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SheWalksinBeauty
[导读]她走在美的光彩中,像夜晚;皎洁无云而且繁星满天。
有人理解为赞美爱人的美丽,有的人则认为是一种意境的呈现。
无论从什么角度去欣赏它,这首诗都那么的美,那么的打动人心。
诵读时注意诗歌的用韵,每行结尾压韵的单词要重读。
Shewalksinbeauty,likethenight
Ofcloudlessclimesandstarryskies;
Andallthat'sbestofdarkandbright
Meetinheraspectandhereyes:
Thusmellow'dtothattenderlight
Whichheaventogaudydaydenies.
GeorgeGordonByron:
SheWalksinBeauty
[注释]
G.G.Byron:
拜伦,英国浪漫时期的诗人,著有长诗"ChildHarold'sPilgrimage”
clime:
气候;地方
starry:
布满星星的
mellow:
soft,sweet,juicy,andfull-flavored柔和、柔软的、甜蜜的;芳醇的。
mellow'd=mellowed,mellow'd是古英语拼法。
tender:
温柔的,柔嫩的
gaudy:
afeastorfestival;calledalsogaud-dayandgaudyday.
deny:
togivearefusalto;turndownoraway拒绝
[参考译文]
她走在美的光彩中,像夜晚
皎洁无云而且繁星满天
明与暗的最美妙的色泽
在她的仪容与秋波里呈现
彷佛是晨露映出的阳光
但比那光亮柔和而幽暗。
英文赏析:
Accordingtohisfriend,JamesW.Webster,“IdidtakehimtoLadySitwell’spartyinSeymourRoad.Hethereforthefirsttimesawhiscousin,thebeautifulMrs.Wilmot.WhenwereturnedtohisroomsinAlbany,hesaidlittle,butdesiredFletchertogivehimatumblerofbrandy,whichhedrankatoncetoMrs.Wilmot’shealth,thenretiredtorest,andwas,Iheardafterwards,inasadstateallnight.Thenextdayhewrotethosecharminglinesuponher—shewalksinBeautyliketheNight…”
附写作背景:
InJune,1814,severalmonthsbeforehemetandmarriedhisfirstwife,AnnaMilbanke,LordByronattendedapartyatLadySitwell’s.Whileattheparty,LordByronwasinspiredbythesightofhiscousin,thebeautifulMrs.Wilmot,whowaswearingablackspangledmourningdress.LordByronwasstruckbyhiscousin’sdarkhairandfairface,theminglingofvariouslightsandshades.Thisbecametheessenceofhispoemabouther.
分析答案
•Thethreestanzasofthispoemallfollowthesamerhymescheme(ababab,cdcdcd,efefef)andthesamemetricalpattern.Thepairingoftworhymingsoundsineachstanzaworkswellbecausethepoemconcernsitselfwiththetwoforces—darknessandlight—atworkinthewoman’sbeauty,andalsothetwoareasofherbeauty—theinternalandtheexternal.
•Therhymingwords,especiallyinthefirststanza,haveimportance:
noticehow“night”rhymeswithitsopposites,“light”and“bright.”
•Thepoemusesimagesoflightanddarknessinteractingtodescribethewidespectrumofelementsinabeautifulwoman’spersonalityandlooks.
•Criticshaveadmireditforitsgracefulness,lyricism,andmasterfuluseofinternalrhyme:
aworkof“peculiarsweetnessandbeauty”AlfredTennyson:
“CrosstheBar;”p295
StylisticAnalysisof“SheWalkinBeauty”
Introduction
GeorgeGordonByronwasaBritishpoetandaleadingfigureofRomanticism.HewasregardedasoneofthegreatestEuropeanpoetsandremainswidelyreadandinfluential,bothintheEnglish-speakingworldandbeyond.
IntheperiodofRomanticism,thepoetrystyleisquitedifferentfromthatinNeoclassicism.Theyarenolongerareflectionoftherealityormorality,butthetruefeelingsflowingfromtheinsideofthepoets.AsoneoftherepresentativesofRomanticism,Byron’sworksarefamousfordaringimaginationandexaggeration.Intheotherhand,heisverygoodatblendingbeautifulfeelingsintobeautifulimagery.
