上海外国语大学美国文学课件：chapter1.ppt

Chapter One: Colonial Beginnings Anne Bradstreet Even by 1650 (not long before she wrote the poem), British adventurers had not given up their hope that there was a shortcut to the riches of the Indies in America. This dream, expressed frequently in Virginia, was rarely mentioned by the Puritans who had more spiritual purposes in mind. However it is interesting that she should make this particular comparison, for she certainly knew of these golden hopes--and their disappointment. Note how she uses the imagery of physical wealth and ownership to represent their emotional love, and its contrast with the spiritual element at the end of their poem. Study Note Close Note Anne Bradstreet To put out, as a fire; to satisfy a thirst; to suppress, inhibit. What does this image suggest about her feelings for him? Study Note Close Note Anne Bradstreet Ought means both nothing and expression of duty. These are very different meanings. Which is she using here? Could she be using both? Study Note Close Note Anne Bradstreet to compensate, pay for, return in kind, repay. Consider these three metaphors, and what she is using them to say. Also note that this word does not fit the rhyme scheme. What effect does that have? Study Note Close Note Anne Bradstreet Study Note Close Note What does this paradox mean? How should they live now, as lovers, if they are to live and love forever? How does this tie in with their Puritan beliefs in predestination? Note the extra syllable in these final two lines. What is its effect? Many times, a great deal; marked by diversity or variety What does this paradox mean? How should they live now, as lovers, if they are to live and love forever? How does this tie in with their Puritan beliefs in predestination? Note the extra syllable in these final two lines. What is its effect? Why should she want to repay if they two are truly one? Edward Taylor Forward Like Anne Bradstreet, the intense,