Unit 4 A Garden of Unit 4 A Garden of PoemsPoems

•English Poetry

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Chinese poets

Du Fu Su Dongpo

静夜思

床前明月光，疑是地上霜。

举头望明月，低头思故乡。

So bright a gleam on the foot of my bed__

Could there have been a frost already ?

Lifting myself to look, I found that it was moonlight.

Sinking back again, I thought suddenly of home.

In the Quiet Night Li Bai

Scan the text and answer the questions.1. Whose poetry reminds Chinese readers of Du Fu or

Li Bai?

2. Whose poetry reminds us of Su Dongpo?

The works by Wordsworth, Byron and Keats

The works by John Donne

Para. 1Para. 2

Para. 7

Para. 3 Para. 4

Para. 5 Para. 6

The characteristics of poetry.

Chinese ancient poets and poetry.Early English poets.

English poets of the 19th century.

The introduction of English poetry to China.

Why have special attraction?

Why more people are interested in English poetry.

Main idea for each paragraph.

modern poets

History of

English poetry

Questions 1. What are the differences between poetry and other forms of literature?2.Which Chinese poets are mentioned in the text?3.Find out the time about the history of English poetry? What’s the characteristic of the poetry and which poets were living during different centuries?4.Who translated English poetry into Chinese between 1910 and the late 1930s?5.Why are more and more people interested to read modern poetry in English?

Poetry

bring… togetherplay with …

calls up…

Colours, feelings,

experiences

and …images…

Colours, feelings,

experiences

and …images…

Para 1. Para 1. Differences between poetry and other forms of literature.

The characteristics of poetry.

time characteristics poets

17th century

The end of 17th century

18th century

19th century

Modern

poets

Early English poetry

Difficult to understand

The use of surprising images

John Donne

The absence of rhyme at the end of sentence

John Millton

Alexander Pope

Greatly loved in China ---Romantic/long poems

Wordsworth George Gordon Byron John Keats

Stand closest to us both in the language and images they use

Robert Frost (American)

English Poetry

Shakespeare

Shakespeare

(1564-1616)

莎士比亚是英国文艺复兴时期伟大的诗人和戏剧家。曾被马克思誉为“最伟大的天才戏剧家”。他的诗歌造诣也相当高，其十四行诗在文学史上占重要的地位。

sonnesonnettplayplay

John Donne

(1572-1631)

多恩，英国“玄学派诗歌”的代表人物，作品主要有《海上风暴》、《圣十四行诗》等。

surprissurprising ing imagesimages

John Milton

(1608-1674)

弥尔顿，英国诗人，政论家。主要文学作品是两首长诗：《失乐园》和《复乐园》以及诗剧《力士参孙》。在英国诗人中，弥尔顿的地位仅排在莎士比亚之后。

the the absence absence of rhyme of rhyme at the at the end of end of each lineeach line

Alexander Pope

(1688-1744)

蒲柏， 是英国启蒙运动时期古典主义诗人。

主要作品有《批评论》和《人论》。蒲柏

翻译了古希腊荷马的史诗，并且编辑了

《莎士比亚全集》。

the finest the finest poetry in poetry in EnglandEngland

济慈， 19 世纪英国杰出的浪漫主义诗人。代表作《夜莺颂》、《秋颂》等。

拜伦， 19 世纪英国伟大的革命浪漫主义诗人。主要代表作 《唐璜》和《恰尔德 · 哈罗尔德游记》。

George Gordon Byron (1788-1850)

John Keats (1795-1821)

华兹华斯，英国浪漫派湖畔诗人 . 主要代表作有《致云雀》、《致杜鹃》。

William Wordsworth(1770-1850)

The style and atmosphere in their poems has often led to comparisons with poets such as Du Fu and Li Bai.

弗罗斯特，美国诗人，四次获普利策奖。

Robert Frost

(1874-1963)

Why do modern poets have their special attraction?

Stand closest to us both in the language and images

They translated English poetry into Chinese

the introduction of English poetry to China (the end of 19th )

1910---1930Lu Xun

Guo Moruo

Para 7.

1. Give you much more choice

4.poems and literature can be bridges between the East and the West.

3.Open the door to finding new ways of expressing yourself in Chinese.

More and more people are interested to read modern poetry in EnglishWhy

2. No matter how well a poem is translated , something of the spirit of the original work is lost.

Enjoyment

Poems and literature can be bridges.

Image ( 比喻）

Poems and literature can be ties that brings the East and the West together.

Poems and literature can be fine wine enjoyed by the East and the West.

Read the text carefully and choose the best answer. 1. Modern English came into being from about the end of the ___ century. A. 16th B. 17th C. 18th D.19th 2. The poetry of John Donne reminds Chinese of the poems by ____. A. Du Fu B. Li Bai C. Su Dongpo D. Guo Moruo 3. Byron's Isles of Greece (1824) is an example of ___. A. a sonnet B. romantic poetry C. nature poetry D. modern poetry

4. The wider public in China discovered English poetry

at the beginning of the __ century.

