英美文学诗歌分析鉴赏
英语诗歌入门诗歌是纯文学。英美文学传统中此种文学形式十分繁荣，在这方面甚至可与被称为“诗的国度”的中国相提并论。正如学习汉语不明诗词歌赋为何物，就难入佳境一样，学习英文而不解诗味，也堪称憾事。然而，由于用词典雅、句法精炼、形式别致以及意象丰富等等缘故，英文诗号称难读。本课程精选莎士比亚以来名家名诗数十首，解其句读，析其格律，达其妙趣，并判其风格，使初学者尝其一脔，略知滋味，并望其由此获得进入英诗宝库之门径。
导引
诗歌是一种精美的艺术，趣味高一点的人一般都喜欢诗歌。受过良好教育的中国人都会背诵若干首古诗。现在人们很重视学习英文，学习英文，视野也应宽阔一些，也应当对英文诗歌多少有些领略才好。中国文学中诗歌成就极大，英语文学中，诗歌也极其丰富多彩。语言艺术的最高表现形式在诗歌。如果只是知道实用性的英文，只学习商业英文、法律英文等英文，对英语文学毫无修养，对英文诗歌一无所知，那将是一个不小的遗憾，将会影响到审美能力的发展和提高，
学英文而不懂英文诗歌，不仅从审美角度看是一个遗憾，而且从英语学习这一角度看，不学一些英文诗歌，其英语水平也达不到很高的层次。诗歌语言最精炼，语汇最丰富，表达形式最精美，语言的色调最细腻。如果对诗歌有一定修养，其语言表达能力会大大提高。试想一个学汉语的人，如果对唐诗宋词一无所知，其汉语水平不会很高。学英语者也是如此。如果他对莎士比亚、弥尔顿、华兹华斯、拜伦、雪莱、济慈等人的著名诗篇一窍不通，其英文水平也不会很高。
总之，有一定英语基础的人不能不更上一层楼，读一点英文诗。这不仅有助于提高我们的文学素养，丰富我们的审美能力，也有助于提高我们的英语水平。
英诗基础知识
读英文诗歌相当不容易。其中的主要原因是诗歌有其独特的语言特点和表达方式，与散文有明显区别。为更好地欣赏英文诗歌，很有必要了解一些相关的基本知识。这方面的知识极其细致，以下只介绍一些最基本的。
一节奏
诗歌是具有音乐性的语言。音乐作品的最大特点之一是音符的流动是有节奏的。所谓节奏就是强拍和弱拍按一定的形式配合起来，有规律地反复出现。懂点音乐的人都知道，音乐中基本的节奏有两种，即强——弱（2/4拍）和强——弱——弱（3/4拍）。举两个简单的例子：
《东方红》的节奏就是强——弱：
5 56│2 —│1 16│2 —│5 5│6i 65│1 16│2 —│
《新年好》（HAPPY NEW YEAR）这首儿歌的节奏是强——弱——弱：
11 1 5 │33 3 1│13 5 5 │43 2 —│23 4 4 │32 3 1│13 2 5│72 1 —│
中国古诗有节奏。其节奏主要是通过汉字特有的声调表现出来的。传统汉语中的声调有四：平、上、去、入。平声称“平声”，上、去、入三声统称仄声。平声与仄声结合起来反复出现，就是中国诗歌的节奏。如
一首五言绝句，其最常见的节奏是：
仄仄平平仄，平平仄仄平。
平平平仄仄，仄仄仄平平。
王之涣《等鹳雀楼》：白日依山尽，黄河入海流。欲穷千里目，更上一层楼。此诗即是这样的节奏。其中“欲”字是仄声，与格式不合。但根据格律要求，诗行中的第一字可平可仄。
英文诗歌也有节奏。英文没有平声、仄声之分，但有重读轻读音节之分，其节奏是通过重读音节与轻读音节表现出来的。一个重读音节与一个或两个轻读音节按一定的模式搭配起来，有规律地反复出现就是英文诗歌的节奏。
我们知道凡是有两个以上音节的英文单词，都有重读音节与轻读音节之分，在一句话中，根据语法、语调、语意的要求，有些词也要重读，有些要轻读。如he went to town to buy a book.. I’m glad to hear the news. 英文中有重读和轻读之分，重读的音节和轻读的音节，按一定模式配合起来，反复再现，组成诗句，听起来起伏跌宕，抑扬顿挫，就形成了诗歌的节奏。多音节单词有重音和次重音，次重音根据节奏既可视为重读，也可视为轻读。读下面这两句诗：
Alone │she cuts │and binds│ the grain,
And sings │a me│lancho│ly strain.
