LeavesofGrass草叶集(英美文学上课课件).pptVIP

Analysis of Leaves of Grass Nine Editions The title “Leaves of Grass” Major themes Major Artistic Features Poem Appreciation Poem Appreciation Song of Myself * Walt Whitman (沃尔特·惠特曼)  Leaves of Grass《草叶集》 080510101-04 First published in 1855 with only twelve poems, it was greeted by Ralph Waldo Emerson as “the most extraordinary piece of wit and wisdom that America has yet contributed.“ Totally nine editions and last edition was called “deathbed” edition, which includes more than 400 poems The year that each edition published 1 1855 2 1856 3 1860 4 1867 5 1871 6 1876 7 1881 Nine Editions: 8 1889 9 1892 The title “Leaves of Grass” A symbol of Whitman’s poems 2. A manifestation of Whitman’s democratic ideas 3. A symbol of new Americans with their American spirit Major Themes Extol(赞颂)transcendent power of love, brotherhood, and comradeship(同志之谊) Express the ideals of democracy and equality. His poems reveal a world of equality without rank and hierarchy(等级制度),attack the slavery system and racial discrimination. Advocate the realization of the individual value. He celebrates the dignity and the self-reliant spirit . Major Themes The pursuit of love and happiness. He celebrates the joy of common man . Sexual love, a rather taboo topic of the time, is displayed frankly as something adorable in his poems. Enthusiastic response to the expansion of America. In his poems, we can see the spirit of an emerging America at its most aggressive and daring. Some of his poems are politically committed .① He expressed the mourning for the suffering of the young lives in the battlefield and showed a determination to carry on the fighting until the final victory. ② The death of Lincoln. 1）poetic features Parallelism: to repeat the idea in the lines with minor changes in wording Phonetic recurrence: Repetition of words and phrases in poems Catalogue technique：Catalogue means listing. Typical poems by Whitman make long, long lists of images, of