1、 Anne Bradstreet (1612-1672) 安妮布拉德斯特里特 ContentI. Anne Bradstreets introductionII. Anne Bradstreets Literary WorksIII. Appreciation of a poemIV. Themes of her works Introduction Anne Bradstreet (1612-1672) is one of the most important figures in the history of American Literature. She is considered b

2、y many to be the first American poet. Born in 1612 into a prosperous English family, Anne Dudley was given a wide education uncommon for girls at that time. In 1628 she married Simon Bradstreet, and two years later the couple migrated to North America. Her extensive literary production was managed a

3、long with the task of being a wilderness wife and the mother of eight children. Literary worksThe Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America第十位繆斯在美洲出現(xiàn) This is Annes first publish work. It was taken to London without her knowledge by her brother-in-law, who put the work into the hands of a publisher. She

4、 was perhaps too shy to offer it herself. The title of this collection of poems complimented her, in classical allusion, as The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America. To My Dear and Loving Husband獻給我親愛的丈夫All things within this fading worldhath end人世正凋萎，萬物有終極With troubled heart and trembling hand I

5、write心痛手顫寫詩句The Flesh and the Spirit靈與肉I heard the merry grasshopper then sing.我聽見蚱蜢在歡快地歌唱。The black-clad cricket bear a second part;黑翼的蟋蟀也附和出接下來的樂章；They kept one tune and played on the same string,它們整齊列隊，協(xié)調(diào)著彼此的曲調(diào)和唱腔，Seeming to glory in their little art,在這小小的藝術天國，它們似乎光榮無上。Shall creatures abject thus

6、 their voices raise.其他生物都低聲無語，因而它們的歌聲顯得分外的高昂。And in their kind resound their Makers praise,在那親切的回響里，它們將造物主贊揚，Whilst I, as mute, can warble forth no higher lays?可此時，啞然的我難道還能向著前方，宛轉(zhuǎn)地唱出更高層次的絕響？CONTEMPLATIONS沉思沉思 To My Dear And Loving Husband 致我深情的親愛丈夫-If ever two were one, then surely we.若論夫婦合二為一，那就是我和

7、你。 If ever man were loved by wife, then thee;若論丈夫深受妻愛，那就是你 If ever wife was happy in a man,若論妻子愉悅于丈夫， Compare with me, ye women, if you can.哪位妻子能和我比 I prize thy love more than whole mines of gold,即使那座座金礦也難以和你的愛相比擬 Or all the riches that the Earth doth hold.我對你的愛如此熾熱，就像大海永不枯竭My love is such that rive

8、r scan not quench,我對你的愛，江河也沒法澆熄Nor ought but love from thee give recompense. 我對你的愛如此濃烈，就像江河奔流永不停歇Thy love is such I can no way repay. 你的愛對我而言，是世上最好的酬謝The heavens reward thee manifold, I pray. 但愿你我之愛天荒地老永不絕Then while we live, in love lets so persevere 活在人間愛意綿綿，堅持不懈That when we live no more, we may li

9、ve ever.同往天上真愛之火永燃不滅。 Writing BackgroundAnnes husband, Simon, often traveled for weeks throughout the colony as its administrator. To My Dear and Loving Husband was a response to her husbands absence. This poem indicates Annes belief in Bible.e.g.If ever two were one，then surely we. (Genesis 2:24) a

10、 man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.(Matthew 19:6)so they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.因此，人要離開父母與妻子連合，二人成為一體。（創(chuàng)世紀2：24）既然如此，夫妻不再是兩個人，乃是一體的了。所以神所配合的，人不可分開。（馬太福音19:6） Theme

11、s 1，The role of women is a common theme found in Bradstreets poems. Living in a Puritan society, Women were expected to spend all their time cooking, cleaning, taking care of their children, and attending to their husbands every need. Bradstreet did not agree with idea that women were inferior to me

12、n. 2,A repeating theme in Bradstreets work is mortality. In many of her works, she talks about her own death and how it will affect her children and her life.3,Some poems are written for her family.4, Religious devotion ConclusionBradstreets finest poems are those closest to her personal experience as a Puritan wife and mother living