摘要
圣经对英国文学的影响无处不在。在古盎格鲁－撒克逊时期，文学藉引用圣经宣扬基督教。圣经故事及其翻译被用来教育、引导大众，也供人们消遣娱乐，以便营造一个和谐社会。在中古英国，圣经是权威的代言，也是维护受教育者权力和宗教等级秩序的工具。圣经故事通过表演、歌唱、布道、讲述而得到传播。时至欧洲宗教改革和文艺复兴时期，圣经被译成各种方言。一些圣经用语进入大众的演讲、论述中，超出圣经文本的各种释读、理解也成为可能，从而出现了在文学中对圣经解读的论战。最后一个阶段是从大约公元1850年至今，受欧洲启蒙运动及理性主义的影响，圣经的文学阐释受到了挑战。圣经中的人物、故事、思想以各种形式被运用到文学作品中，有时会使读者产生共鸣，有时则会引出一些不同的思想。
並列摘要
The influence of the Bible on English literature is pervasive. In Anglo-Saxon times, literature uses the Bible to propagate Christianity. The Bible, stories and the translations are used to educate, morally orientate and to entertain people in order to create a harmonious society. In Middle English literature, the Bible was used because it was the discourse of power and the religious hierarchy. Stories from the Bible are mediated through performance in plays and songs, and through preaching and story-telling. In the age of the European Reformation and Renaissance, the Bible is translated into the vernacular. Standard Bible phrases enter popular discourse and Widespread understanding of the Bible text can be assumed. There are debates in literature about how the Bible should be understood. In the final period, from about 1850 to the present, with the effects of European Enlightenment and growth of rationalist scientific thinking challenging literal interpretations of the Bible, images, stories and motifs are used in varied ways in literature, adding resonance or creating dissonance for the reader.
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