这两行诗的重读与轻读的固定搭配模式是：轻——重。在每行中再现四次，这样就形成了这两行诗的节奏。某种固定的轻重搭配叫“音步”（foot），相当与乐谱中的“小节”。一轻一重，就是这两行诗的音步。一行诗中轻重搭配出现的次数叫音步数，这两行诗的音步数都是四，所以就称其为四音步诗。
二常见的音步类型
音步是轻读与重读构成的。根据重读与轻读搭配的方式的不同，可以划分出不同的音步类型。音步类型不同，节奏自然也不同。最常见的音步类型有以下四种：
（一）抑扬格
如果一个音步中有两个音节，前者为轻，后者为重，则这种音步叫抑扬格音步，其专业术语是（iamb, iambic.）。轻读是“抑”，重读是“扬”，一轻一重，故称抑扬格。
英语中有大量的单词，其发音都是一轻一重，如adore, excite, above, around, appear, besides, attack, supply, believe, return等，所以用英语写诗，用抑扬格就很便利。也就是说，抑扬格很符合英语的发音规律。因此，在英文诗歌中用得最多的便是抑扬格，百分之九十的英文诗都是用抑扬格写成的。前面的那两句诗就是抑扬格诗。
（二）扬抑格
如果一个音步中有两个音节，前者为重，后者为轻，则这种音步叫扬抑格音步，其专业术语是（trochee, trochaic.）。重读是“扬”，轻读是“抑”，一重一轻，故称扬抑格。与抑扬格恰好相反。
英语中也有一批其读音为一重一轻的单词，如Happy, many, holy, yonder, headlong, flaming, upper, grandeur, failing等。写扬抑格的诗，此类词正好合适。但这类词在英语中其数量不及前面的那些多，与英文的语言规律不十分吻合，所以扬抑格诗不多。举两句诗例：
Present │mirth has │present │laughter
Shakespeare
Shake your │chains to │earth like │dew
Shelley
（三）抑抑扬格
抑抑扬格含三个音节，即轻——轻——重，专门术语是：Anapaest, anapaestic
例词：
cavalier, intercede, disbelieve, reappear, disapprove, indistinct, on the hill.
例句：
拜伦的以下四行诗是抑抑扬格：
The Assyr│ian came down │like the wolf │on the fold,
And his coh│orts were glea│ming in purp│le and gold;
And the sheen│ of their spears │was like stars │on the sea,
When the blue │waves rolls night│ly on deep │Galilee.
——Destruction of Sennacherib
这是拜伦写的描述古代亚述人围攻耶路撒冷，被瘟疫所袭的诗的一节。第四行第二音步中的waves 一词可轻可重。诗题中的Sennacherib 是亚述国王。fold 指羊群，purple and gold 描写亚述军队的服饰，Galilee，巴勒斯坦北部的加利利湖。cohorts军团，sheen，光芒。
（四）扬抑抑格
重——轻——轻是扬抑抑格，专门术语是：dactyl, dactylic.
例词：
happily, merciful, eloquent, messenger, merrily, properly, accident, quantity.
例句：
Dragging the │corn by her │golden hair.
Davies: the villain.
英文诗歌中的音步类型有十几种之多，常见者即此四种，第一种则最常见。此外诗句中也常有抑抑格（pyrrhic[/peirik]和扬扬格(spondee[/sp :ndi])出现。
需要说明的是，这些音步类型只是理论上的分析，实际上，一首诗仅用一种音步类型写，这种情况极少见，大多是以某一种为主，同时穿插其他类型。如果一首诗只含有一种音步，就会显得非常单调机械。一首诗只要是以某种类型为主的，尽管有其他类型穿插其中，也称此诗为某某格。如，以抑扬格为主要节奏写成的，就称此诗为抑扬格诗。现代兴起的一些自由诗（FREE VERSE），不受这些格律的限制。
三诗行
（一）一诗行不一定是一个完整的句字。
英文诗每行的第一个字母都大写，但是一诗行不一定是一个完整的句子，不一定能表达一个完整的意思。有时候，一行诗正好是一句，有时两行甚至许多行才构成一个意思完整的句子。前者叫end-stopped line （结句行），后者叫run-on line.（跨行句）。这是英文诗与中国诗的最大区别之一。中国诗歌都是一行表达一个完整的意思。看下面一节诗：
I shot an arrow into the air,
It fell to earth, I knew not where;
For, so swiftly it flew, the sight
Could not follow it in its flight.
