William-Wordsworth

WilliamWordsworth(7April1770–23April1850)——AgreatpoetofthenatureAllgoodpoetryisthespontaneousoverflowofpowerfulfeelings.----WilliamWordsworth所有的好诗都是炽烈情感的自然涌流。familybackground•bornintheLakeDistrict—innorth-westEngland•Thesecondoffivechildrenborninalawyer’sfamily•hismotherdied,8•hisfatherdied,alawyer,13•Allofhissiblingsweredestinedtohavesuccessfulcareers:•HissisterDorothy,towhomhewascloseallhislife,thepoetanddiarist;lifeexperience1stperiod:(1770--1787)1、childhood,youthinCumberland,LakeDistrict2、naturalbeautyandgrandeur---sourceofinspiration3、senttoschoolatHawkshead,moodyboy4、spenthisfreetimeroamingaboutthecountryside5、transformedintomagnificentverselifeexperience2ndperiod:(1787--1797)1787，attendCambridgeuniversity,littleinterest1790，awalkingtourofFrance，sympathetictotheFranceRevolution1791,completedhisdegree,returnedtoFranceferventsupporter,joinedthemoderateRepublicansfellinlovewithaFrancegirl,failedbecauseoflackofmoneyandwarmentalcollapseanddespairlifeexperience1、short,butsignificantperiodoffindinghimselfandhisworks2、metSamuelTaylorColeridge,closefriends3、oneofthemostimportantandfruitfulfriendshipsinEnglishliterature4、collaboratedanddevotedtowritingpoetry3rdperiod:(1797--1799)lifeexperience1、revolutionaryenthusiamcooleddown2、excessivemeasures,especiallyexecutionofLouisXVI3、RiseofNapoleon4、retiredtonorthernLakeDistrict5、seclusionforafullhalfcentury6、officeofadistributorofstamps7、livedalonglife,80yearsold4thperiod:(1799--1850)worksofWordsworthLyricalBalladsacollectionofpoemshisfriend—Coleridge•TheRimeoftheAncientMariner(1797–1798)Wordsworth—mostofthepoemsPoemsinLyricalBallads•thepoor,simplepeasants—sympathy•nature—passionatelove•language—simplicityandpuritymarkThebest-knownpoems:TheLastoftheFlock（1798）AliceFell,orPoverty（1798）LinesComposedaFewMilesaboveTinternAbbey（1798）LinesWritteninEarlySpring（1798）PomesonNatureandCountryLifedescriptions—mountainsandrivers,flowersandbirds,childrenandpeasants,andreminiscencesofhisownchildhoodandyouth.Themostfamouspoems：Tothecuckoo（1804）“Lucy”Poems（1798-1801）IWanderedLonelyasaCloud（1804-1807）TheSolitaryReaper（1805）HisSonnetsthestruggle—nationalindependenceandfreedomshowhispatrioticfeeling.famoussonnets：OntheExtinctionoftheVenetianRepublic（1807）ThoughtofaBritonontheSubjugationofSwitzerland（1807）Sonnet:ComposeduponWestminsterBridge（1807）London,1802（1807）HisLongerPoemsthemostimportant—ThePrelude（1850）analyzed—thegrowthofhispoeticgeniusrecalled—thelessonsheowedtonatureIWanderedLonelyAsaCloudPoetryAppreciationWilliamWordsworth(1770-1850)IWanderedLonelyAsaCloudIwanderedlonelyasacloud我独游于天际，如一朵流云Thatfloatsonhigho’ervalesandhills,凌空于谷峰，飘然然悠闲WhenallatonceIsawacrowd,忽然间我看见一群Ahostofgoldendaffodils;一簇簇金黄色的水仙Besidethelake,beneaththetrees看——在树之荫，湖之缘Flutteringanddancinginthebreeze.在微风中，她们舞姿翩翩Continuousasthestarsthatshine她们似银河星钻，连延不断Andtwinkleonthemilkyway,在银河里闪闪发光Theystretchedinnever-endingline沿着湖湾的水缘线Alongthemarginofabay;延伸成无穷无尽的一行TenthousandsawIataglance一瞥去便是一万朵Tossingtheirheadsinsprightlydance在欢舞之中起伏颠簸Thewavesbesidethemdanced;butthey波光里的涟漪也舞弄清影，却Outdidthesparklingwavesinglee:怎比得水仙的欢快Apoetcouldnotbutbegay,伴有这等喜悦Insuchajocundcompany:诗人如何不快Igazed—andgazed—butlittlethought我---久久凝视---但毫无答复Whatwealththeshowtomehadbrought:可知这景致给予我多少财富Foroft,whenonmycouchIlie每当我久卧不眠Invacantorinpensivemood,心绪空荡，或忧思难抱Theyflashuponthatinwardeye她们便闪现在心田Whichistheblissofsolitude;正如寂寥中的光照Andthenmyheartwithpleasurefills,于是我的心儿满溢着欢畅Anddanceswiththedaffodils.同这群水仙起舞歌唱1.Aboutthepoem※Oneofthemostwell-knownpoemsoftheRomanticism※ThecoreofWordsworth'spoeticbeliefs※onthebeautyofnature※thedaffodils,thepoet’sexcitement,loveandpraisefordaffodils2.RhymingScheme•fourstanzasofsixlines•aquatrain--coupletrhymescheme:ABABCC.•eachlineismeterediniambictetrameter..•Structure•twoparts:thesceneryandlyrical.TheplotisextremelysimpleWordsworthunifiesthecontentofthepoembyfocusingthefirstthreestanzasontheexperienceatthelakeandthelaststanzaonthememoryofthatexperience.(前三个部分写景，后一部分抒情。)3.FiguresUsed:•mostofthisimageryWordsworthusedmetaphors,similes,personificationsandhyperbole.•“IWanderedLonelyasacloud”•personificationandsimile.•himselfas:“cloud”：“lonely”aimlessandpursuingquicklyandlightlythroughvalesandhills.•thethirdline“I”(poetasacloud)•personification•(cloud)hasthequalityofhumanbeingsenablingthemtoseethedaffodils.•“TenthousandsawIataglance”•exaggerationandhyperbole•displayingthelandscapeofthousandsdaffodils,likeagoldenwaveofwheat.•Symbolismisusedalotthetrees,thecolorgreen,thewavesdancing•Thedaffodils•representnatureandWordsworthcapturesnature’sbeauty.•symbolizethejoysandhappinessoflife.•Thegoldendaffodilsbringhumanbeingshopewhenmanisofloneliness.•Arrivalofdaffodilsinspring•impliesrebirth,newbeginningandthegraceofblessingfromnature.4.Symbolism•portrayaimageoflake,fields,stars,water,trees•givingthemodempeoplespritefeast•Theimageryheusesmakesthepoemlikealive.•theformofimaginationaboutWordsworthmainlycanbesummarizedasenthusiasmandmeditation.5.ImagerySkillinthispoem•mixedwiththepoet’sphilosophicalandsomewhatmysticalthought.•reflec