Sir-Walter-Raleigh

SirWalterRaleighBiographySirWalterRaleighwasborninHayesBartoninDevonshirein1552.HisparentsnamewasWalterRaleghandhismother’snamewasCatherine.HewenttoOrielCollegeinOxford.SirWalterRaleighisfamousforestablishingtheVirginiacolonyofRoanokeIslandin1584.In1575hewasmemberoftheMiddleTemple.(“SirWalterRaleigh.”Google)BackgroundonPoetry•In1596SirWalterRaleighwrotearesponsetoapoemwrittenbyMarlowecalled“ThePassionateShepherdToHisLove”whichwaswrittenin1592.SirWalterRaleighsresponsewascalled“TheNymph’sReplytoTheShepherd”.SirWalterRaleighwasknowtobeoneofthemoststraightforwardpoetsofhistimeperiod.Poem/Analysis•LifeWhatisourlife?Aplayofpassion,Ourmirththemusicofdivision,Ourmother'swombsthetiring-housesbe,Wherewearedressedforthisshortcomedy.Heaventhejudicioussharpspectatoris,Thatsitsandmarksstillwhodothactamiss.OurgravesthathideusfromthesettingsunArelikedrawncurtainswhentheplayisdone.Thusmarchwe,playing,toourlatestrest,Onlywedieinearnest,that'snojest.Analysis;•Ithinkthatthisisanicepoem.IbelievethatheistalkingabouthowhefeelsabouthislifeAnnotatedBibliography•ABritishexplore,historian,andpoetWasbornin1552WasborntothefatherWalterRaleghandhismotherCatherine•Diedin1618Wenttoorielcollege,OxfordFamousforestablishingtheVirginacolonyofRoanokeIslandin1584BorninHayesBartoninDevonshireWitnessedtheStBartholomew’sDaymassacreStoodatleastsixfeettallAmemberoftheMiddleTemplein1575In1578hesailedtoAmericawithhishalfbrotherSirHumphreyGilbertIn1580hehelpedputdowntheIrishrebellion,hewasKnitedandbecameverywealthyandoneofqueenElizabethIfavorites•In1585hebecamethegovernorofJerseyBelievedtohaveputhiscloakoverapuddlesothatQueenElizabethIwouldnotgethershoesmuddyHislastnamewasspeltoverforthdifferentwaysJerseyiswerehebuiltElizabethcastle•StronglyProtestantinreligiousorientationExecutedin1618Headwasdisembodiedandgiventohiswife.Itwassaidthatshecarriediteverywherewithheruntilshediedat82.TheNymph’sReplytotheShepherd仙女对牧羊人的回答•这首诗是raleigh回敬marlowe的那首ThePassionateShepherdtoHisLove.这里呀，releigh可是吧marlowe大大的嘲讽了一番呢，意在说他脱离现实生活，之前marlowez在诗里呼唤仙女与他共享山林鲜花，而人家raleigh说了这些都Soonbreak,soonwithersoonforgetten！转瞬即逝的东西。人家要的是精神上的契合嘛。人家要youthlast,lovestillbreed，Hadjoysnodate,noragenoneed！完了吧，Marlowe被华丽丽的讽刺了•Ifalltheworldandlovewereyoung,•AndtruthineveryShepherd’stongue,•Theseprettypleasuresmightmemove,•Tolivewiththee,andbethylove.•.假如整个世界和爱情永驻青春•每一个牧羊人的誓言句句真诚•这些美妙的欢乐便会打动我的心房•来和你一起生活，做你的新娘•Rocksgrowcold,•AndPhilomelbecomethdumb,•TherestcomplainsofTimedrivestheflocksfromfieldtofold,•WhenRiversrageandcarestocome.•黄昏逐着羊群从田野进了羊栏•河水开始咆哮，岩石变的冰冷•夜莺停止歌唱沉默不语•安宁抱怨起悄然袭来的忧虑•Theflowersdofade,andwantonfields,•Towaywardwinterreckoningyields,•Ahoneytongue,aheartofgall,•Isfancy’sspring,butsorrow’sfall.•花儿回凋落，诱人的田野也一样•屈从于冬天，它的变幻无常•甜蜜的舌头，一颗冷酷的心•是幻想的喷泉，却把痛苦降临•Thygowns,thyshoes,thybedsofRoses,•Thycap,thykirtle,andthyposies•Soonbreak,soonwither,soonforgotten:•Infollyripe,inreasonrotten.•你的新袍，新鞋，和玫瑰花床•你的花冠，裙裾，和鲜花芬芳•瞬间便消失，褪萎，被忘怀•愚蠢的成熟，注定得早衰•ThybeltofstrawandIvybuds,•TheCoralclaspsandamberstuds,•Alltheseinmenomeanscanmove•Tocometotheeandbethylove.•你的草杆腰带，青藤编的束•珊瑚的别针，琥珀做的扣环•这一切都不能打动我的心房•走到你的身边去，做你的新娘•Butcouldyouthlast,andlovestillbreed,•Hadjoysnodate,noragenoneed,•Thenthesedelightsmymindmightmove•Tolivewiththee,andbethylove.•可只要青春常在，爱能得到滋润•只要愉悦无穷，岁月永恒•这样的欢乐就会打动我的心房•来和你一起生活做你的新娘．