埃米莉迪金森2.ppt

1、19世紀美國著名詩人艾米莉狄金森（Emily Dickinson，1830-1886）的故居就在麻州的安城市（Amherst）的主街上，在麻州大學和安城學院的旁邊。艾米莉的一生基本上沒有離開過這個寓所，她一生的大量作品就誕生在這里。她生前勤筆創(chuàng)作30年，默默無名，不為人所知，死后名滿天下，被英美文學和詩歌愛好者所追崇，被視為20世紀現(xiàn)代主義詩歌的先驅之一也被譽為美國文學史上最偉大的詩人之一。學習對比文學的人甚至把她和俄羅斯“詩歌的月亮”艾特瑪托娃，中國的女詞人李清照相對比，以期尋覓其詩歌的內涵和深意。,The Soul Selects Her Own Society 心靈選擇自己的伴侶 Emi

2、ly Dickinson (1830-1886)艾米莉伊麗莎白狄金森 The soul selects her own society心靈選擇自己的伴侶,然后 Thenshuts the door 把門緊閉 To her divine Majority 如神圣的決定 Present no more 再不容干預 Unmovedshe notes the Chariots 無動于衷發(fā)現(xiàn)車輦,停在她 Pausing At her low Gate 低矮的門前 Unmovedand the Emperor be kneeling無動于衷一位皇帝跪倒 Upon her Mat 在她的席墊 Ive kno

3、wn herfrom an ample nation我知道,從人口眾多的一個民族 Choose one 選中了一個 Thenclose the valves of her attention從此,便封閉關心的閥門 Like stone 像一塊石頭,1.it is saying how her soul has selected a single person to love and spend her life with. 2.She is shutting a figurative door. The door represents her affection, and she is kee

4、ping her love from the divine majority. By using divine, it shows she shows no affection not only from humans, but also for Gods or religious beings, when compared to this one thing that she loves.3.Even when chariots, which is a symbol of courtship, are showing up in front of this door, she denies

5、these suitors entrance to her door or heart. Even when the emperor himself kneels before her door, she is unmoved, showing her dedication to this single figure.The author is saying how she has known her own soul for this long time, and she talks about how when her soul finds a mate, she closes this figurative valve of affection (the door) and is as steadfast as stone.,欣賞: 這是狄金森愛情題材的名篇之一。詩作的背景與她青年時代的愛情經歷密切相關。在詩中不難看出她的愛情失落感和對上帝的指責。同時表現(xiàn)了她對愛情的執(zhí)著