英國偉大詩人威廉布萊克 William Blake課件

TheRomanticPeriodNeoclassicism:reason,order,accuracyandelegantwitRomanticism:passion,emotion,andnaturalbeautyTheromanticperiodisanageofpoetry.Blake,Burns,Wordsworth,Coleridge,Byron,Shelly,andKeatsarethemajorromanticpoets.英國偉大詩人威廉布萊克WilliamBlakeImaginationisthevitalfacultythatcreatesnewwholesoutofdisparateelements.Itisinsolitude,incommunionwiththenaturaluniversethatmancanexercisethismostvaluablefaculty.ThisworldofImaginationistheworldofEternity;itisthedivinebosom.Whereintelligencewasfallible,limited,theImaginationwasourhopeofcontactwitheternalforces,withthewholespiritualworld.英國偉大詩人威廉布萊克WilliamBlakeNaturecomestotheforefrontofthepoeticimagination.WordsworthistheclosesttonatureHeconceivesnatureas“thenurse,/theguide,/Theguardianofmyheart,andsoul/Ofallmymoralbeing”英國偉大詩人威廉布萊克WilliamBlakePoetryshouldbefreefromallrulesTheyturnedtothehumblepeopleandthecommoneverydaylifeforsubjects.Wordsworthdefinesthepoetas“amanspeakingtomen”,andpoetryas“thespontaneousoverflowofpowerfulfeelings,whichoriginatesinemotionrecollectedintranquility”英國偉大詩人威廉布萊克WilliamBlakeToescapefromaworldthathadbecomeexcessivelyrational,materialisticandugly,theRomanticswouldturntoothertimesandplaces.Wordsworth,ColeridgeandSoutheychosetolivebythelakesidesoastoescapefromthe“maddingcrowd”;ByronandShelleyrejectedtheentireEnglishsocietybytheirself-imposedexile.Inordertoachievetheeffectoftheindividualvision,theywouldturntothemedievalorrenaissance,orthemysteriouseastoreventhesupernaturalforpoeticresourcesandinspiration.英國偉大詩人威廉布萊克WilliamBlake

WilliamBlake

ToseeaWorldinagrainofsand,AndaHeaveninawildflower,HoldInfinityinthepalmofyourhand,AndEternityinanhour.一沙見世界，一花窺天堂。掌中握無限，須臾納永恒。英國偉大詩人威廉布萊克WilliamBlake英國偉大詩人威廉布萊克WilliamBlake英國偉大詩人威廉布萊克WilliamBlakeMajorWorks1.

PoeticalSketchesAcollectionofyouthfulverse/Joy,Laughter,loveandharmonyaretheprevailingnotes英國偉大詩人威廉布萊克WilliamBlake2.

SongsofInnocencePresentingahappyandinnocentworldwithadelightfultone3.SongsofExperiencePresentingaworldofmisery,poverty,disease,warandrepressionwithamelancholytone英國偉大詩人威廉布萊克WilliamBlakeQuestionsforDiscussion1.MakeaComparisonbetweenSongsofInnocence

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SongsofExperience.Language/tone/theme2.MakeatentativeInterpretationofthefollowingpoem:英國偉大詩人威廉布萊克WilliamBlakeFROMSongsofInnocence

INTRODUCTIONPipingdownthevalleyswild,Pipingsongsofpleasantglee,OnacloudIsawachild,Andhelaughingsaidtome:“PipeasongaboutaLamb!”SoIpipedwithamerrychear.“Piper,pipethatsongagain”;SoIpiped:hewepttohear.英國偉大詩人威廉布萊克WilliamBlake“Dropthypipe,thyhappypipe;Singthysongsofhappychear”:SoIsungthesameagain,Whileheweptwithjoytohear.“Piper,sittheedownandwriteInabook,thatallmayread.”Sohevanish’dfrommysight,AndIpluck’dahollowreed,英國偉大詩人威廉布萊克WilliamBlakeAndImadearuralpen,AndIstain’dthewaterclear,AndIwrotemyhappysongsEverychildmayjoytohear.英國偉大詩人威廉布萊克WilliamBlakeLondonIwanderthro’eachcharter’dstreet,Nearwherethecharter’dThamesdoesflow,AndmarkineveryfaceImeetMarksofweakness,marksofwoe.IneverycryofeveryMan,Ineveryinfant’scryoffear,Ineveryvoice,ineveryban,Themind-forg’dmanaclesIhear.英國偉大詩人威廉布萊克WilliamBlakeHowthechimney-sweeper’scryEveryblack’ningChurchappalls;AndthehaplessSoldier’ssighRunsinblooddownPalacewalls.Butmostthro’midnightstreetsIhearHowtheyouthfulHarlot’scurseBlaststhenewbornInfant’stear,AndblightswithplaguestheMarriagehearse.英國偉大詩人威廉布萊克WilliamBlake

MyPrettyRoseTree

AFlowerwasofferedtome;SuchaflowerasMayneverbore,ButIsaid,“I’veaPrettyRose-tree,”AndIpassesthesweetflowero’er.ThenIwenttomyPrettyRose-tree,Totendherbydayandbynight.ButmyRoseturnedawaywithjealousy,Andherthornsweremyonlydelights.英國偉大詩人威廉布萊克WilliamBlakeLove’ssecret

NeverseektotellthyloveLovethatnevertoldcanbe;ForthegentlewinddoesmoveSilently,invisibly.Itoldmylove,Itoldmylove,Itoldherallmyheart,Trembling,cold,inghastlyfear—Ah,shedoth