艾米莉·狄金森-的人生简介及其作品课件

EmilyDickinson

(1830-1886)

AReclusivePoetofthe19thCenturyEmilyDickinson

(1830-1881EmilyDickinsonTheBelleofAmherstTheNunofAmherstEmilyDickinsonTheBelleofAm2EmilyElizabethDickinsonwasborninAmherst,

asmalltowninthestateofMassachusetts.

onDecember10,1830.ShewasborntoanextremelyReligious,puritanicalfamily.

Herfatherwasaverywealthy,successfulandprominentlawyerandpolitician.Butshewasverypassiveaboutanysocialandpoliticalactivities.DickinsonwaseducatedatAmherstAcademyandMountHolyokeFemaleSeminaryinSouthHadley,MassachusettsEmilyDickinson:LifeFactsEmilyElizabethDickinsonwas3WenttoDCwithherfather,acongressman,becauseshehadfalleninlovewithamarriedlawyer,whosoondiedofTB.Therefellinlovewithanothermarriedman,aminister.Aboutthistimeshewrote,“Isingastheboydoesbytheburyingground,becauseIamafraid.”UnrequitedLoveWenttoDCwithherfather,a4

becauseofthefailureofherloveaffairs,shebegantoisolateherselffromothersandlivedasolitarylife.Theonlycontactshehadwithfamilywasinwhimsical,epigrammaticletters.Sheoftenloweredsnacksandtreatsinbasketstoneighborhoodchildrenfromherwindow,carefulnevertoletthemseeherface.Shealmostalwaysworewhite.Dickinsonseldomleftherhouseandvisitorswerescarce.Allthroughherlife,shedidnotgetmarriedandlivedaveryquiet,lonelylifeinavillage.AWithdrawnLife

AWithdrawnLife5Inherfamilylibrary,shehadaccesstomanyreligiousworksaswellasbooksbyEmerson,othertranscendentalistsandcurrentmagazinesabout20,begantowritepoemsThefirstpersontonoticeDickinson’stalentwasThomasWentworthHigginson.Higginsonbecamealifelongcorrespondentandamentor.Dickinsonhadcontactwithfewpeople,butonewasReverendCharlesWadsworth.DickinsonalsobefriendednovelistHelenJackson.

MentorsandFellowPoetsInherfamilylibrary,shehad6HigginsonadvisedDickinsonnottogetherpoetrypublishedbecauseofherviolationofcontemporaryliteraryconvention.HelenJacksontriedtoconvincehertogetherworkpublishedbutherrequestswereunsuccessful.SheneverapprovedofpublishingherpoemsandrequestedhersisterLaviniatodestroyallofherpomesBeforeherdeath,onlysevenpoemswerepublished.Butafterherdeath,hersisterfoundthatsheleftalargenumberofpoems,altogether,itwasabout1800poems.AfterDickinson’sdeath,hersister,Lavina,hadEmily’spoetrypublishedandthenburnttheoriginalcopies,becausethatwashersister’swish.ToPublishorNottoPublishHigginsonadvisedDickinsonno7EmilyDickinsonEmilyDickinson8艾米莉·狄金森-的人生简介及其作品ppt课件9TheHomestead1813TheHomestead181310TheHomesteadTheHomestead11RepaintedHomesteadRepaintedHomestead12TheDickinsonHomesteadinAmherst,Massachusetts

(bedroom)TheDickinsonHomesteadinAmh13Dickinson’sRoomDickinson’sRoom14Dickinson’sRoomDickinson’sRoom15TheDickinsonHomesteadinAmherst,Massachusetts

