雪莱《西风颂》.ppt

Ode to the West Wind
If es,
can Spring be far behind?
------如果冬天来了,春天还会远吗?
Ⅰ.Percy Bysshe Shelley
《西风颂》是雪莱“三大颂”诗歌中的一首,写于1819年。这首诗是诗人“骄傲、轻捷而不驯的灵魂”的自白,是时代精神的写照。诗共分5节,每节的韵脚安排是:aba,bcb,cdc,ded,ee。
Major Literary Works
《无神论的必然》 The Necessity of Atheism (1811)
《麦布女王》 Queen Mab: A Philosophical Poem (1813): his first long serious work emphasizing how the “Spirit of Nature”
《西风颂》 Ode to the West Wind (1819): best of his well-known lyric poems
Major Literary Works
《伊斯兰的反叛》 The Revolt of Islam (1818): a long narrative in Spenserian stanza, proclaiming a bloodless revolution and the regeneration (新生) of man by love
《解放的普罗米修斯》 Prometheus Unbound (1819): 4-act poetic drama; derived from Greek mythology ; “the most perfect of my product”
《致云雀》(To A Skylark,1820)
Major Features of Shelley’s Poetry
Rich in myth, symbols and classical allusions, especially in describing fire, air, water, wind and earth;
Strong dramatic power as shown in the rapidity of his lines;
Style abounds in personification and metaphor and other figures of speech.
His Position in English History
One of the leading romantic poets, an intense and original lyrical poet in the English language;
As far as his lyric poems are concerned, he is regarded as one of the greatest of all English poets.
Ⅱ.ⅢⅣⅤⅥ Historical Background
Event Time:August 16, 1819
Location :The Slaughter of St. Peter’s. Manchester(彼得卢事件,曼彻斯特)
Two party: England’s nobility & working-class citizens
Relative words:
Economic problems(经济问题)
French Revolution(法国大革命)
Established order(既定规章制度)
Parliamentary reform & laws redesigned (重整国会&重订法律条文)
Result: 11 killed & >500 injured(11死,500伤)
Ⅲ.全诗共5节,可分为两个部分
1 (1-3): 写西风扫落叶,播种子,驱散乱云,放释雷雨,把地中海从夏天的沉睡中吹醒,让大西洋涂上庄严秋色。这一部分是对西风的赞歌。
2(4-5): 诗人将自己写入诗歌,同西风合为一体,把主观感情与自然景物融合在一起。表现诗人投入革命风暴的强烈愿望,也展示了对光明前景的热切期望,充满对光明未来的坚定信念。
王佐良译本
第一节
啊,狂野的西风,你把秋气猛吹,
不露脸便将落叶一扫而空,
犹如法师赶走了群鬼,
赶走那黄绿红黑紫的一群,
那些染上了瘟疫的魔怪——
呵,你让种子长翅腾空,
又落在冰冷的土壤里深埋,
象尸体躺在坟墓,但一朝
你那青色的东风妹妹回来,
为沉睡的大地吹响银号,
驱使羊群般蓓蕾把大气猛喝,