美国文学Robert-Frost.pptVIP

Robert Frost(1874-1963);born in San Francisco in 1874. his mother brought him to New England at his eleven, with which his poetry has always been associated. After graduating from high school in 1892, Frost entered Dartmouth College but soon left to work at old jobs and to write poetry. In 1897, he was accepted as a special student by Harvard but withdrew after two years because of his increasing dislike for academic convention. For the next twelve years, Frost made a minimal living by teaching and farming while continuing to write his poems. ;In 1912, he and his family moved to England, where he found a publisher for his first book of verse, A boy’s will (1913). Determined to win recognition in his native land, Frost returned to the US and settled on a farm in his native land. By the end of his life he had become a national poet; he received honorary degrees from forty-four colleges and universities and won four Pulitzer ; A Boy’s Will 1913 一个男孩的意愿 North of Boston, 1914 波士顿的北部 Mountain Interval, 1916 山间 New Hampshire 1923 新罕布什尔 Collected Poems 1930 诗集 A Further Range 1936 又一片牧场 A Witness Tree 1942 见证树 ; Poems: Birches 《白桦?》 After Apple-Picking 《摘罢苹果 》 Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening 《雪夜伫立林边有感 》 The Road Not Taken 《未选择的路 》 ;III. Frost’s View and Theme;IV. Frost’s Style;Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening;Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening雪夜林边驻脚;My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year. 我那小马一定会感到奇怪：　停留在这儿？又没村舍在邻近　夹在一座森林和一片冰湖之间，　在这一年中最昏暗的黄昏。;The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep. And miles to go before I sleep. 树林真可爱，幽暗而深远。　可??我还得赶赴约会，　还得赶好几里路才能安