the-isles-of-greece英美文学史(唐璜)

组员：周雨怡，邢小玲，古惠嫦，谢雅怡“TheIslesofGreece”istakenfromDonJuanCantoⅢ.Intheearly19thcentury,GreecewasundertheruleofTurks.BypraisingGreece’sancientbrilliantculture,splendidcivilization,greatmilitaryachievementsandheroicmilitanttraditionandsatirizingtheGreek’sapathytowardstheircountry’sbeingslavedbyTurks.IntroductionByrontriesveryhardtoencourageandimpeltheGreekpeopletoriseandfightfortheirnationallibertyandindependence,whichshowsthepoet’senthusiasticsupportforpeopleagainstallformsofoppression.The16six-linestanzasofthispoemfollowaquatrain-coupletrhymescheme:ABABCC.Eachlineismeterediniambictetrameter.Itisfamousforitsextensiveuseofallusions,referencesandcitationsWhat’sthethemeofthepoem？Theauthorcontrastthedifferencebetweentheancientandmodern,toexpressthegriefandindignation,callfortheGreekpeople’sawakeningtofightfornationalindependence.ThepoemwasinterpretedintoChinainthe12C,whichcausedaprofoundeffect.ThesufferingthatGreeceexperiencedisavividreflectionofChina’spastimpotenceandindignityatthehandsofcolonialpowersinthemodernhistory.Callingforfreedomandindependence（1）TheislesofGreece,theIslesofGreece！希腊群岛呵，希腊群岛！WhereburningSappholovedandsung,你有过萨福歌唱爱情，Wheregrewtheartsofwarandpeace,你有过隆盛的武功文教Burning:passionate,ardentSappho：GreecelyricpoetWhereDelosrose,andPhoebussprung,太阳神从你的提洛岛诞生！Eternalsummergildsthemyet,长夏的阳光灿烂如金——Butall,excepttheirsun,isset.除了太阳，一切都沉沦！‘Butall,excepttheirsun,isset”:Butalltheirpastgloriesarenomore,onlythesunstillshinesuponthem.Delos:anameofislandPhoebus:Appollo解析：allusionsarefrequentlyusedinthispoemtosetasharpcontrastbetweenthepastandthepresentofGreece.(2)TheScianandtheTeianmuse,开俄斯歌手，忒俄斯诗人，Thehero'sharp,thelover'slute英雄的竖琴，情人的琵琶，Havefoundthefameyourshoresrefuse.在你的境内没没无闻，Teos:Anacreon，BC563－478“TheScianandtheTeianmuse”:referringtoHomerandAnacreon.“Muse”heremeanspoet.“Scian‘-ofScioorChiosintheGrecianArchipolage,claimedtohavebeenthebirthplaceofHomer.‘Teian”-ofTeosinancientIonis,wherethepoetAnaceronwasborn.“Havefoundthefameyourshoresrefuse“:haveelsewherereceivedthehonorwhichGreeceitselffailedtogive.海岛乐园（IslandsoftheBlest）－可能指西非塞内加尔（Senegal）的佛得角群岛（CapeVerdeIslands），或大西洋东北部的嘉纳丽群岛（CanaryIslands）。Theirplaceofbirthaloneismute诗人的故土悄然喑哑Tosoundswhichechofurtherwest他们在西方的名声远扬，Thanyoursires’“IslandoftheBlest”.远过你祖先的乐岛仙乡。(3)ThemountainslookonMarathon,巍巍群山望着马拉松，AndMarathonlooksonthesea;马拉松望着海波万里，Andmusingthereanhouralone,我沉思半晌，在我的梦幻中Marathon:aplaininGreeks,wherethePersianinvaderswerecompletelyannihilatedbytheGreekin490BC.