Whitman-惠特曼-作品-介绍-英文版PPT课件

.,1,WaltWhitman18191892,英本五班张丹1003150120,.,2,WaltWhitman,LifeContributionInfluenceWorks,.,3,Life,WalterWhitmanwasbornin1819inLongIsland,thesecondsonofahouse-builder.Largelyself-taught,hereadvoraciously,becomingacquaintedwiththeworksofHomer,Dante,Shakespeare,andtheBible.,.,4,Inthefallof1848,hefoundeda“FreeSoilnewspaper,theBrooklynFreeman,andcontinuedtodeveloptheuniquestyleofpoetry.In1855,WhitmantookoutacopyrightonthefirsteditionofLeavesofGrass.DuringtheCivilWar,Whitmanworkedasavolunteernurse.,Life,.,5,Whitmandiedin1892becauseofhisbadhealth,hewasburiedinHarleigh(哈利公墓).,Life,.,6,Life,.,7,Contribution,OneofthegreatinnovatorsinAmericanliterature.HegaveAmericaitsfirstgenuineepicpoem:LeavesofGrass.Hecreatedthe“Freeverse”:theversethatdoesnotfollowafixedmetricalpattern,theversewithoutafixedbeatorregularrhymescheme.,.,8,Throughhim,AmericanpoetsfinallyfreedthemselvesfromtheoldEnglishtraditions.HisbestworkhasbecomepartofthecommonpropertyofWesternculture.HehasbeencomparedtoamountaininAmericanliteraryhistory.ContemporaryAmericanpoetry,whateverschoolorform,bearswitnesstohisgreatinfluence.,Influence,.,9,Works,MainlyworksLeavesofGrassOCaptain!MyCaptain!,.,10,Mainlyworks,LeavesofGrassSongofMyselfIhearAmericasingingOutoftheCradleEndlesslyRockingDrumTapsOCaptain!MyCaptain!,.,11,ThetitleFeaturesThemes,LeavesofGrass,.,12,LeavesofGrass,Thetitle:ItissignificantthatWhitmanentitledhisbookLeavesofGrass.Hesaidthatwherethereisearth,wherethereiswater,thereisgrass.Grass,themostcommonthingwiththegreatestvitality,isanimageofthepoethimself,asymbolofthethenrisingAmericannationandanembodimentofhisidealsAboutdemocracyandfreedom.,.,13,Freeverse:Akindofpoetrythatdoesnotconformtoconsistentmeterpatterns,rhyme(ThelineistherhythmicalunitasinthepoetryofEnglishbible).Envelopstructure:OfteninWhitmanspoetry,thefirstlinebeginswiththesubject,andthenmoreandmorelineslistmodifierstilltheverbappearsinthelastlineofthestanza.Thisislikeenclosingawholelistofideasinanenvelop.,LeavesofGrass,.,14,EqualityDivinityMultiplicitySelf-reliantspiritDeath,beautyofdeathExpansionofAmericaBrotherhoodandsocialsolidarityPursuitofloveandhappiness,TheThemesinhispoetry,.,15,OCaptain!MyCaptain!,.,16,1.Background2.Theme3.SpecialFeatures4.MyUnderstanding,AnalysisofOCaptain!MyCaptain!,.,17,1.Background,AttheendoftheCivilWarin1865,AbrahamLincoln,thesymbolofdemocracyandprogress,wasassassinatedbytheobstinateslaveownersofthesouthstates.Lincolnsdeathshockedthewholecountry.ThedemocraticpoetWaltWhitmanwrotethepoetrycollectionElegyCollect(includingOCaptain!MyCaptain!andWhenLilacsLastintheDooryardBloomd)toeulogizethebelovedpresident,toconfidehisownsorrowatthedeathofthepresident.TheabolishmentofslaveryisnotonlytheprogressoftheAmerican,butofthehumankind.ThenLincolnsdeathisnotonlythesorrowoftheAmerican,butofthehumankind.Therefore,Whitmanrevealedthegriefofhisown,oftheAmerican,ofallthehumankind.InthepoemWaltWhitmanuseswritingskillsofsymbol,imagery,andrepetitiontogetawonderfuleffectofart.Thismakesreadersenjoyauniquebeautyofartfromvision，hearing,languageandmetre.,.,18,.,19,2.Themes,ThispoemeulogizesLincolnsmonumentalcontributionsandexpressesthepoetsmourningforLincolnsdeathwiththebackgroundofthevictoryoftheCivilWar.,.,20,3.Specialfeatures,.Thepoemiscomposedofthreeoctaves,thatis,fourlonglinesandfourshortones,thelatterbeingusedasarefrain.Themeterisiambicandtherhymingschemeisroughlyrepresentedasaabbcded.Phoneticrecurrenceisthemainfeatureofthepoem,i.e.,thesystematicrepetitionofwordsandphrasesatthebeginningoftheline,inthemiddleorattheend.OralEnglishisalsoappliedinhisfreeversetomakeitaneffectivewaytoexpressfreelythefeelingsofcommonpeople.,.,21,4.MyUnderstanding,OCaptain！MyCaptain！OCaptain！MyCaptain！Ourfearfultripisdone.Theshiphasweatheredeveryrack,theprizewesoughtiswon,Theportisnear，thebellsIhear，thepeopleallexulting，Whilefolloweyesthesteadykeel，thevesselgrimanddaring;ButOheart!Heart!Heart!Othebleedingdropsofred,WhereonthedeskmyCaptainlies,Fallencoldanddead.,.,22,OCaptain!myCaptain!Riseupandhearthebells,Riseupforyoutheflagisflungforyouthebugletrills,Foryoubouquetsandribbondwreathsforyoutheshoresa-crowding,Foryoutheycall,theswayingmass,theireagerfacesturning;HereCaptain!Dearfather!Thisarmbeneathyourhead;Itissomedreamthatonthedeck,Youvefallencoldanddead.,.,23,MyCaptaindoesnotanswer,hislipsarepaleandstill,Myfatherdoesnotfeelmyarm,hehas