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1、薆袆羂艿蒂袅膄肂蒈袅袄莈03“这是我写给世界的信”——解读爱米丽·狄金森导入:狄金森(1830-1886),20岁开始写诗,早期的诗大都已散失。1858年后闭门不出,70年代后几乎不出房门,文学史上称她为“阿默斯特的女尼”。留下诗稿1,775首,她生前只有7首诗发表。逝世后,她的亲友将她的遗诗发表。直到美国现代诗兴起,她才作为现代诗的先驱者得到热烈欢迎。ThisismylettertotheworldThisismylettertotheworld,Thatneverwrotetome,--Thesimpl
2、enewsthatNaturetold,Withtendermajesty.HermessageiscommittedTohandsIcannotsee;Forloveofher,sweetcountrymen,Judgetenderlyofme!一、文本细读(一)BecauseICouldNotStopforDeath分节赏析:Stanza1BecauseIcouldnotstopforDeath,Hekindlystoppedforme;ThecarriageheldbutjustourselvesAn
3、dImmortality.提示性分析Thefirststanzadescribesthejourneytothegrave.DeathcomescallinginacarriageinwhichImmortalityisalsoapassenger.ArchibaldMacLeishhasattendedtoDickinson’sdrainedimagesmostablyofallherreaders.Someoftheimages,hewrites,are“sostrangelyabstractedast
4、obealmosttransparent.”Oftheillogicalcouplingofherimages“eitherinmetaphororoutofit,”hesays,“ittakesmorethanasecondreadingorevenathirdtodemonstratethatthereareimagesatworkatall.”[](26)DavidPorter.Dickinson---theModernIdiom,HarvardUniversityPress,1981Stanza2W
5、eslowlydrove,heknewnohaste,AndIhadputawayMylabor,andmyleisuretoo,Forhiscivility.提示性分析AsthetripcontinuesinStanza2,thecarriagetrundlesalongataneasy,unhurriedpace,perhapssuggestingthatdeathhasarrivedintheformofadiseaseordebilitythattakesitstimetokill.Stanza3W
6、epassedtheschoolwherechildrenplayed,Theirlessonsscarcelydone;Wepassedthefieldsofgazinggrain,Wepassedthesettingsun.提示性分析Then,inStanza3,theauthorappearstoreviewthestagesofherlife:childhood(therecessscene),maturity(theripe,hence,揼azing?grain),andthedescentint
7、odeath(thesettingsun)朼sshepassestotheotherside.There,sheexperiencesachillbecausesheisnotwarmlydressed.Infact,hergarmentsaremoreappropriateforawedding,representinganewbeginning,thanforafuneral,representinganend.Stanza4WepausedbeforeahousethatseemedAswelling
8、oftheground;Theroofwasscarcelyvisible,Thecornicebutamound.提示性分析Herdescriptionofthegraveasherhouse?indicateshowcomfortableshefeelsaboutdeath.Thereaftercenturiespass,sopleasantishernewlifethattimeseemstostandst