埃米莉迪金森2.ppt

* * 19世纪美国著名诗人艾米莉·狄金森（Emily Dickinson，1830-1886）的故居就在麻州的安城市（Amherst）的主街上，在麻州大学和安城学院的旁边。艾米莉的一生基本上没有离开过这个寓所，她一生的大量作品就诞生在这里。她生前勤笔创作30年，默默无名，不为人所知，死后名满天下，被英美文学和诗歌爱好者所追崇，被视为20世纪现代主义诗歌的先驱之一也被誉为美国文学史上最伟大的诗人之一。学习对比文学的人甚至把她和俄罗斯“诗歌的月亮”艾特玛托娃，中国的女词人李清照相对比，以期寻觅其诗歌的内涵和深意。　 The Soul Selects Her Own Society 心灵选择自己的伴侣 Emily Dickinson (1830-1886)艾米莉·伊丽莎白·狄金森 The soul selects her own society—心灵选择自己的伴侣,然后 Then—shuts the door— 把门紧闭— To her divine Majority— 如神圣的决定— Present no more— 再不容干预— ? Unmoved—she notes the Chariots— 无动于衷—发现车辇,停在她 Pausing— At her low Gate— 低矮的门前— Unmoved—and the Emperor be kneeling无动于衷—一位皇帝跪倒 Upon her Mat— 在她的席垫— ? Ive known her—from an ample nation—我知道,从人口众多的一个民族— Choose one— 选中了一个— Then—close the valves of her attention—从此,便封闭关心的阀门— Like stone— 像一块石头— 1.it is saying how her soul has selected a single person to love and spend her life with. 2.She is shutting a figurative door. The door represents her affection, and she is keeping her love from the divine majority. By using divine, it shows she shows no affection not only from humans, but also for Gods or religious beings, when compared to this one thing that she loves.3.Even when chariots, which is a symbol of courtship, are showing up in front of this door, she denies these suitors entrance to her door or heart. Even when the emperor himself kneels before her door, she is unmoved, showing her dedication to this single figure.The author is saying how she has known her own soul for this long time, and she talks about how when her soul finds a mate, she closes this figurative valve of affection (the door) and is as steadfast as stone. 欣赏: 这是狄金森爱情题材的名篇之一。诗作的背景与她青年时代的爱情经历密切相关。在诗中不难看出她的爱情失落感和对上帝的指责。同时表现了她对爱情的执著、专一和流露出宗教神秘主义的情绪。 诗歌在表现手法上具有现代诗的特点,既形象具体又朦胧隐喻、既押韵又非完全押韵。这些独特的形式使诗歌显得“神秘”。 *