(Dress)TheDickinsonHomesteadinAmh16艾米莉·狄金森-的人生简介及其作品ppt课件17艾米莉·狄金森-的人生简介及其作品ppt课件18NewlyDiscoveredPhotoNewlyDiscoveredPhoto19HerGraveHerGrave20WaltWhitmanandEmilyDickinsonWaltWhitmanandEmilyDickinsonweretwomajorpoetsinlate19thcentury.Thetwoareofentirelydifferentvisions,stylesandpersonalities.Whitman,inhispoems,heexpressedhisstronglovetowardhiscountry,hisnationandhispeople,heshowedgreatoptimismandconfidencetowardsthefutureofAmerica.WaltWhitmanandEmilyDickins21BecauseEmilyDickinsonwithdrawherselffromthesocietyandlivedlikeahermit,soanypoliticalandsocialthingsdidnotinfluenceher.shejustfocusedherattentionontheinnerworld.Herthemesrangedfromlove,death,religion,nature,immortality,painandbeauty,especiallyabouttheexplorationofdeath.Shewasapessimisticwriter.ButposthumouslythegreatnessofbothwasfirmlyestablishedandtheyprovedtobethegenuineprecursorstothemostseriousmodernAmericanpoetry.BecauseEmilyDickinsonwithd22I’mNobodyPoemsApprehensionI’mNobodyPoemsApprehension23I’mNobody!I'mNobody!Whoareyou?Areyou-Nobody-too?Thenthere'sapairofus!Don'ttell!they'dbanishus-youknow!我是无名之辈，你是谁？你,也是,无名之辈？这就有了我们一对！可是别声张！你知道，他们会大肆张扬！I’mNobody!I'mNobody!Whoare24I’mNobody!Howdreary-tobe-Somebody!Howpublic-likeaFrog-Totellyourname-thelivelongJuneToanadmiringBog!做个，显要人物，好不无聊！像个青蛙，向仰慕的泥沼——在整个六月，把个人的姓名聒噪——何等招摇！（江枫译）I’mNobody!Howdreary-tobe-So251.Whoarethe“they”inline4?The“admiringbog”inline8?

2.Doyouprefersolitudetopubliclife?Giveyourreasons.

Questions1.Whoarethe“they”inline26Metaphor/SimileMetaphor:Acomparison.Example:“Afrogisacelebrity.”Simile:Acomparisonusinglikeoras.Example:

“Howpublic—likeafrog…”Metaphor/SimileMetaphor:Acom27

我是无名之辈，

我是无名之辈，你是谁？

你也是无名之辈？

那么，咱俩是一对——且莫声张！

你懂嘛，他们容不得咱俩。

做个名人多无聊！

象青蛙——到处招摇——

向一洼仰慕的泥塘

把自己的大名整天宣扬！）

（汪义群译孙梁校；《英美名诗一百首》，北京：中国对外翻译出版公司，1987）

Translation我是无名之辈，

我是无名之辈，你是谁？

你28IheardaFlybuzz—whenIdied—IheardaFlybuzz—whenIdied—TheStillnessintheRoomWasliketheStillnessintheAir—BetweentheHeavesofStorm—

TheEyesaround—hadwrungthemdry—AndBreathsweregatheringfirmForthatlastOnset—whentheKingBewitnessed—intheRoom—(2)

IwilledmyKeepsakes—SignedawayWhatportionofmebeAssignable—andthenitwasThereinterposedaFly—

WithBlue—uncertainstumblingBuzz—Betweenthelight—andme—AndthentheWindowsfailed—andthen(3)Icouldnotseetosee—

29Inthisfirststanza,thesceneofadeathbedisset.Thesecondstanzadiscussesthestateofmindofthosewaitingbythedeathbedofthespeaker.Theyhaveobviouslybeencryingbythesuggestionthattheireyeshad"wrungthemdry.”Whatdoesthe“king”referto?ThekingmaybeGod,Christ,ordeath;TheKingisprobablyGodinthiscontextandtheyareallawaitinghisenteringtheroomtotakethesoulofthespeaker.What’sthemeaningof“lastonset"?"Lastonset"isanoxymoron;"onset"meansabeginningand"last"meansanend.ForChristians,deathisthebeginningofeternallife.Inthisfirststanza,thescen30ThethirdstanzaHowtounderstand“IwilledmyKeepsakes”?Thesekeepsakescouldbematerialgoodsthatthespeakercollectedduringlife.Therewillbenouseforthesegoodsinheavensothislinediscussesthetraditionofwillingawaypropertyandmaterialbelonging.Thefly"interposed“whichmeanstocomebetweenorinterveneThevisionofdeathitpresentsishorrifying,evengruesome.

