美国文学UnitImagism+EzraPound.pptVIP

Selected Readings in American Literature Unit 17 The Schools of American Modernism: Modern poetry: experiments in form (Imagism) Prose Writing: modern realism (the Lost Generation) Novels of Social Awareness The Harlem Renaissance The Fugitives and New Criticism The 20th Century American Drama Modern poetry: experiments in form Imagism (1900-1910s)  Imagism: It is a Movement in U.S. and English poetry characterized by the use of concrete language and figures of speech, modern subject matter, metrical freedom, and avoidance of romantic or mystical themes, aiming at clarity of expression through the use of precise visual images. 2. It grew out of the Symbolist Movement in 1912 and was initially led by Ezra Pound, Amy Lowell, and others. 3.The Imagist manifesto came out in 1912 showed three Imagist poetic principles: direct treatment of the “thing”（no fuss, frill, or ornament）, exclusion of superfluous words（precision and economy of expression）, the rhythm of the musical phrase rather than the sequence of a metronome节拍器 （free verse form and music）. II. The Major Representatives of the Modern Poetry: Ezra Pound (1885- 1972) T.S.Eliot (1888 - 1965) Wallace Stevens (1879 - 1955) William Carlos Williams (1883 - 1963) Robert Frost (1874 - 1963) E.E.Cummings (1894 - 1963) Pounds Definition (1913) 1. Direct treatment of the thing whether subjective or objective 2. To use absolutely no word that did not contribute to the presentation 3. As regarding rhythm: to compose in sequence of the musical phrase, not in sequence of a metronome (1915) 1. To use the language of common speech, but always the exact word - not the almost exact one 2. To create new rhythms. Free verse was encouraged but not required. 3. Absolute freedom in the choice of subject 一. Ezra Pound (1885 - 1972) 1. His Life: Born in Idaho in 1885 and raised in Pennsylvania, Ezra Pound spent most of his life in Europe and became one of the 20