william black课件

1、William Blake1757-1827Life & Literary CareerBorn: 28 November ,1757 ,London, UKBefore 10 : never went to school, learned to read and write at home, with his mothers helpAt 10 : was sent to drawing schoolAt 14 : be apprenticed to an engraver , also wrote pomesBetween his 12th and 20th years: wrote a

2、group of lyric poemsIn 1782: was married to Catherine BoucherIn 1783:The Poetic Sketches was published (his first collection of poem)In 1789: Songs of Innocence was publishedDuring the years 1788-1793: mixed a good deal with the political radicals and the social reformers of the timeIn 1794: Songs o

3、f Experience came outDied:12 August , 1827 (aged 69),London, UKHis Positions in English Literature1.The most extraordinary literary genius of his age2.A Pre-Romantic or a forerunner of the Romantic poetry of the 19th century3.His lyrics display all the characteristics of the romantic spirit(natural

4、sentiment and individual originality)4.He influenced the Romantic poets with recurring themes of good and evil, heaven and hell, knowledge and innocence , and external reality versus inner imaginationBlakes poems seem easy but difficult to understand for his mysterious images and symbols, unless ver

5、sed in(skilled at) religious knowledgeBlakes poems are full of emotion and apparent presentation of his progressive democratic idea in symbolismHe presents his view in visual images rather that abstract ideas. And his poetry was full of colors, just like sky and grassRepresentational poetry另一种悲痛另一种悲

6、痛On anothers sorrow爱的秘密爱的秘密LondonLoves secret伦敦伦敦The tiger猛虎猛虎Tiger, tiger, burning bright猛虎，猛虎，火焰似的烧红猛虎，猛虎，火焰似的烧红In the forests of the night在深夜曲莽从在深夜曲莽从What immortal hand or eye何等神明的巨眼或是手何等神明的巨眼或是手Could frame thy fearful symmetry?能擘画你的骇人的雄厚能擘画你的骇人的雄厚?In what distant deeps or skies在何等遥远的海底还是天顶在何等遥远的

7、海底还是天顶Burnt the fire of the thine eyes烧着你眼火的纯晶？烧着你眼火的纯晶？On what wings dare he aspire?跨什么翅膀他敢飞腾？跨什么翅膀他敢飞腾？What the hand dare seize the fire?凭什么手敢擒住那威棱？凭什么手敢擒住那威棱？And what shoulder and what art是何等肩腕，何等神通是何等肩腕，何等神通Could twist the sinews of thy Hearts?能摩楼你的藏俯的系境？能摩楼你的藏俯的系境？And when thy heart began toBea

8、t等到你的心开始活跳等到你的心开始活跳What dread hand ? And what dreadFeet?何等震惊的手，何等震惊的脚何等震惊的手，何等震惊的脚What the hammer？What the chain?椎的是什么锤？使的是什么练？椎的是什么锤？使的是什么练？In what furnace was thy brain?在什么烘炉里熬练你的脑液？在什么烘炉里熬练你的脑液？What the anvil? What dread grasp?什么砧座？什么骇异的拿把？什么砧座？什么骇异的拿把？Dare its deadly terrors clasp?胆敢他的凶恶惊怕擒抓？胆敢他的凶恶惊怕擒抓？When the stars threw down their spears 当群星放射他们的金芒当群星放射他们的金芒And watered heaven with their tears满天上泛着他们的泪光满天上泛着他们的泪光Did he smile he work to see?见到他的工程见到他的工程 ，他露不露笑容？，他露不露笑容？Did he who made the lamb make thee?造你的不就是那造小羊的神工？造你的不就是那造小羊的神工？Tiger ,tiger, burning bright猛虎猛虎火焰似的烧红猛虎猛虎火焰似的