William-Cullen-Bryant-威廉-卡伦-布莱恩特.ppt

William Cullen Bryant 威廉-卡伦-布莱恩特( 1794-1878) The American Wordsworth (the first American lyric poet) A lawyer An editor for 50 years A great translator: Iliad (伊利亚特) and Odyssey(奥德赛) William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878) the first American lyric poet 1) Works a) Poems 1821 b) The Fountain 1842 《诗选》 《泉》 Poe’s reputation was first c) The White-Footed Deer 1844 d) A Forest Hymn 1860 e) The Flood of Years 1878 《白蹄鹿》 《森林赋》 《似水流年》 f) “To a Waterfowl” 1815 g) “Thanatopsis” 1817 h) “The Yellow Violet” 1814 《致水鸟》 《死亡随想》 《黄色堇香花》 2）Life He was born into a doctor’s family in Massachusetts. He started to write poems when he was 14 years old. Bryant quitted his study in university and then became a lawyer. In 1825, he turned to journalism. In 1827, he became an editor for Evening Post and wrote a lot of political criticism. But it is his poetry which made him popular among people. 布赖恩特 威廉·柯伦·布莱恩特（William Bullen Bryant,1794-1878），美国诗人和新闻记者。作为美国首位重要的自然派诗人，他经常被称为“美国的华兹华斯”。布莱恩特的作品受沃兹沃斯的影响，不过，他所描述的是美国有代表性的鸟语花香和其他自然美景。《死亡随想》是他在17岁之前创作的，表达了死亡不可避免、人们必须接受的哲学理念。布莱恩特做报社编辑长达50之久，对政治和社会问题很感兴趣。他采用无韵诗的形式翻译了荷马的《伊利亚特》（1870年）和《奥德赛》（2卷，1871-73年），保留了原诗的质朴和庄重。 ? To a Waterfowl Whither, midst falling dew, While glow the heavens with the last steps of day, Far, through their rosy depths, dost thou pursue Thy solitary way? 你要去往何方？露珠正在坠落，天穹闪耀着白昼最后的脚步，远远地，穿过玫瑰色的深处，你求索着孤独的道路。 Vainly the fowlers eye Might mark thy distant flight to do thee wrong, As, darkly seen against the crimson sky, Thy figure floats along. 也许，猎鸟者的眼睛徒劳地看着你远飞，想要伤害你，当红色的天空衬着你的身影，你飘摇而去。 Seekst thou the plashy brink Of weedy lake, or marge of river wide, Or where the rocking billows rise and sink On the chafed ocean-side? 你想要飞往何处？要寻觅杂草丛生、潮湿的湖岸？大河的边沿，还是磨损的海滩？那里有动荡的巨浪起起落落 ???? There is a power whose care Teaches thy way along that pathless coast— The desert and illimitable air— ???? Lone wander