Week-13-Alfred-Lord-Tennyson.ppt

1、Alfred Lord Tennyson (1809-1892),Life 3.perfect control of the sound of English and consummate choice and taste in words.,Break, Break, Break (1834),Break, break, break, On thy cold gray stones, O Sea! And I would that my tongue could utter The thoughts that arise in me. O, well for the fishermans b

2、oy, That he shouts with his sister at play! O, well for the sailor lad, That he sings in his boat on the bay!,And the stately ships go on To their haven under the hill; But O for the touch of a vanished hand, And the sound of a voice that is still! Break, break, break, At the foot of the crags, O Se

3、a! but the tender grace of a day that isdead Will never come back to me.,Glossary,Break:连续使用该词，模拟惊涛拍岸的声音，而且用以抒发海浪激荡令人心碎的情感。 I would: I wish A vanished hand: referring to the hand of the poets dead friend Arthur Hallam. a voice that is still: referring to the voice of the poets dead friend Arthur Hal

4、lam. O well for: O it would be well for But O for: But how I wish for Tender grace: the blissful life of youth,Illustration for Tennysons Break, Break, Break,拍击，拍击，拍击,拍击，拍击，拍击 向着你冰冷灰暗的礁石，噢大海！ 多希望我的唇齿能够倾吐 郁积在心中的阴霾 噢，那个渔夫家的孩子依旧， 他叫喊着和妹妹嬉戏玩耍； 噢，那个年轻的水手依旧， 他唱着歌儿将船向着港里划,生命之舟永远庄严的驶向 高山下避风的港口 多希望再听到那归于永寂的声

5、音 再握紧那已然消逝的手 拍击，拍击，拍击 在你巍峨峭壁的脚下，噢，大海！ 那温馨优雅的日子已逝 它一去不会再来,Questions,(1)voice of the “first-person” speaker: Female/male? (2)Whom do you think was the poem written to? (3)What is the theme of this poem?,Analysis,This poem is in memory of Tennysons best friend, Arthur Hallam, whose early death brings p

6、oets life-longsadness. The inner deepsadness contrasts with the happy boy, singingsailor lad and the emotionless movement of the ship. The most emotional and furiousBreak is not only from the sea but also fromthe heart of the poet, we can feel that clearly.,Analysis,Theme: the missing of dead friend

7、Arthur Hallam. This short lyric contains four quatrains, with combined iambic and anapaestic feet. The usual length of a line is three feet, with variations. The rimes fall on the second and the fourth lines of each stanza.,Analysis,The first lines in the first and last stanza contain only one sylla

8、ble each:” Break, break, break,” but each of these three words, read with much feeling and poignancy, easily fills the normal tempo of a metrical foot. The third lines in the third and fourth stanzas are also deviations from the norm and contain four feet each.,Artistic features,1. a lyric on the lo

9、ss of youth, innocence and happiness; 2.deep grief, sincere feelings; 3.smoothness of rhythm, musical effect; 4.images and symbols; 5.sound devices: long vowels, metrical features (anapestic+iambic+spondaic); 6.translations of the title,Appreciation,该诗以生动欢乐的环境渔民之子的天真欢呼与船舰入港时的波涛起伏为背景，用以衬托诗人怀念亡友的悲痛心情。

10、这种对比在诗歌速度的缓急、音律的升降中得到恰当的表达。诗行长短不整齐，其长度决定于强调词语的数目；大部分诗行每行三音步，主要用抑抑扬格，间用抑扬格，其中有一些次重音；第11行与第15行各增加一重音；首尾两节第1行的三个单音节音步读起来缓慢，表达诗人的悲痛心情。,Crossing the bar (1889),Sunsetandeveningstar, Andoneclearcallforme! Andmaytherebenomoaningofthebar, WhenIputouttosea. Butsuchatideasmovingseemsasleep, Toofullforsoundand

11、foam, Whenthatwhichdrewfromouttheboundlessdeep Turnsagainhome.,Twilightandeveningbell, Andafterthatthedark! Andmaytherebenosadnessoffarewell, WhenIembark; ForthoughfromoutourbourneofTimeandPlace Thefloodmaybearhomefar, IhopetoseemyPilotfacetoface WhenIhavecrossedthebar.,Glossary,Bar: the boundary be

12、tween life and death Moaning of the bar: mournful sound of the ocean beating on a sand bar at the mouth of a harbor Bourne: boundary,过沙洲,夕阳坠，晚星出， 一个呼声唤我多清楚， 河口沙洲莫悲哭， 当我出海去。 海深邃，洋空阔， 流水似睡静无皱， 满潮水悠悠， 潮来深海总须回头流，,暮色降，晚钟起， 钟声之后便是幽幽夜？ 别离时分莫哽咽， 当我登船去。 人间小，人生促, 这潮却能载我去远方， 但愿当面见领航者， 过了沙洲后。,Analysis,这是诗人Alfre

13、d, LordTennyson（丁尼生）用10分钟写的最后一首诗，时值80老龄（1889年）。原诗的音乐感很强，压韵格式基本是abab，同时长元音a: i:和辅音mnslw的应用都制造出一种宁静柔和的音乐效果。“过沙洲”是个比喻，暗指诗人在经历了人生的风霜后，平静地迎接死亡的来临，毫无恐惧和哀伤。,Analysis,Although not the last poem written by Tennyson, Crossing the Bar appears, at his request, as the final poem in all collections of his work. I

14、t is also considered as the best poem written by Tennyson. This poem discuss metaphorically about death. Tennyson expresses in this poem: after a long life , he is waiting calmly and peacefully for his dying moment, he is not afraid of it, because death is a continuous part of life. In this poem, Te

15、nnyson also compares life to a voyage.,Appreciation,过沙洲写于1889年丁尼生去世前三年。诗人在去世前要他的儿子把这首诗编在他的诗集的最后。这首诗反映了诗人对死亡所持的安详态度。由于诗人认识到死亡是人生矛盾的终结，人类灵魂的归宿，因此通篇出现从容不迫的宁静语调，因此他希望摆脱离别的凄楚。人生的有限和死后的无限形成了对比。港口的沙洲象征生命的界限，大海象征死后辽阔的境界。尽管如此， 诗人对死后究竟是怎样的世界却是蒙昧无知的(“And after that the dark!” “The flood may bear me far.”)。诗中表现

16、人死后人生的一切都消失在不可知的汪洋大海之中。,Appreciation,此诗在用词 与声音的选择上，充分显示了丁尼生固有的技巧。其中oua: i:等长元音的轮换使用，暗喻海浪冲击沙洲不断发出的哀吟声。每节最后的短诗行暗喻生命的嘎然而止。 评论家范戴克(Van Dyke)说，这是一首“纯粹的诗，简洁至极，宽阔的大海、落照、黄昏的钟声等，都能引起丰富的联想。它易于理解，音韵完美。而且他向内启发一种无以言传的真理，向前展示一种超越一切形体的影像；他给人以快乐与安慰。他是一种临终之年的歌曲，一首更宏大的永生乐章的序曲”。（译自The Poetry of Tennyson）。,The Eagle: A Fragment (1851),He claps the crag with crooked hands; Close to th