第一讲英国文艺复兴时期诗歌赏析

The curell│ markes of│ many│ a bloud│y fielde ;│ B
Yet armes │till that │time did│ he nev│er wield :│ B His an│gry steede │did chide│ his fo│ming bitt ,│ C As much │disday│ning to │the curbe │to yield :│ B Full jol│ly knight│ he seemd , │and faire│ did sitt ,│ C
The curell markes of many a bloudy fielde ; Yet armes till that time did he never wield : His angry steede did chide his foming bitt , As much disdayning to the curbe to yield : Full jolly knight he seemd , and faire did sitt , As one for knightly giusts and fierce encounters fitt
The Renaissance shattered and destroyed the old ideas, rending the thick veil which they had drawn between the mind of man and the outer world, and flashing the light of reality upon the darkened places of his own nature. For the mystic teaching of the Church was substituted culture in the classical humanities; a new ideal was established, whereby man strove to make himself the monarch of the globe on which it is his privilege as well as destiny to live. The Renaissance was the liberation of humanity from a dungeon, the double discovery of the outer and the inner world.

As one │for knight│ly giusts │and fierce │encoun│ters fitt .│ C
Thomas Wyatt; Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey (P.39)
Sonnet was introduced into England by Wyatt and Surrey; Surrey wrote the first English blank verse.
During the Middle Ages man had lived enveloped in a cowl. He had not seen the beauty of the world, or had seen it only to cross himself, and turn aside and tell his beads and pray. Beauty is a snare, pleasure a sin, the world a fleeting show, man fallen and lost, death the only certainty, judgment inevitable, hell everlasting, heaven hard to win, ignorance is acceptable to God as a proof of faith and submission-- these were the fixed ideas of the ascetic mediaeval Church.
仙后(第一卷,节选）

高贵的骑士在平原上策马驰骋， 挎著锋利的刀枪和银光闪烁的盾牌， 盾上深深的刀痕是历史的见证， 永不让人忘记多次浴血沙场的残酷历程； 但骑士却是第一次披甲挂帅。 他的烈马愤怒地责怪著韁绳，
像是说决不屈从於羁绊的窒碍。
快乐的骑士在马上英姿飒爽， 善於比武，也能在战场与敌人激烈交锋。
Forget Not Yet
别忘了
The Lover Beseecheth his Mistress not to 恋人祈求薄情女 Forget his Steadfast Faith and True Intent Thomas Wyatt
Humanism

The secular nature of humanism, as well as its questioning attitude, often brought it into conflict with the traditional teachings of the Catholic Church and Medieval thinking.
The Faerie Queene格律分析

A Gen│tle Knight│ was prick│ing on│ the plaine ,│ A Ycladd│ in│ might│tie armes│ and sil│ver shielde ,│ B Wherein │old dints │of deepe │wounds did │remaine ,│ A
The Beginning
The term Renaissance means

“rebirth” in Latin. It was the rebirth of art and learning. It was influenced by very powerful families such as the Medici family. The Medici’s were bankers out of Florence. The families gave support to various artists.
西斯庭教堂内景
《椅中圣母》 （油画） （意大利） 拉斐尔 （1514 - 1516年）
选自http://www.artsea.net
Edmund Spenser, the Poet’s Poet(1552-1599)
Spenser’s other works
Amoretti, Epithalamion, The Shepherd’s Calendar
文艺复兴美术三杰
《最后的晚餐》 （意大利） 达 ·芬奇画 1495 - 1497年 米兰圣玛利亚· 格拉契修道院藏
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《西斯廷教堂天顶画》局部 壁画 36· 54×13· 14米 米开朗期罗 （意大利） 梵帝冈西斯廷教堂藏 （1475 - 1564年）
The Renaissance： Marlowe, Shakespeare
英国文艺复兴时期诗人：马洛 与莎士比亚
The Renaissance Begins in Italy



The Renaissance begins in Italy The Renaissance begins in Italy and spreads north to the rest of Europe. Italy was the center of trade between northern Europe and Africa. It was the center of Greco-Roman culture. It was the center of the Catholic Church. The Renaissance runs between 1300 and 1650.
Writing feature of the poem



The Faerie Queene” was written in a special verse form called : Spenserian Stanza(斯宾塞诗 节)。 Each stanza has 9 lines, each of the first eight lines is in iambic pentameterform抑扬格五音 步, and the ninth line is an iambic hexameter line长短格六步格诗 . The rhythm scheme is abab bcbc c.
Huma来自百度文库ism
Humanism is the idea that is


focused on human achievements and potential rather than religious themes. Focused on the man and his world. Concentrated on everyday human problems and relationships. Humanists focus on pleasure rather than morality.
The Faerie Queene
The Faerie Queene


Largely symbolic, the poem follows several knights in their adventures to test their virtues: Holiness, Temperance, Chastity, Friendship, Justice, Courtesy. Dominating thoughts: nationalism, humanism, and puritanism.
Characteristics of Renaissance



Humanism Individualism Questioning Attitude Interest in Secular, or nonreligious worldly matters. Rise of the middle class (Disposable income) Great achievements in the arts.
Canto 1 (Excerpt)

A Gentle Knight was pricking on the plaine , Ycladd in mightie armes and silver shielde ,
Wherein old dints of deepe wounds did remaine ,
Spenser Quotes




“It is the mind that maketh good or ill, that maketh wretch or happy, rich or poor.” “Sleep after toil, port after stormy seas, Ease after war, death after life does greatly please.” “True loves are often sown, but seldom grow on ground.” “The poets' scrolls will outlive the monuments of stone. Genius survives; all else is claimed by death.”