希臘甕頌賞析

TheAppreciationofOdeonaGrecianUrn___By8thgroup

Part1.Briefintroduction

JohnKeats(1795-1821)ExcellentEnglishRomanticpoetwhowasknowntotheworldasShelleyandByronLifeinpovertyandpoorhealthPrematureDeath(aged26)ArelationshipwithFannyBrawnewhichisnohopeJustfivewrittencareerwithlotsofextraordinarywork1.1Writer"HereliesOneWhoseNamewaswritinWater."

___inscriptiononhisheadstoneThissentenceiswrittenbyKeatshimself.Tothepoet,deathwouldtakeawayeverythingincludingfameandwealth,exceptthename.Whilehisnamewaswritinwater,whichwoulddisappearwithnothingleftwhenthewindiscoming.FormerresidenceofKeatsFannyBrawneKeatsfailinghealthandliteraryambitionspreventedtheirgettingmarried.ShewasmourningforKeatsforsevenyears,andworetheringthatKeatssenttoherforengagementtillthelastmomentofherlife.Part1.Briefintroduction1.2BackgroundofwritingthispoemWrittenin1819andfirstpublishedinJanuary1820,oneofKeat’s“Fivegreatodesof1819”.Fiveodes:OdetoPsycheOdetoaNightingaleOdeonMelancholyOdeonGrecianUrnOdetoAutumnDuring1818-1819,Keats’screationabilitywas

highlyimprovedbecauseofdifficultiesinhislifeandhispoorhealth.InspirationsourceAvisitbyKeatstoexhibitionoftheElginMarbleKeats’sexperienceswiththeaesthetictheoriesofBenjaminHaydonandhiscollectionsofGrecianprints.Part2:CharacteristicsofOdeonGrecianUrnStrictstructuralpatternComplexrhymescheme,strongrhythmGlorificationofbeautySensuousdescriptionandrichimageryIntenseAh,happy,happyboughs!thatcannotshed

Yourleaves,noreverbidtheSpringadieu;

And,happymelodist,unwearièd,

Foreverpipingsongsforevernew;

Morehappylove!morehappy,happylove!

Foreverwarmandstilltobeenjoy'd,

Foreverpanting,andforeveryoung;

Allbreathinghumanpassionfarabove,

Thatleavesahearthigh-sorrowfulandcloy'd,

Aburningforehead,andaparchingtongue.Whoarethesecomingtothesacrifice?

Towhatgreenaltar,Omysteriouspriest,

Lead'stthouthatheiferlowingattheskies,

Andallhersilkenflankswithgarlandsdrest?

Whatlittletownbyriverorsea-shore,

Ormountain-builtwithpeacefulcitadel,

Isemptiedofitsfolk,thispiousmorn?

And,littletown,thystreetsforevermore

Willsilentbe;andnotasoul,totell

Whythouartdesolate,cane'erreturn.OAtticshape!fairattitude!withbrede

Ofmarblemenandmaidensoverwrought,

Withforestbranchesandthetroddenweed;

Thou,silentform!dostteaseusoutofthought

Asdotheternity:ColdPastoral!

Whenoldageshallthisgenerationwaste,

Thoushaltremain,inmidstofotherwoe

Thanours,afriendtoman,towhomthousay'st,

'Beautyistruth,truthbeauty,—thatisall

Yeknowonearth,andallyeneedtoknow.

(1)THOUstillunravish'dbrideofquietness,

Thoufoster-childofSilenceandslowTime,

Sylvanhistorian,whocanstthusexpress

Aflowerytalemoresweetlythanourrhyme:

Whatleaf-fringedlegendhauntsaboutthyshape

Ofdeitiesormortals,orofboth,

InTempeorthedalesofArcady?

Whatmenorgodsarethese?Whatmaidensloth?

Whatmadpursuit?Whatstruggletoescape?

Whatpipesandtimbrels?Whatwildecstasy?