Analysis
Byron’spoem“SheWalksinBeauty”isoneofhisbest-knownpoems.Itisnotnecessarilyalovepoem,butmoreofacelebrationofthewomen'sbeauty.InJune,1814,ByronattendedapartyatLadySitwell’s,wherehewasinspiredbythesightofhiscousin,thebeautifulMrs.Wilmot,whowaswearingablack,spangledmourningdress.Byronwasstruckbyhiscousin’sdarkhairandfairface,theminglingofvariouslightsandshades.Thenextdayhewrotethesecharminglinesuponher.Inthispoemhefullyexpresseshispraiseforbeauty,andeverylineleapshisheartofadmiration.LikemuchofByron’spoems,thisoneispleasantbothinformandcontent.
I.AtthePhonologicalLevel
Meter
Inthispoem,Byronusesaveryclearmetricalpatterniambictetrameter.Thatistosayeachlinecontainsfourstressedsyllablesandfourunstressedsyllables,andeachunstressedsyllableisfollowedbyastressedone,asthefollowingshows:
v/v/v/v/
Butthefourthlineofthefirststanzabeginswithanirregularityinthemetercalledametricalsubstitution.Itstartswithastressedsyllablefollowedbyanunstressedone,ratherthantheiambicmeteroftheotherlines.Theeffectisthattheword“meet”receivesattention,anemphasis.Thelady’suniquefeatureis“meet”inherinawonderfulway.
Rhyme
Byronalsoadoptsverystrictrhymes:
ababab(night/skies,bright/eyes,light/denies)
cdcdcd(less/grace,tress/face,express/place)
efefef(brow/eloquent,glow/spent,below/innocent)
Therhymesaddmuchmusicalitytothepoemandmakeitsoundharmoniousandeuphonious.Meanwhile,theuseofrhymesalsoperfectlycombinesthepleasantstructurewiththepoet’sdeepthought
AlliterationandAssonance
Alliterationreferstotherepetitionofaninitialsoundintwoormorewordsthatoccurclosetogetherwhileassonancereferstotherepetitionofinternalvowelsoundsinsuccessivewords.Inthispoem,Byronusesalliterationandassonancefrequently.Forexample,“cloudless/climes”and“starry/skies”inthesecondlineareformsofalliteration,“like/night”inthefirstlineand“climes/skies”inthesecondlineareassonance.Thesealsoaddamusicsensetothepoem.Atthesametime,theycandeepenthereaders’impressionoftheverses.
Phonaesthesia
Phonaesthesiahasbeendescribedasatypeofconventionalsoundsymbolismwherebyphonemes,clustersorsyllablesareassociatedwithasub-lexicalmeaning.Inthispoem,theauthorappliesmanysoftconsonants,suchas/w/in“walks”“which”“where”,/l/in“light”“less”“tell”,/m/in“mellow”“more”“smile”andsoon.Therearealsomanylongvowelsinit,like/ɔ:
//ju:
//ə:
/etc.Moreover,thevoicelessconsonant/s/appearsalmostineveryline.Allthesecombineinthisbeauty-describingpoemandmakeitgentleintoneandslowinrhythm,whichmatchesthelady’sgraceandquietaswellastheauthor’sadmirableheartharmoniously.
Ⅱ.AttheTextLevel
Enjambment(Inner-lineRelationship)
EnjambmentisusedquiteofteninEnglishpoetry.Inthispoem,thefirsttwolinescanbeconfusingifnotreadproperly.Manyreadersstopattheendofthefirstlinewherethereisnopunctuation.Thisisanenjambedline,meaningthatitcontinueswithoutpauseontothesecondline.That“shewalksinbeautylikethenight”maynotmakesenseasnightrepresentsdarkness.However,asthelinecontinues,thenightisacloudlessonewithbrightstarstocreateabeautifulmellowglow.Thefirsttwolinesbringtogethertheopposingqualitiesofdarknessandlightthatareatplaythroughoutthethreestanzas.
