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EmilyDickinson 1830 1886 IfIreadabookanditmakesmywholebodysocold nofireevercanwarmme Iknowitispoetry IfIfeelphysicallyasifthetopofmyheadweretakenoff Iknowthatispoetry EmilyDickinson ThemotherofAmericanPoetry WilliamDeanHowellswrotethat ifnothingelsehadcomeoutofourlifebutthisstrangepoetry weshouldfeelthatintheworkofEmilyDickinson America orNewEnglandrather hadmadeadistinctiveadditiontotheliteratureoftheworld andcouldnotbeleftoutofanyrecordofit Twentieth centurycriticHaroldBloomhasplacedheralongsideWaltWhitman WallaceStevens RobertFrost T S EliotandHartCraneasamajorAmericanpoet Bornin1830inAmherst MassachusettsShewasthesecondofthreechildreninherfamily EmilyDickinsonledaprivilegedlifewithafinanciallycomfortableandwell respectedfamilyinadeeplyCalvinistNewEnglandcommunity HerfatherwaselectedarepresentativetoCongressandservedasTreasurerofAmherstCollege FortwoyearsshestudiedatAmherstAcademyandspentonemoreattheMountHolyokeFemaleSeminary whereshestudiedamoderncurriculumofEnglishandthescience aswellasPhilosophy Latin botanyandmathematics TheschoolwasstronglyCongregational butEmilyrefusedtoobserveitsreligiouscustoms ExceptforavisittoWashington D C shespentherentirelifeinAmherst Shestayedquietlyathome thelast25yearsintotalseclusion Shenevermarried Inherfamilylibrary shehadaccesstomanyreligiousworksaswellasbooksbyEmerson othertranscendentalistsandcurrentmagazines PoemsbyEmilyDickinsonpublishedin1890 altogether1775poems Onlysevenofherpoemspublishedwhenshewasalive Whyonlysevenofherpoemspublishedwhenshewasalive ShesentpoemstoThomasWentworthHigginson aliterarycriticandfamilyfriend Herecognizedhertalent buttriedto improve them whichmadeDickinsonloseinterest Onlysevenofherpoemshadbeenpublished Shehadnotwrittenforfameinherlifetime Afterherdeathherpoemswere discovered accidentallybyhersister whothenrequestedMrs M L ToddandHigginsontoeditthem In1950HarvardUniversitybroughtallhercopyright andfiveyearslaterthecompleteworksofthepoetwaspublished Dickinsonwas rediscovered inthetwentiethcentury Iffamebelongedtome Icould notescapeher EmilyDickinson Whatwouldcauseayoungwomanof24suddenlytoisolateherselfwithinheryardandhouseandignoretheworldoutside WenttoWashingtonD C withherfather becauseshehadfalleninlovewithamarriedlawyer whosoondiedofakindofdisease Therefellinlovewithanothermarriedman ReverendCharlesWadsworth aminister HemovedtoSanFranciscoin1862 Aboutthistimeshewrote Isingastheboydoesbytheburyingground becauseIamafraid Withinafewyears shehadretreatedfromallsociallifeinAmherst Alwayswearingwhite likethebrideshewouldneverbe sheremainedinherparents houseandrestrictedherselftohouseholdworkandwritingpoetry Emilyisalwayspaintedasayoungwomaninwhite closetedintheupperroomsofherhome isolatednotonlyfromherneighborsandfriends butalsofromthehistoricalandculturaleventstakingplaceoutsideherdoor Emily