(2)Heardmelodiesaresweet,butthoseunheard

Aresweeter;therefore,yesoftpipes,playon;

Nottothesensualear,but,moreendear'd,

Pipetothespiritdittiesofnotone:

Fairyouth,beneaththetrees,thoucanstnotleave

Thysong,norevercanthosetreesbebare;

BoldLover,never,nevercanstthoukiss,

Thoughwinningnearthegoal—yet,donotgrieve;

Shecannotfade,thoughthouhastnotthybliss,

Foreverwiltthoulove,andshebefair!

Dividedintofivestanzas;Followsastrictstructuralpatternwitheachstanzacontaining10lineswithtensyllables.2.1StructureDiagrammaticsketchofRhyme2.2RhymeandRhythmTHOUstillunravish'dbrideofquietness,-----a

Thoufoster-childofSilenceandslowTime,-----b

Sylvanhistorian,whocanstthusexpress-----a

Aflowerytalemoresweetlythanourrhyme:-----b

Whatleaf-fringedlegendhauntsaboutthyshape-----c

Ofdeitiesormortals,orofboth,------d

InTempeorthedalesofArcady?------e

Whatmenorgodsarethese?Whatmaidensloth?------d

Whatmadpursuit?Whatstruggletoescape?------c

Whatpipesandtimbrels?Whatwildecstasy?-------e

Strongrhythmandexpressestheintensespiritofthepoet.2.3Glorificationofbeauty片段賞析：Thoustillunravish’dbrideofquietness,你是“平靜”的童真的新娘，--------喻古甕為“童真的新娘”，一個一生中最純潔、豐盈，美麗動人時刻的女性形象，使全詩一開篇便讓讀者有了美的感受，成為全詩一個可望而不可及的柔和動情的音符。Thoufoster-childofsilenceandslowtime,你是“沉默”和“悠久”抱養(yǎng)的女孩Sylvanhistorian,whocanstthusexpress林野的史家，你賽過我們的詞章Aflowerytalemoresweetlythanourrhyme:一個如花的故事，比詩還瑰麗Whatleaf-fringedlegendhauntsaboutthyshape枝葉邊緣的傳說纏繞你一身

Ofdeitiesormortals,orofboth,

InTempeorthedalesofArcady?是講的人，或神，藤坡谷或者阿卡狄？

Whatmenorgodsarethese?Whatmaidensloth?呵，是怎樣的人，或神！在舞樂前

Whatmadpursuit?Whatstruggletoescape?多么熱烈的追求！少女怎樣地逃躲！

Whatpipesandtimbrels?Whatwildecstasy?怎樣的風笛和鼓饒！怎樣的狂喜！

Applydifferentfigurestothispoem,suchaspersonificationandcomprision.抒情者難以掩飾的激動熾熱與“新娘”的穆靜神秘形成了鮮明對比為詩歌結(jié)尾古甕說話埋下了伏筆美好的意象BeautifulimageryStillunravish’dbrideofquietness2.4SensuousdescriptionandrichimageryFairyouth,beneaththetrees,thoucanstleaveThysong,norevercanthosetreesbebare;Boldlover,never,nevercanstthoukiss,Thoughwinningnearthegoal---yet,donotgrieve;Shecannotfade,thoughthouhastnotthybliss,Foreverwiltthoulove,andshebefair!FairyouthTreesBoldloverSongFair永恒的意象在第三節(jié)得到了強化綠葉永遠守候春天；牧童的笛聲永遠清新男女永遠享受幸福的愛情碧樹下的美少年，你不會離開你的歌，綠蔭也不會拋開樹木莽撞的戀人，你永世都吻不上，雖然萬分接近——但不要悲哀，她與衰老無緣，雖無艷?？上恚銋s永墜愛河，如她芳華常駐！

那樹下的美少年永遠不會停下他的歌聲；那魯莽的戀人永遠親吻不到他所愛的姑娘，但他會欣賞她的美麗永遠愛她，她的美貌將會長存永恒maid---sheYouthTreeAh,happy,happyboughs!thatcannotshed

Yourleaves,noreverbidtheSpringadieu;

And,happymelodist,unwearièd,

Foreverpipingsongsforevernew;

Morehappylove!morehappy,happylove!

Foreverwarmandstilltobeenjoy'd,

Forever