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《英国文学选读》要点
(2)--诗人及其作品解读
1.IntroductionofWilliamShakespeare
Significance
1.thegreatestEnglishpoetanddramatist
2.certainlythemostimportantplaywrightoftheEnglishRenaissance
3.LikelythemostinfluentialwriterinallofEnglishliterature
ThemeofSonnet18
Hissonnet18expressesthatbeautifulthingscanrelyontheforceofliteraturetoreacheternity.
Analysisofthepoem
Thefirsttwoquatrainsfocusonthefairlord'sbeauty:
thepoetattemptstocompareittoasummer'sday,butshowsthattherecanbenosuchcomparison,sincethefairlord'stimelessbeautyfarsurpassesthatofthefleeting,inconstantseason.
Summer--"summer"asametaphorforyouth,orperhapsbeauty,orperhapsthebeautyofyouth.
Whatdoes“eternallines”meaninthelastbutonestanza?
What’stherhymeofShakespeareanSonnet?
Questions1inpage14:
Thespeakeropensthepoemwithaquestionaddressedtothebeloved:
"ShallIcomparetheetoasummer'sday?
"Thenextelevenlinesaredevotedtosuchacomparison.
Inline2,thespeakerstipulateswhatmainlydifferentiatestheyoungmanfromthesummer'sday:
heis"morelovelyandmoretemperate."
Thepoetdescribessummerasaseasonofextremesanddisappointments.Summer'sdaystendtowardextremes:
theyareshakenby"roughwinds";Inthem,thesun("theeyeofheaven")oftenshines"toohot,"ortoodim.Andsummerisfleeting:
itsdateistooshort,anditleadstothewitheringofautumn,as"everyfairfromfairsometimedeclines."
Thefinalquatrainofthesonnettellshowthebeloveddiffersfromthesummerinthatrespect:
hisbeautywilllastforever("Thyeternalsummershallnotfade...")andneverdie.
Inthecouplet,thespeakerexplainshowthebeloved'sbeautywillaccomplishthisfeat,andnotperishbecauseitispreservedinthepoem,whichwilllastforever;itwilllive"aslongasmencanbreatheoreyescansee."
2.GeoffreyChaucer(1340--1400)
Significance
1.“thefatherofEnglishpoetry”(byJohnDryden)
2.thefounderofmodernEnglish
3.thefounderofEnglishrealisticliterature:
thegreatestliteratebeforeShakespeare
4.HewasthefirsttobeburiedinWestminsterAbby,forhisgreatcontributiontothemakingofEnglishandliterature.
Chaucer’swritingstyle
1.Hispoetryisfullofvigorandswiftness.
2.HeenrichedthepoeticformsfortheEnglishpoetry.
3.HeisthefirstpeoplewhomadetheLondonvernacularthelanguageofhisworkthusmakeitthefoundationformodernspeechandestablishingEnglishastheliterarylanguageofthecountry.
GeneralIntroductiontoTheCanterburyTales
Significance
1.ItwasthelastofGeoffreyChaucer'sworks
2.TheCanterburyTalesisChaucer’sMasterpieceandoneofthemonumentalworksinEnglishliterature.
3.ItisoneofthelandmarksofEnglishliterature,perhapsthegreatestworkproducedinMiddleEnglish
4.Itgivesusatruetolifepictureofhistime.TheworkstandsasahistoricalandsociologicalintroductiontothelifeandtimesofthelateMiddleAges
3.IntroductionofJohnDonne(1572-1631)
Significance
1.FounderofMetaphysicalSchool
2.Donnewastheleadingexponentofastyleofpoetrycalled"metaphysicalpoetry,"whichflourishedinthelatesixteenthandearlyseventeenthcenturies.
3.ThemoststrikingfeatureofDonne’sPoetryishisfrequentuseofconceit.
Themainthemesofthemetaphysicalpoetsarelove,deathandreligion.
Ohstay,threelivesinonefleaspare,
ThemesofHolySonnet10(上p.151)
HisHolySonnet10revealshisbeliefinlifeafterdeath.Deathismomentarilywhilehappinessafterdeathiseternal.
l Oneshortsleeppast,wewakeeternally,
Anddeathshallbenomore;Death,thoushaltdie.
1.Whatdoessleepmean?
Death.
2.Howdoyouunderstandweliveeternally?
Lifeanddeatharetwoperiods.Deathistheexpansionoflife.Shortlyafterourdeath,oursoulwillenterheavenandlivehappilyforever.
4.IntroductionofRobertBurns(1759-1796)
Significance
1.ScottishpoetandwriteroftraditionalScottishfolksongs
2.HeisthenationalpoetofScotland.RobertBurnsisrepresentativeofScotland.HehasbecomealmostanationalsymbolofallthingsScottish.
3.thegreatestpoetScotlandinthelate18thcenturyhaseverproduced;
4.aremarkablelyricistonthethemeofloveandfriendship;
5.apatrioticpoetcallingfornationalindependence,liberty,equalityandfraternityforallthepeopleintheworld;
6.apeasantpoetsharinghispeople’sfeelingsanddrawingmaterialformthefolklegendsandsongs;
7.Hewasthepeople’spoet.Hecamefromthepeopleandwroteforthepeople.
“ARed,RedRose”iswrittenasaballadwithfourstanzasoffourlines,orquatrainseach
§ThemesofARed,RedRose
Theme-thisisapoemofloveandreassurance.Burnsisleavinghisloveandintendstoreassureherofhisfidelityandloveforherinhisabsence.
