Langston_Hughes简介.pptVIP

Langston Hughes (1902-1967) Langston Hughes Langston Hughes was of African American, European American and Native American descendant. Langston Hughes Langston Hughes Hughes worked various odd jobs ,like crewman,busboy, cook,journalist,etc. Hughes had traveled to West Africa ,Europe, the Soviet Union，China and parts of the Caribbean(加勒比海） Langston Hughes After1929, Hughes traveled to During the Spanish Civil War,Hughes worked as journalist with Heimingway. Some academics believe that Hughes was homosexual and included homosexual codes in many of his poems. His works Poetry collections (17) Masterpiece:The Negro Speaks of Rivers Novels and short story collections(11) First novel:Not Without Laughter Plays(20) His works Non-fiction books(6) Works for children(7) Autobiographies(2) The Big Sea I Wonder as I Wander Literary styles Views of the working class lives of blacks in America Pride in the African American identity and its diverse culture Emphasis on folk and jazz rhythms as the basis of his poetry of racial pride Analysis of Dreams Dreams 梦想 Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That can not fly. Analysis of Dreams Hold fast to dreams For when dreams go Life is a barren(贫瘠的) field Frozen only with snow. Hold fast to dreams 紧紧抓住梦想，For if dreams die 梦想若是消亡Life is a broken-winged bird 生命就象鸟儿折了翅膀That can never fly. 再也不能飞翔Hold fast to dreams 紧紧抓住梦想，For when dreams go 梦想若是消丧Life is a barren field 生命就象贫瘠的荒野，Frozen only with snow 雪覆冰封，万物不再生长 Analysis of Dreams This is a very brief poem, just two stanzas, eight lines long.? Structurally, the poem has a simple rhyme scheme of A,B,C,B.? Its theme is to never give up; its moral is that giving up is equal to death. Hughes uses two metaphors??to help the dream stay alive.? He compares the death of a dream to a living a life like a broken winged bird, that is, useless and without spirit or reason for living.? Life without dreams is also compared to a