romantic poets (Keats)浪漫主义诗人(济慈)课件.ppt

Romantic Poets (II);Introduction; As a leading Romanticist, Baron’s chief contribution is his creation of the “Byronic hero”, a proud, mysterious rebel figure of noble origin. With immense superiority in his passions and powers, this Byronic hero would carry on his shoulders the burden of righting all the wrongs in a corrupt society, and would rise single-handedly against any kind of tyrannical rules either in government, in religion, or in moral principles with unconquerable wills and inexhaustible energies. The conflict is usually one of rebellious individuals against outworn social systems and conventions. ; The conflict is usually one of rebellious individuals against outworn social systems and conventions. The Byronic hero became an idol of the young. But to the conservative and reactionary forces in society, Byron was a Satan and they called his poetry “Satanic”. The figure is, to some extent, modeled on the life and personality of Byron himself, and makes Byron famous both at home and abroad. And in his own time, Byron’s poetry exerted a powerful influence on writers all over Europe, because it expressed an ardent love of liberty and a fierce hatred of tyranny. He was admired by Pushkin and Lermontov in Russia, Petofi in Hungary, Lu Xun in China and many others in Western Europe.; Byron’s influence has been felt all over the globe. His theme of quest for freedom and against tyranny and his romantic spirit have made their imprint upon the life and the literature of the world.;她在美中行 ;Percy Bysshe Shelley(1792-1822); The Greek tragedian Aeschylus had also written a play about Prometheus, who brought fire from heaven to earth against the will of Zeus and was cruelly punished for it. He was chained on Mount Caucasus and suffers the vulture’s feeding on his liver. Aeschylus, however, showed Prometheus finally reconciled with Zeus. Shelley disliked this ending and presented in his play a different Prometheus, who fought on until he won his freedom. The play also c