sfatherdiedin1878 hernephewGilbertdiedin1883andbothCharlesWadsworthandEmily smotherdiedin1882 Themesofherpoems DeathandImmortalityNatureLoveLifeReligionPhilosophy Hermasterpieces BecauseIcouldnotstopforDeathIfeltafuneral inmybrainWhydoIloveyou sirThatLoveisallthereisSuccessiscountedsweetestI mnobody Whoareyou BecauseICouldnotStopforDeath BecauseIcouldnotstopforDeath Hekindlystoppedforme TheCarriageheldbutjustOurselves AndImmortality Weslowlydrove HeknewnohasteAndIhadputawayMylabor andmyleisuretoo Forhiscivility WepassedtheSchool wherechildrenstroveAtRecess intheRing WepassedtheFieldsofGazingGrain WepassedtheSettingSun Orrather hepassedUs TheDewsdrewquiveringandchill ForonlyGossamer mygown MyTippet onlyTulle WepausedbeforeaHousethatseemedAswellingoftheGround TheRoofwasscarcelyvisible TheCornice intheGround Sincethen tiscenturies andyetFeelsshorterthantheDayIfirstsurmisedtheHorses HeadsWeretowardEternity 因为我不能停下来等待死神 因为我不能停下来等待死神他和善地停下来等我 那辆车只能容我们两个 还有不朽 我们慢慢驱车 他不慌不忙我也把我的劳与闲统统丢掉一边 为了他的礼让 我们走过校园 孩子们你推我搡 在休息时间 在圆形广场 我们走过在田间凝眸的麦杆 我们走过落日旁 或毋宁说 他走过我们身旁寒露降 身子冻得打颤 因为我的长衫落纱般 我的披肩如丝网 我们停步在一所房子前 那似乎是隆起的土地一片屋顶几乎看不见 屋檐在地里面 离那时已是几个世纪过了还不到一天 我首次猜测到 马头在朝向永恒奔窜 Inthefirstlinethepersonaistoobusyandtoosatisfiedasshelivesherlifetobothtostopforthegentleman scall but throughhiskindnessandconsideration sheiscompelledatlasttogowithhim Inthethirdline thedramaticsceneissetinthecarriage Thesituationisoneofintimacy theCarriageheldbutjustOurselves Thefirstlineofthesecondstanzaindicatesthepeacefulnessandpleasantnesssurroundinganappointmentwithabeau Hedrivesleisurely withouthast asiftheyhadallthetimeintheworld ShewhocouldnotstopforDeathinthefirststanzaiscompletelyfascinatedbyhiminthesecondandthirdlinesofthisstanza Heissuchanartfulcharmerthatsheneedsneitherlabornorleisure forinhis Civility hehastakencareofeverything Bythethirdstanza theyarenearingtheedgeoftown theseeminglyirrelativeelementsofchildren GazingGrain and SettingSun thesensationsthatadyingladyexperience aretransferredtothesepartsoftheworld Inthefourthstanza theladyisgettingclosertodeath for TheDews nowgrow quiveringandchill uponherskin thetraditionalassociationsofthecoldnessofdeath Inthefifthstanza theyhavearrivedatacountrycemetery ThehouseistheHouseofdeath afreshgravesketchedonlywithafewdetails Theroofisasmalltombstone andthecornice themoldingaroundacoffin slid isalreadyplaced intheGround Theladyisalonenow hergentlemanfriendhasvanishedunexplained Inthesixthstanzathewords firstsurmised contributeanoteofironicsurprise Allalong then shedidnotrealizewhereherkind intimate slow driving civilsuitorwastakingher Itwasnotuntilaftertheschoolchildren the GazingGrain the SettingSun andthe SwellingoftheGround thatshebegantorealizewhereshewasheading Shehad therefore apparentlybeentricked seducedandthenabandoned Ifeltafuneral inmybrain Ifeltafuneral inmybrain AndmournerstoandfroKepttreading treading