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1、 2013 届毕业生毕业论文 An Analysis of Emily Dickinsons Views on Death浅析艾米莉狄金森的死亡观学生姓名 常平 学 号 4031209234 所属学院 人文学院 专 业 英 语 班 级 13-2 指导教师 日 期 2013年1月2013年5月塔里木大学人文学院外语系AbstractEmily Dickinson (1830-1886) was not only one of the most remarkable and productive poets in American literature, but also a strikingly
2、 independent intellect and an original talent, writing poetry far ahead of her time. Because of her uniqueness and enormous productivity, the research on her poems, her most eye-catching and striking works, is very meaningful.This thesis intends to discover Emily Dickinsons death views and her contr
3、adiction over eternity. On the one hand, she calmly accepts death because she knows that death is inevitable and she believes that death is toward eternity; on the other hand, she doubts whether death is heading toward immortality. Another purpose of this thesis is to find out what factors have form
4、ed and influenced her death views, deepening readers understanding of Dickinson as well as her works.In order to achieve these purposes, this thesis does not put her background information and literary status as a complete chapter. It uses two overarching parts, which are more precise and direct. Fi
5、rst and foremost is an analysis of Emily Dickinsons death views, which are shown in the poem consecutively, including her calm acceptance of death with the inevitability of death and death heading toward eternity, then followed by the question of death or eternity. The second section analyzes the re
6、asons behind her death views, exploring in great detail in terms of several key factors, including her religious belief, and the influence of her homestead. The more research done, the greater Emily Dickinson is. The better understanding of Emily Dickinson, the more contradictory she is. Her death v
7、iew is her precious legacy to the offspring. Key Words: Emily Dickinson; death view; inevitability; immortality; religion; homestead 摘 要艾米莉狄金森不仅是美国文学史上最优秀、最多产的诗人之一,也是极具独立思想、创新的天才。她的作品远远超出了所处的时代。由于狄金森的独特性和惊人的创作力,对其诗作的研究就显得更加有意义。本文旨在探讨艾米莉狄金森的死亡观以及她对死亡和永恒的矛盾心理。一方面她静静地等待着死亡的来临,因为她知道死亡是无法避免的,也相信死亡是通向永恒的桥
8、梁;而另一方面,她却在怀疑死亡是否能真正地通向永恒。此外,本文亦全面探索了影响并塑造其死亡观的各种因素,以加深读者对狄金森及其作品的理解。为了更直接、更精确地实现这些目的,本文没有将艾米莉的生平和文学地位作为单独的一章,而是选择了最主要的两部分进行分析。第一章重点分析了她的死亡观,其中包括两个小节,第一节揭示其平静地等待死亡的来临,第二节分析艾米莉对于死亡和永恒的怀疑态度。第二章主要讨论了影响艾米莉死亡观的因素,包括宗教因素,家园因素等。研究越深入,狄金森的伟大越鲜明。理解越深入,狄金森的矛盾心理便越明显。这便是艾米莉狄金森留给后代的宝贵财富。 关键词:艾米莉狄金森;死亡观;必然性;永恒;宗教
9、;家园ContentsAbstracti摘 要ii1. Introduction12. Dickinsons Views on Death22.1 Calm Acceptance of Death22.1.1 The Inevitability of Death22.1.2 Death Heading toward Eternity42.2 Death or Eternity? That is a question43. The Reasons behind Her Death Views63.1 Religions Influence63.2 The Homestead Influence7
10、3.2.1 Home-Destiny73.2.2 Homestead-Sense of Safety84. Conclusion10References11Acknowledgments121. IntroductionEmily Dickinson, the short name for Emily Elizabeth Dickinson, was an “American best-known female poet and one of the foremost authors in American literature” (Cao, 1999:187). She is conside
11、red as “the most important female poet in America” and “one of the best American poets of United States” (Porter, 1981:16). Biographer Richard Chase once said, “Emily Dickinson is the greatest female poet, and so is her counterpart Walt Whitman who has the greatest achievements. Perhaps some critics
12、 have agreed so” (1951:3). All the comments demonstrate her irreplaceable literary status in American literature.Among all her poems, death poems occupy a large part. Research on her death poems has been developing over a long period of time. “Emily Dickinson was obsessed with death, so about one th
13、ird of her poems were relevant to it” (Yang, 2012: 22). Peter Nesteruk also acclaimed that “death is important to Emily Dickinson. Out of some one thousand and seven hundred poems, perhaps some five to six hundred are concerned with the theme of death” (1997:25). Other estimates suggest that the fig
14、ure may be nearer to one half of all her works.Among these are many of her best loved and critically acclaimed poems, including “Because I Could Not Stop For Death”, “I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died”, and “Twas Just This Time, Last Year, I Died”.Yang pointed that “Emily Dickinsons attitudes toward de
15、ath were complex, from fearing death, facing death and embracing death” (2012:22). This is the contradictory theme of her death poems, “Death as circumference dominated her thoughts” (Eberwein, 1987:199). Eschatology, doctrine of the “last things,” or the end of the world appeared in her poems many
16、times. This may be the immortality and eternity view, which relatively seems to be true but is absolutely unproved by Emily Dickinson because of her contradictory view on the question of death or eternity.Though the previous scholars have done many researches on Emily Dickinsons death views, it is s
17、till necessary, significant and eye-catching to probe her death views. The former research provides a clear direction and paves the way for the research in this thesis. Following the traditional analysis of Emily Dickinsons death views, this thesis aims to specifically discuss Dickinsons contradicto
18、ry views on death as well as explore the reasons why her death views come into being.2. Dickinsons Views on DeathThe death views of Emily Dickinson deserve to be analyzed intensively, including her attitude toward death, and her reaction to death. Based on some typical and representative poems, such
19、 as “Because I Could Not Stop for Death”, “I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died” and “Twas Just This Time, Last Year, I Died”, the poets views of death can be figured out naturally and deeply. When talking about Emily Dickinson, her death views may be more remarkable and eye-catching. It can be divided in
20、to two major parts. The first part is her calm acceptance of death. The second part is her contradictory view on eternity and her revolt against religion.2.1 Calm Acceptance of Death The very first death view of Emily Dickinson is her calm acceptance of death. She held this view in her whole life. D
21、eath is a part of nature, death is a natural phenomenon and death is inevitable. 2.1.1 The Inevitability of DeathAll lives are doomed to die and so are the humans who are greedily pursuing eternal life stubbornly. Therefore, contemplating on life and death formed the greatness of Emily Dickinson who
22、 believed that death was inevitable and unconquerable. The following analysis will approve that.In “Because I Could Not Stop for Death”, the second line in the first stanza, “He kindly stopped for me” (Dickinson, 2005: 479) vividly shows that death is inevitable. Death is like a person waiting for t
23、he speaker and the speaker has no intention to refuse him because he is so kind. The speaker finds it hard to refuse an invitation of a kind person, with warm-hearted hospitality. On another aspect, the first line of the first stanza “Because I could not stop for death” is also an evidence of the in
24、evitability of death. Death is just there but the speaker can not wait, since she knows that she will die and death is inevitable for her.In the first and third lines of the third stanza of “Because I Could Not Stop for death”, “We passed the School, where Children strove / We passed the Fields of G
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