摘要
A sudden blow:the great wings beating still Above the staggering girl, her thighs caressed By the dark webs, her nape caught in his bill, He holds her helpless breast upon his breast.……So mastered by the brute blood of the air Did she put on his knowledge with his power Before the indifferent beak could let her drop?这是爱尔兰诗人叶芝一九二九年创作的诗歌《丽达与天鹅》。《丽达与天鹅》以古希腊神话为题材,用传统的象征手法,表达了叶芝对历史与文化变迁的神秘主义观点。
