浪漫主义时期文学thelambthetygerwilliamblake学案.ppt

William Blake (1757-1827) To see a World in a Grain of Sand And a Heaven in a Wild Flower, Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand And Eternity in an hour. ---- William Blake: Auguries of Innocence 一沙一世界, 一花一片天， 掌中握无限, 永恒刹那间! ----译者不详 从一粒沙看世界， 从一朵花看天堂， 把永恒纳进一个时辰， 把无限握在自己手心。 ——王佐良 1. Life and Career Born Nov. 28, 1757, in London. Son of a haberdasher. Largely self-taught. Originally studied to be an artist. Started writing poetry at 12. Supported himself as an engraver and illustrator of his own and other’s work. 2. Major Works Songs of Innocence (1789) Songs of Experience (1794) Marriage of Heaven and Hell (1790) a few prophetic books, Songs of Innocence/Experience Songs of Innocence and Experience The Songs of Innocence were published by Blake in 1789, and he produced a combined version of Songs of Innocence and of Experience in 1794. The Songs are now often studied for their literary merit alone, but they were originally produced as illuminated books, engraved, hand-printed, and coloured by Blake himself. The text of the poem and the accompanying illustration formed an integrated whole, each adding meaning to the other. Songs of Innocence : the innocent, pastoral world of childhood ; The Lamb Songs of experience: an adult world of corruption and repression; The Tyger. 在《天真之歌》中，诗人以“羔羊”为中心意象，组成一个欢乐、善良、和谐的农业文明图景：牧童吹着欢乐的短笛，歌声荡漾在青草地上；孩子在荒野中迷了路，上帝就化身为父亲将他送回家去；小蚂蚁迷了路，萤火虫打着灯笼送它回家；羔羊在吃草，狮子在羊栏边徘徊了一阵，流下“金色的眼泪”，终于躺下来和它睡在一起……而在《经验之歌》中，诗人则以“老虎”为中心意象，展现现一幅正在生长中的痛苦、邪恶、分裂的现代工来文明图景：田野一片荒芜，道路长满荆棘；孩子们论落街头，挨家挨户扫烟囱；士兵们在流血叹息，妓女们在夜半的街头诅咒；街道和河流“专利”化，“残酷、妒忌、恐怖和隐秘”代替了“爱、仁慈、怜悯与和平。” The Chimney Sweeper is the title of two poems by William Blake, published in Songs of Innocence in 1789 and Songs of Experience in 1794.In the earlier poem, a young chimney sweeper recounts a dream had by one of his fellows, in which an angel rescues the boys from coffins and takes them to a sunny meadow; in the later poem, an apparently adult