一粒沙子看世界——从布莱克的两首同名诗看诗人创作思想的演变

威廉.布莱克是英国十八世纪浪漫主义诗歌的先驱。《天真之歌》与《经验之歌》是他最具代表性、最受后人关注的诗集。他的诗歌意象鲜明,语言质朴,风格简洁,想象力丰富。最值得一提的是这两部诗集中分别收录了数首情景不同、内容迥异、前乐后苦的同名诗。本文选取一组同名诗《扫烟囱的孩子》,尝试从这颗沙里看布莱克创作思想从“纯真”向“深刻”的演变。

To See the World in a Grain of Sand

William Blake was one of the notable forerunners of romantic poetry in England."Songs of Innocence" and "Songs of Experience" are Blake's beloved collections of poems characterized by vivid images,simple language and style as well as rich imagination.What's worth mentioning is that these two collections contain poems of the same title but describe different situations and express different feelings and emotions.This article explores the evolution of Blake's poetry creating ideas by analyzing the two poems of the same title "The Chimney Sweeper".