1、,组员：周雨怡，邢小玲，古惠嫦，谢雅怡,The Isles of Greece,“The Isles of Greece” is taken from Don Juan Canto . In the early 19th century, Greece was under the rule of Turks. By praising Greeces ancient brilliant culture, splendid civilization, great military achievements and heroic militant tradition and satirizing t
2、he Greeks apathy towards their countrys being slaved by Turks.,Introduction,Byron tries very hard to encourage and impel the Greek people to rise and fight for their national liberty and independence, which shows the poets enthusiastic support for people against all forms of oppression. The 16 six-l
3、ine stanzas of this poem follow a quatrain-couplet rhyme scheme: ABABCC. Each line is metered in iambic tetrameter. It is famous for its extensive use of allusions, references and citations,Whats the theme of the poem？,The author contrast the difference between the ancient and modern, to express the
4、 grief and indignation, call for the Greek peoples awakening to fight for national independence. The poem was interpreted into China in the 12C, which caused a profound effect . The suffering that Greece experienced is a vivid reflection of Chinas past impotence and indignity at the hands of colonia
5、l powers in the modern history.,Calling for freedom and independence,calling for revolts against tyranny,（1） The isles of Greece, the Isles of Greece！ 希腊群岛呵，希腊群岛！Where burning Sappho loved and sung, 你有过萨福歌唱爱情，Where grew the artsof war and peace, 你有过隆盛的武功文教,Burning: passionate, ardent Sappho：Greece l
6、yric poet,Where Delos rose, and Phoebus sprung, 太阳神从你的提洛岛诞生！Eternal summer gilds them yet, 长夏的阳光灿烂如金But all, except their sun, is set. 除了太阳，一切都沉沦！But all, except their sun, is set”: But all their past glories are no more, only the sun still shines upon them.,Delos: a name of island Phoebus: Appollo,
7、解析：allusions are frequently used in this poem to set a sharp contrast between the past and the present of Greece.,(2) The Scian and the Teian muse, 开俄斯歌手，忒俄斯诗人，The heros harp, the lovers lute 英雄的竖琴，情人的琵琶，Have found the fame your shores refuse. 在你的境内没没无闻，,Teos:Anacreon，BC563478“The Scian and the Teia
8、n muse”: referring to Homer and Anacreon. “Muse” here means poet. “Scian -of Scio or Chios in the Grecian Archipolage, claimed to have been the birthplace of Homer. Teian”- of Teos in ancient Ionis, where the poet Anaceron was born. “Have found the fame your shores refuse “: have elsewhere received
9、the honor which Greece itself failed to give.,海岛乐园（Islands of the Blest）可能指西非塞内加尔（Senegal）的佛得角群岛（Cape Verde Islands），或大西洋东北部的嘉纳丽群岛（Canary Islands）。,Their place of birth alone is mute 诗人的故土悄然喑哑To sounds which echo further west 他们在西方的名声远扬，Than your sires “Island of the Blest”. 远过你祖先的乐岛仙乡。,(3) The moun
10、tains look on Marathon, 巍巍群山望着马拉松， And Marathon looks on the sea; 马拉松望着海波万里， And musing there an hour alone, 我沉思半晌，在我的梦幻中,Marathon: a plain in Greeks, where the Persian invaders were completely annihilated by the Greek in 490 BC. 马拉松希腊地名，在雅典东北。,I dreamed that Greece might still be free; 希腊还像是自由的土地；
11、For standing on the Persians grave, 脚下踩的是波斯人坟墓，I could not deem myself a slave 我怎能相信我是个亡国奴！,Significance: allusion: war of Marathon, Greeks won victory over Persian troops. But now, on Persians grave, Greeks turn into slave and were chained.,(4) A king sate on the rocky brow 有一位国王坐在山顶，Which looks oe
