英国诗人WystanHughAuden.ppt

1、Wystan Hugh Auden,The Outline,Part 1. Basic Information about W.H. Auden Lifetime Part 2. People who influenced him Part 3. His Main Works,Part 1,About his whole life 1) born in York, England, on February 21, 1907 son of a physician hobby: science -poetry 2) in 1925, entered Christ Church College, w

2、hich is University of Oxford. two lifelong friends: Stephen Spenser, Christopher Isherwood after graduation, as a schoolmaster in Scotland and England for five years. 3) in 1928, collection Poems was privately printed in 1930, another collection Poems (different from the previous one) was published,

3、 established his fame.,an Anglo-American poet,4) in 1939, moved to the U.S.A, became an American citizen,Chester Simon Kallman (7 January 1921 18 January 1975) was an American poet, librettist, and translator, best known for his collaborations with W. H. Auden and Igor Stravinsky.,His long-time comp

4、anion and lover,Elegy for Young Lovers 年轻恋人的哀歌 (1961, with W. H. Auden ),Libretti:,5) in 19541973, as a Chancellor of The Academy of American Poets, spent most of the second half of his life between New York City and Austria 6) in 1973, died in Vienna ,had attained the status of a respected elder st

5、atesman Joseph Brodsky wrote that his was the greatest mind of the twentieth century” The Encyclopaedia Britannica wrote “Auden was indeed Eliots successor “ *also a prolific writer of prose essays, reviews on literary, political, psychological and religious subjects in addition, worked on documenta

6、ry films, poetic plays, and other forms of performance,He was influenced by the poetry of them Tomas Hardy Robert Frost William Blake Emily Dickinson Gerard Manley Hopkins,People who influenced him,1) Tomas Hardy,an English author of the naturalist movement ( novelist, poet, and short story-teller w

7、riter ) Although he wrote a great deal of poetry, mostly unpublished until after 1898, he is best remembered for the series of novels and short stories he wrote between 1871 and 1895. famous novels: Tess of the dUrbervilles Jude the Obscure A Pair of Blue Eyes,作为一位乡土特色浓烈的作家,他的诗歌和小说都受到了传统民谣的强烈影响.哈代不仅

8、将民谣作为一种民间文化而成为其一项重要的表现内容,而且,还将其作为一种写作策略,使其深入到了其作品的肌理之中,这成为了他的一种特殊的美学表达形式.,2) Robert Frost,他以主张以旧创新的现代性风格而著称.他在继承英诗传统的 基础上,采用普通的题材,简练的语言,优美的韵律,深刻昭示了人生 现实与理想的对立统一.诗人以源于自然的传统表现手法,呈现出独 具特色的现实主义内容.,(American poet and playwright) Pulitzer Prizes winner 1924 for New Hampshire: A Poem With Notes and Grace N

9、otes 1931 for Collected Poems 1937 for A Further Range 1943 for A Witness Tree,famous poems: Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening雪夜林间驻步 After Apple-Picking 摘罢苹果,3）William Blake,an English poet, painter, and printmaker Today Blakes work is considered seminal in the history of both poetry and the visu

10、al arts of the Romantic Age.,famous poem: Songs of Innocence and experience天真与经验之歌,天真的预示 一颗沙里看出一个世界， 一朵野花里一座天堂， 把无限放在你的手掌上， 永恒在一刹那里收藏。,Auguries of Innocence To see a world in a grain of sand, And a heaven in a wild flower, Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, And eternity in an hour.,4) Emily Dic

11、kinson,an American poet,Pre-1861. These are often conventional and sentimental in nature. 18611865. This was her most creative periodthese poems are more vigorous and emotional. Post-1866. It is estimated that two-thirds of the entire body of her poetry was written before this year.,她的诗在形式上富于独创性，大多使

12、用17世纪英国宗教圣歌作者艾萨 克沃茨的传统格律形式，但又作了许多变化，例如在诗句中使用 许多短破折号，既可代替标点，又使正常的抑扬格音步节奏产生 突兀的起伏跳动。她的诗大多押半韵。,She wrote lots of short poems without titles.,爱，先于生命 后于，死亡 是创造的起点 世界的原型,Love is anterior to life, Posterior to death, Initial of creation, and The exponent of breath.,5）Gerard Manley Hopkins,one of the great

13、unsung poets, virtually unknown in his lifetime.,Poetry: Use of language uses many archaic and dialect words, but also coins new words ; creates compound adjectives, sometimes with a hyphen, but often without Sprung rhythm “弹跳韵律” Hopkins敏锐地感觉到了传统格律刻板呆滞的缺陷.为使其重焕生机,他提出了三个举措:逆转音步、逆转韵格和跳韵.跳韵的音步有两个特征,一是所

14、有的音步都始于重音音节;二是弱读音节可有可无,可多可少.符合英语重音语言特征的跳韵音节理论。,His Major Works,Overview: His work is noted for its stylistic and technical achievements; its engagement with moral and political issues; its variety of tone, form, and content. The central themes of his poetry are love, politics and citizenship, religi

15、on and morals, the relationship between unique human beings, and the anonymous, impersonal world of nature.,Four Periods:,1 period (19271932):,Paid on Both Sides双方付钱(1928) first dramatic work Poems (1930) 诗集(1930) first published book The Orators 雄辩家 (1932),The content is various during this period

16、of time. The language is a little bit difficult to understand. A parallel theme-is the contrast between biological evolution and the psychological evolution of cultures and individuals,2 period (19331938):,The Dance of Death 死之舞 (1935年) musical play The Dog Beneath the Skin 皮下之狗(1935) play The Ascen

17、t of F6 攀登F6 (1936) play On the Frontier 在边界上 (1938) play Look, Stranger! 看吧，陌生人 (1936) poems Letters from Iceland 冰岛书简(1937) verse and prose,During these years, much of his work expressed left-wing views, and he became widely known as a political poet.,3 period (19391946):,The Double Man双重人 (1941)

18、poem For the Time Being暂时 (1944) long poem The Sea and the Mirror海与镜 (1944) long poem The Age of Anxiety 忧虑的时代 (1947) verse won the 1948 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry,During these years, his religious values and ideas changed a lot. His works reflect different aspects from religion, aesthetics and social psychology.,The Shield of Achilles 阿喀琉斯之盾(1955)