Walt Whiman 惠特曼 英文PPT.ppt

Walt Whitman(1819 –1892);;introduction;LIFE;Whitman’s Poetry; Franklin Evans (1842) 《弗兰克林 ? 埃文斯》 Memoranda During the War《战争回忆录》 Specimen Days (1882)《典型的日子》; Major works;Leaves of Grass;Leaves of Grass;The title “Leaves of Grass”;Reception of Leaves of Grass;Major Themes in His Poetry;Features of Whitman’s poetry;3. The adopt of “free verse”---poetry without a fixed beat or regular rhyme scheme 4. The use of colorful words and vivid images (example) ;Selected Reading;;I think I could turn and live a while with the animals... 我想我可以和这些动物们一起住一段时间 they are so placid and self-contained, 它们是如此的温和，自给自足 I stand and look at them sometimes half the day long. 有时候我可以大半天站着观察它们 They do not sweat and whine about their condition , 他们不出汗，也不抱怨生存条件 They do not lie awake in the dark and weep for their sins. 晚上他们也不躺下休息，而是为他们的罪过而哭泣 ;They do not make me sick discussing their duty to God 他们向上帝陈述自己的职责，这一点都不让人讨厌 Not one is dissatisfied... 没有谁是不满意的 not one is demented with the mania of owning things, 没有谁因为占有欲而发狂 Not one kneels to another, nor to his kind that lived thousands of years ago. 没有谁向谁屈尊下跪，或是盲目崇拜着他们几年前的祖先 Not one is respectable or industrious over the whole earth 在这片大地上，没有谁是值得尊重或勤劳刻苦的;Appreciating “Song of Myself”;3.style of writing In this poem, the first person “I” is used throughout the whole poem. It shows Whitman’s strong sense of self and self-confidence. From the poem，we can learn about the mystery of death and birth. And from “the smallest sprout shows there is really no death”, we can say that Whitman obviously thinks that the soul is there, and is eternal. The poet is aimed at grasping the perennial eternal life of the universe with a brief life.;4. Theme The poem reveals a world of equality, without rank and hierarchy, and celebrates the dignity, the self-reliant spirit, and the joy of the common man.;6. Comment This poem is written mainly based on Whitman’s own experience in the wild vast West frontier of America. When reading this poem,