The Influence of the Bible on British Literature Abstract The Bible is the classic works in Christianity, and it provides the British literature with inexhaustible materials. So the Bible has deep influence on British literature. British writers use stories of the Bible by three main methods. First, they quote persons names or stories of the Bible as the characters names or plots of the creations from the Bible directly. Sometimes they make some changes on the original stories. Sometimes they quote stories directly from the Bible as the writing materials. Second, they make use of symbolic meaning of the Bible by some technical such as simile, metaphor and symbolism, so that the stories could exert a great influence on contrasting with the new products. Third, the Bible influences British literature on styles and artistic characteristics. As the Holy Bible of the Christianity, its own has strong artistic charm and great aesthetic value, making it as the source of British literary works creation. The Bible records the merits, the faults and evil of the world, reflects the ancient feelings, implorations and ideals, explores the mystery relationships among God, people and the universe, and studies the philosophy of the relationships between people and people, people and the universe, human destiny and life values. British literary works all embody the Bible in all aspects. Therefore, the understanding of the Bible will further our understanding of British literature, will deepen our appreciation of British culture and ideology, and will make us learn, research and appreciate the British literary works better. Key words: British literature the Bible methods 摘要 《圣经》是基督教的经典作品, 为英国文学提供了取之不尽、用之不竭的素材。所以, 《圣经》对英国文学产生了深远的影响。英国作家化用《圣经》故事的主要方法有:直接引用《圣经》中的人名作为作品的人物名称,或直接引用《圣经》故事或对原型故事进行变形或处理,作为创作素材 通过比喻,隐喻或象征等手法,把《圣经》故事的寓意融汇到作品情节中或人物性格里,使这些故事发挥有力的陪衬作用 圣经在文体和艺术特征方面对英国文学的影响。 作为基督教圣书的《圣经》, 其本身具有很强的艺术魅力和巨大的审美价值, 这使它成为了英国文学作品的创作源泉。《圣经》记述人间的是非曲直、过失罪恶, 反映古人的喜怒哀乐、乞求和理想, 探索神、人、宇宙的奥秘和相互间妙不可言的关系, 研讨人与人之间的关系, 人与宇宙的关系、人类命运、人生价值等哲理。英国文学作品无不体现《圣经》的各个侧面, 因此对《圣经》的了解有助于我们进一步欣赏英国文学加深我们对英国文化和思想意识的了解, 更好地学习、欣赏乃至研究英国文学作品。 关键词:英国文学 《圣经》 方式 Contents 1. Introduction………………………………………………………………..……1 2. The influence of the Bible on British literature 2.1 Quoting the Bible directly………………………………….………………2 2.2 Using the symbolic meaning of the Bible………………………………….3 2.3 The influence of the Bible on British literatures styles and artistic characteristics……………………………………………………………4 3. Conclusion …………………………………………………………………………5 Notes…………………………………………………………………………….……6 Bibliography……….…………………………………………………………………7 Acknowledgement…….………………………………………………………………8
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