12、r sea-born Salamis; 萨拉米海盗展现在脚下，And ships, by thousands, lay below, 成千的战舰，各国的兵丁，,King：Xerxes, king of Persia, who invaded Greece by sea and land in 480BC Oer: over Salamis : a Greek island in the Gulf of the Aegean Sea, near Athens, Greece(萨拉米斯)塞浦路斯古都，古代是塞岛一个重要的城邦国家,And men in nations-all were his! 在
13、下面排开全归他统辖！He counted them atbreak of day, 天亮时，他还在数去数来And when the sun set where were they? 太阳落水时，他们安在？,“And, when the sun set, where were they?” Here it refers to the destruction of all the Persian ships at the naval battle of Salamis.,解析：Encouragement and advocacy to point out the degeneration of t
14、he country,(5) And where art thou, My country? On thy voiceless shore The heroic lay is tuneless now The heroic bosom beats no more! And must thy lyre, so long divine, Degenerate into hands like mine?,Thy: your 呵，他们而今安在？有你呢， 我的祖国？在无声的地上， 英雄的颂歌如今已沉 那英雄的心也不再荡！ 难道你一向庄严的琴， 竟至沦落到我的手里弹弄？,(6) Tis something
15、 in the dearth of fame, Though linkd among a fetterd race, To feel at least a patriots shame, Even as I sing, suffuse my face. For what is left the poet here? For Greeks a blushfor Greece a tear.,(dearth: lack of) 置身于披枷带锁的民族， 与荣誉无缘，也心甘情愿， 至少，能痛感绑架的屈辱， 歌唱的时候，我羞惭满面； 诗人在这里有什么作用？ 为祖国落泪，为同胞脸红！,“For what
16、is left a poet here?”: What is left for a poet to do here?,(7)Must we but weep oer days more blest? Must we but blush?Our fathers bled. Earth! Render back from out thy breast A remnant of our Spartan dead! Of the three hundred grant but three, To make a new Thermopylae!,render: present Thermopylae:
17、It was a narrow mountain pass in Greece. 缅怀往昔，只流泪？只羞惭？ 我们的祖先却热血喷流！ 大地啊！从你怀抱里送还 斯巴达英雄好汉的零头！ 三百名勇士给三个就够， 重演一次温泉关战斗！,(8) What, silent still? and silent all? Ah! no;the voices of the dead Sound like a distant torrents fall, And answer, Let one living head, But one arise,we come, we come! Tis but the liv
18、ing who are dumb.,Torrent: a lot of water falling Tis: this 怎么，静悄悄？声息毫无？ 听见了！是死者回答的声音： “又一个活人挺身而出， 我们就都来，都来效命！” 这声音像远方瀑布喧响， 可活人呢，却不开腔。,The Isles of Greece Appreciate,1.The versification of the songs is different from the rest of the long poem. The song is composed of 16 stanzas, each stanza consisti
19、ng of 6 lines of iambic tetrameter(四步抑扬格）, with a rhyme scheme ababcc. 2. Byron contrasts the past glory of the Greek people with their present state of enslavement with the purpose of stirring up the Greek people to fight for their liberation bravely. 3.Byron uses lots of allusions to Greek mytholo
20、gy and historical events to honor the Greek peoples ancestors and their rich cultural and historical heritage, and at the same time to strengthen the contrast between the past and the present.4.The theme of patriotism and heroism is evoked thoroughly and impressively in between the lines.,Writing Fe
21、atures,1. The novelty of Byrons subject matter, the exotic quality of his descriptions of oriental scenery. 2. Scattered through his works one finds magnificent descriptions of natural scenery and exquisite lyrics of love and despair. 3. His poetic style is loose, fluent, vivid. 4. Ease and raciness
22、 are always characteristics of him.,What is Byronic hero?,Byrons chief contribution to English poetry. Such a hero is a proud, rebellious figure of noble origin. Passionate and powerful, he is to right all the wrongs in a corrupt society, and he would fight single-handedly against all the misdoings. Thus this figure is a rebellious individual against outworn social systems and conventions.All in all Byronic hero has such characters:fiery passions; unbending willideal of freedom against tyranny and injustice one fighters, individualistic ends,Thanks,