thecentralimageisthefly

Whatdodoestheflysuggest?Thethirdstanza31艾米莉·狄金森-的人生简介及其作品ppt课件32

QuestionsfordiscussionFliesfeedoncarrion(deadflesh).Doesthisassociationsuggestanythingaboutthedyingwoman'svisionofdeath?ortheobservers'vision?Isseeingthefuturedeathasphysicaldecayonly?anyrealitiesofdeath--smell,decay?Doestheflyindicatesthatdeathhasnospiritualsignificance,thatthereisnoeternityorimmortalityforus?Theuncertaintyoftheflycouldbesymbolicofthespeaker'sownunsurefeelingsaboutdeath.Questionsfor33PoeticFormtrimeterandtetrameteriambiclines(fourstressesinthefirstandthirdlinesofeachstanza,threeinthesecondandfourth,apatternDickinsonfollowsathermostformal);rhythmicinsertionofthelongdashtointerruptthemeter;rhymescheme:abcb.Interestingly,alltherhymesbeforethefinalstanzaarehalf-rhymes(Room/Storm,firm/Room)whileonlytherhymeinthefinalstanzaisafullrhyme(me/see).Dickinsonusesthistechniquetobuildtension;asenseoftruecompletioncomesonlywiththespeaker'sdeath.PoeticFormtrimeterandtetr34BecauseIcouldnotstopforDeath—

BecauseIcouldnotstopforDeath—Hekindlystoppedforme---TheCarriageheldbutjustOurselves—AndImmortality.

Weslowlydrove—HeknewnohasteAndIhadputawayMylaborandmyleisuretoo,ForHisCivility—

WepassedtheSchool,whereChildrenstroveAtRecess—intheRing—WepassedtheFieldsofGazingGrain---WepassedtheSettingSun—BecauseIcouldnotstopforD35

Orrather—HepassedUs—TheDewsdrewquiveringandchill—ForonlyGossamer,myGown—MyTippet—onlyTulle---

WepausedbeforeaHousethatseemedASwellingoftheGround—TheRoofwasscarcelyvisible—TheCornice—intheGround—

Sincethen—tisCenturies—andyetFeelsshorterthantheDayIfirstsurmisedtheHorses’HeadsWeretowardEternity—Orrather—HepassedUs—36ThefirststanzaTheopeningofthepoemhasanunderstatedcasualnessoftone:Inthefirstlinethepersonaistoobusyandtoocontentedasshelivesherlifetobothtostopforthegentleman’scall;but,throughhiskindnessandconsideration,sheiscompelledatlasttogowithhim.Inthethirdline,thedramaticsceneissetinthecarriage.Thesituationisoneofintimacy----“thecarriageheldbutjustourselves.”Hehascalledonherasabeau;and,likeatruegentleman,hehasincludedachaperon,“Immortality.”Thefirststanza37艾米莉·狄金森-的人生简介及其作品ppt课件38Thesecondstanza

Thefirstlineofthesecondstanzaindicatesthepeacefulnessandpleasantnesssurroundinganappointmentwithabeau.Hedrivesleisurely,withouthaste----ironically,asiftheyhadallthetimeintheworld.ShewhocouldnotstopforDeathinthefirststanzaiscompletelycaptivatedbyhiminthesecondandthirdlinesofthisstanza.Heissuchanartfulcharmerthatsheneedsneitherlabornorleisure,forinhis“Civility”hehastakencareofeverything.Thesecondstanza

Thefirstli39Thethirdstanza

Bythethirdstanza,theyarenearingtheedgeoftown.Thethreeelementssummarizetheprogressandpassageofalifetime.Childrenstroveontheplayground-------youththeFieldsofGazingGrain----adulthoodThesettingsun-----oldageAscriticCharlesR.Andersondescribedinthem,“Theseeminglydisparatepartsofthisarefusedintoavividreenactmentofthemortalexperience.Itincludesthethreestatesofyouth,maturity,andage,thecycleofdayfrommorningtoevening,andevenasuggestionofseasonalprogressionfromspringthroughripeningtodecline.”Thethirdstanza

