英美文学欣赏雪莱课件

1、“One of the best artists of us all ” -William Wordsworth “Without exception the best and least selfish man I ever knew .” -Byron 牛牛文库文档分享LifeBorn on 4th August, 1792, at Field PlaceA son of Sir Timothy Shelley a Whig Member of Parliament and his wife, a landownerReceived his early education at home

2、牛牛文库文档分享The memorial of shelly雪莱纪念馆 牛牛文库文档分享Education early education at home, tutored by Reverend Evan Edwards of nearby Warnham. 1802, Syon House Academy of Brentford1804, Shelley entered Eton College On 10 April 1810, he matriculated at University College, Oxford 牛牛文库文档分享His First WifeWhenhewas19

3、,heelopedwith a 16-year old girl named HarrietWestbrook, the daughter of a London tavern owner. They married and spent the following two years traveling in England and Ireland, distributing pamphlets and speaking against political injustice. In 1813 Shelley published his first important poem, the at

4、heistic Queen Mab(仙后麦布). 牛牛文库文档分享Second Wife: Mary Shelley The poets marriage to Harriet was a failure. In 1814, he fell in love with a girl named Mary Godwin and eloped with her. Mary is the daughter of the philosopher and anarchist William Godwin (1756-1836). They traveled abroad . During this jou

5、rney Shelley wrote an unfinished novella, The Assassins. 牛牛文库文档分享Friendship with George Gordon Byron Shelley spent the summer of 1816 with Byron at Lake Geneva(日内瓦湖). In 1818 the Shelleys moved to Italy, where Byron was residing. AtthistimeShelleywrotehisfinestlyrics-TheCould,TheSkylark,theOdetotheW

6、estWind. 牛牛文库文档分享Died at an Early Age TheShelleysmovedrestlesslyfromplaceto place, andtheysufferedfinancial problems. Thestrainofconstanttravellingtoldonhishealth. On July 8,1822, to welcome his friend, he sailed to Leghorn. During the stormy return voyage, his small yacht sank and Shelley drowned w

7、ith Edward Williams. Thebodieswerecrematedontheshore, and ShelleysasheswereburiednexttoKeatsintheProtestantcemeteryinRome. 牛牛文库文档分享The Main WorksPoetry爱尔兰人之歌（The Irishmans Song，1809）战争（War，1810） 魔鬼出行（The Devils Walk，1812） 麦布女王（Queen Mab，1813） 一个共和主义者有感于波拿巴的倾覆（Feelings Of A Republican On The Fall Of

8、Bonaparte，1816） 玛丽安妮的梦（Mariannes Dream，1817） 致大法官（To The Lord Chancellor，1817） 牛牛文库文档分享Drama剧本倩契（The Cenci，1819，五幕悲剧） 暴虐的俄狄浦斯 （OedipusTyrannus,1820)希腊（Greece,1821,抒情诗)论文及散文无神论的必然（1811） 自然神论之驳斥（1814） 关于把改革付诸全国投票的建议（1817） 诗的辩护（1821） 牛牛文库文档分享the poem expresses the hope that its words will inspire and i

9、nfluence those who read or hear itsome also believe that the poem is due to the loss of his son 牛牛文库文档分享On A Faded Violet 一朵枯萎的紫罗兰 The odor from the flower is gone, 这朵花的芬芳，已经消隐， Which like thy kisses breathed on me; 像你的吻对我吐露过的气息； Which glowed of thee, and only thee! 它曾使我想起你独有的光辉！ A shriveled, lifele

10、ss, vacant form, 一个萎缩、僵死、空虚的形体， It lies on my abandoned breast, 被搁置在我冷落的胸襟， 牛牛文库文档分享And mocks the heart, which yet is warm, 以它冷漠、寂静、无声的安息 With cold and silent rest. 嘲弄我依旧热烈的痴心。 I weep - my tears revive it not; 我哭泣，泪水不能使它复生； I sigh - it breathes no more on me; 我叹息，不再向我吐露气息； Its mute and uncomplaining