前两行是end-stopped line，后两行是run-on line。读跨行句诗，行末停顿较短。
跨行句在英文诗歌中极其普遍，有时十来行才成一完整句子。刚学英文诗的人，对此往往不习惯。对此我们需加注意。
（二）诗行的长短以音步数目计算：
英文诗行的长度范围一般是一音步——五音步。六、七、八音步的诗行也有，但不多。最多的是四音步、五音步的诗。
（各种长短诗行的专门术语：一音步诗：monometer 二音步诗：dimeter三音步诗：trimeter四音步诗：tetrameter 五音步诗：pentameter 六音步诗：hexameter 七音步诗：heptameter八音步诗：octameter.）在分析一首诗的格律时，既要考律此诗的基本音步类型，也要考律此诗中诗行的音步数目。看下面的一首短诗：
An EMPTY HOUSE
Alexander Pope
You beat│your pate, │and fan│cy wit │will come:
Knock as│you please, │there’s no│body│at home.
（你拍拍脑袋，以为灵感马上就来。可任你怎么敲打，也无人把门打开。pate，脑袋。fancy，动词：以为，想象。）
此诗的基本音步类型是抑扬格，每行五音步。因此称此诗的格律是“抑扬格五音步”（iambic pentameter）。一首诗的音步类型和诗行所含的音步数目构成此诗的格律（meter）。
四压韵（rhyme）
英文诗一般都押运韵。
（一）全韵与半韵（full rhyme and half rhyme）。
全韵是严格的押韵，其要求是：
（1）韵要押在重读音节上，其元音应相同；
（2）元音前的辅音应不同；
（3）如果元音之后有辅音，应相同。
（4）重读音节之后如有轻读音节，也应相同。
下面几对词都符合全韵的标准：
why---sigh; hate---late; fight---delight; powers---flowers; today---away; ending---bending.
如果仅是元音字母相同，读音不同，不符合全韵：如:
blood----hood; there---here; gone---alone; daughter----laughter.
这种情形被称为“眼韵”（eye rhyme），虽然诗人有时用之，但不是真正的押韵。
仅是辅音相同或仅是元音相同的属半韵：
元音不同，其前后的辅音相同，这叫谐辅韵（consonance）如：black, block; creak, croak; reader, rider; despise, dispose.
元音相同，其后的辅音相同者叫谐元韵（assonance），如lake, fate; time, mind.
（二）尾韵与行内韵(end rhyme and internal rhyme)
押在诗行最后一个重读音节上，叫尾韵。这是英文诗歌最常见的押韵部位。诗行中间停顿处的重读音节与该行最后一个重读音节押韵者，叫行内韵。如：
Spring, the sweet spring, is t he year’s pleasant king;
Then blooms each thing, then maids dance in a ring,
（三）男韵与女韵((masculine rhyme and feminine rhyme)
所押的韵音局限于诗行中重读的末尾音节上，称男韵，也叫单韵，听起来强劲有力。如：late, fate; hill, fill; enjoy, destroy.
押韵押在两个音节上，后一音节非重读音节，称女韵，也叫双韵，听起来或轻快，或幽婉。如：lighting, fighting; motion, ocean; wining, beginning.
看下面一节诗：
I am coming, little maiden,
With the pleasant sunshine laden;
With the honey for the bee,
With the blossom for the tree.
前两行押女韵，后两行押男韵。
也有不少英文诗是不押韵的，不押韵的诗称无韵诗或白体诗（blank verse）。多用在戏剧和叙事诗中。莎士比亚的戏剧和弥尔顿的Paradise Lost 都是用blank verse写成的。押韵的诗叫rhymed verse。无韵诗不同与自由诗。无韵诗虽不押韵，但是有固定节奏，以扬抑格五音步最常见。自由诗节奏不固定，如同白话。
诗选及讲解
A SELECTION OF ENGLISH POETRY
FOR AN OPTIONAL COURSE OF THE UNDERGRADUADTES
William Shakespeare（1564—1616）
作者简介：
剧作家、诗人。一生创作三十七部戏剧，154首十四行诗。其十四行诗大部分是献给一位贵族青年，有二十余篇则是献给一位“黑肤女士”（the dark lady）.
1 Sonnet 18
Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate:
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer’s lease hath all too short a date:
Sometimes too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimmed;
And every fair from fair sometimes declines,
By chance, or nature’s changing course, untrimm’d;
But thy eternal summer shall not fade,
Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st;
Nor shall Death brag thou wander’st in his shade,
When in eternal lines to time thou grow’st.
So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.
注释:
Compare to 把什么比做什么。
Thou, thee 第二人称单数代词，前者主格，后者宾格。现已为you 所取代。其所有格是thy，或thine, 即现代英语的your。
Art = are. 16、17世纪时与thou连用。
Temperate: 来自拉丁文temperātus，读时为符合押韵规则，可将重音放后。
Shake：shake off。
Lease 租借期限，此处指夏天的长度。
Hath 与第三人称单数连用，相当于现代英语的has。
Dimmed: clouded.
