英美文學選讀JohnDonne

MetaphysicalPoetry（玄學派詩歌）MetaphysicalPoetsareagroupofpoetsattheearlypartofthe17thcentury.ItsmajormembersareJohnDonne,GeorgeHerbert,etc.ThebasicfeaturesofMetaphysicalPoetryareits“wit”(才智)and

“conceit”

(奇喻)andthedexterous(靈巧的)useofcolloquialspeech.第1頁/共11頁第一頁，共11頁。Wit“Wit”heremeansbeingcleveratyoking(連接)themostheterogeneous(多種多樣的)ideastogetherbyviolencesoastoimpresspeople.第2頁/共11頁第二頁，共11頁。Conceit“Conceit”denotesafantasticfancy(想象力，幻想)orwayofthinkingintheformofpeculiar(奇怪的)，ingenious(靈巧的，新穎獨特的),many-sidedmetaphor.第3頁/共11頁第三頁，共11頁。TheFlea第4頁/共11頁第四頁，共11頁。Questionsforconsideration:1.Whydoesthepoetsaythat“thiscannotbesaidasin,orshame,orlossofmaidenhead”?2.Whatdoyouthinktheaddressee’sparents’attitudetowardthepoet’swooing?3.What’stherealpurposeofthepoettosaythatinkillingtheflea“thou”areactuallykillingthree?4.Trytoidentifytherhymeschemeofthispoem.

第5頁/共11頁第五頁，共11頁。Threeroles:Aman(thespeaker)AladyAflea第6頁/共11頁第六頁，共11頁。NewWords1.

Mark:togiveattentionto;takenoticeof;notice

注意看ex.Markthechangethathastakenplace2.

deniest:

archaicpast2nd-personsingularofDENY

3.

lossofmaidenhead:lossofvirginity失去貞操4.woo:court,pursue,chase求愛，尋求....的贊同5.nay：no；notonlybutalso不僅如此，而且6.Andpamperedswellswithonebloodmadeoftwo:Renaissancemedicaltheoryheldthatbloodwasmingledduringsexualintercourse,leadingtoconception;thustheimageofswellingsuggestspregnancy.第7頁/共11頁第七頁，共11頁。7.stay:stop;don'tkilltheflea8.grudge:afeelingofillwill

orresentment不滿，怨恨9.

jet:blackmarble黑色大理石（the“l(fā)ivingwallsofjet”hererefertothebodyoftheflea.）

10.

use:custom,convention習俗；社會風俗11.sacrilege:theviolationofanythingsacredorheldsacred褻瀆神圣（sincethefleaisa“marriagetemple,”killingitwouldbesacrilege）12.hast:archaicpast2nd-personsingularofHAVE13.wherein:在哪里，在哪方面第8頁/共11頁第八頁，共11頁。14.triumph'st:archaicpast2nd-personsingularofTRIUMPH

15.

say'st:archaicpast2nd-personsingularofSAY16.

find'st:archaicpast2nd-personsingularofFIND17.

yield'st:rchaicpast2nd-personsingularofYIELD

第9頁/共11頁第九頁，共11頁。Discussion:1.Doyouthinkitisnaturaltoconnectlovewithaflea?2.What’sspecialaboutthispoem?Howisitdifferentfromthatofotherlovepoems?Makesomecomparisonsifyoucan.第