Home-Thoughts, from Abroad(祝朝桂,魏心润).ppt

1、Home-Thoughts, from Abroad 海外乡思, Oh, to be in England， 呵，但愿此刻置身于英格兰 Now that Aprils there, 正当这阳春四月。 And whoever wakes in England 不论谁在那里，一觉醒来 Sees, some morning, unaware, 无意间总会看到，清晨，,That the lowest boughs and the brushwood sheaf 那低矮的枝丫和茂密的灌木丛 Round the elm-tree bole are in tiny leaf, 在榆树周围已是一片郁郁葱葱，

2、While the chaffinch sings on the orchard bough 燕雀在果园的枝头啁啾， In England-now! 在英格兰哟就在这个时候。, And after April, when May follows, 四月逝去，五月循踪而至， And the whitethroat builds, and all the swallows! 灰雀筑巢，还有普天下的燕子！ Hark, where my blossomed pear-tree in the hedge 围篱旁我那一树梨花 Leans to the field and scatters on the c

3、lover (synaesthesia通感) 伸向田野，一地三叶草 Blossoms and dewdropsat the bent sprays edge 撒满花瓣和露珠听，在虬枝末梢,Thats the wise thrush; he sings each song twice over, 那机灵的画眉，每支歌都高唱两道， Lest you should think he never could recapture 生怕你以为他永远不会重现 The first fine careless rapture! 初唱时那份无忧无虑的惊喜。 And though the fields look r

4、ough with hoary dew, 尽管白露使田野显得凄怆， All will be gay when noontide wakes anew 正午的太阳将使一切重现光芒。 The buttercups, the little childrens dew 那金凤花，孩子们的嫁妆， -Far righter than this gaudy melon-flower! 比这俗丽的甜瓜更为灿烂明亮！,Theme,The main theme of this poem is to express the feeling of missing homeland in Italy. The poet

5、 belongs to England and he is missing spring time there. He mentions the trees, flowers and birds how they look in Summer. This poem speaks for people who leave their country and miss their country abroad. The theme are fauna it rhymes ABABCCDD.,The metrical pattern and the rhyme scheme give it a so

6、rt of rising and falling sense that mirrors the emotional rise and fall of the poems central theme: the burst of joy at thinking of home, then the resignation that home lies so far away.,The second section is longer, and consists almost entirely of pentameter lines, save the eighth line, which is te

7、trameter. It rhymes AABCBCDDEEFF. The more even metrical pattern and more drawn-out rhyme plan allow for a more contemplative feel; it is here that the poet settles back and thinks on the progress of the seasons that cycle outside of him. In its metrical irregularity and surprising last line, as wel

8、l as its overall tone, the poem suggests the work of Emily Dickinson.,Commentary,This seemingly simple little poem reacts in quite complex ways to both Romanticism and the development of the British Empire. The domestic bliss and rapturous exchange with nature that characterize many Romantic poems e

9、merge here as the constructions of people who do not live the life about which they write. But these constructions were integral to an illusion of “Rural England” that served as a crucial background for many philosophical ideas,and as a powerful unifying principle for many Britons: as the British Em

10、pire grew, and more British citizens began to live outside the home islands, maintaining a mythical conception of “England” became important as a way to differentiate oneself from the colonies native population.,Nevertheless this poem contains much sincerity. Browning had left Britain, although he l

11、ived in Italy and not in a British colony. And as is evident from the poem, his relationship with “home” was a troubled one: although the speaker here longs for home, he doesnt miss it enough to live there.,Perhaps some things are best appreciated from abroad; perhaps some emotions are felt more acu

12、tely away from home. And perhaps, as this light little poem implies, it is only away from “home” that one can create serious dramatic poetry.,Summary,“Home-Thoughts, From Abroad” celebrates the everyday and the domestic, taking the form of a short lyric. The poet casts himself in the role of the homesick traveler, longing for every detail of his beloved home. At this point in his career, Browning had spent quite a bit of time in Italy, so perhaps the longing for England has a bit of biographical urgency attached to it.,The poem describes a typical springtime scene in the Englis