英美文学选读-4：John-DonnePPT课件

JohnDonne(1572----1631)MetaphysicalPoetry（玄学派诗歌）MetaphysicalPoetsareagroupofpoetsattheearlypartofthe17thcentury.ItsmajormembersareJohnDonne,GeorgeHerbert,etc.ThebasicfeaturesofMetaphysicalPoetryareits“wit”(才智)and“conceit”(奇喻)andthedexterous(灵巧的)useofcolloquialspeech.Wit“Wit”heremeansbeingcleveratyoking(连接)themostheterogeneous(多种多样的)ideastogetherbyviolencesoastoimpresspeople.Conceit“Conceit”denotesafantasticfancy(想象力，幻想)orwayofthinkingintheformofpeculiar(奇怪的)，ingenious(灵巧的，新颖独特的),many-sidedmetaphor.TheFleaQuestionsforconsideration:1.Whydoesthepoetsaythat“thiscannotbesaidasin,orshame,orlossofmaidenhead”?2.Whatdoyouthinktheaddressee’sparents’attitudetowardthepoet’swooing?3.What’stherealpurposeofthepoettosaythatinkillingtheflea“thou”areactuallykillingthree?4.Trytoidentifytherhymeschemeofthispoem.Threeroles:Aman(thespeaker)AladyAfleaNewWords1. Mark:togiveattentionto;takenoticeof;notice注意看ex.Markthechangethathastakenplace2. deniest: archaicpast2nd-personsingularofDENY 3. lossofmaidenhead:lossofvirginity失去贞操4.woo:court,pursue,chase求爱，寻求....的赞同5.nay：no；notonlybutalso不仅如此，而且6.Andpamperedswellswithonebloodmadeoftwo:Renaissancemedicaltheoryheldthatbloodwasmingledduringsexualintercourse,leadingtoconception;thustheimageofswellingsuggestspregnancy.7.stay:stop;don'tkilltheflea8.grudge:afeelingofillwill orresentment不满，怨恨9. jet:blackmarble黑色大理石（the“livingwallsofjet”hererefertothebodyoftheflea.） 10. use:custom,convention习俗；社会风俗11.sacrilege:theviolationofanythingsacredorheldsacred亵渎神圣（sincethefleaisa“marriagetemple,”killingitwouldbesacrilege）12.hast:archaicpast2nd-personsingularofHAVE13.wherein:在哪里，在哪方面14.triumph'st:archaicpast2nd-personsingularofTRIUMPH 15. say'st:archaicpast2nd-personsingularofSAY16. find'st:archaicpast2nd-personsingularofFIND17. yield'st:rchaicpast2nd-personsingularofYIELD Discussion:1.Doyouthinkitisnaturaltoconnectlovewithaflea?2.What’sspecialaboutthispoem?Howisitdifferentfromthatofotherlovepoems?Makesomecomparisonsifyoucan.