5. IntroductionofWilliamWordsworth(1770-1850)
Significance
1.HeisthethirdgreatestpoetandthegreatestlyricpoetinEnglishliterature.
2.HeistheleadingfigureoftheEnglishRomanticpoetry,andheisregarededasa“worshipperofnature”.
3.Hewasoneof“lakepoets”
4.Heisapoetinmemoryofthepastandwascalled"prophetsofnature"
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Form
Thefoursix-linestanzasofthispoemfollowaquatrain-coupletrhymescheme:
ABABCC.
Eachlineismeterediniambictetrameter.
Characteristics–Thepoemisamasterpieceonnature
Significance
Thispoemtypicallydepictstheserenebeautyofnatureandshowsthepoet’srespectfornatureaswell.
Exercises
"Foroft,whenonmycouchIlie
Invacantorinpensivemood,
Theyflashuponthatinwardeye
Whichistheblissofsolitude;
Andthenmyheartwithpleasurefills,
Anddancewiththedaffodils.
(1)Whatisthe"blissofthesolitude"?
TheDaffodilsthepoemsaw.
(2)Interpretthepassage.
Itisabliss/happinesstorecollectthebeautyofnatureinhismindwhenheissolitude/lonely.
(3)Whydidthepoetwritethepoem,whatdidhewanttoexpress?
Thepoemdepicts/dealswiththeflowersthathecameacrossalongwaterside,bywhichheexpressesthequiet,sympathy,lovingfeelingtonaturejustlikehiswords"poetryisfrom"emotionrecollectedintranquility".
5.IntroductionofPercyByssheShelley(1792~1822)
OdetotheWestWind
GenreofthePoem
Theodeisalyricpoemofsomelength,dealingwithaloftythemeinadignifiedmannerandoriginallyintendedtobesung.
Formofthepoem
Eachofthesevenpartsof"OdetotheWestWind"containsfivestanzas--fourthree-linestanzasandatwo-linecouplet,allmeterediniambicpentameter.Therhymeschemeineachpartfollowsapatternknownasterzarima三行诗节押韵法,Thuseachofthesevenpartsof"OdetotheWestWind"followsthisscheme:
ABABCBCDCDEDEE.
Summary
OdetotheWestWind"isoneofShelley'sbestknownlyrics.Thepoetdescribesvividlytheactivitiesofthewestwindontheearth,intheskyandonthesea,andthenexpresseshisenvyfortheboundlessfreedomofthewestwind,andhiswishtobefreelikethewindandtoscatterhiswordsamongmankind.
Exercises
OwildWestWind,thoubreathofAutumn'sbeing,
Thou,fromwhoseunseenpresencetheleavesdead
Aredriven,likeghostsfromanenchanterfleeing,…
alliteration personification
Questions:
Whatkindofwinddoeswestwindreferto?
Autumnwind.
Whatdotheselinesdescribe?
Thedestructivepowerofthewestwindthatdrivesawayalltheoldandrottenthings.
"Wildspirit,whichartmovingeverywhere;
DestroyerandPreserver;hear,Ohear!
“
(1)Whatdoesthe"wildspirit"referto?
"wildspirit"referstowestwind/autumnwind.
(2)Whycalledit"DestroyerandPreserver"atthesametime?
Becausewestwindburiesthedeadleaves,thesymbolofoldrottensociety,andalsothethings,thoughts,orideasthataredeadorobsolete.Meanwhileitpreparesforanewspring,andpreservesnewlifeorseedsthatwillcometolifeinthespring,thesymbolofanewworld.
(3)Identifythepoetandthepoem.
"Odetothewestwind"ofPercyShelley.(terzarima)
"Asthuswiththeeinprayerinmysoreneed.
Oh!
Liftmeasawave,aleaf,acloud!
Ifalluponthethornsoflife!
Ibleed!
Aheavyweightofhourshaschainedandbowed
Onetoolikethee:
tameless,andswiftandproud.“
Aheavyweightofhours
Itreferstoburdensandpressuresoflife
moralandculturalconventionspickedupbyindividualsinlife
lessonslearnedfromlifeexperience
sufferingsandmisfortunesinlife.
(1)Explain"Ifalluponthethornsoflife,Ibleed“
ThesentencecallShelley’sdesirethathecouldn’tbestbeingfetteredto/limitedbythehumdrum/tooordinaryrealityofeveryday!
(2)Canyoucomprehendthedeepemotioncontainedinthepoem?
What’sthat?
Inthepoem,thewestwindhasbecomethepoethimself,hewantstobefree,proudanduncontrollablelikethewildwestwind,todestructandconstructwiththestrongpowerlikethewestwind.
(3)Thepoetwascalledthe"theheartofallhearts",hetrumpetedtheradicalprophecyofhopeandrebirth.Pleasewriteouthisclassicwords.
IfWintercomes,canSpringbefarbehind?
"
IfWintercomes,canSpringbefarbehind?
Thisisofcoursearhetoricalquestionbecausespringdoescomeafterwinter.
Thequestionhasadeepermeaninganddoesnotonlymeanthechangeofseasons,butisareferencetodeathandrebirthaswell.
ItillustratesShelley’scriticalattitudetotheuglysocietyandcanbestexpressShelley’soptimisticbeliefinthebrightfutureofmankindinfaceofthecoldwinter,thatisthecoldsociety,andtheharshsocialreality.
Itmay
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