the-flea

英国文学选读09级英本3班李莎Unit417centuryBritishpoetsJohnDonneAboutthewriterJohnDonne(21January1572–31March1631)•Englishpoet,satirist,lawyer,andpriest,isnowconsideredthepreeminent(卓越的)representativeofthemetaphysicalpoets(玄学派诗人）.•Hisworksarenotableforthestrongandsensualstyleandincludesonnets,lovepoetry,religiouspoems,Latintranslations,epigrams(讽刺短诗),elegies(挽歌),songs,satiresandsermons(布道辞).•JohnDonne'sstyleischaracterizedbyabruptopenings,variousparadoxes,ironies,dislocations.•AnotherimportantthemeinDonne’spoetrywastheideaoftruereligion,whichwassomethingthathespentalotoftimeconsideringandtheorizingabout.Theflea——JohnDonneSummaryThisisapoembyJohnDonneinwhichhetriestopersuadehisfemalepartnertomakelovetohim.Heusesafleaandthewayitsucksboththeirbloodstotrytoconvincethegirlthatitisnotsinful(有罪的)tounitetheirbodiesinthesexualact.跳蚤约翰·邓恩看呀，这只跳蚤，叮在这里，你对我的拒绝多么微不足道；它先叮我，现在又叮你，我们的血液在它体内溶和你知道这是不能言说的罪恶、羞耻、贞操的丢失，它没有向我们请求就得到享受，饱餐了我们的血滴后大腹便便，这种享受我们无能企及。中文翻译住手，一只跳蚤，三条生命啊，它的身体不只是见证我们的婚约。还是你和我，我们的婚床，婚姻的殿堂；父母怨恨，你不情愿，我们还是相遇，并躲藏在黝黑的有生命的墙院里。尽管你会习惯地拍死跳蚤，千万别，这会杀了我，也增加你的自杀之罪，杀害三条生命会亵渎神灵。中文翻译多么残忍，你毫无犹豫用无辜的鲜血染红自己的指甲它不过吸了你一滴血罪不至死啊？你却以胜利者的口吻说你我并没有因失血而有些虚弱；的确，担心不过是虚惊一场：接受我的爱，你的名誉不会有丝毫损失，就象跳蚤之死不会让你的生命有所损失。中文翻译interestpointWhykillthefleawouldbesacrilege?Instanza2,thegirlisgoingtosquash(被压碎)theflea.Thepoeturgeshertospareit,usingtheologicalarguments.The‘threelivesinone’oftheflea(herblood,hisandits)isaclearreferencetotheChristianideaoftheTrinity.Thefleaisseenastheirmarriage‘temple’,whichitwouldbe‘sacrilege’todestroy.TheideaofaphysicalbodybeingatempleappearsintheNewTestament(新约全书)Corinthians3:17‘Sacrilege’iswheresomethingseenasholyinareligionisdestroyed.Soifsheweretokilltheflea,shewouldbekillinghim(sincethefleahasadropofthepoet'sblood,whichthensymbolizeshimaltogether);shewouldbecommittingsuicide;andshewouldbecommittingsacrilege.ThereisalsotheChristianteachingthatanysexualunionisamakinginto‘oneflesh’(Corinthians6:16,derivedfromGenesis2:24),eveniftheunionisonlywithaprostitute.AndthereisanothersayingthatIntheseventeenthcentury,peoplebelievedthatwomenwouldbepregnantwhentheirbloodmixedwiththemen'sbloodduringsexualintercourse.Sothespeakerthoughtthatheandhismistresshadalreadycreatedababyinthefleabecausetheirbloodmixedtogetherinit,buttheyhadnosexualintercourse.Trinity:TheChristianchurchteachesthatGodisthreepersonsinone'Father,Son(JesusChrist)andHolySpirit.Theyshareonedivinenatureandareallinvolvedintheworkofcreationandsalvation.Corinthians3:17：IfanyonedestroysGod'stemple,Godwilldestroythatperson;forGod'stempleissacred,andyoutogetherarethattemple.Genesis2:24:Forthisreasonamanwillleavehisfatherandmotherandbeunitedtohiswife,andtheywillbecomeoneflesh.=400&width=500&inlineId=tt_1&fireFunction=initTranslations://=1185materialresources