She walks in beauty.ppt4

ShewalksinbeautyGeorgeGordonByronGeorgeGordonByron(6thBaronByron，1788.1.22London,England－1824.4.19.Greece）Byron’sparentswerethedescendantsofdecliningaristocrat.PeoplecallthemLordByron.Hewasbornlameandhewassensitiveaboutit.Helovesfreedom.HesupportedUKdemocraticrevolutionandshowedsympathyforindependentmovementinGreece.In1823,heappealedandorganizedanarmyofvolunteerstosupportGreece.Unluckily,hediedfrommalariainGreecein1824.Hismasterworksare《恰尔德·哈罗尔德游记》，《唐·璜》等。However,《唐·璜》wasunfinished。HisdaughterwasanfamousscientistAugustaAdaByron.Bryon’smarriage1811－1816，BryonproposedtoMissAnna.TheygotmarriedonJanuaryin1815.ThiswasBryon’sbiggestmistakeinhislife.MrsBryon’sviewswerenarrowandlimited.Shecouldn’tunderstandherhusband’sfacilityenterpriseandopinions.Afteroneyear’smarriage,shetooktheirdaughterbacktoherownhouseandrefusedtolivewithBryon.Afterthat,therumorssincecame.UK’sgovernmenttookthisasanopportunitytorevengetheirbetrayer,Bryon.Theywantedtodestroyedtheirenemyinpolity.Duringthattime,Bryonwrotehispoems,likePrometheustoshowhisdeterminationtoresisttheoppress.•GeorgeGordonByronwasaleadingfigureofRomanticism.HewasregardedasoneofthegreatestEuropeanpoetsandremainswidelyreadandinfluential,bothintheEnglish-speakingworldandbeyond.•IntheperiodofRomanticism,thepoetrystyleisquitedifferentfromthatinNeoclassicism.Theyarenolongerareflectionoftherealityormorality,butthetruefeelingsflowingfromtheinsideofthepoets.AsoneoftherepresentativesofRomanticism,Byron’sworksarefamousfordaringimaginationandexaggeration.Intheotherhand,heisverygoodatblendingbeautifulfeelingsintobeautiful。OnJune11,1814,whenheattendedaparty,Byronmethisyoungcousin,LadyWilmotHortonforthefirsttime.Shewasdressedinablackmourninggown.ByronwassostruckbyherbeautythathewrotethispoemtoadmireherbeautyjustinonenightShewalksinbeauty1Shewalksinbeauty,likethenightOfcloudlessclimesandstarryskies;Andallthat’sbestofdarkandbrightMeetinheraspectandhereyes:ThusmellowedtothattenderlightWhichheaventogaudydaydenies.Oneshadethemore,oneraytheless,Hadhalfimpairedthenamelessgrace.Whichwavesineveryraventress,Orsoftlylightenso’erherface;WherethoughtsserenelysweetexpressHowpure,howdeartheirdwellingplace.Andonthatcheek,ando’erthatbrow,Sosoft,socalm,yeteloquent;Thesmilesthatwin,thetintsthatglow,Buttellofthedaysingoodnessspent,Amindatpeacewithallbelow,Aheartwhoseloveisinnocent!她走在美的光彩中查良铮译她走在美的光彩中象夜晚皎洁无云而且繁星漫天明与暗的最美妙的色泽在她的仪容和秋波里呈现耀目的白天只嫌光太强，它比那光亮柔和而幽暗增加或减少一份明与暗就会损害这难言的美美波动在她乌黑的发上或者散布淡淡的光辉在那脸庞恬静的思绪指明它的来处纯洁而珍贵呵，那额际，那鲜艳的面颊，如此温和，平静，而又脉脉含情，那迷人的微笑，那容颜的光彩，都在说明一个善良的生命：她的头脑安于世间的一切，她的心充溢着真纯的爱情！RhetoricalDevicesAlliterationoccursfrequentlytoenhancetheappealofthepoemtotheear.Themostobviousexamplesofthisfigureofspeechincludethefollowing:Line2:....cloudlessclimes;starryskies.Line6:....daydeniesLine8:....HadhalfLine9:....WhichwavesLine11...serenelysweetLine14...Sosoft,soLine18...HeartWhoseSimileLines1,2:......comparingthemovementofthebeautifulwomantothemovementoftheskiesMetaphorLines8-10:......comparinggrace,aquality,toaperceivablephenomenonMetaphorandpersonificationLines11-12:....comparingthoughtstopeople;metaphorandpersonificationcomparingthemindtoahome(dwelling-place)Lines13-16:....comparingthewoman'scheekandbrowtopersonswhotellofdaysingoodnessspentrhyme:regularandperfect:abababcdcdcdefefefMeter:iambictetrameter.Thiscanbeclearlyseenifyoulookcloselyattheconstructionofaparticularline:shewalks/inbeau/tylike/thenight•theme:•itisalovepoetry.Thispoetryexpressedseveralthemessuchas:beauty,harmony,perfectionandsoon.Themostimportantthemeisbeauty.•images•Thepoemusestheimagesoflightanddarknessinteractingtodescribethewidespectrumofelementsinabeautifulwoman’spersonalityandlooks.•thepoemconcernsitselfwiththetwoforces—darknessandlight—atworkinthewoman’sbeauty,andalsothetwoareasofherbeauty—theinternalandtheexternal.Inthispoem“SheWalksinBeauty”,Byronportraysagracefulandsereneladysuccessfullywithhisdelicatetouch.Heuseshuecontrastofdarknessandbrightnessandvividdescriptionofthelady’sphysicalappearance.Thus,aladygatheringthetrue,thegoodandthebeautifulislikewalkingbeforethereaders.Nomatterfromitsmeterandstructureorfromtheaestheticpoint,thispoemisatreasureinEnglishpoetry.Byrondeservesthenameofagreatromanticist.