Lecture4RobertBurns(1759-1796)•Teachingprocedures:•Presentations•Generalintroduction•Ared,redrose•Ontheseasandfaraway•Usefulresourcesforfurtherreading•AssignmentfornextweekGeneralIntroductionBurns:ThenationalpoetofScotland•Hislife:•--1759,Alloway,Scotland•--ahardlifewhenyoung•--receivedfeweducation•--familiarwithScottishfolksongs,balladsandlegendsThepoetryofBurns:•--1786,“PoemsChieflyintheScottishDialect”苏格兰方言诗集》•ThepoemsofBurnsarewrittenintheScottishdialectonavarietyofsubjects.•Mainly3kinds:•1)politicalpoems•2)satiricalpoems•3)romanticpoems(lyrics)ThepoetryofBurns:•1)politicalpoems:songsofpatriotism•--”BruceatBannockburn”《罗伯特布鲁士向班诺克进发》•“LaytheproudUserperslow!•Tyrantsfallineveryfoe!•Liberty’sineveryblow!—•Letusdo—ordie!”•打倒骄横的篡位者!•死一个敌人,少一个暴君!•多一次攻击,添一份自由!•动手—要不就断头!•(袁可嘉译)ThepoetryofBurns:•--“Myheart’sinthehighlands”•“Myheart’sinthehighlands,•myheartisnothere,•Myheart’sinthehighlands,•a-chasingthedeer;•Chasingthewilddeer,•andfollowingtheroe,•Myheart’sinthehighlandswhereverIgo.”•我心在高地,心不在此地;•我心在高地,向鹿儿追去;•在逐着野鹿,在追猎着狍,•我的心儿在此高地任我翱。•“Thetreeofliberty”(1794)&“Arevolutionarylyric”•“Whyshouldweidlywasteourprime•Reapingouroppressions?•Come,rousetoarms,‘tisnowthetime•Topunishpasttransgressions.•‘tissaidthatKingscandonowrong—•Theirmurderousdeedsdenyit;•And,sincefromustheirpowerissprung,•Wehavearighttotryit.•Noweachtruepatriot’ssongshallbe,•‘welcomedeathorlibertie!”ThepoetryofBurns:•2)satiricalpoems:indefianceoftherankandtitleofthegentlefolk•“Fora’thatanda’that”“不管那一套”•“Thenletuspraythatcomeitmay,•Ascomeitwillfora’that,•Thatsenseandworth,o’era’theearth•Shallbearthegree,anda’that•Fora’that,anda’that,•It’scomin’yet,fora’that,•Thatmantoman,theworldo’er,•Shallbrothersbefora’that!”•不管怎样变化,明天一定会来到•那时候真理和品格•将成为整个地球的荣耀!•管他们这一套那一套,•总有一天会来到:•那时候全世界所有的人,•都成了兄弟,不管他们那一套!(王佐良译)3)romanticpoems(lyrics)•EpistletoJ.Lapraid”致拉布雷克书“commonfeelingsoftheworkingpeople•Givemeaesparko’nature’sfire,•That’sa’thelearningIdesire;•Then,thoughItrudgethro’duban’mire•Atpleughorcart,•MyMuse,thoughhamelyinattire•Maytouchtheheart.•我只求大自然给我一点火种,•我所求的学问便全在此中!•纵使我驾着大车和木犁,•浑身是汗水和泥土,纵使我的诗神穿得朴素,•她可打进了心灵深处。(王佐良译)3)romanticpoems(lyrics)•Lyricsonthethemeoffriendship:•AuldLangSyne•Shouldauldacquaintancebeforgot,•Andneverbroughttomin’?•Shouldauldacquaintancebeforgot,•Anddayso’auldlangsyne?•Forauldlangsyne,mydear,•Forauldlangsyne,•we’lltakeacupo’kindnessyet,•Forauldlangsyne!•怎能忘记旧日朋友•心中能不怀想•旧日朋友岂能相忘•友谊地久天长•友谊万岁朋友友谊万岁•举杯痛饮•同声歌颂友谊地久天长•twins-auldlangsyne.wmaFeaturesofBurns’spoetry•1.Burnswasoneofthemostfamouspoetsofthepeasantsintheworld.•2.HeobtainedthecharacteristicofalloldScottishsongs:simplicity,vividness,humor,directnessandoptimism,withanewspiritofromanticism.•3,Asapoetofthelaboringpeople,hepoursoutthesentimentofthepeople.•4.Inhispoems,hesingsofhishometownandhispeople,loveandfriendship,nature,dignity,revolution,sympathyforthemiseriesofthepoor,andtheNegroslaves.•5.Hisvividdialectsadvancedcolloquiallanguageexpressionsofhisnewpoems.•4.Hecreatedakindofsymphonicmeter(交响乐格律)ofallhisown,andlotsofhispoemshavebeensettomusic.Ared,redrose•putclub.com_20070104224454988[1].mp3•哦,我的爱人像朵红红的玫瑰花•在六月里迎风初开•哦,我的爱人像支甜甜的曲子•奏得和谐又合拍•可爱的姑娘,多美丽的人儿•我是如此深爱着你•我将永远爱你,我亲爱的•直到大海干涸水流尽•直到大海干涸水流尽,我亲爱的•岩石被太阳晒做灰尘•哦,我将永远爱你,我亲爱的•只要我一息尚存•再见了,我唯一的爱•让我们暂时的别离•但我定将回来,我的爱人•即使相隔千万里Ontheseasandfaraway•离开了我的水手小伙子,•我可怜的心如何能愉悦?•他出海迎敌,•我如何能放弃对他的思念?•去散步,去漫游•我心依旧与我所爱在一起•朝思暮想•我心依旧与远方的他在一起•远方,他在海上•远方,他在刮着暴风雨的海上•朝思暮想•我心仍然与远方的他在一起Usefulresourcesforfurtherreading1)AnanalysisofthelovepoemintheClassicsofPoems)==.htmlAssignmentsfornextweek•1)DictationofAred,redrose(quiz2)