WilliamWordsworth

1、William Wordsworth (17701850)Born on 7 April 1770Went to Grammar School in 1778Published a sonnet in The European Magazine in 1787 St Johns College, Cambridgesummer tour to France in 1790Met Samuel Taylor Coleridge in 1795Produced Lyrical Ballads in 1798 Seclusion in Lake DstrictBecame the Poet Laur

2、eate in 1843 Died in 1850 Wordsworths LifeMarried Mary In 1802 Of this fair river; thou my dearest Friend, My dear, dear Friend; and in thy voice I catch The language of my former heart, and read My former pleasures in the shooting lights Of thy wild eyes . My dear, dear Sister!Poet Laureate 其源于英国颁给

3、优秀诗人的称号,1668年，此种为皇家服务的职位被确认为出缺即应继补的官职。在1690至至1820年间，英国桂冠诗人的主要任务为在国王御前祝贺新年及生日颂诗等活动。 1998年之前的桂冠诗人是终身的，自安德鲁莫辛开始，桂冠诗人制度出现变革，此后桂冠诗人不再是终身的，而改为十年任期。同时，桂冠诗人的年薪也不再是象征性的100英镑外加一桶雪莉葡萄酒，而是变为大约5000英镑外加一桶雪莉葡萄酒。 His Achievements William Wordsworth is the leading figure of the English romantic poetry, the focal poe

4、tic voice of the period. His is a voice of searchingly comprehensive humanity & one that inspires his audience to see the world freshly, sympathetically & naturally. The most important contribution he has made is that he has not only started the modern poetry, the poetry of the growing inner self, b

5、ut also changed the course of English poetry by using ordinary speech of the language & by advocating a return to nature. William Wordsworths Literary PositionnA leader of English Romanticism nPoet of naturenPoet laureate 桂冠诗人n A lake poet The Lake Poets 湖畔三才子湖畔三才子n The Lake Poets:nWilliam Wordswort

6、h,nSamuel ColeridgenRobert Southey n They lived in the Lake District in the northwestern part of England. n They traversed the same path in politics and in poetry, beginning as radicals and ending up as conservatives. William Wordsworths ContemporiesThe Lake Poetsn Wordsworth used his Wordsworth use

7、d his imaginative powers to imaginative powers to idealize nature;idealize nature;n Coleridge explored Coleridge explored the philosophical the philosophical aspects of poetry;aspects of poetry;n Southeys Romantic Southeys Romantic efforts centered on efforts centered on travel and

8、and adventure. Special features of his poetry1) A poet of natureA. He was at his best in description of nature and reminiscences（回忆） of his own childhood and youth.B. He can find abundant beauty in the common world by penetrating to the heart of things.C. He was sensitive to every subtle change in t

9、he world around him.D. He thought that city life tends to weaken and pervert humanity ;a return to nature and its simple way of life is the only remedy for human wretchedness（不幸）Special features of his poetry2)The common life is the only subject of his literary interest. Wordsworth was a master hand

10、 in searching and revealing the feeling of the common people. The themes of many of his poems were drawn from rural life and his characters belong to the lower classes in the English countryside.3) Wordsworths poems were fresh in imagination, simple, plain and vivid in language. Similarities and Dif

11、ferences on Pastoral Poems between Tao yuanming and WordsworthThey both express their disappointment about the society and the joy after returning to nature, but they hold different views toward nature: Tao unites himself with nature and they become one, whereas Wordsworth holds nature as guidance t

12、o soul and he emphasizes the value of self. Wordsworths principle of poetry1.He declared that “all good poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feeling.”(“诗歌是强烈感情的自然流露”)2.He appealed directly to individual sensations as the foundation in the creation and appreciation of poetry. (个人感觉是诗歌创作和鉴赏的

13、源泉)3.He held the view that poetry “takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility”.(“诗歌是平静中回忆起来的情感”)4.As to language used in poetry, he advocated using the language of the common people. 5.Imagination was very important in poetic creation. Wordsworths influence Wordsworths poetic theory ha

14、s shaken the British rule of Classical poetry, and strongly impetus to innovation and the British Romantic poetry movement, which American critics of Wordsworth called ”Lyrical Ballads Collection ” the Declaration of English Romanticism.Romantic Movement1.In the latter half of the 18th century, a ne

