莎士比亞 英國文學(xué)課件

1、Shakespeare the PoetShakespeares Poetry十四行詩(Sonnets)魯克麗絲受辱記 (The Rape of Lucrece) 維納斯與阿都尼 (Venus and Adonis) 愛情的禮贊 ( A Complaint of Love)鳳凰和斑鳩 (The Phoenix and the Turtle)Long Poems April 18, 1593 Registration of Venus and Adonis Poem Venus and Adonis, Shakespeares narrative poem in six-line stanzas

2、, was published by Richard Field (1561 - 1624). The poem was dedicated to Shakespeares patron, Henry Wriothesley, Third Earl of Southampton (1573-1624). This dedication refers to the authors unpolisht lines and contains the typically fawning language of a commoner addressing a nobleman in the hope o

3、f obtaining, or retaining, their patronage in exchange for poems dedicated to the recipient. May 9, 1594 Registration of The Rape of Lucrece On May 9, 1594, the poem was entered in the Hall Book of the Worshipful Company of Stationers, the English governments pre-publication registry. The poem was l

4、isted in the Hall Book under the title of The Ravyshement Ravishment of Lucrece but was published with the title Lucrece. The Rape of Lucrece was substituted as a title at a later date. The Rape of Lucrece is a narrative poem resembling a revenge tragedy with 1,855 lines.Shakespeare the PoetThe defi

5、nition of Sonnet A lyric consisting of a single stanza of fourteen iambic pentameter lines linked by an intricate scheme. There two major patterns of in sonnets written in the English languageThe alternative of English sonnetSpenserian sonnet similar to English sonnet different rhyme scheme abab bcb

6、c cdcd ee Sonnet Sequences/Circles Three best sonnet sequences in Renaissance England Astrophel & Stella by Philip Sidney Amoretti by Edmund Spenser Sonnets by William Shakespeare Other sonnet sequences The River Duddon by W. Wordsworth(達(dá)頓河) The House of Life by D. G. Rossetti(生命的殿堂) Sonnets from th

7、e Portuguese by E. B. Browning(葡萄牙十四行詩) Reference The Development of the Sonnet: An Introduction(1992) by Michael R. G. Spiller The Sonnet Sequence: A Study of the Strategies(1997) by Michael R. G. Spiller Themes & Variations in Shakespeares Sonnets(1963) by J. B. Leishman The Art of Shakespeares Sonnets(1997) by Helen Vendler The Sonnet in American Literature(1930) by L. G. Sterner Sample Poem: Sonnet 18Chinese Version我能否將你比作夏天？ 你比夏天更美麗溫婉。 狂風(fēng)將五月的蓓蕾凋殘，夏日的勾留何其短暫。 休戀那麗日當(dāng)空， 轉(zhuǎn)眼會云霧迷蒙。 休嘆那百花飄零， 催折于無常的天命。唯有你