美国文学,美国文学选读American Literature.ppt

Romantic Poets Emily Dickinson (1830—1886) 艾米莉.狄金森 Walt Whitman (1819—1892) 沃尔特.惠特曼 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807—1882) 亨利.华兹渥斯.朗费罗 John Greenleaf Whittier (1807—1892) 约翰.格林列夫.惠蒂埃 Emily Dickinson Her Life Her works Her view and theme Her style Comments on her Her Life (1) 1 In 1830 born in Calvinist family; 2 influence by her father; 3 normal and vivacious girlhood; 4 shy, sensitive, and sometimes rebellious; 5 studied at Amherst Academy and Mount Holyoke Female Seminary; refused to observe its religious customs 6 disconcertingly individualistic Her Life (2) 7 settled down to a normal New England village life; 8 stayed almost all her life in the same house; 9 remained single to the end of her life; 10 her 2 passions were her garden and her poetry; 11 began writing poetry during her twenties; 12 1775 poems altogether, of which only 7 appeared in print. Her works Great female productive American poet Write about common things in daily life 1775 poems altogether, of which only 7 appeared in print Harvard University bought all her copyright; complete works published 5 years later, including 3 volumes of poems and 3 volumes of letters: Poetry of Emily Dickinson (1955) 艾米莉.狄金森诗集 Her Poems　(1) 1 because I see New-Englandly 《我看新英格兰》 2 The Soul selects her own society 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　《灵魂选择它自己的伙伴》 3 At last to pray is left 《至少还剩下，还剩下祈祷》 4 My Life Closed Twice before Its Close 　　 (Benjamin Newton and Charles Wadsworth) 《我从未失掉过这么多但有两次》 5 Because I Could Not Stop for Death 　　　　　　　《因为我不能等待死神》 6 As imperceptibly as a Grief 　　　《难以觉察的悲痛》 7 I Heard a Fly Buzz—When I Died 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　《我死时听到了苍蝇的嗡嗡声》 8 Mine--by the Right of the White Election 　　　　　　　《我的－根据白色选举的权利》 Her Po