09ezra-pound(已修改)
2025-08-16 07:24 本頁面
【正文】 The Modern PeriodSection 1 The 1920sI. IntroductionThe 1920s is a flowering period of American literature. It is considered “the second renaissance” of American literature.The nicknames for this period:(1) Roaring 20s – fort(2) Dollar Decade – rich(3) Jazz Age – Jazz musicII. Backgrounda) First World War – “a war to end all wars”(1) Economically: became rich from WWI. Economic boom: new inventions. Highlyconsuming society.(2) Spiritually: dislocation, fragmentation.b) widespread contempt for law (looking down upon law)1. Freud’s theoryIII. Features of the literatureWriters: three groups(1) Participants(2) Expatriates(3) Bohemian (unconventional way of life) – onlookersTwo areas:(1) Failure of munication of Americans(2) Failure of the American societyImagismI. Background Imagism was influenced by French symbolism, ancient Chinese poetry and Japanese literature “haiku”II. Development: three stages1. 1908~1909: London, Hulme2. 1912~1914: England America, Pound3. 1914~1917: Amy LowellIII. What is an “image”? An image is defined by Pound as that which presents an intellectual and emotional plex in an instant of time, “a vortex or cluster of fused ideas” “endowed with energy”. The exact word must bring the effect of the object before the reader as it had presented itself to the poet’s mind at the time of writing.IV. Principles1. Direct treatment of the “thing”, whether subjective or objective。2. To use absolutely no word that does not contribute to the presentation。3. As regarding rhythm, to pose in the sequence of the musical phrase, not in the sequence of a metronome.V. Significance1. It was a rebellion against the traditional poetics which failed to reflect the new life of the new century.2. It offered a new way of writing which was valid not only for t
環(huán)評公示相關推薦
鄂ICP備17016276號-1