The sonnet is a kind of lyrics with restrict forms which cannot depart from the contents. Shakespeare's sonnets are like a valuable flower blossoming in the England poetry garden during the age of Renaissance and ...The sonnet is a kind of lyrics with restrict forms which cannot depart from the contents. Shakespeare's sonnets are like a valuable flower blossoming in the England poetry garden during the age of Renaissance and a bright pearl sparkling in the world's poetry treasury. This paper will analyze his sonnets from the perspective of the structure and then interpret the meanings behind those words, which can demonstrate the importance of the connection between the forms and the contents.展开更多
In poetry, the device of ending two or more lines with words that sound alike is called end rhyming;end words that share a particular sound are end rhymes. When used in a poem,end rhymes set up a definite pattern of s...In poetry, the device of ending two or more lines with words that sound alike is called end rhyming;end words that share a particular sound are end rhymes. When used in a poem,end rhymes set up a definite pattern of sounds-a rhyme scheme.展开更多
Shakespeare is one of the most brilliant playwrights and poets in the Middle Ages. Shakespeare's sonnets created during 1592 to 1598 is not only one of the greatest achievements of his, but also a great leap forwa...Shakespeare is one of the most brilliant playwrights and poets in the Middle Ages. Shakespeare's sonnets created during 1592 to 1598 is not only one of the greatest achievements of his, but also a great leap forward to sonnet itself. With the development of sonnets, Chinese poets begin to learn from western traditional sonnets. Among these poets, Bai Ma is a typical representative. This thesis aims to make a comparison between western traditional sonnets and Chinese sonnets to find out their similarities and dissimilarities through studying Shakespeare's and Bai Ma's respective magnum opuses, and to further promote the literary communication of the East-West.展开更多
The paper introduces the tradition of English sonnets, and explores how Shakespeare inherits the tradition and developshis own distinctiveness in his sonnets.
Shakespeare's famous sonnets come form the Italian origin with Lentini as the founder.However Petrarca is the great Italian sonneteer.Introduced to England by Wyatt and Surrey,sonnets writing reaches its summit by...Shakespeare's famous sonnets come form the Italian origin with Lentini as the founder.However Petrarca is the great Italian sonneteer.Introduced to England by Wyatt and Surrey,sonnets writing reaches its summit by William Shakespeare.Sonnet,though originally a little sound,has becomes a kind of exquisite literary genre in many countries in Europe and the world.展开更多
The teaching of Shakespeare’s sonnet 34, among others, was attempted in order to counterbalance an overabundance of "survey" courses and to take the students deeply into a single major writer a poet again t...The teaching of Shakespeare’s sonnet 34, among others, was attempted in order to counterbalance an overabundance of "survey" courses and to take the students deeply into a single major writer a poet again to counterbalance an overabundance of courses on prose writers. Sonnet 34 provided a few challenges in several archaic words, and in some Christian terms, but dealing with these left the students in a good position to successfully ingest and enjoy this and other sonnets.展开更多
The theme about the cruelty of time frequently appears in Shakespeare's sonnets including the 60 th one. In this sonnet,rhetorical devices contribute to vividly express the meanings of the poem. That is time is cr...The theme about the cruelty of time frequently appears in Shakespeare's sonnets including the 60 th one. In this sonnet,rhetorical devices contribute to vividly express the meanings of the poem. That is time is cruel and ravaging and it destroys everything, but this poem will enable the young man's worth or beauty to be free from the mighty power of the"bloody tyrant"time and to live forever. In addition, these meanings are reinforced by the sounds and rhythms.展开更多
Since the study of Shakespeare's sonnets came to China,people come to an agreement that there is more than one theme running through these sonnets.The most popular and well-accepted ones are singing for fairness,k...Since the study of Shakespeare's sonnets came to China,people come to an agreement that there is more than one theme running through these sonnets.The most popular and well-accepted ones are singing for fairness,kindness and truth,singing for friendship,and singing for love.Among all these themes,time,running through these sonnets from the beginning to the end,is absolutely one of the most important.In the eyes of the poet,time is cruel and destructive;however,he figures out poetry as a key way to triumph over it.This article attempts to argue for the triumph of poetry over time in Shakespeare's sonnets based on an analysis to the poetry.展开更多
It is generally acknowledged that the first 17 sonnets of Shakespeare is a set of poems to urge a young man to get married and have a baby so as to immortalize his beauty.However,these sonnets mirror Shakespeare’s me...It is generally acknowledged that the first 17 sonnets of Shakespeare is a set of poems to urge a young man to get married and have a baby so as to immortalize his beauty.However,these sonnets mirror Shakespeare’s mediations on life and death.Man is by nature mortal being,and time is the enemy of life.To endure beauty long,man can fight against time by means of child-bearing and poetic creation.The first 17 sonnets address the theme:the essence of life is to create.展开更多
The emphasis of the paper is the theme of the works:"fair,kind,and true is all my argument",for the theme is the spirit of the Sonnets.Only when one understands the theme,can one fully realize the literary a...The emphasis of the paper is the theme of the works:"fair,kind,and true is all my argument",for the theme is the spirit of the Sonnets.Only when one understands the theme,can one fully realize the literary and artistic value of Shakespeare’s Sonnets.The perfect unity of"fair,kind and true"is the ideal state of Shakespeare’s life.The sonnets which reinforce the theme are really"the rarest pearls of Elizabethan poetry".展开更多
It is a common knowledge that Shakespeare's 154 sonnets are divided into 3 parts: 1st, 1-126, to his handsome young friend, 2nd, 127-152, to his dark haired lady, and the 3rd, 153-154, to Cupid, the god of love in...It is a common knowledge that Shakespeare's 154 sonnets are divided into 3 parts: 1st, 1-126, to his handsome young friend, 2nd, 127-152, to his dark haired lady, and the 3rd, 153-154, to Cupid, the god of love in Roman mythology. The first 126 sonnets are analyzed and further arranged into 5 parts: 1st, 1-26, marriage and family; 2nd, 27-55, adultery and forgiving; 3rd, 56-77, the coldness of their friendship and the decay of the society; 4th, 78-101, the competation between Shakespeare and another poet; 5th, 102-126, excusing his friend for having been sometime silent. Through the analysis of the 3 famous sonnets and other famous lines, the conclusion is that the theme of the different contents of all the sonnets is love.展开更多
文摘The sonnet is a kind of lyrics with restrict forms which cannot depart from the contents. Shakespeare's sonnets are like a valuable flower blossoming in the England poetry garden during the age of Renaissance and a bright pearl sparkling in the world's poetry treasury. This paper will analyze his sonnets from the perspective of the structure and then interpret the meanings behind those words, which can demonstrate the importance of the connection between the forms and the contents.
