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byA E Housman AShropshireladII 程世兰英语1101201107010103 author LoveliestofTrees majorworks Stylisticfeature IntroductionoftheAuthor A E Housman shortforAlfredEdwardHousman wasbornonMarch26thof1859inafamilyofacountrysolicitor 律师 法务官 astheeldestofsevenchildrenanddiedonApril30th 1936 HewasanEnglishclassicalpoet scholarandoneoftheforemostclassicists bestknownforhiscycleofpoems AShropshireLad HewasappointedProfessorofLatinatUniversityCollegeLondonandlateratCambridgeonthestrengthandqualityofhiswork Housmanfoundhistruedestinyinclassicalstudiesandtreatedpoetryasasecondaryactivity Heneverspokeabouthispoetryinpublicuntil1933whenhegavealecture TheNameandNatureofPoetry inwhichhearguedthatpoetryshouldappealtoemotionsratherthantotheintellect However quitecontrarytohisusualoutwardappearance heallowedhimselfseveralhedonistic hi d nistik 快乐主义者的 pleasures gastronomy s tr n mi 享乐主义 flyinginairplanesandfrequentlyvisitingFrance Majorworks poemsessaymusicandsongsLiteratureFilmandtelevision poemAShropshireLadLastPoemsFragmentofaGreekTragedyUnkindtoUnicornsOhwhoisthatyoungsinnerwiththehandcuffsonhiswrists 1 Poems DuringhisyearsinLondon A EHousmancompletedhiscycleof63poems AShropshireLad Itrapidlybecamealastingsuccess anditsthemeresonatedpowerfullywithEnglishreaders Thepoemsarefullofdeeppessimismandpreoccupationwithdeath HepublishedhisbestunpublishedpoemsasLastPoems 1922 beforeMosesJacksondiedbecausehewantedhimtoreadthembeforehisdeath HousmanalsowroteaparodicFragmentofaGreekTragedy inEnglish andhumorouspoemspublishedposthumouslyunderthetitleUnkindtoUnicorns独角兽 Ohwhoisthatyoungsinnerwiththehandcuffsonhiswrists thepoemwrittenafterthetrialofOscarWilde addressedmoregeneralsocialinjusticetowardshomosexuality Inthepoem hemadetheprisoner shaircolorasaclearlycodedreferencetohomosexuality 2 EssayDeAmicitia aboutfriendship In1942LaurenceHousmanalsodepositedanessayentitled A E Housman s DeAmicitia intheBritishLibrary TheessaydiscussedA E Housman shomosexualityandhisloveforJackson 3 Musicandartsong Between1909and1911GeorgeButterworthproducedsettingsintwocollections asSixSongsfromAShropshireLad andBredonHillandothersongs HealsowroteanorchestraltonepoemonAShropshireLad ButterworthandIvorGurneyaremostimportantsettersofHousman A1976cataloguelisted400musicalsettingsofHousman spoems Housman spoetryinfluencedBritishmusicinawaycomparabletothatofWaltWhitmaninthemusicofDelius VaughanWilliamsandothers Housman sworksprovidedsongtexts whileWhitman sthetextsforlargerchoralworks TheimpactinmusicofHousman spoetryhasnotbeenlimitedintime placeorstyle Songwritershavealsodrawnmuchfromthegreatpoet swork 4 Literature ThereferencesandquotationsofandfromHousmanareratherfrequentinEnglishlanguageliterature Ijusttakefewforinstanceasthefollowings Housmanisthemaincharacterinthe1997TomStoppardplayTheInventionofLove Housman spoetry There sthistosayforlifeandbreath itgivesamanatastefordeath suppliesthetitleandisquotedinPeterO Donnell s1969ModestyBlaisethriller ATasteforDeath InthenovelSpinbyRobertCharlesWilson hequotedHousman spoem Thegrizzlybearishugeandwild hehasdevouredtheinfantchild Theinfantchildisnotaware hehasbeeneatenbythebear SpinwontheHugoAwardforBestNovelin2006 5 Filmandtelevision JohnIrvin s 1981 filmTheDogsofWarendswithEpitaphforanArmyofMercenariesbeingsungovertheendtitles IntheendofthefilmOutofAfrica 1985 theactressquoted rose lippedmaidens lightfootlads anallusion 暗示 提及 toHousman s WithRueMyHeartIsLaden BlueRememberedHills atelevisionplaybyDennisPotter takesitstitlefrom IntoMyHeartanAirThatKills fromAShropshireLad TheJamesBondfilmDieAnotherDaytakesitstitlefromHousman sline fromAShropshireLad Butsincethemanthatrunsaway Livestodieanotherday Stylisticfeature A EHousman sworksaresoabundant andsodoeshisfeaturesofthestyle Hewashomosextual sohewrotealotofworkstojustifythelegalityandchanllengetheconservativeperceptions Healsowrotealotpoemswithdeeppessimismandpreoccupationwithdeath withoutreligiousconsolation however hethenchangedhisstylisticfeatureswithanidealisedpastorallight ashis landoflostcontent LoveliestofTrees Loveliestofthetrees thecherrynowIshungwithbloomalongtheboughAndstandsaboutthewoodlandrideWearingwhiteforEastertide Now ofmythreescoreyearsandtenTwentywillnotcomeagainAndtakefromseventyspringsascoreItonlyleavesmefiftymore AndsincetolookatthingsinbloomFiftyspringsarelittleroomAboutthewoodlandsiwillgoToseethecherryhungwithsnow 最可爱的树 樱桃树呀 此时枝头上正缀满繁花 在林间小道旁亭亭玉立 为复活季节而身披白衣 从我的七十岁可享之年 二十岁光阴已一去不返 七十载春秋减二十阳春 留给我的仅五十个年份 既然置身花间赏花品树五十个