 19th ce
10、ntury.147. The critical realism of the 19th century flourished in the forties and in the beginning of fifties.148. The 19th realists set themselves the task of criticizing capitalist society from a democratic viewpoint and delineated the crying contradictions of bourgeois social reality.149. One of
11、the greatest English realist in the Victorian Age was _, who created in his works the pictures ofbourgeois civilization, describing the misery and sufferings of common people.150. William Makepeace Thackeray was another important writer in the 19th century, whose novels mainly contained a satirical
12、portrayal of _.151. The two often-used writing styles in the realistic novels of the 19th century are humor and satire, and the former was used to portray _ while the latter to _.152. Elizabeth Gaskells Mary Barton described the inhuman conditions of the life of English workers and the birth of Char
13、tist movement.153. The second half of the 19th century in England produced such outstanding poets as Alfred Tennyson, Robert Browning, Charles A. Swinburne, of whom Robert Browning was the greatest, whose masterpiece was An Italian in England.154. In the novel A Tale of Two Cities, Dr. Manette is a
14、typical bourgeois intellectual. He sympathizes with the poor and defends the oppressed people, but feels terrified before the fire of revolution.155. The two cities in A Tale of Two Cities written by Charles Dickens are London and Paris.156. A Tale of Two Cities was his historical novel about the Fr
15、ench Revolution.157. The delightful fairy-tale The rose and the Ring was written by _.158. The main female character in Vanity Fair written by _ is Rebecca Sharp.159. The title of the novel Vanity Fair was borrowed by _ from The Pilgrims Progress written by _.160. The subtitle of Vanity Fair is _.16
16、1. The subtitle of Vanity Fair“A Novel without a Hero” emphasizes the fact that the writers intention was not to portray individuals but the society as a whole.162. The title of the novel Vanity Fair is suggestive of that Vanity Fair in John Bunyans masterpiece The Pilgrims Progress, where all sorts
17、 of vanities are on sale.163. The central characters of The Mill on Floss written by _are Tom and his sister Maggie.164. The Mill on Floss tells of the love, estrangement, and eventually reconciliation of the daughter and son of a country miller.165. Adam Bede was rural tragedy written by _.166. Sil
18、as Marner, last and shortest rustic novel written by _ was set before the Industrial Revolution.167. Both Jane Eyre by _ and Wuthering Heights _ brought to the novel an introspection and an intense concentration on the inner life of emotion. 168. Wuthering Heights deals with a story of love and viol
19、ence.169. “The Song of the Shirt”, one of the best poems written by_ was on the hard life of the labors under capitalism in English literature.170. “The Bridge of Signs” by _was a poem on the miserable fate of the women of the poor.171. In the “The Idylls of the King”, the poet Alfred Tennyson paint
20、ed the first English hero, King Arthur, and gave a new meaning to the legends about the knights of the Round Table. 172. “In Memoriam”, written by Alfred Tennyson in memory of his friend Arthur Hallam, interpenetrates the themethe question of immortality of the soul.173. In Alfred Tennysons “The Idy
21、lls of the King”, King Arthurs attempt to bring civilization to his realm through the devotion of his knights fails because of sins which the poet felt to be the peculiar danger of his own age.174. “Break, Break, Break” and “Crossing the Bar” are two famous lyric poems written by_.175. “Dramatic mon
22、ologue” was created by Robert Browning.176. In his An Italian in England, Robert Browning portrayed an Italian revolutionary fighting for the freedom of the country.177. “The Ring and the Book” written by _ was often considered his most ambitious work, monumental work and masterpiece.178. Robert Bro
23、wnings style was highly individual and often more intent on meaning than on form.179. “My Last Duchess” written by _ is written in the form of dramatic monologue.180. Two important factors, which had large influence on contemporary English literature, were imperialism and widespread demand for social reform of every kind, which bred a spirit of rebellion and despair.
