菲利普·福雷诺的革命诗和抒情诗艺术特色探析

On Artistic Characteristics of Philip Freneau's Poetry of Revolution and Lyrics

菲利普·福雷诺是美国18世纪著名诗人。在独立战争期间以他为代表的"康涅狄格才子诗人"所写的爱国主义革命诗歌成为一支有效的宣传革命,鼓舞士气的思想武器,他也因此被称为"美国革命诗人"。此外他颇有独创地把传统的英诗创作模式运用到讴歌北美大陆特有的土著居民和花卉鸟兽中,使他的诗歌充满浓郁的美洲泥土的芬芳,由此开创了美国诗歌的优秀传统而被誉为"美国诗歌之父"。文章分析了福雷诺的革命诗和抒情诗的艺术特色和影响,指出弗雷诺的诗歌具有英国新古典主义和浪漫主义的诗风。

Phillip Freneau was the famous poet and well known as an outstanding representative of the ＂Connecticut gifted poet＂ in the 18th century of America. As the prolific propagandist who celebrated the American revolution and hurled his vitriol at the British armies and poetry during the War of Independence, he was respected as ＂The poet of Revolution＂. In addition, he initiated a well beginning of American poetry by adapting traditional English poetry to eulogize the aborigine and beautiful nature of North America, which earned him a reputation as ＂Father of American poetry＂. This paper analyzes the artistic characteristics of Phillip Freneau＇s revolutionary poetry and lyrics with the conclusion that he played the transitional role between neo classicism and romanticism.