Fair form fair: beautiful thing from beauty. 前后fair意义不同。Declines from beauty。
Chance：极缘，时运，命运。
And every fair from fair sometimes declines,/By chance, or nature’s changing course, untrimm’d：每一个美人总要失去美貌，即使没有突发的以外事件，也逃不过自然界生老病死的变迁。Sometimes: 有的版本作“sometime”: at some unspecified time.
Untrimm’d: untri mmed. 本意为剥去美观的衣服等，此处隐喻夺去美貌等。
Fair thou ow’st: beauty you own. 莎士比亚时代，owe与own通用。古英语第二人称单数后加-st或-est His shade：shadow of death.
“Nor shall Death brag thou wander’st in his shade”：“死神无从夸口，说你在他的阴影里徘徊”。
To time thou grow’st: you grow as long as time lasts. 与时间同寿。Grow to = be incorporated with.
内容解析：
此诗的发展变化：以人比夏天开始，以人胜自然终结。前四行说明人比夏天更美更温和；中四行发展了这个意思，引到驻颜无术的感慨；第三组则新意突起，推翻前言，终于于胜利的末两行作结。此诗表达了这样一种思想：美丽的事物可以依靠文学的力量而永远不朽；文学是人所创造的，因此这有宣告了人的不朽。因此此诗不是一般的爱情诗。
形式解析：
sonnet：十四行诗，即“商籁体”诗。此诗体起源不明，最早的例子出现于13世纪，16世纪在英国出现。主要有意大利式和英国式两种变体。意大利诗人Petrarch [/petra:k]用此诗体最精熟，故意大利式又称Petrarchan sonnet。英国式由莎士比亚创立，又称Shakespearean sonnet.
意大利式分前八行、后六行。韵尾是abba, abba; cde, dcd.。莎士比亚式十四行诗，层次上分前四行，中四行，后四行和结尾两行。韵尾为：abab, cdcd, efef, gg。格律是抑扬格五音步。
Shall I│compare│ thee to │a sum│mer’s day? ( a)
Thou art │more love│ly and │more tem│perate -: (
Rough winds │do shake │the dar│ling buds │of May, (a)
And sum│mer’s lease│ hath all │too short│ a date: (
Sometimes │too hot│ the eye │of hea│ven shines, ?
And of│ten is │his gold │comple│xi on dimmed; (d)
And eve│ry fair │from fair │sometimes │declines, ?
By chance, │or na│ture’s chan│ging course, │ untrimm’d; (d)
But thy │eter│nal sum│mer shall │not fade, (e)
Nor lose│ posses│sion of │that fair│ thou ow’st; (f)
Nor shall│ Death brag │thou wan│der’st in│ his shade, (e)
When in │eter│nal lines │to time│ thou grow’st. (f)
So long│ as men │can breathe │or eyes │can see, (g)
So long │lives this, │ and this │gives life│ to thee. (g)
参考译文：
能不能让我把你比拟作夏日？
你可是更加温和，更加可爱：
狂风会吹落五月的好花儿，
夏季的生命又未免结束得太快：
有时候苍天的巨眼照得太灼热，
他那金彩的脸色也会被遮暗；
每一样美呀，总会离开美而凋落，
被时机或者自然的代谢所摧残；
但是你永久的夏天决不会凋枯，
你永远不会失去你美的仪态；
死神夸不着你在他影子里踯躅，
你将在不朽的诗中与时间同在；
只要人类在呼吸，眼睛看得见，
我这诗就活着，使你的生命绵延。（屠岸）
2 Spring
When daisies pied and violets blue
And lady-smocks all silver-white
And cuckoo-buds of yellow hue
Do paint the meadows with delight,
The cuckoo then, on every three,
Mocks married men; for thus sings he,
Cuckoo,
Cuckoo, cuckoo! Oh word of fear
Unpleasing to a married ear!
When shepherds pipe on oaten straws,
An d merry larks are ploughmen’s clocks,
When turtles tread, and rooks, and daws,
And maidens bleach their summer smocks,
The cuckoo then, on every three,
Mocks married men; for thus sings he,
Cuckoo,
Cuckoo, cuckoo! Oh word of fear
Unpleasing to a married ear!
