《英美詩歌鑒賞課件》Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

1、Henry Wadsworth Longfellowdescendant of a colonial family, was born at Portland, Maine., and educated in private schools Bowdoin, where he graduated (1825) as a classmate of Hawthorne. after graduation, he was offered a professorship of modern languages at Bowdoin, on the condition that he prepare h

2、imself by studying abroad. Accordingly, he spent the years from 1826 to 1829 in France, Spain, Italy, and Germany. As professor and librarian at Bowdoin (182935), he contributed essays and sketches to many magazines, he was recommended by George Ticknor to be his successor in the Smith professorship

3、 of French and Spanish at Harvard. To improve his knowledge of languages, Longfellow went abroad in 1835. His wife, to whom he had been married in 1831, died at this time. In 1836 began his 18 years of teaching at Harvard,he became a significant figure in the literary and social life of Cambridge.坎布

4、里奇(美國馬薩諸塞州東部城市，哈佛大學(xué)所在地) In 1854 he resigned his professorship, which he said was “a great hand laid on all the strings of my lyre, stopping their vibration.” his wife was burned to death (1861). For a long time his grief stopped his creative workhonors were heaped upon him his home became a shrine f

5、or Americans and a point of visit for distinguished foreigners. he received degrees from Cambridge and Oxford, and was given a private audience by Queen Victoria. After his death, he became the only American to be honored with a bust in the Poets Corner of Westminster Abbey. Writing stylegentleness,

6、 sweetness, and purity His writings belong to the milder aspects of the romantic movementhis work untouched the religious and social struggles Contributions bringing European culture to the U.S.,did much to popularize American folk themes abroadThe heights by great men reached and kept were not atta

7、ined by sudden flight, But they, while their companions slept, were toiling upward in the night. - Henry Longfellow American poet偉人所能達(dá)到并保持的高度，并不是一蹴而就的。而是當(dāng)別人熟睡的時候，他們秉燈夜讀，聞雞起舞。 -亨利朗費(fèi)羅 美國著名詩人I Shot an Arrow p54 breathed: say quietly keen: sharp unbroke: unbrokenIshotanarrowintotheair, 我箭破長空， Itfelltoea

8、rth,Iknewnotwhere; 落地渺無蹤。 Forsoswiftlyitflew,thesight 飛馳青天外， Couldnotfollowitinitsflight. 明眸難追從。 Ibreathedasongintotheair, 我歌遏行云， Itfelltoearth,Iknewnotwhere; 落地?zé)o處尋。 Forwhohassightsokeenandstrong, 何人具銳眼， Thatitcanfollowthesightofsong? 隨歌天地行？ Long,longafterwards,inanoak, 經(jīng)年見橡樹， Ifoundthearrow,stillun

9、broken; 嵌箭完如故。 Andthesong,frombeginningtoend, 我歌終復(fù)始， Ifounditintheheartofafriend. 友人心深處。 A Psalm of Life p55Psalm: song that praises God but: only slumbers: sleep goal: aim returnest: return destined: decide by fate fleeting: lasting only a short timestout: strong muffled: make a sound quieter bivou

10、ac: camp dumb: unable to speak cattle: cows and bulls strife: conflict, struggle howeer: howeveroer: over sublime: of very high quality solemn: serious forlorn: lonely and unhappy take heart: feel more positive labour: work1st Stanza: If your soul is not keen，if it is dead, you will not sense the tr

11、ue feature or charm of the world,2nd Stanza: Life is full of flesh and blood, beauty, charms, and meanings. We need to be enthusiastic towards life. It is not a course from birth to death; it has meanings and goals to strive for. It should be enriched.3rd Stanza: We should not be stopped by temporar

12、y joy or sorrow. We should enhance and improve ourselves continuously.4th Stanza: we are just on the way to death, even though we are courageous or brave.5th Stanza: Do not live passively, we should live in dignity and live actively.6th Stanza: Dont rely too much on the future, and not be obsessed b

13、y the past. Stick to your ideal fast, hold belief in your heart under the guidance of God. 7th Stanza: We can be great.8th Stanza: What we have done or left behind us may cheer up and stimulate those lonely and frustrated fighters. What we do is of significance.9th Stanza: We should begin (take action) now, with courage and confidence, to work hard and be patient.不要在哀傷的詩句里告訴我：“人生不過是一場幻夢！”靈魂睡著了，就等于死了，事物的真相與外表不同。人生是真切的！人生是實(shí)在的！它的歸宿決不是荒墳；“你本是塵土，必歸于塵土”，這是指軀殼，不是指靈魂。我們命定的目標(biāo)和道路不是享樂，也不是受苦；而是行動，在每個明天都超越今天，跨出新步。智藝無窮，時光飛逝；這顆心，縱然勇敢堅(jiān)強(qiáng)，也只如鼙鼓，悶聲敲動著，一下又一下，向墳地送喪。世界是一片遼闊的