从《圣露西节之夜》看约翰·多恩诗歌中的现代性

Modernity in John Donne's Poetry Seen from “A Nocturnal upon S. Lucy's Day”

约翰·多恩是英国17世纪玄学派诗歌的开拓者和重要代表人物,他的巧妙的语言表达形式和深刻的心理探索对后期作家产生了深远影响。多恩的思想具有很强的前瞻性,在一定程度上与T.S.艾略特等20世纪现代派诗人不谋而合。分析《圣露西节之夜》一诗中的虚无性、意象的暗示性和随意性以及叙述方式的复杂性,可以见出多恩诗歌中所蕴涵的现代性特点。

John Donne, the forefather of Metaphysical poetry, is recognized as unique in the literature of Renaissance England mainly for his imaginative but “startling” images, and strong sense of reality in poetry. His delicate conceits, colloquial language and profound understanding of man's inner world have greatly influenced later writers. His thoughts and ideas, to a certain extent, happen to coincide with those of T. S. Eliot. Thus, by analyzing the emptiness, the implication and casualness of the images, and the complication of the narration, this thesis endeavors to prove the modernity contained in Donne 's poetry.