美国文学第四讲.pptVIP

19th-Century American Poets Walt Whitman (1819-1892) Walt Whitman (1819-1892) democracy internationalism Immortality born on May 31, 1819, on a farm at West Hills, Long Island moved to Brooklyn From 1840 to 1845, worked as a printer in New York wrote sentimental poems for Democratic Review Walt Whitman (1819-1892) 1845, returned to Brooklyn as a reporter on the Star 1846, became editor of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle traveled to New Orleans 1848 -1849 The Free Man Walt Whitman (1819-1892) 1855, issued the first of many editions of Leaves of Grass “commensurate with a people” the 1855 edition of Leave of Grass Song of Myself The Sleepers Walt Whitman (1819-1892) 1856, another edition of Leaves of Grass 1856, Crossing Brooklyn Ferry 1860, the third edition Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking Children of Adam Calamus 1866, Drum-taps Sequel to Drum-Taps Walt Whitman (1819-1892) 1871, O Captain! My Captain!, Passage to India 1881-1892, the various editions of Leaves of Grass 1897, Old Age Echoes During the Civil War, worked as a government clerk live in Camden, New Jersey. Free Verse 结构自由﹐段数﹑行数﹑字数没有一定规格;语言有自然节奏而不用韵。 破除僵化陈腐文言，以白话加入诗行 音节韵律上破除旧体诗词的声韵 在体式上有意追求一种无拘无束自由自在的表达方式 渴求个性自由解放、独立不阿 赞美劳动意义，歌颂劳动人民优良品质，抒写对理想社会和光明前景憧憬 Free Verse Also called open-form poetry, free verse refers to poems characterized by their nonconformity to established patterns of meter, rhyme, and stanza. Free verse uses elements such as speech patterns, grammar, emphasis, and breath pauses to decides line break, and usually does not rhyme. Work Appreciation Walt Whitman and America Poetics and Physiognomy Artistic characteristics One’s Self I Sing 我歌唱一个人的“自己” 我歌唱一个人的“自己”一个单纯的、个别的人； 然而说出“德谟克拉蒂克”这个字, “大众”这个字。 我歌唱从头到脚的生理学，不单是状貌，不单是头脑值得吟口目,我说完整的“形体”更远远值得吟唱； 我歌唱和“男性”平等的“女性”。 有着充沛了热情、脉搏、和力量的“生命”的人， 欢乐的——在神圣的法则之下形成的、适于最自由的行动的人，我歌唱这样的“现代的人”。 一八六七年 One’s Self I Sing 我歌唱一个人