------Comedy: Love’s Labour Lost
剧情：拿伐Navarre [n /va: ]国王与其几位朝臣立誓三年之内摒弃一切世俗的快乐，致力于研究学问。其中
的一条是：三年之中不可与女子交谈一次。不久法国公主携几名侍女来办理国务，国王和朝臣门守不住自己的誓言，爱上了这几个女子。最后公主的父亲去世，公主要持戒三年，国王和朝臣们的求爱也化为泡影。此诗在此剧之结尾处。
注释：
daisies pied：杂色的雏菊。
lady-smock：也作lady’s-smock 花名：布谷鸟剪秋罗。Smock：〈古〉女衬衣，罩衣。
cuckoo-buds of yellow hue：黄色的杜鹃花。hue：颜色。
Cuckoo：[/kuku:] 布谷鸟的叫声，与/cuckold（奸妇的丈夫）一词谐音。
shepherds [/ ep d]
pipe on oaten straws：拿燕麦杆吹哨子。
turtles tread：斑鸠交配。Turtle：〈古〉斑鸠，=turtledove。Tread：（雄鸟）与（雌鸟）交配。
rooks and daws：白嘴鸦和穴鸟。
内容解析：
春天里百花争艳，万象更新，情人们沉醉于甜蜜的爱情之中。但树梢上布谷鸟的叫声却似乎在不断提醒人们：爱情并不可考。此诗有反讽意味，与剧情一致。英国诗人甘贝尔（Thomas Campbell，1777—1844）在Freedom and Love一诗中说：“Love has bliss, but love has ruining/ Other smiles may make you fickle/ Tears for other charm may trickle。”
形式解析：抑扬格四音步，韵式：abab cc d ee; fgfg hh d ee
When dai│sies pied │and vio│lets blue
And la│dy-smocks│ all sil│ver-white
And cu│ckoo-buds │of ye│llow hue
Do paint │he mea│dows with│ delight,
The cu│ckoo then, │on eve│ry three,
Mocks mar│ried men; │for thus │sings he,
Cuckoo,
Cuckoo, │cuckoo! │Oh word│ of fear
Unplea│sing to│ a mar│ried ear!
When she│pherds pipe │on oa│ten straws,
And mer│ry larks│ are plough │men’s clocks,
When turt│les tread, │ and rooks, │and daws,
And mai│dens bleach │their sum│mer socks,
The cu│ckoo then, │on eve│ry three,
Mocks mar│ried men; │for thus │sings he,
Cuckoo,
Cuckoo, │cuckoo! │Oh word │of fear
Unplea│sing to│ a mar│ried ear!
参考译文：
当杂色的雏菊开遍牧场，
蓝的紫罗蓝，白的美人衫，
还有那杜鹃花吐蕾娇黄，
描出了一片广大的欣欢；
听杜鹃在每一株树上叫，
把那娶了妻的男人讥笑：
咯咕！
咯咕！咯咕！啊，可怕的声音！害得做丈夫的肉跳心惊。
当无愁的牧童口吹麦笛，
清晨的云雀惊醒了农人，
斑鸠乌鸦都在觅侣求匹，
女郎们漂洗夏季的衣群；
听杜鹃在每一株树上叫，
把那娶了妻的男人讥笑：
咯咕！
咯咕！咯咕！啊，可怕的声音！害得做丈夫的肉跳心惊。
Term Paper Hey, buddy, you are supposed to write an essay of 1000 words. You should not exceed 2000 words. (1000-2000 wds) Your writing will be scored for content, organization, grammar and format. And you will have to submit it in Word on 7th-17th June at the latest. Choose a book or author that we have covered in the course, and define your topic: ?Make sure that it is related only to American literature. ? A discussion of Characters; ? A study of the Context (social, political, or economic) in which a work was written; ?An interpretation of the Message or Theme; ?An analysis of a specific Image occurring in several works; ?All text should be in 12-point Times New Roman font; ?Everything should be double-spaced; ?Use 5 paces at the beginning of every paragraph; ?Skip a line between the title and text; ?Type your Name, Class, and also your Student ID No. on a separate line; ?Center the title and type it in bold; 胡彭，6
英国文学 Alliteration:押头韵repetition of the initial sounds（不一定是首字母） Allegory:寓言a story with two meanings, a literal meaning and a symbolic meaning. Allusion:典故a reference in a literary work to person, place etc. often to well-known characters or events. Archetype:原型 Irony:反讽intended meaning is the opposite of what is stated Black humor:黑色幽默 Metaphor: 暗喻 Ballad: 民谣about the folk loge Epic:史诗in poetry, refers to a long work dealing with the actions of gods and heroes. Romance: 罗曼史/骑士文学is a popular literary form in the medieval England./Chivalry Euphuism: 夸饰文体This kind of style consists of two distinct elements. The first is abundant use of balanced sentences, alliterations and other artificial prosodic means. The second element is the use of odd similes and comparisons. Spenserian stanza: It refers to a stanza of nine lines, with the first eight lines in iambic pentameter and the last line in iambic hexameter. 斯宾塞诗节新诗体，每一节有9排，前8排是抑扬格五步格诗，第9排是抑扬格六步格诗。