大学英语英国文学Robert Browning

RobertBrowning(1812-1889)RobertBrowning(1812-1889)Browning'sCareerBrowning'sMarriageBrowning’sWorksPaulinemodelingonShelley’spersonalstyle,showedhisenthusiasmforShelley.Sordello(1834-1840)alongpoemaboutthe13thcenturytroubadour(游吟诗人)ofthatname.Paracelsus(1835)firstworkpublishedunderBrowning’sownname.Becauseofit,ThomasNoonTalfourdpraisedhimas“theyoungestpoetofEngland”.Porphyria’sLover(1836)hisfirstreallydistinctivemonologue.PippaPasses(1841)isthefirstofaseriesofpoemspublishedbetween1841and1846underthegenerlof“BellsandPomegranates”.Browning’sWorksMyLastDuchessBrowning’sbestknowndramaticmonologue.ItisaspeechaddressedbytheDukeofFerrara(acityinItaly)toanenvoywhocomestonegotiatetheDuke’scontemplatedmarriageafterhehasputhis“lastduchess”tosilence.DramaticLyrics(1842)DramaticRomancesandLyrics(1845)BellsandPomegranatesMenandWomen(1855)DramaticPersonae(1864)TheRingandtheBook(1868-1869)Browning'sMarriagePippaPassesisthefirstofaseriesofpoemspublishedbetween1841and1846underthegeneraltitleofBellandPomegranates.ThesepoemsattractedtheattentionofMissElizabethBarrett,awell-knownpoetessofthetime,whopraisedBrowninginoneofherpoems:OrfromBrowningsomepomegranatewhich,ifcutdeepdownthemiddle,Showsaheartwithinblood-tincturedofaveinedhumanity.Browningwasencouragedtowritealetterofthanks,hintingawishtobepermittedtovisither.Thusbeganaloveaffairbetweenthesetwopoets,whichhasbecomeafamousstoryinEnglishliteraryhistory.Browning’sMarriageElizabethBarrettBrowningElizabethBarrettBrowning(1806-1861)bornin1806inarichfamily.becameahelplessinvalidconfinedtoherownroomwhenshewas15.Browning'sMarriageElizabethBarrettBrowningwhenshewas13,herfatherpublishedprivatelywhatshecalledhergreatepic,TheBattleofMarathon.At20,shepublishedhersecondvolumnofpoems.HertranslationoftheGreektragedyPrometheusBoundappearedin1833.InthesameyearherfamilymovedtoLondon,whereshemadefriendswithWordsworthandotherwriters.You’llLoveMeYet你终将爱我You'lllovemeyet!—andIcantarryYourlove'sprotractedgrowing:Junerear'dthatbunchofflowersyoucarry,FromseedsofApril'ssowing.Iplantaheartfulnow:someseedAtleastissuretostrike,Andyield—whatyou'llnotpluckindeed,Notlove,but,maybe,like.You'lllookatleastonlove'sremains,Agrave'soneviolet:Yourlook?—thatpaysathousandpains.What'sdeath?You'lllovemeyet!你总有爱我的一天，我能等着你的爱慢慢地长大。你手里提的那把花，不也是四月下的种子，六月开的吗？如今我在心里撒满爱的种子，至少有一两粒会发芽罢。然后开花了，你也不会去采的。没有爱，至少，会有点喜欢罢。你总会看一眼，我坟头的紫罗兰。那一眼，抵了我万千烦恼。死又怎样？你总有爱我的一天。你总有爱我的一天——［英］罗伯特·勃朗宁我能等着你的爱慢慢的长大。你手里提的那把花，不也是四月下的种子，六月开吗？我如今种下满心窝的种子，至少总有一两粒生根发芽，开的花是你不要采的——不是爱，也许是一点喜欢吧。