马拉松－希腊地名，在雅典东北。IdreamedthatGreecemightstillbefree;希腊还像是自由的土地；ForstandingonthePersians’grave,脚下踩的是波斯人坟墓，Icouldnotdeemmyselfaslave我怎能相信我是个亡国奴！Significance:allusion:warofMarathon,GreekswonvictoryoverPersiantroops.Butnow,onPersians’grave,Greeksturnintoslaveandwerechained.(4)Akingsateontherockybrow有一位国王坐在山顶，Whichlookso'ersea-bornSalamis;萨拉米海盗展现在脚下，Andships,bythousands,laybelow,成千的战舰，各国的兵丁，King：Xerxes,kingofPersia,whoinvadedGreecebyseaandlandin480BCO’er:overSalamis:aGreekislandintheGulfoftheAegeanSea,nearAthens,Greece(萨拉米斯)塞浦路斯古都，古代是塞岛一个重要的城邦国家Andmeninnations--allwerehis!在下面排开——全归他统辖！Hecountedthematbreakofday,天亮时，他还在数去数来——Andwhenthesunsetwherewerethey?太阳落水时，他们安在？“And,whenthesunset,wherewerethey?”HereitreferstothedestructionofallthePersianshipsatthenavalbattleofSalamis.解析：Encouragementandadvocacytopointoutthedegenerationofthecountry(5)Andwhereartthou,Mycountry?OnthyvoicelessshoreTheheroiclayistunelessnow—Theheroicbosombeatsnomore!Andmustthylyre,solongdivine,Degenerateintohandslikemine?Thy:your呵，他们而今安在？有你呢，我的祖国？在无声的地上，英雄的颂歌如今已沉－那英雄的心也不再荡！难道你一向庄严的琴，竟至沦落到我的手里弹弄？(6)’Tissomethinginthedearthoffame,Thoughlink’damongafetter’drace,Tofeelatleastapatriot’sshame,EvenasIsing,suffusemyface.Forwhatisleftthepoethere?ForGreeksablush—forGreeceatear.(dearth:lackof)置身于披枷带锁的民族，与荣誉无缘，也心甘情愿，至少，能痛感绑架的屈辱，歌唱的时候，我羞惭满面；诗人在这里有什么作用？为祖国落泪，为同胞脸红！“Forwhatisleftapoethere?”:Whatisleftforapoettodohere?(7)Mustwebutweepo’erdaysmoreblest?Mustwebutblush?—Ourfathersbled.Earth!RenderbackfromoutthybreastAremnantofourSpartandead!Ofthethreehundredgrantbutthree,TomakeanewThermopylae!render:presentThermopylae:ItwasanarrowmountainpassinGreece.缅怀往昔，只流泪？只羞惭？我们的祖先却热血喷流！大地啊！从你怀抱里送还斯巴达英雄好汉的零头！三百名勇士给三个就够，重演一次温泉关战斗！(8)What,silentstill?andsilentall?Ah!no;—thevoicesofthedeadSoundlikeadistanttorrent’sfall,Andanswer,‘Letonelivinghead,Butonearise,—wecome,wecome!’’’Tisbutthelivingwhoaredumb.Torrent:alotofwaterfalling’Tis:this怎么，静悄悄？声息毫无？——听见了！是死者回答的声音：“又一个活人挺身而出，我们就都来，都来效命！”这声音像远方瀑布喧响，可活人呢，却不开腔。TheIslesofGreeceAppreciate1.Theversificationofthesongsisdifferentfromtherestofthelongpoem.Thesongiscomposedof16stanzas,eachstanzaconsistingof6linesofiambictetrameter(四步抑扬格）,witharhymeschemeababcc.2.ByroncontraststhepastgloryoftheGreekpeoplewiththeirpresentstateofenslavementwiththepurposeofstirringuptheGreekpeopletofightfortheirliberationbravely.3.ByronuseslotsofallusionstoGreekmythologyandhistoricaleventstohonortheGreekpeople’sancestorsandtheirrichculturalandhistoricalheritage,andatthesametimetostrengthen