Bythethird40TheFourthstanza

theladyisgettingclosertodeath;for“TheDews”nowgrow“quiveringandchill”uponherskin,thetraditionalassociationsofthecoldnessofdeath.Inthethirdline,however,theladyisstillholdingontolifebyofferingarationalexplanationaboutherchill.Sheisnotreallydying,sheseemstosay:sheiscoldsimplybecausehergownisthin.Butshecannotescapeherdeath,forsherevealseveninhergarmentsthedyinginfluence:hergownisgossamer,asubstanceassociatedwithspiritsandotherworldliness,andhertippetmadeoflaceissomethingonemightexpecttoseearoundtheshouldersofadeceasedwomanlyinginrepose.

TheFourthstanza

theladyis41Thefifthstanza

Inthefifthstanza,theyhavearrivedatacountrycemetery.TheHouseistheHouseofdeath,afreshgrave,sketchedonlywithafewdetails.Theroofisasmalltombstone,andthecornice,themoldingaroundacoffin’slid,isalreadyplaced“intheGround.”Theladyisalonenow,hergentlemanfriendhasvanishedunexplained.Thefifthstanza

Inthefifth42Thesixthstanza

Inthesixthstanzathewords“firstsurmised”contributeanoteofironicsurprise.Allalong,then,shedidnotrealizewhereherkind,intimate,slowdriving,civilsuitorwastakingher.Itwasnotuntilaftertheschoolchildren,the“GazingGrain,”the“SettingSun,”andthe“SwellingoftheGround”thatshebegantorealizewhereshewasheading.Shehad,therefore,apparentlybeentricked,seduced,andthenabandoned.Intheseterms:thenDickinsonisbeingterriblyironicthroughoutthepoem.Sheissaying“kindly,”“slowlydrove,”and“Civility”inretrospectthroughclenchedteeth.Thesixthstanza

Inthesixth43TheConclusionInitsdepictionofDeathononehandasthecourtlysuitorandontheotherasthefraudulentseducer,thepoemreflectsabasicambiguityaboutdeathandimmortality.Isdeathareleasefromalifetimeofworkandsuffering?Isitthegatewaytoalastingpeaceinparadise?Orisitsimplyacold,mindlessannihilation?TheConclusion44IDiedForBeautyButWasScarceIdiedforbeautybutwasscarce

Adjustedinthetomb,

Whenonewhodiedfortruthwaslain

Inanadjoiningroom.HequestionedsoftlywhyIfailed?

"Forbeauty,"Ireplied.

"AndIfortruth,thetwoareone;

Webrethrenare,"hesaid.Andso,askinsmenmetanight,

Wetalkedbetweentherooms,

Untilthemosshadreachedourlips,

Andcoveredupournames.IDiedForBeautyButWasScar45Thespeaker:diedforBeautyamanlaidinatombnexttoher:diedforTruth.Whenthetwosoftlytoldeachotherwhytheydied,themandeclaredthatTruthandBeautyarethesamesoheandthespeakerwere"Brethren.""andtalkedasKinsmen"betweentheirtombsuntilthemossreachedtheirlipsandcoveredupthenamesontheirtombstones.Thespeaker:diedforBeauty46bizarre,allegoricaldeathfantasyitsmannerofpresentationbelongsuniquelytoDickinson."BeautyisTruth,TruthBeauty"-----Keats,OdeonaGrecianUrn

themacabrephysicalityofdeath,thehighidealismofmartyrdom("IdiedforBeauty...OnewhodiedforTruth")acertainkindofromanticyearningcombinedwithlongingforPlatoniccompanionship("Andso,asKinsmen,metaNight--"),andanoptimismabouttheafterlife(itwouldbenicetohaveafriend)withterroraboutthefactofdeath(itwouldbehorribletolieinthecemeteryhavingaconversationthroughthewallsofatomb).bizarre,allegoricaldeathfan47Asthepoemprogresses,thehighidealismandyearningforcompanionship