我坟前开的一朵紫罗兰——爱的遗迹——你总会瞧他一眼；你那一眼吗？抵得我千般苦恼了。死算什么？你总有爱我的一天。HowdoIlovethee?Letmecounttheways.我究竟怎样爱你，让我细数端详：Ilovetheetothedepthandbreadthandheight我爱你直到我灵魂所及的深度、广度和高度，Mysoulcanreach,whenfeelingoutofsight恰似我的灵魂飞到了九天与黄泉，FortheendsofBeingandidealGrace.去探索人生的奥密和神灵的恩典。Ilovetheetothelevelofeveryday's无论是白昼还是夜晚，我爱你不息，Mostquietneed,bysunandcandlelight.像我每日必需的摄生食物不能间断。Ilovetheefreely,asmenstriveforRight;我自由地爱你，就象男子们为正义而斗争；SonnetsfromthePortugueseIlovetheepurely,astheyturnfromPraise.我纯洁地爱你，不为奉承吹捧迷惑，Ilovetheewiththepassionputtouse我爱你，用的是我在昔日的悲伤里Inmyoldgriefs,andwithmychildhood'sfaith.用过的那种激情，以及童年的忠诚IlovetheewithaloveIseemedtolose爱你用的爱，我本以为我早就失去Withmylostsaints,-Ilovetheewiththebreath,（与我失去的圣徒一同），我爱你用的笑容、Smiles,tears,ofallmylife!-and,ifGodchoose,眼泪、呼吸和生命！只要上帝允许：Ishallbutlovetheebetterafterdeath.在我死后，我只会爱你更加深情！SonnetsfromthePortuguese“Growoldwithme,thebestisyettobe.”DramaticMonologueDramaticmonologueinpoetry,alsoknownasapersonapoem,sharesmanycharacteristicswithatheatricalmonologue:anaudienceisimplied;thereisnodialogue;andthepoetspeaksthroughanassumedvoice—acharacter,afictionalidentity,orapersona.Browningregardingdramaticmonologues:“Mystressliesintheincidentsinthedevelopmentofthesoul:littleelseisworthstudy.”Keypoints:self-exposure&psychologicalportrayalWhatistheStereotypesoftheEra?•Free,•open,•andnaturalexpressionofemotions•isquintessentiallyRomantic,whereas•Courtesy,•modesty,•reserve,•repression,(抑制)•containment,（含蓄）•composure,（谨慎）•artifice,（诡计）•andsecrecy•arequintessentiallyVictorian.FeaturesoftheEraVictoria’sSecret“Victoria’sSecret”ismeanttocaptureanironyinVictorian“modesty”.Forexample,effortstocoverup,dressup,orhidenuditycanmerelyaccentuatethethoughtofit;lacecoveringsareveryVictorian.Victoriansociety.orgOnVictorianFashionandModesty:Thenecklinewashighexceptforevenings:asC.W.Cunningtonremarks,'Thehighwatermarkofmodestywouldebbaftersunsetsomesixinches!'(AHandbookofEnglishCostumeinthe19thCentury).Notetheappearanceofsomecoveredwristsandsomegloves.“Victoria’sSecret”•Browning’s“MyLastDuchess”exemplifyrepression.Thespeakersdon’tquitetellitthewayitis,butthereaders,likeFreud,caninterpretwhat’swrongwiththespeakers.•Readbetweenthelines•Probeintothedepth曲折隐晦欲说还休•Aretheresomelisteners?Howdoyouknowit?•WhoistheDukeofFerraratalkingtointhepoem?•WhyishisguestvisitingtheDukeofFerrara?•WhopaintedthepictureoftheDuke’slatewife?Questions•墙上的这幅画是我的前公爵夫人，•看起来就像她活着一样。如今，•我称它为奇迹：潘道夫画师的手笔•经一日忙碌，从此她就在此站立。•你愿坐下看看她吗？我有意提起•潘道夫，因为外来的生客（例如你）•凡是见了画中描绘的面容、•那真挚的眼神的深邃和热情，•没有一个不转向我（因为除我外•再没有别人把画上的帘幕拉开），•似乎想问我可是又不