the white birds 叶芝 白鸟 英文诗歌介绍 PPT 课件.ppt.pptVIP

威廉·巴特勒·叶芝 The White Birds 威廉·巴特勒·叶芝 （William Butler Yeats）（1865～1939） * William Butler Yeats (?13 June 1865?– 28 January 1939) was an Irish poet and playwright, and one of the foremost figures of 20th century literature. A pillar of both the Irish and British literary establishments, in his later years Yeats served as an Irish Senator for two terms. He was a driving force behind the Irish Literary Revival and, along with Lady Gregory, Edward Martyn, and others, founded the Abbey Theatre, where he served as its chief during its early years. In 1923 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for what the Nobel Committee described as inspired poetry, which in a highly artistic form gives expression to the spirit of a whole nation. He was the first Irishman so honoured.Yeats is generally considered one of the few writers who completed their greatest works after being awarded the Nobel Prize; such works include The Tower (1928) and The Winding Stair and Other Poems (1929). * Cast a cold EyeOn Life, on Death.Horseman, pass by! 叶芝：“骑士，莫止步! ” 　　1948年9月，爱尔兰政府派海军巡洋舰把叶芝的遗体运回爱尔兰。政府迎接并护送遗体到诗人儿时喜爱的老家斯莱戈郡的柳焰岭，叶芝的曾祖父任教区长所在的教堂旁边。一切遵照诗人在长诗《本布尔山下》最后一节所表达的遗愿处理，在墓碑上刻有诗句： 　　对生命，对死亡， 　　投以冷眼， 　　骑士，莫止步！ 　　对这个墓志铭，傅浩在他的传记《叶芝》一书中写道：“这是一程完满人生之旅的象征：勤勉一生而无悔的诗人安息在给他童年以欢乐、给他诗歌以灵感的故乡的土壤之中，而他的灵魂依然驾着飞马珀伽索斯，超越生死，驰向永恒。 ” * The White Birds I would that we were, my beloved, white birds on the foam of the sea! We tire of the flame of the meteor, before it can fade and flee; And the flame of the blue star of twilight, hung low on the rim of the sky, Has awaked in our hearts, my beloved, a sadness that may not die. A weariness comes from those dreamers, dew-dabbled, the lily and rose; Ah, dream not of them, my beloved, the flame of the meteor that goes, Or the flame of the blue star that lingers hung low in the fall of the dew: For I would we were changed to white birds on the wandering foam: I and you! I am haunted by numberless islands, an