15、w literary movement arose in Europe, called the Romance Revival. It manifested itself not only in England but also in Germany and France. It displayed the spirit of idealism as opposed to realism. 2.During the Romantic period, English letters were characterized by an emotional and imaginative qualit

16、y and by individuality in style. older group3. Major writers younger groupOlder group: (Negative Romanticism)1.The so-called Lake School of English poets (William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Robert Southey.) expressed new theories as to the subject-matter and language of poetry. These three

17、 poets were often called as the older poets. They made an impressive contribution to poetry.2.ConservativeYounger group: (Positive Romanticism)1.The later romanticists (George Gordon Bryon, Percy Bysshe Shelley, John Keats) were poets of revolt who, unlike the Lake School, never recanted their revol

18、utionary principle. These three poets were often called as the younger poets. They did a wonderful work in shaping verse. 2.Rebellious and aggressive3.So these three poets were called “the Satanic School” by Robert Southey. His Major Works1. Lyrical Ballads ( 抒情歌谣集，1798) 2. Lucy Poems (露茜，1799)3. Th

19、e Solitary Reaper（孤独的收割女， 1805） 4. Poems in Two Volume (1807)5. The Excursion (远足,1814) 6. The Prelude(序曲，1850) William Wordsworth, with his friend Coleridge, collaborated and published the Lyrical Ballads which marks the break with classicism and the beginning of the Romantic revival in England. Ly

20、rical Ballads(1)Many of the subjects of these poems deal with elements of nature : as birds, daffodils ，simple rural folk，children and women.(2) a sympathy with the poor, simple peasants, a passionate love of nature and the simplicity and purity of the language.Lyrical Ballads Some of the best poems

21、 in the collection are: Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey (丁登寺旁丁登寺旁) Lines Written in Early Spring (早春诗行早春诗行) The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (古舟子咏古舟子咏; 老水手之行老水手之行) I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud （我像一片孤独的云我像一片孤独的云）Quote from Lyrical BalladsPoetry is the breath and finer spirit of all know

22、ledge; it is the impassioned(a.热烈的)expression which is in the countenance of(=support) all Science.William Wordsworth Wordsworths The Prelude 序曲序曲or Growth of a Poets Mind, an autobiographical poem, is the spiritual record of his mind, showing his development of his own thought and sentiment. I Wand

23、ered Lonely as a Cloud The poem was inspired by an event on 15 April 1802, in which Wordsworth and his sister Dorothy came across a long belt of daffodils. Like most works by Wordsworth, it is romantic in nature.The plot of the poem is simple. Wordsworth believed it an elementary feeling and simple

24、impression.I wandered lonely as a cloud 我似流云天自游I wandered lonely as a cloud 我独游于天际，如一朵流云That floats on high oer vales and hills, 凌空于谷峰，飘然然悠闲。When all at once I saw a crowd, 忽地，我看见了一群，A host, of golden daffodils; 一簇簇金黄色的水仙；Beside the lake, beneath the trees, 看在树之荫，湖之缘，Fluttering and dancing in the br

25、eeze. 在微风中，她们舞姿翩翩。Continuous as the stars that shineAnd twinkle on the milky way,They stretched in never-ending lineAlong the margin of a bay:Ten thousand saw I at a glance,Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.它们连绵不断，像银河中的群星闪烁、眨眼，它们展延无限成远景沿着湖湾的边沿：一瞥眼我看见成千上万，它们欢快摇首舞翩翩。The waves beside them danced,

26、but they Out-did the sparkling waves in glee: A poet could not but be gayIn such a jocund company:I gazed -and gazed -but little thoughtWhat wealth the show to me had brought. 近旁的波浪跳着舞但水仙欢快的舞姿远远胜过闪光的波浪诗人怎能不心花怒放有这样欢快的伴侣我凝视着凝视着当时并未领悟这景象给我带来的是何等财富For oft when on my couch I lieIn vacant or in pensive mood, They flash upon that inward eye Which is the bliss of solitude, And then my heart with pleasure fills, And dances with the daffodils常常是，当我独卧榻上，或是沉思，或是茫然，它们在我心田闪光这是我独处时的欢乐无限； 我的心就充满快乐，随着那些水仙起舞婀娜。The f