The Faerie Queene Conceit:奇特的比喻is a far-fetched simile or metaphor, occurs when the speaker compares two highly dissimilar things. 不像的事物 Sonnet: 十四行诗a lyric consisting of 14 lines, usually in iambic pentameter, restricted to a definite rhyme scheme. Blank verse: 无韵体诗written in unrhymed iambic pentameter. Elegy 挽歌 The Heroic Couplet:英雄对偶句 Lyric:抒情诗is a short poem that expresses the poet’s thoughts and emotion or illustrates some life principle. often concerns love. A red, red Rose. Byronic Hero: refers to a proud, mysterious rebel figure of noble origin. Stream of Consciousness:意识流the author tells the story through the freely flowing thoughts and associations of one of the characters. James Joyce and Virginia Woolf are two major advocates of this technique. Renaissance:文艺复兴14-15th, originated in Italy, encouraged the reformation of the Church and humanism. Humanism: 人文主义it is the essence of the Renaissance. It emphasizes the dignity of human beings and the importance of the present life. Metaphysical poetry:玄学派诗歌it is commonly used to name the work of the 17th-century writers who wrote under the influence of John Donne. With the rebellious spirit, they tried to break away from the conventional fashion of the Elizabethan love poetry. The diction is simple. John Donne, George Herbert. The Enlightenment Movement:启蒙运动18th century flourished in France. Enlighten the whole world with the light of modern philosophical and artistic ideas. reason, rationality, equality and science and universal education. John Dryden, Alexander Pope. Neoclassicism:新古典主义17-18th centuries of classical standards of standards of order, balance, and harmony in literature. Alexander Pope, Samuel Johnson. Sentimentalism:感伤主义18世纪60-80年代，came into being as a result of a bitter discontent on the part of certain enlighteners i n social reality. use of pathetic effects and attempts to arouse feeling by “pathetic” indulgence. The Graveyard School: 墓畔派whose poems are mostly devote to sentimental lamentations or meditation on
英美文学选读-阶段测评3 成绩：87.5分 一、Multiple Choice 共40 题 题号: 1 本题分数:2.5 分 https://www.doczj.com/doc/874568489.html,wrence’s novels( )are generally regarded as his masterpieces. A、The Rainbow，Women in Love B、The Rainbow，Sons and Lovers C、Sons and Lovers，Lady Chatterley’s Lover D、Women in Love，Lady Chatterley’s Lover （P370.para2）劳伦斯的成名作是《儿子和情人》，而其代表作是《虹》和《恋爱中的女人》 标准答案：A 考生答案：A 本题得分：2.5 分 题号: 2 本题分数:2.5 分 T.S.Eliot’s poem( )is heavily indebted to James Joyce in terms of the stream - of -consciousness technique,also a prelude to The Waste Land. A、―Prufrock‖ B、―Gerontion‖ C、The Hollow Men D、Lyrical Ballads （P358.para3）―Gerontion‖是一部用戏剧式独白写成的诗歌，是《荒原》的前奏曲，也采用了意识流派的文风。 标准答案：B 考生答案：B
本题得分：2.5 分 题号: 3 本题分数:2.5 分 https://www.doczj.com/doc/874568489.html,wrence’s autobiographical novel is( ). A、The Rainbow B、Women in Love C、Sons and Lovers D、Lady Chatterley’s Lover （P369.para1）劳伦斯的作品大多都是从心理上去探求让人的本能的，同时也反映人性中最内在的东西。其作品《儿子和情人》真实地反映了自己在童年时期的家庭状况，被视为其半自传体小说。 标准答案：C 考生答案：C 本题得分：2.5 分 题号: 4 本题分数:2.5 分 The typical representatives of G.B.Shaw’ s early plays are( ). A、Man and Superman，The Apple Cart B、Widowers’ House，Mrs. Warren’ s Profession C、Candida，Mrs. Warren’ s Profession D、The Apple Cart，Widowers’ House （P321-322）。萧伯纳的第一步剧作是Widowers’ House，写于1892年；第二部剧作是Mrs. Warren’ s Profession，写于1893年。 标准答案：B 考生答案：B 本题得分：2.5 分 题号: 5 本题分数:2.5 分 It was only after the publication of( )that https://www.doczj.com/doc/874568489.html,wrence was recognized as a prominent novelist.
