英国文学--wordsworth

1、.,William Wordsworth,.,Born on April 7, 1770 in Cockermouth, Cumberland in the Lake District, the British poet William Wordsworth is famous for leading the Romantic movement of poetry. Wordsworth had a happy childhood until he was eight when his mother died followed by his father five years later wh

2、ich led to him and his beloved younger sister being separated along with his other brothers. The Wordsworth children were left under the care of two of his uncles and William was sent to a grammar school to study.,Biography,.,After graduation in 1790, William set out on a walking journey through Fra

3、nce where he met Annette Vallon and had a love affair which resulted in an illegitimate daughter named Anne Caroline, who is thought to be the subject of Wordsworths poem called Vaudracour and Julia. In 1795, Wordsworth met Samuel Coleridge and together they took inspiration from Nature and created

4、many lyrical works of poetry that lead the romantic movement. Not extremely successful with selling his poetry, Wordsworth struggled with money issues throughout his life.,.,In 1802 he married Mary Hutchinson and together they lived at Dove Cottage, Grasmere, Cumbria where they cared for William sis

5、ter Dorothy for about twenty years.,In 1850 on April 23, William Wordsworth died from respiratory failure. He was buried in St. Oswalds Churchyard.,.,Wordsworths Poetic Theory,1.The definition of poetry: Poetry is “the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings, which originates in emotion recollecte

6、d in tranquility.”,2. The Function of poetry: Poetry is to give an unexpected splendor to familiar and commonplace things, to incidents and situations from common life. 3. The themes of his poetry: Beauty of nature Rural life Harmony between human and nature,.,Characteristics of Wordsworths Poetry,P

7、ersonality and poetry deeply influenced by Wordsworths love of nature, especially the sights and scenes of the Lake Country. He was an earnest and sincere thinker, who displayed a deep seriousness at times, balanced with tenderness and a love of simplicity. Pioneer in the use of the language of ordi

8、nary speech (criticized for this quality, but it helped to rid English poetry of the more artificial conventions of 18th-century diction. ). In recent years, however, Wordsworth has again been recognized as a great English poet : a profound, original thinker who created a new poetic tradition.,.,Ana

9、lysis of his masterpiece Brief introduction I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud Wordsworth is regarded as a worshipper of nature. He can penetrate to the heart of things but they波光里的涟漪也舞弄清影，却Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:怎比得水仙的欢快；A poet could not but be gay,伴有这等喜悦，In such a jocund company:诗人如何不快！I ga

10、zed-and gazed-but little thought我久久凝视但毫无答复，What wealth the show to me had brought:可知这景致给予我多少财富：,.,For oft, when on my couch I lie每当我久卧不眠，In vacant or in pensive mood,心绪空荡，或忧思难抱，They flash upon that inward eye她们便闪现在心田，Which is the bliss of solitude;正如寂寥中的光照；And then my heart with pleasure fills,于是我的心

11、儿满溢着欢畅，And dances with the daffodils.同这群水仙起舞歌唱！,.,视 觉效 果,生动形象的描写了水仙花,读者 在想象中满足了视觉欣赏要求.,第一节出现了水仙花翩翩起舞的情景； 第二节写出了水仙花的繁多； 第三节中粼粼波光与水仙齐舞， 交相辉映，共同绘制成一幅赏心悦目的情景。,.,意 境,诗人的心灵与水仙的景象融合了, 水仙花使诗人产生联想, 感受到了一份无比的快乐和幸福 , 物与人景与情融为一体。,带有浓烈的象征主义色彩,咏水仙的同时也是诗人自己心灵的抒发和感情的自然流露。,.,The poem can be divided into two parts: t

12、he scenery and lyrical. The opening poem, in the first person narrative, looks in deep depression. On the one hand, memories of the poet try to capture elusive information, on the other hand the poet feels alone wandering and he can freely enjoy the natural beauty given. He compared himself to a clo

13、ud, floating free, imaginative poem suggests that there is a little distraction, and yearning for freedom of the poets mind.,.,In his memories, lush colorful daffodils, like stars fluttered in the breeze light. Poet seeks in a blur, trance（恍惚） and fuzzy feelings in the moment to comprehend the true

14、meaning of life. Remember that the endless, incessant（ceaseless） wind golden daffodils dancing in the lake seems to have a spiritual , all bring excitement and joy to his lonely soul : Narcissus flashed in my mind that I felt pleasure in the Lonely. In the poets pen, the beauty of nature with the ab

15、ility to heal wounds in peoples hearts. With such an art of intuition, Wordsworth reveals the beauty of nature.,.,Why We Enjoy Wordsworth,William Wordsworth was greatly influenced by the beauty of nature and he expressed this passion often in his poetry. This is what we admire and enjoy about Wordsworth work because we as we