A. 17th B. 18th C. 19th D. 20th 5. The advantage of reading English poetry in Chinese

translation is ___.

A. that you have more choice

B. that something of the spirit is lost

C. that you understand it better

D. that you learn how to express yourself in new ways

The poetry of John Donne reminds Chinese readers of the poems by Li Bai.The poetry of John Donne reminds Chinese readers of the poems by Li Bai.

Poetry often follows special patterns of rhythm and rhyme.Poetry often follows special patterns of rhythm and rhyme.

Byron’s Isles of Greece is an example of nature poetry.Byron’s Isles of Greece is an example of nature poetry.

The wider public in China discovered English poetry at the beginning of the 19th century. The wider public in China discovered English poetry at the beginning of the 19th century.

Modern English came into being from about the end of the 17th century. Modern English came into being from about the end of the 17th century.

The advantage of reading English poetry in Chinese translation is that you understand it better.

The advantage of reading English poetry in Chinese translation is that you understand it better.

What do the words in bold refer to?

1.That (Para.1):

2.its(Para.3):

3.their(Para.4):

4.they(Para.5):

5.They(Para.7):

poetry plays with sounds, words and grammar

the history of English poetry

Wordsworth’s, Byron’s and Keats’

modern poets

poems and literature

① William Shakespeare

② John Donne

③ John Milton

④ Alexander Pope

⑤ George Gordon Byron

⑥ John Keats

⑦ William Wordsworth ⑧ Robert Frost

①

②

③

④

⑤⑥

⑦

⑧

1600 1700 1800 1900 2000

Further-understanding

If a poem is translated into another language, is it still the same poem?

What are some differences?Something of the spirit of the original work is

lost.

rhythm rhyme figures of speech

修辞格 , 比喻

when a poem is translated into another language, its rhythm and rhyme, the figures of speech, etc. are different from the original work. it's changed a bit. That's to say, something of the spirit of the original works is lost.

穆旦，原名查良峥。

中国现代著名诗人和翻译家。

Quietly, we embrace

In a world lit up by words

Quietly, we embrace

In a world lit up by words

Saying Good-bye to Cambridge Again

Very quietly I take my leave

As quietly as I came here;

Quietly I wave good-bye To the rosy clouds in the western sky.

The golden willows by the riverside

Are young brides in the setting sun;

Their reflections on the shimmering waves

Always linger in the depth of my heart.

To seek a dream? Just to pole a boat upstream

To where the green grass is more verdant;

Or to have the boat fully loaded with starlight

And sing aloud in the splendor of starlight. But I cannot sing aloud

Quietness is my farewell music;

Even summer insects heap silence for me

Silent is Cambridge tonight!

Very quietly I take my leave

As quietly as I came here;

Gently I flick my sleeves

Not even a wisp of cloud will I bring away

How do you like the poem? Why?

When enjoy an English poem:

1. Use your heart and emotion.

2. Imagine you are exactly in the dream world of that poem.

Then I saw the Congo creeping through the black,

Cutting through the forest with a golden track.

然后我看见刚果河从黑土地上蜿蜒流过，

在森林划下一道金色的沟壑。

Discussion

Are poems good for our life? What can we get from poems?

1. Poems bring passion ( 激情 ) to our life.

2. Poems help us to understand life, virtues, beauty and romance…

3. Poems make us know, we are here,we can make our life and the world more

colorful!

Poem is the universal language of mankind.

诗歌是全人类的共通语言。

Poem was given to man to express his thought.

诗歌赋予人类是为了表达思想

English has a short______, but there are still a lot of good English _____ and great ____ around, such as _________ of the 17th century, Pope and Johnson of the ____ century, Wordsworth, Byron, Shelly and Keats of the ____ century, and Auden of modern times. At the end of the 19th century, ___________ introduced to _____ by some famous writers such as _______ and _________. Nowadays, more and more people are ________ in reading modern poetry in _______ . Reading poetry in English also _______________ finding new ways of expressing yourself in Chinese.

historypoems poets

Shakespeare18th

19thEnglish poetry China

Lu Xun Guo Moruointerested

Englishopens the door to

1.That makes poetry difficult________(write),but interesting _____ (read).

2.China has a long history ______ which many of the world’s greatest poets were active.

3.When you have read some Chinese poems, you will have seen and heard some of the features that all good poetry________(share).

4.Modern English started________ the time of William Shakespeare, _______ the end of the sixteenth century.

to write

during

shares

around towards

to read

5. Shakespeare is _______ famous for his plays.

6. The style and atmosphere in their poems has often led to _____________ (compare) with poets such as Du Fu and Li Bai.

7. Reading poetry in English also opens the door to ________(find) new ways of expressing yourself in Chinese.

most

comparisons

finding

8. Once ___________(publish),his work became famous for the absence of rhyme at the end of each line.

9. Greatly _______(love)in China are the English Romantic poets.

published

loved