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e to order, reason and rules.启蒙者主张理性是任何人思想与行动的唯一缘由。他们大力提倡秩序，理性及法律。 5. As a matter of fact, literature at the time, heavily didactic and moralizi ng, became a very popular means of public education.其实，当时的文学作品种充满了说教与道德理念，就已经成为大众教育的良好工具。 6. Famous among the great enlighteners in England were those great wr iters like John Dryden, Alexander Pope, Joseph Addison and Sir Richard Steele, the two pioneers of familiar essays, Jonathan Swift, Daniel Defo e, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Henry Fielding and Samuel Johnson.英国著名的启蒙主义文学家有约翰.德莱顿，亚历山大.蒲柏，约瑟夫.艾迪森与理查.斯蒂尔（这两位是现代散文的先驱），乔纳森.斯威夫特，丹尼尔.迪福，理查.B.谢立丹，亨利.费尔丁和塞缪尔.约翰逊。 7. In the field of literature, the Enlightenment Movement brought about a revival of interest in the old classical works.在文学领域，启蒙主义运动还使人们重新对古典时代的著作产生兴趣。 8. They believed that the artistic ideals should be order, logic, restrained emotion and accuracy, and that literature should be judged in terms of its service to humanity.他们认为理想的艺术应基于秩序，逻辑，确切及情感控制的基础上，而文学作品的价值评判标准应该看它是否为人文主义服务。 9. Thus a polite, urbane, witty, and intellectual art developed.由此一种温文尔雅，充满灵性的知识分子文学艺术发展起来。 10. Neoclassicists had some fixed laws and rules for almost every genre of literature.在几乎所有的文学形式中，新古典主义者们都设定了创作的规矩与条框。 11. Drama should be written in the heroic Couplets (iambic pentameter r hymed in two lines); the three unities of time, space and action should b e strictly observed; regularity in construction should be adhered to, and t ype characters rather than individuals should be represented.戏剧必须用英雄体偶剧（抑扬五音步的押韵双行诗）写就；时间，地点，事件三要素必须要
本科课程考查（论文）专用封面 作业（论文）题目： Hamlet On-line 所修课程名称： 英美文学 修课程时间： 2012 年 9 月至 2013 年 1 月 完成作业（论文）日期： 2012 年 12 月 评阅成绩： 评阅意见： 评阅教师签名： 年 月 日 __ __ ___ __ __ ___ __ __学院_ __ ___ __ __ 级_ __ __ ___ __ _专业 姓名_ __ ___ __ __ __ 学号____ ___ __ __ ____ …… … …… … … … … … … … （ 密 ） … … … … … … … … … … … … （ 封 ） … … … … … … … … … … … … （ 线 ） … … … … … … … … … … … …
Hamlet On-line Abstract:"Hamlet " of Shakespeare is a classical representative work.The most famous words is: To be or not to be this is a question.In the work, Shakespeare created Hamlet--a man with wisdom and courage .In order to revenge on his uncle for killing his father,he pretend to be a madman.He is a kindhearted man and a god-fearing person .He is inconsistent in his heart,and fall in love with a beautiful girl.In the end he killed his uncle ,but poisoning and dead in sad . In this article, I would like to introduce the gradual improvement of this work's background and influence of Hamlet ;The main ideas of Hamlet; Comments on the figures of Hamlet and in the conclusion I point out certain factors resulting in such a immortal hamlet and eulogize Shakespeare’s greatness in perceiving so charming a Denmark prince as a humanist. Key words: Hamlet ; analysis of the work; comments on the figures 1. The background and influence of Hamlet In the early 17th century, Shakespeare wrote a number of his best known tragedies. Many critics believe that Shakespeare's greatest tragedies represent the peak of his art. The titular hero of one of Shakespeare's most famous tragedies, Hamlet, has probably been discussed more than any other Shakespearean character, especially for his famous soliloquy which begins "To be or not to be; that is the question". Hamlet was based on the legend of Amleth, preserved by 13th-century chronicler Saxo Grammaticus in his Gesta Danorum as subsequently retold by 16th-century scholar Fran?ois de Belleforest. The play vividly portrays both true and feigned madness –from overwhelming grief to seething rage – and explores themes of treachery, revenge, incest, and moral corruption. 2. The Main Ideas of Hamlet The story is set on the eve of Elsinore. Denmark court in the Middle Ages. Hamlet, the prince of the Denmark, is the leading role. The king of Denmark dies, his brother Claudius becomes the
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Part One：English Poetry 1.William Shakespeare Sonnet 18 ?Why does the poet compare `thee` to a summer?s day? And who could `thee` be? Because summer?s day and thee both represent beauty . thee could be beauty, love. ?What picture have you got of English summer, and could you explain why? Warm, beautiful, sunshine. Because summer is the best season of a year ,the most beautiful season. It is like our May. ?How does the poet answer the question he puts forth in the first line? Thee is more beautiful than summer. ?What makes the poet think that “thou” can be more fair than summer and immortal? Because humanism is more eternal than summer and immortal. ?What figures of speech are used in this poem? Simile, metaphor, personification, oxymoron and so on . ?What is the theme of the poem? Love conquers all, Beauty lives on. 2. Thomas Nashe Spring ?Read the poem carefully, pay attention to those image- bearing words, and see how many images the poet created in the poem and what sense impressions you can get from those images. There is “Blooms each thing, maids dance in a ring, the pretty birds do sing, the palm and may make country houses gay, Lambs frisk' and play, the shepherds pipe all day, And we hear aye birds tune this merry lay, The fields breathe sweet, the daisies kiss our feet, Young lovers meet, old wives a-sunning sit, In every street these tunes bur ears do greet!” The “Young lovers meet, old wives a-sunning sit，”impressions me most because of the harmony of the people?s relationship. ?Can you point out and explain the sound and their musical effect in the poem? In the Poem, each section has four lines, each line has ten syllables ( five tone step ) . In order to give the reader a spring breeze , streams , flowers , winding , Song Xin texture of sound and light flavor, Naixi greater uses English word S , z , f , V , R , L , and θconsonants means. In Naixi's poem, the use of phonological is also very harmonious, very smooth , very mellow. Section I of the poetry has Three pairs [ ing ] , section II of the poem has three pairs [ ei ] and the third quarter has three pairs [ i : ]. 3.John Donne A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning ?What is a “valediction” any way? Is the speaker in the poem about to die? Why does the speaker forbid mourning? No, it is about the lover s?separation. As the poem metaphors, the poet believed he and his wife?s love is sacred, he didn?t hope they cry when separation comes, let their love be stained by the ordinary and mundane.