tillitseemedThatsensewasbreakingthrough Andwhentheyallwereseated AServicelikeaDrum Keptbeating beating tillIthoughtMymindwasgoingnumb AndthenIheardthemliftaBoxAndcreakacrossmySoulWiththosesameBootsofLeadagain Thenspace begantotoll AsalltheheavenswereaBell AndBeingbutanEar AndI andsilence somestrangeRaceWrecked solitary here AndthenaPlankinReasonbroke AndIdroppeddown anddown AndhitaWorld ateveryplunge AndFinishedknowing then 我看到了葬礼 在我的脑中 我看到了葬礼 在我的脑中 送葬的人来来去去来来去去 直至感觉在隐约中慢慢的 挣脱 之后 当他们全部就座一种仪式上演 似鼓 击打单调 单调 的节奏 直至我的思想变得麻木 之后 我听到他们慢慢地抬起盒子听任吱吱的声音穿透的我灵魂再次 伴着他们的沉重的脚步我的世界 开始哀鸣 天空好像一只巨钟 以及那只唯一能闻的耳朵 我与沉默 一种异类 残破与孤寂 共在 理智的边界 瓦解 崩溃 我开始下沉 下沉 至一界 彻底 之后 直觉全无 Thevisualandauditoryeffectsofthepoem Firstly thegraphicsandtheuseofpunctuationarearrangedinauniquestylesothatreaderswillbedeeplyattractedatthefirstsight Thefrequentcapitalizationofsomeofthekeywordsreallygivesthereadstheclearthreadofthecrucialscenesandlaystheemphasisontheprocess thedisappearanceofconsciousness Dash appearsineverystanza whichhighlightsthemonotony dullness heavinessandsuffocationofthefuneral Theuseofitdemonstratesthedelayandtheprolongingofthevoicesothatthereaderscanclearlyhearthenarrator ssuspirationinhelplessness thusachievingtheauditoryeffectsaswell What smore EmilyDickinsonwasfamousforherstartlingandoriginaldictioninherpoetry Thechoiceofcertainwordsinsteadofothersgivesthepowertotheauditoryeffect WhydoIlove You Sir WhydoIlove You Sir Because TheWinddoesnotrequiretheGrassToanswer WhereforewhenHepassShecannotkeepHerplace BecauseHeknows andDonotYou AndWeknownot EnoughforUsTheWisdomitbeso TheLightning neveraskedanEyeWhereforeitshut whenHewasby BecauseHeknowsitcannotspeak Andreasonsnotcontained OfTalk Therebe preferredbyDaintierFolk TheSunrise Sir compellethMe BecauseHe sSunrise andIsee Therefore Then IloveThee 为什么我爱你 为什么我爱你 先生 因为 风 从不要求小草回答 为什么他经过她就不能不动摇 因为他知道 而你不知道 我们不知道 我们有这样的智慧也已足够 闪电 从不询问眼睛 为什么 他经过时 要闭上 因为他知道 这它说不出口 有些道理 难以言传 高尚的人宁愿 会意 日出 先生 使我不能自己 因为他是日出 我看见了 所以 于是 我爱你 ThatLoveisallthereis ThatLoveisallthereis Isallweknowoflove Itisenough thefreightshouldbeProportionedtothegroove Successiscountedsweetest SuccessiscountedsweetestBythosewhone ersucceed TocomprehendanectarRequiressorestneed NotoneofallthepurplehostWhotooktheflagtodayCantellthedefinition Soclearly ofvictory Ashe defeated dying OnwhoseforbiddenearThedistantstrainsoftriumphBreak agonizedandclear 成功的滋味最甜蜜 从未成功的人们最能懂得成功的甜美惟有极度的渴求方能体味甘露的滋味身着紫袍的王者之师今日虽高扬凯旗却无一人能把胜利的含义说清道明战败者奄奄一息凯乐在远处奏响 冲破阻隔 飞到他的耳际悲痛而嘹亮 Conventionalasthetopicofsuccessandfailureseems Dickinsonfindscomplexmeaninglatentinthem Furthermore herunconventionalinterpretationofthoseconventionalthemesisconveyedviaherunconventionalinnovativeliterarystyle heringeniouschoiceofwords herverbalconstructions herdeviationalusageofcapitalizationanddashdisplayhowcreativesheiswhentryingtodefythepoeticnormsthatstoodinthewayoftheintensityofherthoughtandherimages Herpoeticlanguage