1、 英国文学经典阅读英国文学经典阅读作品文本研究作品文本研究PPTPPT Unit 4 The flea 1 Conceit(奇喻)Metaphysical Poetry Translation of The Flea Summary of The FleaContent:1.Introduction to John Donne 2.3.4.5.2Introduction to John Donne The leading figure of the metaphysical school 3Donne was born in London to a prominent Roman Cathol
2、ic family.4 At the age of 11 he entered the University of Oxford,where he studied for three years.According to some accounts,he spent the next three years at the University of Cambridge but took no degree at either university.He began the study of law at Lincolns Inn,London,in 1592,and he seemed des
3、tined for a legal or diplomatic career.5 Donne was appointed private secretary to Sir Thomas Egerton,Keeper of the Great Seal,in 1598.His secret marriage in 1601 to Egertons niece,Anne More,resulted in his dismissal from this position and in a brief imprisonment.During the next few years Donne made
4、a meager living as a lawyer.6Donnes principal literary accomplishments during this period were Divine Poems(1607)and the prose work Biathanatos(c.1608,posthumously published 1644),a half-serious extenuation of suicides,in which he argued that suicide is not intrinsically sinful.7Donne became a pries
5、t of the Anglican Church in 1615 and was appointed royal chaplain later that year.In 1621 he was named dean of St.Pauls Cathedral.He attained eminence as a preacher,delivering sermons that are regarded as the most brilliant and eloquent of his time.8Summary of The Flea This poem is about the speaker
6、 used a flea as a bridge that made him and his mistress combine to become one.The listener thou was his lover.He loved her very much and even wants to make love with her,but she didnt.9Translation of The Flea 跳蚤跳蚤 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
7、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。Mark but this flea,and mark in this,How little that which thou 1 deniest me is;Me it sucked first and now sucks thee 2,And in this flea our two bloods mingled be 3;Thou knowst that this cannot be saidA sin,or shame,or loss of maidenhead,Yet this enjoys before it woo,And p
8、ampered swells with one blood made of two,And this,alas,is more than we would do.10 Oh stay,three lives in one flea spare 4,Where we almost,nay more than married are.This flea is you and I,and this Our marriage bed and marriage temple is;Though parents grudge 5,and you,we are met,And cloistered in t
9、hese living walls of jet.Though use 6 make you apt to kill me Let not to that,self-murder added be,And sacrilege 7,three sins in killing three.11 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。12 Cruel and sudden,hast 8 thou
10、 since Purpled thy nail 9 in blood of innocence?Wherein could this flea guilty be,Except in that drop which it sucked from thee?Yet thou triumphst,and sayst that thou Findst not thy self nor me the weaker now;Tis true;then learn how false fears be:Just so much honor,when thou yieldst to me,Will wast
11、e,as this fleas death took life from thee.13 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。14Metaphysical PoetryMetaphysical Poetry is characterized by fantastically mysticism.15 Metaphysical poetry is a kind of realistic,often iro
12、nic and witty,verse combing intellectual ingenuity and psychological insight written partly in reaction to the conventions of Elizabethan love poetry by such seventeenth-century poets as John Donne,George Herbert,Richard Crashaw,Thomas Traverse,and Andrew Marvell.16 The Metaphysical were out of crit
13、ical favor for the 18th and 19th centuries(obviously,the Romantic poets found little in this heavily intellectualized poetry).At the end of the 19th century and in the beginning of the 20th century,interest in this group picked up,and especially important was T.S.Eliots famous essay The Metaphysical
14、 Poets(1921).17 Interest peaked this century with the New Critics school around mid-century,and now is tempering off a bit,though Donne,the original Big Name is being super ceded now by interest in George Herbert,whos religious seeking and questioning seems to be hitting a critical nerve.18Conceit J
15、ohn Donne,one of the most influential figures among Metaphysical poets,has been famous for his special use of conceit.This thesis endeavors to make a brief study on the characteristics of Donnes conceits in The Flea.19 Part One explores the representative different viewpoints about conceit as a lite
16、rary device and the specialties of each theory in the analysis of Donnes conceits.In this part,conceit is more attached to Treasures“Theory of Conceit”connected with its origin,and its uniqueness as a literary device.20 Part Two adopts another aspect of Tesauros“Theory of Conceit”.It explores how Do
17、nne uses images to express his contradictory feeling.It analyses some typical examples in Donnes Songs and Sonnets.It divides the imagery mainly into three aspects:life and death,secular and divine,science and theology.Donnes Poetry is a mirror of the common feeling of human being which focuses the
18、intellect and emotion in his poetry.21 Part Three is devoted to analyzing the two important themes in Donnes The Flea women and love.From the analysis of the conceit within the two themes,the thesis reveals the unique viewpoints reflected in Donnes conceits.It is the conceit that makes his poetry unique and striking within the Elizabethan literary tradition22Thank you！23
