53She Walks in Beauty

SheWalksinBeautyGeorgeGordonByronGeorgeGordonByron,6thBaronByronHecreatedtheconceptofthe‘Byronichero’(拜伦式英雄)-adefiant(狂傲的),melancholy(忧郁的)youngman,broodingonsomemysterious,unforgivableeventinhispast.Byron'sinfluenceonEuropeanpoetry,music,novel,opera,andpaintinghasbeenimmense.HewasthemostrenownedEnglish-languagepoetofhisday.(1788.1.22London,England－1824.4.19Greece)Bryon’sFamilyBryon’sMarriageBryon’sLiteraryWorksBryon’sFamilyByron’sparentswerethedescendantsofdecliningaristocrat(没落贵族).PeoplecallthemLordByron.Hewasbornlame(跛足)andhewassensitiveaboutit.Helovesfreedom.HesupportedUKdemocraticrevolutionandshowedsympathyforindependentmovementinGreece.In1823,heappealedandorganizedanarmyofvolunteerstosupportGreece.Unluckily,hediedfrommalariainGreecein1824.HisdaughterwasanfamousscientistAugustaAdaByron.Byron’smarriage1811－1816，BryonproposedtoMissAnna.TheygotmarriedonJanuaryin1815.ThiswasBryon’sbiggestmistakeinhislife.MrsBryon’sviewswerenarrowandlimited.Shecouldn’tunderstandherhusband’sfacilityenterpriseandopinions.Afteroneyear’smarriage,shetooktheirdaughterbacktoherownhouseandrefusedtolivewithBryon.Afterthat,therumorssincecame.UK’sgovernmenttookthisasanopportunitytorevengetheirbetrayer,Bryon.Theywantedtodestroyedtheirenemyinpolity.Duringthattime,Bryonwrotehispoems,likePrometheustoshowhisdeterminationtoresisttheoppress.HoursofIdleness闲散的时刻(1806)EnglishBardsandScotchReviewers英国诗人与苏格兰评论家(1809)TheCorsair海盗(1814)Lara莱拉(1814)TheSiegeofCorinth(poem)柯林斯之围(1816)ChildeHarold'sPilgrimage恰尔德·哈罗德游记(1818)Cain该隐(1821)TheVisionofJudgment审判的幻境(1821)TheAgeofBronze青铜时代(1823)DonJuan唐璜(1819–1824):incompleteonByron'sdeathin1824Bryon’sLiteraryWorksSheWalksInBeautyShewalksinbeauty,likethenightOfcloudlessclimesandstarryskies;Andallthat'sbestofdarkandbrightMeetinheraspectandhereyes:Thusmellow’dtothattenderlightWhichheaventogaudydaydenies.country;climate(esp.ofpeople)appearanceorlook样子；容貌。soften,makemellow变得柔和明亮而耀眼的她在美中行像静夜万里无云，繁星满天，一切明暗交织的美在她的容颜和双眸中汇合，如此融就的柔和之光，亮丽的白天岂能轻得？SheWalksInBeautyOneshadethemore,oneraytheless,Hadhalfimpairedthenamelessgrace.Whichwavesineveryraventress,Orsoftlylightenso’erherface;WherethoughtsserenelysweetexpressHowpure,howdeartheirdwellingplace.weakenordamage削弱；损害lockofaperson’shair一缕calmandpeaceful;tranquil平静的；宁静的她在美中行多一道阴影，少一抹光晕，都会令她失却难言的风韵，美涌动于她的每一缕秀发，温柔地映照着她的脸颊，甜蜜而安详的思绪在表达，哦，那思想的寓所纯洁而高雅。宋玉在《登徒子好色赋》中写道：“增之一分太长，减之一份太短，施朱则太赤，着粉则太白”SheWalksInBeautyAndonthatcheek,ando’erthatbrow,Sosoft,socalm,yeteloquent;Thesmilesthatwin,thetintsthatglow,Buttellofthedaysingoodnessspent,Amindatpeacewithallbelow,Aheartwhoseloveisinnocent!富于表情的Hue（脸上的）色调天下万物她在美中行那面容，那眉宇，温柔，安详，似蕴涵千言万语，那醉人的微笑，那生辉的容颜，诉说着她在温馨中度过的芳年，宁静的心境能容下人间万象，圣洁的心灵里珍藏着爱的琼浆。RhetoricalDevicesAlliteration(头韵)Simile(明喻)Metonymy(转喻、借代)Metaphor(暗喻)Personification(拟人)RhetoricalDevicesAlliterationoccursfrequentlytoenhancetheappealofthepoemtotheear.Line2:....cloudlessclimes;starryskies.Line6:....daydeniesLine8:....HadhalfLine9:....WhichwavesLine11:...serenelysweetLine14:...Sosoft,soLine18:...HeartWhoseRhetoricalDevicesSimileLines1,2:comparingthemovementofthebeautifulwomantothemovementoftheskiesMetonymyLine6:inwhichheavenissubstitutedforGodorfortheupperatmosphereMetaphorLines8-10:comparinggrace,aquality,toaperceivablephenomenonRhetoricalDevicesMetaphorandPersonification：Lines11-12:comparingthoughtstopeople;metaphorandpersonificationcomparingthemindtoahome(dwelling-place)Lines13-16:comparingthewoman’scheekandbrowtopersonswhotellofdaysingoodnessspentRhyme&MeterRhyme（regularandperfect）：abababcdcdcdefefefMeter:iambictetrameterThiscanbeclearlyseenifyoulookcloselyattheconstructionofaparticularline:shewalks/inbeau/tylike/thenightImagesImagesThepoemusestheimagesoflightanddarknessinteractingtodescribethewidespectrumofelementsinabeautifulwoman’spersonalityandlooks.thepoemconcernsitselfwiththetwoforces—darknessandlight—atworkinthewoman’sbeauty,andalsothetwoareasofherbeauty—theinternalandtheexternal.ThemeThemeThethemeofthepoemisthewoman'sexceptionalbeauty,internalaswellasexternal.Thefirststanzapraisesherphysicalbeauty.Thesecondandthirdstanzaspraisebothherphysicalandspiritual,orintellectual,beauty.CommentCommentInthispoem“SheWalksinBeauty”,Byronportraysagracefulandsereneladysuccessfullywithhisdelicatetouch.Heuseshuecontrastofdarknessandbrightnessandvividdescriptionofthelady’sphysicalappearance.Thus,aladygatheringthetrue,thegoodandthebeautifulislikewalkingbeforethereaders.Nomatterfromitsmeterandstructureorfromtheaestheticpoint,thispoemisatreasureinEnglishpoetry.Byrondeservesthenameofagreatromanticist.TheEnd