Module 6 Romanticism Unit 1 The Lake Poets History of English Literature 主讲教师：姚丽教授 沈阳理工大学

The Lake Poets Romanticism Historical Background William Wordsworth Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Romanticism  Romanticism  Origin: Europe (late 18th century)

Romanticism  Characteristics A heightened interest in nature Emphasis on the individual's expression of emotion and imagination Departure from the attitudes and forms of classicism Rebellion against established social rules and conventions

Romanticism  Romanticism in Literature Reliance on the imagination Subjectivity of approach Freedom of thought and expression An idealization of nature

Historical Background  Industrial Revolution  French Revolution ( )  Napoleonic Wars ( )

Historical Background  Industrial Revolution

Historical Background  French Revolution

Historical Background  Napoleonic Wars

The Lake Poets  William Wordsworth  Samuel Taylor Coleridge  Robert Southey

The Lake Poets  William Wordsworth  Samuel Taylor Coleridge

 Life ( ) Born in Cumberland Educated at Cambridge University A keen love for nature The poet laureate (桂冠诗人) in 1843 Died in 1850 William Wordsworth

 Major works Tintern Abbey 《丁登寺》 The Prelude 《序曲》 The Recluse 《隐士》

William Wordsworth  The Lyrical Ballads 《抒情歌谣集》 Theme: freedom, folk and nature Contents: principles of good poetry Significance: marking the beginning of the Romantic period in English poetry

William Wordsworth  Some theories on poetry On what is poetry On the language On the subject of the poetry On what is a poet

William Wordsworth The Daffodils 咏水仙 I wandered lonely as a cloud 独自漫游似浮云 That floats on high o ’ er vales and hills 青山翠谷上飘荡 When all at once I saw a crowd 一霎那瞥见一丛丛

William Wordsworth The Daffodils 咏水仙 A host of golden daffodils 一簇簇水仙金黄 Beside the lake, beneath the trees 树荫下，明湖边 Fluttering and dancing in the breeze 和风吹拂舞蹁跹

Samuel Taylor Coleridge  Life ( ) Born in Ottery Saint Mary Educated in Jesus College, University of Cambridge

Samuel Taylor Coleridge  Works Demonic poems Conversational poems Literary criticism

Samuel Taylor Coleridge  Demonic poems The Rime of the Ancient Mariner《 古舟子咏》 Christabel 《克丽斯德蓓》 Kubla Khan 《忽必烈汗》

Samuel Taylor Coleridge  Conversational poems Reflecting Coleridge's deep sentiments and wild imagination  Literary Criticism Biographia Literaria Lectures on Shakespeare 《关于莎士比亚的文学传记的讲座》

Summary Romanticism Historical Background William Wordsworth Samuel Taylor Coleridge

William Wordsworth Composed Upon Westminster Bridge 威斯敏斯特桥上

Composed Upon Westminster Bridge Earth has not anything to show more fair 大地在没有比这儿更美的风貌 Dull would he be of soul who could pass by 若有谁，对如此壮丽动人的景物 A sight so touching in its majesty 竟无动于衷，那才是灵魂麻木

Composed Upon Westminster Bridge This City now doth, like a garment, wear 瞧这座城市，像披上一领新袍 The beauty of the morning, silent, bare, 披上了明艳的晨光；环顾周遭 Ships, towers, domes, theatres, and temples lie 船舶，尖塔，剧院，教堂，华屋 Open unto the fields, and to the sky; 都寂然、坦然，向郊野、向天穹赤露

Composed Upon Westminster Bridge All bright and glittering in the smokeless air. 在烟尘未染的大气里粲然闪耀 Never did sun more beautifully steep 旭日金挥洒布于峡谷山陵 In his first splendour valley, rock, or hill; 也不比这片晨光更为绮丽 Ne ’ er saw I, never felt, a calm so deep! 我何尝见过、感受过这深沉的寂静

Composed Upon Westminster Bridge The river glideth at his own sweet will: 河上徐流，由着自己的心意 Dear God! The very houses seem asleep; 上帝啊！千门万户都沉睡未醒 And all that mighty heart is lying still! 这整个宏大的心脏仍然在歇息