Unit 1 Medieval Romance
Definitions
Historical Context
Major Characteristics
Cultural and Literary Significance
Knighthood in Medieval Romance and Xia (侠) in Chinese Kung Fu Novels
Unit 2 English Ballads
Definitions
Historical Context
Major Characteristics
Cultural and Literary Significance
Images of Social Bandits in The Water Margin and A Gest of Robin Hood
Unit 3 English Renaissance
Definitions
Historical Context
Major Tenets
Cultural and Literary Significance
Chinese Merchandise and Cosmopolitanism in the English Renaissance
Unit 4 Metaphysical Poetry
Definitions
Historical Context
Major Characteristics
Cultural and Literary Significance
Metaphysical Poetry and Classical Chinese Philosophy
Unit 5 Neoclassicism
Definitions
Historical Context
Major Characteristics
Cultural and Literary Significance
English Neoclassical Writings and Chinese Culture
Unit 6 English Romanticism
Definitions
Historical Context
Major Tenets
Cultural and Literary Significance
Resonance between English Romanticism and Chinese Culture and Literature
Unit 7 Critical Realism
Definitions
Historical Context
Major Characteristics
Cultural and Literary Significance
Popularity of Charles Dickens's Novels in China
Unit 8 Aestheticism
Definitions
Historical Context
Major Tenets
Cultural and Literary Significance
Aestheticism in China
Unit 9 The Irish Dramatic Movement
Definitions