Epic
Licencjat 2011
Uniwersytet Wrocławski
Literatura brytyjska
Epika
Table of content
1. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 5
Part 1 (lines 1–490) 5
Part 2 (lines 491–1125) 8
Part 3 (lines 1126–1997) 9
Part 4 (lines 1998–2531) 13
Themes, Motifs & Symbols 16
2. “The Canterbury Tales” Chaucer, G 19
A) The Nun’s Priest’s Prologue, Tale, and Epilogue 19
B) The Wife of Bath’s Prologue 21
The Wife of Bath’s Prologue (continued) 23
The Wife of Bath’s Tale 25
C) The Miller’s Prologue and Tale 28
3. “Paradise Lost” Milton, J. 31
Plot Overview 31
Analysis of Major Characters 34
Themes, Motifs & Symbols 37
Book I, lines 1–26 40
Book I, lines 27–722 42
4. “The Faerie Queene” Spenser , E. 45
Summary 45
Book I, Cantos i & ii 46
Book I, Cantos iii, iv & v 48
Book I, Cantos vi, vii & viii 50
Book I, Cantos ix & x 52
Book I, Cantos xi & xii 54
5. “Essay on Man” Pope , A. 56
6. “The Rape of the Lock” Pope, A. 67
Canto 1 67
Analysis: Themes and Form 69
7. “Tom Jones” Fielding, H. 70
Plot Overview 70
Character Analysis 72
Themes, Symbols, and Motifs 74
Book I 76
Book II 81
Book III 85
Book IV 90
Book V 95
Book VI 100
Book VII 104
Book VIII 108
Book IX 112
Book X 114
Book XI 117
Book XII 120
Book XIII 124
Book XIV 128
Book XV 131
Book XVI 135
Book XVII 138
Book XVIII 141
8. “Pride and Prejudice” Austin, J. 146
Plot Overview 146
Analysis of Major Characters 148
Themes, Motifs & Symbols 150
Chapters 1–4 152
Chapters 5–8 155
Chapters 9–12 157
Chapters 13–17 159
Chapters 18–23 161
Chapters 24–26 163
Chapters 27–34 165
Chapters 35–42 168
Chapters 43–45 170
Chapters 46–49 172
Chapters 50–55 174
Chapters 56–61 176
9. “Whuthering heights” Bronte, E. 178
Context 178
Plot Overview 179
Character List 182
Themes, Motifs & Symbols 185
Chapters I–V 188
Chapters VI–IX 192
Chapters X–XIV 195
Chapters XV–XX 199
Chapters XXI–XXVI 203
Chapters XXVII–XXX 206
10. “Great Expectations” Dickens, Ch. 209
Context 209
Plot Overview 211
Analysis of Major Characters 213
Themes, Motifs & Symbols 215
Chapters 1–3 219
Chapters 4–7 221
Chapters 8–10 223
Chapters 11–13 225
Chapters 14–16 227
Chapters 17–19 228
Chapters 20–26 231
Chapters 27–35 233
Chapters 36–37 236
Chapters 38–39 237
Chapters 40–46 239
Chapters 47–52 242
Chapters 53–56 244
Chapters 57–59 247
11. “Tess of the D’Urbervilles” Hardy, T. 249
Context 249
Analysis of Major Characters 250
Themes, Motifs & Symbols 252
Phase the First: The Maiden, Chapters I–III 257
Chapters IV–VII 259
Chapters VIII–XI 261
Phase the Second: Maiden No More, Chapters XII–XV 263
Phase the Third: The Rally, Chapters XVI–XIX 265
Chapters XX–XXIV 267
Phase the Fourth: The Consequence, Chapters XXV–XXXI 269
Chapters XXXII–XXXIV 272
Phase the Fifth: The Woman Pays, Chapters XXXV–XXXIX 274
Chapters XL–XLIV 276
Phase the Sixth: The Convert, Chapters XLV–XLVIII 278
Chapters XLIX–LII 280
Phase the Seventh: The Fulfillment, Chapters LIII–LIX 283
12. “Heart of Darkness” Condrad, J. 286
Context 286
Analysis of Major Characters 287
Themes, Motifs & Symbols 289
Part 1 292
Part 1 (continued) 294
Part 1 (continued) 296
Part 1 (continued) 298
Part 2 301
Part 2 (continued) 303
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