Theremaininglinesofthefirststanzaemployanothertwosetsofenjambedlinesthattellusthatherfaceandeyescombine“allthat’sbestofdarkandbright”.Thefocusofthevisionisuponthedetailsofthelady’sfaceandeyeswhichreflectthemellowedandtenderlight.Shehasaremarkablequalityofbeingabletocontaintheoppositesofdarkandbright.
Layout
Thefirsttwostanzastellushowbeautifulthelady’sfaceandeyesare,andtheyarenearlyperfect.Theshadesandraysareinjusttherightproportion,andbecauseofthem,theladypossessesanamelessgrace.Thisconveystheromanticideathatherinnerbeautyismirroredbyherouterbeauty.Herthoughtsaresereneandsweet.Sheispureanddear.
Thelaststanzaissplitbetweenthreelinesofphysicaldescriptionandthreelinesthatdescribethelady’smoralcharacter.Here“soft”,“calm”and“glow”reflectalifeofpeaceandgoodness.Thisisarepetition,anemphasis,ofthethemethatthelady’sphysicalbeautyisareflectionofherinnerbeauty.
Conclusion
Inthispoem“SheWalksinBeauty”,Byronportraysagracefulandsereneladysuccessfullywithhisdelicatetouch.Heuseshuecontrastofdarknessandbrightnessandvividdescriptionofthelady’sphysicalappearance.Thus,aladygatheringthetrue,thegoodandthebeautifulislikewalkingbeforethereaders.Nomatterfromitsmeterandstructureorfromtheaestheticpoint,thispoemisatreasureinEnglishpoetry.Byrondeservesthenameofagreatromanticist.
1、整体上:
这首诗采用的押韵是abababcdcdcdefefef,为四步抑扬格,诗歌形象鲜明,语言富有表现力,尤其形容词的使用不仅烘托出诗的优美气氛,而且塑造了温柔、善良、理想的美的形象。
诗人通过感觉、形体等意象,使读者通过想象和联想获得身临其境、亲见其美之感。
诗歌的结构严谨,节奏明快,意向完美,全诗分为三个诗段,十八诗行。
诗人从心里感受到角度出发,描写夫人的美:
从步态、仪容、眼睛、乌发、脸庞到微笑及心灵,由具体到抽象,将现实中的美通过诗句升华到理想的美,使得美内涵和意境得到无限延伸。
全是感情自然,风格明快,从外在美深入到内在美,书法这不同内涵的美,突出了诗人高超独到的审美能力。
2、分诗段研读
第一诗节:
首先描写夫人的步态。
“Shewalksinbeauty,likethenightofcloudlessclimesandstarryskies”用头韵、明喻等手法,塑造了一个鲜明的艺术形象。
诗人把夫人的从容缓步与皎洁无云、满天繁星的夜晚相映衬,以浪漫主义笔触将这种美与大自然融为一体。
“Thusmellow’dtothattenderlight/Whichheaventogaudydaydenies”描写夫人的仪容与秋波,她的美色泽柔和。
第二诗节:
诗人继续围绕美的内涵,延伸美的意境。
“Oneshadethemore,oneraytheless/Hashalfimpair’dthenamelessgrace”对夫人的美做了高度赞美。
诗句中的“waves”和“lightens”,将抽象的美具体化。
美能飞舞在发上,在夫人的脸上放出光彩。
美便有了生命。
第三诗节:
从夫人面颊的美深入到她内心的美。
“Sosoft,socalm,yeteloquent”生动地表现出夫人性情温柔沉静。
前四行赞美夫人的容颜、微笑等外在美;后两行表现的是夫人的本质美。
“Amindatpeacewithallbelow,/Aheartwhoseloveisinnocent”外在美与内在美完美结合。
SheWalksinBeauty
---GeorgeGordon,LordByron
GeorgeGordonByron(22January1788–19April1824)wasanEnglishpoetandaleadingfigureinRomanticism.AmongstByron'sbest-knownworksarethebriefpoemsSheWalksinBeauty,WhenWeTwoParted,andSo,We’llGoNoMoreaRoving,inadditiontothenarrativepoemsChildeHarold’sPilgrimageandDonJuan.
HeisregardedasoneofthegreatestBritishpoetsandremainswidelyre
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