文学14--20thcenturyliterature.ppt

Discussion: When facing choices, which road would you like to take? The grassy one or the less-traveled one? Tell your reasons. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening雪夜林畔小驻:171 ? Whose woods these are I think I know. 想来我认识这座森林， His house is in the village though; 林主的庄宅就在邻村, He will not see me stopping here 却不会见我在此驻马， To watch his woods fill up with snow. 看他林中积雪的美景。 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? My little horse must think it queer 我的小马一定颇惊讶： To stop without a farmhouse near 四望不见有什么农家， Between the woods and frozen lake 偏是一年最暗的黄昏， The darkest evening of the year. 寒林和冰湖之间停下。  He gives his harness bells a shake 它摇一摇身上的串铃， To ask if there is some mistake. 问我这地方该不该停。 The only other sound’s the sweep 此外只有轻风拂雪片， Of easy wind and downy flake. 再也听不见其他声音。  The woods are lovely, dark, and deep, 森林又暗又深真可羡， But I have promises to keep, 但我还要守一些诺言， And miles to go before I sleep, 还要赶多少路才安眠， And miles to go before I sleep. 还要赶多少路才安眠。  Summary: On the surface, this poem is quite simple. The speaker is stopping by some woods on a snowy evening and takes in the lovely scene in near-silence. He is tempted to stay longer, but acknowledges the obligations and the considerable distance yet to be traveled before he can rest for the night. Comment 1:这首诗描写了一个对生活失去信心的老人，在黑暗中来到森林边，本打算在雪夜的林中结束自己的生命，然而美丽的森林，动听的风声和铃声唤醒了他对人生的热爱，“And miles to go before I sleep”说明老人认为生命不能就此结束，在死之前还要过好余生。这首诗的韵律优美，哲理深奥，文字朴实无华。马儿与老人默默交流，将景色融入老人心中，意境深远。 Comment 2:…… Ash Wednesday (1930), poem, one of the first by Eliot which celebrates the peace he apparently discovered in orthodox Christianity; poetic liturgy and meditation on the mystical relationship with God. Murder in the Cathedral (1935), drama in verse; subject matter is the assassination of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas à Becket (1162-1170) who opposed King Henry IIs attempt to limit the privileges of the clergy; in Eliots play, Thomas is tempted by material reward but rejects it to honor God, for