The Wild Honey Suckle 野金银花 Philip Freneau 课堂.pptVIP

The Wild Honey Suckle Group Members: The Introduction of The Writer The First Stanza The Second Stanza The Third Stanza The Fourth Stanza Form, Structure Figures of Speech Summary 1 2 Philip Freneau (1752--1832) 菲利普 · 弗伦诺 He was the most significant poet of 18th century America. “Poet of the American Revolution” （美国革命诗人） “ Father of American Poetry” （美国诗歌之父） Almost alone of his generation, he managed to peer through the pervasive atmosphere of imitativeness, to see life around directly, to appreciate the natural scenes on the new continent and the native Indian civilization. The Introduction of the Writer 3 1) Life He was born in New York. At 16, he entered Princeton University. Later he attended the War of Independence, and he was captured by British army in 1780. After being released, he published “The British Prison Ship” in 1871. In the same year, he published “To the Memory of the Brave Americans”. After war, he supported Jefferson, and contributed greatly to American government. However, after 50 years old, he lived in poverty. And at last he died in a blizzard. 4 2) Main Works The Rising Glory of America 蒸蒸日上的美洲 The British Prison Ship 英国囚船 To the Memory of the Brave Americans 纪念美国勇士 The Wild Honeysuckle 野生的金银花 The Indian Burying Ground 印第安人殡葬地 Some of his most famous works, with their lyric quality, sensuous images and their fresh perception of nature and “noble savagery” are directly American Fair flower, that dost so comely grow, (a) 美丽的金银花， Hid in this silent, dull retreat, (b) 你粲然绽放于幽静一角。 Untouched thy honeyed blossoms blow, (a) 芳菲满枝，无人垂顾 , The First Stanza 5 Unseen thy little branches greet: (b) 迎风起舞，无人注目。 No roving foot shall crush thee here, (c) 游子从不践踏你的玉体， No busy hand provoke a tear. (c) 过客从不催落你的泪滴。 6 comely 秀丽的 honeyed 甜如蜜的 blossoms 开花 roving 粗纱 crush 践踏 Provoke 煽动 7 8 ? By Natures self in white arrayed , （ a ） ? 大自然授你白色的裙裳， ? She bade thee shun the vulgar eye ,(b) ? 她命你远遁世俗的眼光， ? And planted here the guar