文摘In poetry, the device of ending two or more lines with words that sound alike is called end rhyming;end words that share a particular sound are end rhymes. When used in a poem,end rhymes set up a definite pattern of sounds-a rhyme scheme.
文摘Shakespeare is one of the most brilliant playwrights and poets in the Middle Ages. Shakespeare's sonnets created during 1592 to 1598 is not only one of the greatest achievements of his, but also a great leap forward to sonnet itself. With the development of sonnets, Chinese poets begin to learn from western traditional sonnets. Among these poets, Bai Ma is a typical representative. This thesis aims to make a comparison between western traditional sonnets and Chinese sonnets to find out their similarities and dissimilarities through studying Shakespeare's and Bai Ma's respective magnum opuses, and to further promote the literary communication of the East-West.
文摘The paper introduces the tradition of English sonnets, and explores how Shakespeare inherits the tradition and developshis own distinctiveness in his sonnets.
文摘Shakespeare's famous sonnets come form the Italian origin with Lentini as the founder.However Petrarca is the great Italian sonneteer.Introduced to England by Wyatt and Surrey,sonnets writing reaches its summit by William Shakespeare.Sonnet,though originally a little sound,has becomes a kind of exquisite literary genre in many countries in Europe and the world.
文摘The teaching of Shakespeare’s sonnet 34, among others, was attempted in order to counterbalance an overabundance of "survey" courses and to take the students deeply into a single major writer a poet again to counterbalance an overabundance of courses on prose writers. Sonnet 34 provided a few challenges in several archaic words, and in some Christian terms, but dealing with these left the students in a good position to successfully ingest and enjoy this and other sonnets.
文摘The theme about the cruelty of time frequently appears in Shakespeare's sonnets including the 60 th one. In this sonnet,rhetorical devices contribute to vividly express the meanings of the poem. That is time is cruel and ravaging and it destroys everything, but this poem will enable the young man's worth or beauty to be free from the mighty power of the"bloody tyrant"time and to live forever. In addition, these meanings are reinforced by the sounds and rhythms.
文摘Since the study of Shakespeare's sonnets came to China,people come to an agreement that there is more than one theme running through these sonnets.The most popular and well-accepted ones are singing for fairness,kindness and truth,singing for friendship,and singing for love.Among all these themes,time,running through these sonnets from the beginning to the end,is absolutely one of the most important.In the eyes of the poet,time is cruel and destructive;however,he figures out poetry as a key way to triumph over it.This article attempts to argue for the triumph of poetry over time in Shakespeare's sonnets based on an analysis to the poetry.
文摘It is generally acknowledged that the first 17 sonnets of Shakespeare is a set of poems to urge a young man to get married and have a baby so as to immortalize his beauty.However,these sonnets mirror Shakespeare’s mediations on life and death.Man is by nature mortal being,and time is the enemy of life.To endure beauty long,man can fight against time by means of child-bearing and poetic creation.The first 17 sonnets address the theme:the essence of life is to create.
文摘The emphasis of the paper is the theme of the works:"fair,kind,and true is all my argument",for the theme is the spirit of the Sonnets.Only when one understands the theme,can one fully realize the literary and artistic value of Shakespeare’s Sonnets.The perfect unity of"fair,kind and true"is the ideal state of Shakespeare’s life.The sonnets which reinforce the theme are really"the rarest pearls of Elizabethan poetry".
文摘It is a common knowledge that Shakespeare's 154 sonnets are divided into 3 parts: 1st, 1-126, to his handsome young friend, 2nd, 127-152, to his dark haired lady, and the 3rd, 153-154, to Cupid, the god of love in Roman mythology. The first 126 sonnets are analyzed and further arranged into 5 parts: 1st, 1-26, marriage and family; 2nd, 27-55, adultery and forgiving; 3rd, 56-77, the coldness of their friendship and the decay of the society; 4th, 78-101, the competation between Shakespeare and another poet; 5th, 102-126, excusing his friend for having been sometime silent. Through the analysis of the 3 famous sonnets and other famous lines, the conclusion is that the theme of the different contents of all the sonnets is love.
