On Similarities and Differences on the Theme of Mourning in Chinese Poetry and English Poetry.ppt
On Similarities and Differences on the Theme of Mourning in Chinese Poetry and English Poetry,Chapter I：Views of ChineseMourning poemsChapter II：Views of EnglishMourning poemsChapter III：The Similaritiesand Difference About Views ofChinese and English Mourning poemsChapter:Examples,Elegiac poems have a greatimportance in both English and Chinesepoetry.Looking from the appearance,they are both poetry written for deadones,but they have some aspects indifferent.Today I will talk about theElegiac poems Condoling to wife.Thefollowings are about views of deathbetween Chinese and English poetry.,1.Main features of Chinese Elegiac poem,1.1.The poem describes the realities of everyday life images.1.2.The poem highlight the“Kind-heart”of his Sweetheart.1.3.The content of the poem contains moral principles1.4.The feelings in the poems are generally sorrowful,2.Main features of English Elegiac poem,2.1.The poem is full of imagination.2.2.The poem highlight the“beauty”of his Sweetheart.2.3.The content of the poem contains sexual love.2.4.The poem describe the hope accompany with sorrowful feelings.,3.Similarities and Differences between Chinese Poetry and English Poetry,There are many Similarities and Differencesbetween Chinese Poetry and English Poetry,here I will mainly talk about the Differences.The main Differences are the differences offeatures.And I will explain the features withdetails and analyze the reasons.,3.1The differences in the description of the object,The chinese poem describes the realities of everydaylife images.Mainly described The activities done byhis wife when she was alive,like windows,boudoir,dresser etc.Reasons:Heavy male and light Women in ancientChina,women primarily responsible for housework.,Western poems is full of fantasy,not limited to the things around.Reasons:Higher status of women inWestern society,they can participate in avariety of activities.The poet has abroader selection in scene.,3.2The differences in the ideological content,The chinese poem highlight the“Kindheart”of his Sweetheart,that is,praise hisWifes good morality，Like industrious,virtuous.Reasons:Under the impact of Confucianismand Taoism,China has formed values aboutgoodness and beauty.,The western poem highlight the“beauty”of his Sweetheart,that is,praise his wifes beauty.Reasons:Western society has a traditional glorification for beauty,and beauty was respected since the Greek age.,3.3The differences in the conveyed idea,Chinese poetry mainly transmited human relations of mutual concern.The love between Couples has transmitted into family love.Reasons:Affected by Chinas ethical culture and the atmosphere of the ancient poetry.Western poetry has more content with sex.Reasons:Influenced by the concept of Love in West countries.Western view that the root of love is instinct.,3.4The differences in the described feelings,Chinese Mourning Poetry is an expression of sorrow,the poet lost his beloved wife,and he can not distract the sad feelings.Reasons:Chinese poets believed that death is the end of life and one can never be reunited after death,so it can produce deep sorrow.,English Mourning Poetry is an expression of sorrow,accompanied with hope,they believe the happiness of future afterlife.Reasons:Affected by the Christianity Westerns believed that people ascend to paradise after death,so they reduced the sorrow,and increased of fantasy.,3.5 The differences in the technique of expression,Chinese Mourning Poetry tends to express thefeelings by writing the scenery,and express them implicitly.English Mourn Poetry tends to express thefeelings Straightforwardly,they rarely drawinto the scenery.,4.1 Taking the poet of 江城子 as an example,江城子 乙卯正月二十日夜记梦 苏轼十年生死两茫茫。The sentence is full of sorrow 不思量，自难忘。千里孤坟，无处话凄凉。纵使相逢应不识，尘满面，鬓如霜。夜来幽梦忽还乡。小轩窗，正梳妆。The activities done by his wife when she was alive相顾无言，惟有泪千行。The grieved feelings of the poet料得年年断肠处，明月夜，短松冈。,4.2 Taking the poet of“On his Deceased Wife”as an example,On His Deceased Wife John MiltonMe thought I saw my late espoused Saint.Brought to me like Alcestis from the grave,Whom Joves great son to her glad husband gave,Rescued from Dead by force,though pale and faint.Mine,as when washed from spot of child-bed taintPurification in the Old Law did save,And such as yet once more I trust to have Full sight of her in Heaven without restraint,Came vested all in white,pure as her mind,Her face was veiled,yet to my fancied sightLove,sweetness,goodness,in her person shinedSo clear as in no face with more delight.But oh!as to embrace me she inclined,I wake,she fled,and day brought back my night.,The poet see a ray of hope in sadness,The description of his wife in his dream,Thank you,
