British Literature “The Elizabethans”

UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL MAYOR DE SAN MARCOS
“Universidad del Perú, Decana de América”


FACULTAD DE EDUCACIÓN


PROGRAMA DE LICENCIATURA PARA PROFESORES SIN TITULO PEDAGÓGICO EN LENGUAS EXTRANJERAS



CURSO: LITERATURA INGLESA: BRITÁNICA


UNIDAD ESCOGIDA: UNIT THREE “THE ELIZABETHANS”


SEDE: CHICLAYO




CICLO: III


AÑO: 2009







UNIT THREE “THE ELIZABETHANS”(Pg. 114)
HOW WELL DID YOU READ?

• What are the “pleasures” which Marlowe’s shepherd offers?

It is mainly referring to courtship and what a man is willing to offer his beloved woman. It offers what he can see around him – nature as a means to lift up his spirit and dream on what he considers his home. He points out the pleasures of being free surrounded by trees, rivers,mountains, etc. and able to do as they wish. They represent the things the shepherd surrounding taking care of his sheep. Another pleasure is offering the woman he loves to protect her with clothes made with the wool from his sheep.

• What objection does Raleigh’s “nymph” make to each argument of the shepherd?

The nymph in Raleigh’s poem explains in a humorous way to the passing oftime and that life is not always the same. The pleasures mentioned in Marlow’s poem points at the beauty of the present, and a young lover. She refers to life as the years pass by; struggles of becoming old, things wearing out, and love fading away, and all those beautiful words become part of the past.

EXERCISING YOUR JUDGMENT

• Which of the enticements that the shepherd of the Marlowe’spoem offers do you think might really be found in a shepherd’s life? Which ones would be highly improbable? How do the points of view differ in these two poems by Marlowe and Raleigh?


The things that might be found in a shepherd’s life are the valleys, groves, hills and fields as he is taking care of his sheep. Because of sheep, another possibility is using the wool to make clothesfor his beloved.
What might be improbable is the idea of making a bed of roses, and buckles of gold since he is not a wealthy man.
Marlowe’s poem sees life through the eyes of love and beauty, something enchanting and joyful, considering the impossible to be possible. Whereas Raleigh’s poem has a more realistic outlook at what life really is, not a momentous love nest but a love thatshould last forever.


• What elements of romance are evident in “To Celia”? What lines first indicates the lover’s failure to win his lady’s love?


The lover surrenders to the lady he loves. Some elements mentioned are her eyes, her kisses on a glass of wine and that he would give up drinking and change it for Jove’s nectar; roses he sent. He hopes she will accept hiscompliments, but he is afraid that she will return the roses he is sending as proof of his love.

• Point out the pastoral elements in the poems by Marlowe and Raleigh.


The pastoral elements are: a shepherd, a nymph, flocks, rural life, naturalness, and innocence. There is a combination of what can be real and ideal and mythical. Love and courtship are other important elements.ELIZABETHAN’S WORDS

Check your understanding of these words with the dictionary
• Madrigals: A light, airy song
• Kirtle: A cloak
• Myrtle: a sacred plant, symbolic of love and immortality
• Coral: 1) A marine calcareous production; 2) belonging to a Choir.
• Swain: Young villager, shepherd, lover, boyfriend
• Nymph: 1) Fabulous Deity, goddess; 2) Beautiful woman,villager

Look up the original meaning of nymph and swain and compare with the use of these words in these poems.

• NYMPH
It has several meanings. One is a larva of an insect with complete metamorphosis. Another is used in Greek mythology as any of a large class of minor female divinities. They were usually associated with features of the natural world, such as trees and water...