Elizabeth Bishop(1911-1979), one of the most important and distinguished poets in the twentieth-century American literary world, is recognized as unique mainly for her objective and the imaginative images and the deta...Elizabeth Bishop(1911-1979), one of the most important and distinguished poets in the twentieth-century American literary world, is recognized as unique mainly for her objective and the imaginative images and the detachment in her poetry. Her poetry emphasizes the emotional self-control and avoids the description of individual life. This style is just coincided with T. S.Eliot's theory of impersonality. The article attempts to analyze the specific use of impersonality in Bishop's poem The Fish from two aspects: the objective description of the fish and the revelation of the universal truth.展开更多
文摘Elizabeth Bishop(1911-1979), one of the most important and distinguished poets in the twentieth-century American literary world, is recognized as unique mainly for her objective and the imaginative images and the detachment in her poetry. Her poetry emphasizes the emotional self-control and avoids the description of individual life. This style is just coincided with T. S.Eliot's theory of impersonality. The article attempts to analyze the specific use of impersonality in Bishop's poem The Fish from two aspects: the objective description of the fish and the revelation of the universal truth.
