Chapter One Where do All the Allusions Come from／1
I．What Is an Allusion? ／1
1．Definition of Allusion／1
2．Key Elements of Allusions ／1
3．Quotes about Allusions／2
II．What Are the Major Categories of Allusions?／3
1．Historical--Religious／Mythological--Literary Allusions／3
2．Allusions to Events—Allusions to Quotes ／4
3．Classical A11usions—Modern Allusions ／8
III．Why do Writers and Poets Like to Use Allusions?／9
1．Examples from Miscellaneous Literary Works ／9
2．Case Study：The Isles of Greece by Lord Byron／11
3．Major Purposes of Using Allusions in Literature／14
IV．Do People Use Allusions in Daily Communication?／17
Most Popular Allusions in Common Speech／1 8
V．How do Allusions Travel between English and Chinese?／20
1．Literal Translation／20
2．Substitutes ／23
3．Free Translation ／24
4．Omissions／25
Chapter Two The Bible／29
I．About the Bible／29
1．Basic Facts／29
2．Additional Facts／32
3．Quiz／33
II．Quotes on the Bible／34
Ⅲ．In．class Reading Materials from the Bible／335
1．Passages
Passage One Seven Days of the Creation of the World／35
Passage Two Man’s Original Sin and the Loss of Paradise／39
Passage Three The Tower of Babel／42
Passage Four The Ten Commandments／43
Passage Five Solomon’s Wisdom／47
Passage Six The Birth of the Messiah／49
Passage Seven The Good Samaritan／53
2．Language in the Bible／54
IV．Discussions on the Bible／63
1．Comparative Study／63
2．Inconsistencies in the Bible ／67
3．Surviving on Noah’S Ark／69
4．Different Voices／69
V．Fun Stuff／71
1．Jokes／71
2．Cartoon Comics／76
3．Riddles／77
4．Funny Bible Facts／78
5．Ten Misconceptions About the Bible／78
6．Bible Word Search Puzzle Game／80
VI．After-class Assignments 182
1．Creative Writings／82
2．Oral Presentation／82
3．Readings
The Trial that Rock the World／83
Einstein on God／89
Chapter Three Greek and Roman Mythology／94
I. About Greek and Roman Mythology／94
1．Why Is It Necessary to Learn Greek and Roman Mythology?／94
2．What Is It?／95
3．Where did It Originate from?／95
4．How did it Come into Being?／95
Ⅱ．Quotes on Greek and Roman Mythology／95
Ⅲ.In-class Reading Passages from Greek and Roman Mythology／97
1．Passages
Passage One The Olympian Gods／97
Passage Two The Creation and Recreation of Man／104
Passage Three Cupid and Psyche／109
Passage Four Echo and Narcissus／117
Passage Five The Twelve Labors of Heracles／120
Passage Six The Trojan War／126
2．Idioms in Greek and Roman Mythology／143
IV．Discussions on Greek and Roman Mythology／145
1．Comparative Studies／145
2．Oral Presentations／148
V．Fun Stuff／148
1．Fun Facts about Mythology／148
2．Word Play and Jokes／149
3．Word Puzzles／150
VI．After-class Assignments／151
1．Creative Writings／151
2．Translation／151
3．Readings
Viewpoint：In Defence of Narcissism／154
Chapter Four William Shakespeare／160
I．About Shakespeare／160
1．Shakespeare’s Life／160
2．Shakespeare’s Plays／161
3．Shakespeare’s Poems／163
4．The Making of Shakespeare／164
5．The Influence of Shakespeare／165
6．Poems in Praise of Shakespeare／166
II．Quotes on William Shakespeare／168
Ⅲ．In-class Readings from Shakespeare’S Works／169
1．Sonnets
Sonnet 18 Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?／170
Sonnet 19 Devouring Time，blunt thou the lion's paws／173
Sonnet 23 As an unperfect actor on the stage／174
Sonnet 24 Mine eye hath play’d the painter,and hath stell'd／175
2．Plays
Hamlet ／177
Romeo and Juliet／189
The Merchant of Venice／203
As You Like It／210
Macbeth／217
3．Shakespearean Quotes／221
4．Shakespearean Idioms／224
IV．Discussions on Shakespeare／227
1．Oral Presentation／227
2．About Hamlet／227
3．About The Merchant 07 Venice／227
4．About Romeo and Juliet／227
5．Shakespeare VS．Tang Xianzu／228
V．Fun Stuff／228
1．Cartoon Comics ／228
2．Mysteries and Secrets of Shakespeare／229
3．Interesting Facts About William Shakespeare／234
4．Crossword Puzzles／236
VI．After-class Assignments／238
1．Role Play：An interview with Shakespeare／238
2．Creative Writing／238
3．After-class Reading／241
Suggested Keys and Answers to Exercises／244
References ／255
