《每天读一点英文》之那些年那些诗 Emily Dickinson 艾米莉·狄金森 Success is counted sweetest By those who ne'er succeed. To comprehend a nectar Requires sorest need. Not one of all the purple host Who took the flag today Can tell the definition So clear,of victory, As he,defeated,dying, On—whose forbideen ear The distant strains of triumph Break,agonized and clear. 背景知识: 艾米莉·狄金森(Emily Dickinson),现在被公认为是美国最优秀的诗人之一,可在她有生之年所发表的诗作却寥寥无几。她在马萨诸塞州的阿默斯特过着与世隔绝的生活。她生在家里,死在家里,尽管艾米莉·狄金森缺少社会阅历,但她却有丰富的内心世界,其诗歌的主题主要集中在爱情、死亡和自然这些永恒的主题上。 |
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