Ezra-Pound-in-the-station-of-the-Metro.ppt

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1、Ezra Pound 18851972 an American expatriate critic poet a major figure in the early modernist as The father of the American modern poetryEzra Pounds Life1855,born in Hailey Idahouniversity of PennsylvaniaHamilton college 1906,Master degree 1908,aborad1920,a permanent expatriateEzra Pounds Life1924 le

2、ft Paris for Italy W.W. Italian government, radio broadcasts 1958 accused of treason, dismissed 1972 died in ItalyMain Literary ContributionImagism 意象主义意象主义 Vorticism 旋涡主义（画派）旋涡主义（画派） Modernism 现代主义现代主义Ezra Pound s major worksA Lume Spento 灯火熄灭之时 1908 The first anthologyPersonae 人物1909Des Imagistes

3、意象派诗选 1914 The Spirit of Romance 罗曼斯精神1910 Homage to Sextus Propertivs 向塞克斯图斯普罗佩提乌斯致敬 1917 Hugh Selwyn Mauberley 休赛尔温 毛伯莱 1920CathayThe Cantos 诗章 19171959Famous Works Cathay 中国诗章 based on translations from older Chinese poets like Li Bai Hugh Selwyn Mauberley 休赛尔温 毛伯利 his disillusionment and his vie

4、w of his own careerWorks-collections Cantos 诗章 the intellectual diary since 1915 encyclopedic epic poem “In a Station of the Metro” 在地铁站内 “A Pact” 合约Comments on Ezra Pound Pound advocated the use of myth and personae in poetry . step away from the verbose style of Victorian literature He stressed cl

5、arity, precision, and economy of language, earlier traditional rhyme and meter in order to compose in the sequence of the musical phrase .Pounds contributions and effectsHe spreads of Imagism, a movement in poetry. Because of his abundant experience , Imagism become crucial and has a stable position

6、 in the history. He proposed three principles of Imagist poetry Pounds translated many Chinese poets . Chinese poetry and Japanese poetry have an effect on Pounds creation. He made huge contribution to the literature communication between east and west . Pounds contributions and effects Pound helped

7、 to discover and shape the work of contemporaries such as T. S. Eliot, James Joyce, Robert Frost andErnest Hemingway. We can find that Hemingways works also clear, concrete which has something in common with Pounds Pound started a different style from Romanticism. he opened an influential exchange o

8、f work and ideas between British and American writers Ezra Pound is generally considered the poet most responsible for defining (characterizing) and promoting a modernist artistic poetryIn a Station of the Metro The apparition of these faces in the crowd; Petals on a wet, black bough. The theme the

9、beauty of human beings. Critical on the great working pressure Critical on the decade society Argue about the theme of this poem is not the most importantFocus on the writing characters ImagismImagism imagism In a station of the metro is one of the representative In a station of the metro is one of

10、the representative works of Imagismworks of Imagism A poet to present just a picture, not his insight. Any significance to be derived from the image had to appear inherent in its clean presentation.Exact words instead of the flowery language of poetryaimed at instantaneous effect, visual and concise

11、.Free verse with the new rhythms in the sequence of the musical phraseImage superposition意象叠加 Image Superposition ： an image superimposed on another image It is essentially a metaphor eliminating the contact word therefore two specific image is superimposed depending the skipping thinking and imagin

12、ation the readers can finds the relationship between images. 意象叠加，即将一个意象叠加在另一个意象之上。它实质上是一种隐喻,由于喻体与本体之间省去了联系词,故而两个具体意象就叠加在一起了.进行跳跃式联想、想象,才能找到意象间的微妙联系.意象并置意象并置 Juxtaposition of images 指的是两个以上（含两个）意象以并列的方式有机组合在一起，它们之间没有时空的限定和关系的承接，作者的思想情感作为连结它们的主要纽带Two or above two unrelated images combined The thought

13、 and feeling is the link between imagesIn a Station of the Metro Juxtaposition of images There are four images faces crowd Petals boughThese four images just presents in two lines without any verb.This is the Juxtaposition of images.To understand the first line ,imagination is needed.In the station

14、,many people ,in the crowd some different faces appears. Second line,The relationship between Petals boughOn the tree ,many branches, on the bough some beautiful petals flowers.In a Station of the Metro Image superposition also these four images (people) faces Petals(hope) (society situation)crowd b

15、ough(outmoded) faces represent people, also is a metaphor for Petals, the petals symbolize hope ,positive .Crowd represent the whole society, also is a metaphor for bough, the bough symbolize the past ,outmoded.8 relationship 14 words.Comparison Color comparison Petals and wet black From this compar

16、ison we can conclude the symbolizations of the bough is something negative and the petals represents positive. Comparison between Static and actionsThere is no verb, only four images listedComparison between Static and actions static:Comparison between Static and actionsThere is no verb, only four i

17、mages listedActions:The word apparition transferred the feeling thatAuthor suddenly saw some faces in the crowd. Petals are vibrant flowersThis also can help to conclude petals symbolizegood things.CoclusionIn a station of Metroan Imagist poem , fourteen words, Represent economy of language, precision of imagery and experimenting with non-traditional verse forms.It presents a picture to the readers and give more imagination to the readers