解读诗人梅尔维尔:《克拉瑞尔》人物面面观

《克拉瑞尔》是梅尔维尔篇幅最长同时创作时间也最长的一首诗作,诗人花费了近二十年的时间来书写自己对整个时代的感悟。本文根据诗中人物不同性格及所持观点为其分类,分析诗人通过人物塑造所反映的时代特征和内心矛盾,以期领会梅尔维尔对于所处时代的理解。

An Interpretation of Herman Melville as a Poet:Characters in Clarel

Melville spent the longest time in his literary career on creating his longest poem.It took the poet almost 20 years to complete his understanding of the era.The paper categories the characters in the poem according to their different personalities and views and analyzes ideological features and poet's inner conflict based on that.By doing so,readers are expected to have a better understanding of the features of the era Melville tries to present and his suggestion.