英美文学赏析 ode on solitude

Outline,PoetryReading,WhoisAlexanderPope?,AlexanderPope(1688-1744),Englishessayist,critic,satirist,wasoneofthegreatestpoetsofEnlightenment(启蒙运动).Popewrotehisfirstversesattheageof12.Hisbreakthroughwork,ANESSAYONCRITICISM(1711),appearedwhenhewas23year-old.,Duringmostofhistime,Popeabandonedhimselftowritingwhenspendingtimereadingbooksfromhisfatherslibrary,whichmadegreatcontributiontohisworkslater.,Hiswritings:TheRapeoftheLock(1714:mock-heroicsatire)EssayonMan(1732-4:poeticaldefenseofdeism)EssayonCriticism(1711:outlinescontemporarycriticaltastesandstandards)Histranslations:TheOdysseyofHomerTheIliadofHomer,Itiswellworthreading!,Popewrotethispoemwhenhewasonly12.Helovednatureandhatedcity,andthispoemexpressedhislongingforapastorallife.Thepoemsrhymeschemeisregularlyabab,anditusesiambictetrameter(fourfeet),withexceptionsinthefourthlineofeachstanza(twofeet).,Aboutthepoem:,Aboutthepoem:,Additionally,AlexanderPopeusedverysimplelanguage,structureandideasinthispoemtosuccessfullycommunicatethemeaningofOdeonSolitude.,Ithinkthispoemdeliveryanattitudetowardlife.Ittellsusthateveryonecanliveintheirownwayandthereisnoneedtocareaboutothersopinion.Wealthandfameareonlyclouds.Whatisthemostimportantishealth!Apersonwhoenjoyslivinginsolitudeandpeaceanddoingwhathelikesisahappyperson.,Aboutthepoem:,Techniques,FrompointtoplaneParallelismTodepressafterpraise,Stanza1,Happytheman,whosewishandcareAfewpaternalacresbound,Contenttobreathehisnativeair,Inhisownground.,Interpreting:Instanza1,thespeakerdescribesafarmerwhosewishandcareisafewpaternalacresboundishappyandheiscontenttobreathehisnativeairinhisownground.Itmayrefertothespeakersowndesiretoliveasimpleandcomfortablelife.,参考翻译：他定是有福之人，只关心父辈留下的几亩土地，满足于呼吸家乡的空气，故土寸步不离。,Stanza2,Whoseheardwithmilk,whosefieldswithbread,Whoseflockssupplyhimwithattire,Whosetreesinsummeryieldhimshade,Inwinterfire.,Interpreting:Thespeakergivesthreeexamplestodescribetheself-sufficientlifeofthefamer.Thoughhelivealone,hecanlivewell.Hegetsnecessitiesfromhisownfarmandtreesbringalottohim.,参考翻译：牛奶自取，面包自给，羊群供他穿衣，树木夏天为他遮阴，冬天让他炉火不熄,Blest,whocanunconcernedlyfindHours,days,andyearsslidesoftaway,Inhealthofbody,peaceofmind,Quietbyday,Stanza3,为他祝福，胸中一无牵挂，只见岁月轻轻流逝的足迹，身体康健，心平气和，白日清静无比。,Blest,whocanunconcernedlyfindHours,days,andyearsslidesoftaway,Inhealthofbody,peaceofmind,Quietbyday,Stanza3,Wecaninterpretasthathisheartispeacefulandfreeofworryandwhenheisfacedwithtimepassing,hedoesnotcare.Heevendoesnotrealizetimelapse.,Blest,whocanunconcernedlyfindHours,days,andyearsslidesoftaway,Inhealthofbody,peaceofmind,Quietbyday,Stanza3,Ittellsusthatfameandwealthdontmatterthatmuch,thehealthofourbodyandsouldoes.Apersonwhoenjoyslivinginsolitudeandpeaceisahappyperson.,ThethirdstanzaexpressesPopeswishtoliveasecluded（隔绝的）andpastoral（乡村的，田园式的）life.,Stanza3,Soundsleepbynight;studyandease,Togethermixed;sweetrecreation;Andinnocence,whichmostdoespleaseWithmeditation.,Stanza4,夜来安睡，闲读书籍，赏心乐事穿插随意，还有一种最大的快乐：任遐思漫无边际。,Soundsleepbynight;studyandease,Togethermixed;sweetrecreation;Andinnocence,whichmostdoespleaseWithmeditation.,Stanza4,Heenjoysquietdayandnight.Heexpressedhisconcretedailyroutine:hemixeshisstudyandeasetogether,Soundsleepbynight;studyandease,Togethermixed;sweetrecreation;Andinnocence,whichmostdoespleaseWithmeditation.,Stanza4,Heexpresshisdesireforpeacefulcountrylife.Ittellsusthatwedontneedtocareaboutotherpeoplesviewsbuttoliveinourownway.,Instanzas4,thefarmerexpresshisdesireforleadingaleisurelyandcarefreelife.,Stanza4,让我就这样幽独地活在世上，让我去世时无人悼念痛惜，悄悄离开人间，死于何时何地，无需石碑铭记。,Thusletmelive,unseen,unknown;Thusunlamentedletmedie;Stealfromtheworld,andnotastoneTellwhereIlie.,Thusletmelive,unseen,unknown;Thusunlamentedletmedie;Stealfromtheworld,andnotastoneTellwhereIlie.Popewasdetermined