美国文学-Walt Whitman课件.pptVIP

Walt Whitman ;Born on may 31, 1819, in Long Island Died on March 26, 1892 An American poet, essayist, journalist , and humanist The father of free verse in poetry;Brought up in a family on Long Island, New York. He had little education, but read works of Shakespeare, Milton and Emerson. Worked as an office boy, a printer’s apprentice, schoolmaster, printer, editor, and journalist. In 1855, published the first edition of Leaves of Grass, marking the birth of truly American poetry, not well received by the general public because of its sexuality and exotic and vulgar language, but appreciated by Emerson. During the Civil War, worked as a volunteer nurse, an experience which further enriched his knowledge of life and the world. Died in 1892 while still rearranging and revising his Leaves of Grass.;poetic style;poetry anthology;;Main poems;Song of Myself(节选) ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? by Walt Whitman Not I, not any one else can travel that road for you, You must travel it for yourself.  我不能，其他任何人也不能替你走那条路， 你必须自己走。 It is not far, it is within reach, Perhaps you have been on it since you were born and did not know, Perhaps it is everywhere on water and on land. 它并不遥远，它是可以到达的。 也许你一出生就已在那条路上了，不自知而为之， 或许这路在水中、于陆上，处处都有。 ;Shouder your duds dear son, and I will mine, and let us hasten forth, Wonderful cities and free nations we shall fetch as we go. If you tire, give me both burdens and rest the chuff of your hand on my hip, And in dut time you shall repay the same service to me, For after we start we never lie by again. 亲爱的孩子，背起你的衣包，我也背起我的，让我们赶快前行， 我们一路上将看到的美妙的城市和自由的国土。 及时你疲倦了，将两个行囊都给我吧， 将你的手搭在我的身上休息一会， 适当的时候，你也将对我尽同意的义务， 因为我们一出发就再也不能躺下休息了。 ;Contribution;The end~