叶芝英文简介

WilliamButlerYeats（叶芝）by:罗望WilliamButlerYeats1865,borninDublin,Ireland.Diedin1939HeistheleaderoftheIrishLiteraryRenaissanceMovement（爱尔兰文艺复兴运动）HeisthefamousMystic（神秘主义者）W.B.Yeatsenjoysthereputationofbeing“theeternalsoulofIrishpeotry”.（永恒的爱尔兰诗魂）Duringhislifetime,hewortemanyfamouspoemsInhisEarlyYearsMuchofhispoemsdrewontheIrishfairytalesandfolklores(神话故事和民间传说).Hislanguagestyleweregreatlyundertheinfluenceofpre-raphaeliteprose(拉斐尔前派散文).Masterpieces:TheIsleofStatues《雕塑的岛屿》(thefirstsignificantpoem)Mosada《摩沙达》（1886）TheWanderingsofOisin《乌辛之浪迹》（1889）WhenYouAreOld《当你老了》（1893）TheSecretRose《神秘的玫瑰》（1897）TheWindAmongtheReeds《苇间风》（1899）InTheSevenWoods《七重林中》(1903)WhenyouareoldWhenyouareoldandgreyandfullofsleep,Andnoddingbythefire,takedownthisbook,Andslowlyread,anddreamofthesoftlookYoureyeshadonce,andoftheirshadowsdeep;Howmanylovedyourmomentsofgladgrace,Andlovedyourbeautywithlovefalseortrue,ButonemanlovedthepilgrimSoulinyou,Andlovedthesorrowsofyourchangingface;Andbendingdownbesidetheglowingbars,Murmur,alittlesadly,howLovefledAndpaceduponthemountainsoverheadAndhidhisfaceamidacrowdofstars.(Yeatswroteforhisfirstgirlfriend,MaudGonne.Ithas14translations!)当你老了（袁可嘉译）当你老了，头白了，睡意昏沉，炉火旁打盹，请取下这部诗歌，慢慢读，回想你过去眼神的柔和，回想它们昔日浓重的阴影；多少人爱你青春欢畅的时辰，爱慕你的美丽，假意或真心，只有一个人爱你那朝圣者的灵魂，爱你衰老了的脸上痛苦的皱纹；垂下头来，在红光闪耀的炉子旁，凄然地轻轻诉说那爱情的消逝，在头顶的山上它缓缓踱着步子，在一群星星中间隐藏着脸庞。InhisLaterYearsHislanguagebecamemoreforceful.Hewroteforhisfamily,forthefeelingsabouttimeflying.In1923,hewasawardedtheNobelPrizeforLiterature.Masterpieces:TheTower《塔楼》（1928）TheWindingStair《盘旋的楼梯》（1929）AFullMooninMarch《三月的满月》（1935）NewPoems《新诗》（1938）SailingtoByzantium《驶向拜占庭》