graduallygivewayto

mute,colddeath,asthemosscreepsupthespeaker'scorpseandherheadstone,obliteratingbothhercapacitytospeak(coveringherlips)andheridentity(coveringhername).Theultimateeffectofthispoemistoshowthateveryaspectofhumanlife--ideals,humanfeelings,identityitself--iserasedbydeath.Butbymakingtheerasuregradual--somethingtobe"adjusted"tointhetomb--andbyportrayingaspeakerwhoisuntroubledbyherowngrimstate,Dickinsoncreatesascenethatis,byturns,grotesqueandcompelling,frighteningandcomforting.Asthepoemprogresses,thehi48PoeticformsThispoemfollowsmanyofDickinson'stypicalformalpatterns:--theABCBrhymescheme,therhythmicuseofthedashtointerrupttheflow--buthasamoreregularmeterthefirstandthirdlinesineachstanzaareiambictetrameter,whilethesecondandfourthlinesareiambictrimeter,creatingafour-three-four-threestresspatternineachstanza.PoeticformsThispoemfollows49殉美/我为美死去我为美死去，但是还不曾

安息在我的墓里，

又有个为真理而死去的人

来躺在我的隔壁。

他悄悄地问我为何以身殉？

“为了美，”我说。

“而我为真理，两者不分家；

我们是兄弟两个。”

于是象亲戚在夜间相遇，

我们便隔墙谈天，

直到青苔爬到了唇际，

将我们的名字遮掩。

殉美/我为美死去我为美死去，但是还不曾

安息在我的墓里50《我为美而死》我为美死去，却还不曾

在墓中安息，

又来一位为真理而死的人

栖身我的隔壁。他悄言问我何以逝去

“为了美。”我回答。

“而我为真理。真与美是一体；

我们是兄弟。”就这样，像亲人在夜里相遇

我们隔墙倾谈

直到苍苔爬至我们的唇际

掩没掉，我们的名字译/青裳《我为美而死》我为美死去，却还不曾

在墓中安息，

又来一位为51ThemesDickinsonoftenbroughtdazzlingoriginalitytooverwroughttopics.LifeLoveNatureTimeandEternityDeathandMourningReligionandFaithIsolationandDepressionPoetryandLanguageThemesDickinsonoftenbrought52StyleA:

Herpoemshavenotitles,hencethefirstlineofeachpoemisalwaysquotedasthetitleofeachpoem.B:particularstresspattern:dash“—”C:Capitallettersasameansofemphasis;D:Language:brief,direct,andplain;E:Poem:short,alwaysonoriginalimagesorsymbolsF:Conventionalmeters,iambictetrameter,off-rhymes.G:Shortpoeticlines,condensedbyusingintensemetaphorsandbyextensiveuseofellipsis.StyleA:Herpoemshavenoti53H:Regularmeter—hymnmeterandballadmeter,alsoknownasCommonmeterQuatrainsAlternatingtetrameterandtrimeterOften1stand3rdlinesrhyme,2ndand4thlinesrhymeiniambicpentameterVisualandaudibleeffects,greatimagination,sincereemotions.I:Herpoemstendtobepersonalandmeditative(e.g.“BecauseIcouldnotstopforDeath”).H:Regularmeter—hymnmeteran54ThisIsMyLetterToTheWorldThisismylettertotheWorldThatneverwrotetoMe—ThesimpleNewsthatNaturetold—WithtenderMajestyHerMessageiscommittedToHandsIcannotsee—ForloveofHer—Sweet—countrymen—Judgetenderly—ofMeThisIsMyLetterToTheWorld55这是我给世界的信

这是我给世界的信

因为它从来不写信给我——

那是温柔崇高的存在

自然在把简单的信息诉说

她的信是交付给

一双我无法看见的手——

因为她的爱——亲切的同乡

——请温柔地评判我

这是我给世界的信

这是我给世56OnPoetryShethoughtthatpoetryshouldbepowerfulandtouching.Theinspirationo