Hamlet is the first work of literature to look squarely at the stupidity, falsity and sham of everyday life, without laughing and without easy answers. In a world where things are not as they seem, Hamlet…s genuineness, thoughtfulness, and sincerity make him special. Hamlet is no saint. But unlike most of the other characters (and most people today), Hamlet chooses not to compromise with evil. Dying, Hamlet reaffirms the tragic dignity of a basically decent person in a bad world Hamlet is the first work of literature to show an ordinary person looking at the futility and wrongs in life, asking the toughest questions and coming up with honest semi-answers like most people do today. Unlike so much of popular culture today, "Hamlet" leaves us with the message that life is indeed worth living, even by imperfect people in an imperfect world. 犹豫scholars have debated for centuries about Hamlet's hesitation in killing his uncle. Some see it as a plot device to prolong the action, and others see it as the result of pressure exerted by the complex philosophical and ethical issues that surround cold-blooded murder, calculated revenge and thwarted desire. More recently, psychoanalytic critics have examined Hamlet's unconscious desires (Freud concludes that Hamlet has an "Oedipal desire for his mother and the subsequent guilt [is] preventing him from murdering the man [Claudius] who has done what he unconsciously wanted to do". Robinson Crusoe is a grand hero in westerners? eyes. He survived in the deserted island and lived a meaningful life. He almost has everything needed for becoming a successful man, such as his excellent creativity, great working capacity, courage, and persistence in overcoming obstacles. But he has shortcomings, too. Sometimes he was irresolute; he was not confident; he was fetishistic, although his belief had done him much good. He serves somehow as a lighthouse for the ambitious people. It?s also instructive for average people. Robinson was the representative of the bourgeois of the 18th C. It was the time when bourgeois grew stronger and stronger. The author Defoe paid a tribute to bourgeois by creating such a rational, powerful, clever, and successful man. 【Themes of Robinson Crusoe】 1. The ambivalence of mastery In short, while Crusoe seems praiseworthy in mastering his fate by overcoming his obstacles, and controlling his environment, the praiseworthiness of his mastery over his fellow human Friday is more doubtful. Defoe explores the link between the two in his depiction of the colonial mind. 2. The necessity of Repentance Crusoe?s experiences constitute not simply an adventure story in which thrilling things happen, but also a moral tale illustrating the right and wrong ways to live one?s life. Crusoe?s story instruct s others in God?s wisdom, and one vital part of this wisdom is the importance of repenting one?s sins. 3. The Importance of Self-Awareness Crusoe?s arrival on the island does not make him revert to a brute existence and he remains conscious of himself at all times. His island existence actually deepens his self-awareness as he withdraws from the external society and turns inward. The idea that the individual must keep a careful reckoning of the state of his own soul is a key point in the Presbyterian doctrine that the aothor took seriously all his life. ·Jane Eyre Charlotte Bronte The protagonist and title character, orphaned as a baby. She is a plain-featured, small and reserved but talented, sympathetic, hard-working, honest and passionate girl. Skilled at studying, drawing, and teaching, she works as a governess at Thornfield Hall and falls in love with her wealthy employer, Edward Rochester. But her strong sense of conscience does not permit her to become his mistress, and she does not return to him until his insane wife is dead and she herself has come into an inheritance. 【Themes of Jane Eyre】 1. Gender relations A particularly important theme in the novel is patriarchalism and Jane…s efforts to assert her own identity within male-dominated society. Among the three of the main male characters,