本体论诗学：《理解诗歌》一种阐释-英语语言文学专业论文.docxVIP

tirelessly explore the truth of the poetry and appreciate the beauty of it. Besides the introduction and the conclusion, this thesis falls into three chapters. The introduction mainly includes a brief introduction to the New Criticism. Among the representatives of this movement, Brooks and his main literary thought are emphasized. Then, it gives a brief review of Warren, including a biographical recommendation and a brief generalization of his law of impure poetry. In the literature review, the present writer summarizes the critical reaction to the New Criticism at home and abroad. Besides, the theoretical basis of this thesis—Ransom’s ontological poetics is generally introduced in this part. Finally, the present writer states the organization of this thesis. Chapter one is devoted to making a brief analysis of the general structure of and the critical responses to Understanding Poetry, and the embodied ontological view is generally introduced. Chapter two analyzes the first five sections of Understanding Poetry by dividing them into three parts according to the truth of poetry, the beauty of poesy, and the coexistence of truth and beauty. In this chapter, the present writer intends to explain that poetry is a reflection of experience. Chapter three is mainly about the application of the law of organic unity on specific poems through the discussion of the difference and connection of the poems respectively relating to the image of the bird and the mother. In this chapter, the present writer attempts to prove that poetry is not an isolated entity, since a poem is historically and culturally connected with other poems. Based on the above analysis, this thesis comes to the conclusion that Brooks and Warren successfully present readers enough evidence to support Ransom’s ontological poetics in Understanding Poetry. At the same time, on the account of the limited resources at hand, this thesis cannot do a deeper study on this book and the detailed studies of the appendi