Sorrow for Greece is an independent passage in Don Juan, which appears in the third chapter. Don Juan was in distress at sea and drifted to an island. He was rescued by Heidi, the daughter of the Greek pirate leader, and they fell in love and got married. At the wedding, the lyric hero imagined that there must be a bard singing on this occasion. So, in the name of a singer, he inserted a song in memory of Greece, which is a lyric poem in itself and can be written independently. The original poem is nameless, and Mourning for Greece was added by a translator in China.
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Two. Brief introduction of the author
George gordon byron (1788- 1824)
/kloc-an outstanding English romantic poet at the beginning of the 0/9th century, was born in a declining aristocratic family in London, England. He entered Harrow Middle School at the age of 13. /kloc-entered Cambridge university in 0/805 and began to write poems. 1807 published the first book of poetry, Leisure Time. 1809 graduated from university, got a hereditary seat in the House of Lords, and published his second book of poetry, English Poets and Scottish Critics, which aroused strong repercussions. 1809-1811year, he traveled to Portugal, Spain, Albania, Greece and Turkey. 18 12 years, Byron became famous for writing the first and second chapters of Childe Harold's Travels, and then he was attacked by the upper class for his marriage problem. Byron was forced to leave England in April of 18 16. I lived in Switzerland at first, and 18 17 went to Italy. He first took part in the charcoal-burning revolution, and then went to Greece to participate in the liberation struggle of the Greek people against Turkey. 1824, Byron died of getting wet in the March.
Byron created a variety of poetic genres and made outstanding achievements. His lyric poems include When We Are Parting, The Maiden of Athens, She Walking in Beautiful Glory, etc. Narrative poems include Childe Hallor's Travels, Don Juan, The Prisoner of the Xilong, The Pagan, The Bride of Abydos, The Pirate, Laila, The Surrounding of Corinth, Barcina, etc. Oriental narrative poems have created many images of "Byronic heroes". Drama poems include Manfred and Cain, and political satires include Fantasy of Trial and Bronze Century.
Third, social roles.
The long narrative poem Don Juan is Byron's masterpiece and one of the most outstanding literary works in The Romantic Period, England. It satirizes and criticizes the darkness of European politics at the end of 18 and the hypocrisy and conservatism of upper-class life at the beginning of 2009 through the roaming adventures of the young Spanish aristocrat Don Juan and the emotional comments of the lyric protagonist.
Fourth, the theme of "Sorrow for Greece"
Patriotism. The patriotic theme of "Sorrow for Greece" is based on the comparison between ancient and modern times. The poet reviewed the brilliant achievements of the ancient Greek nation from the perspectives of "culture and education" and "Wushu". "Culture and education" refers to the Apollo myth, Homer's epic, the lyrics of Sappho and Anacreon, and "martial arts" lists the marathon, the naval battle of Salami and the battle of 300 Spartan warriors with flesh and blood. These famous examples show the glorious tradition of the Greek nation in bravely resisting aggression and defending independence and freedom. While reviewing the glorious tradition of the Greek nation, the poet constantly compares it with the humiliating reality of the ruined country and the broken mountains and rivers, and compares the heroism and patriotism of the ancient Greek people with the current state of mental numbness and sinking of the Greeks, so as to awaken the national pride of the Greek people and inspire their fighting spirit against alien rule. The emotion of "lamenting its misfortune and angering it" flowing between the lines contains ardent expectations and strengthens the incentive effect. The loneliness of "everyone is drunk, I wake up alone" revealed by the poet in the last section is not completely negative, but a mixture of blame and worry, which deepens the theme of patriotism as a whole.
The Artistic Features of verb (Verb)
1, the most striking feature of sadness for Greece is the contrast between ancient and modern times.
In almost every poem, the poet narrates the culture, education or martial arts in the prosperous period of ancient Greece, and then turns to the humiliating situation of Greece. This inverted climax contrast has caused a strong gap between ancient and modern times, led emotions to thinking about reality, and played a clear direction and strengthened morale.
2. The lyricism of the whole poem is both coherent and changeable.
Around the nostalgic and inspiring lyric theme, the poet sometimes sighs, sometimes questions, sometimes argues, and sometimes satirizes. The lyrical techniques are diverse and the tone is changeable, which makes the mood ups and downs, which is sad and has a strong artistic appeal.
Knowledge link of intransitive verbs
Byronic hero. Byron's "heroes" are all "lonely and desperate rebels" with the following spiritual characteristics: depression, loneliness, unruly and contempt for everything; Knowing that the result of resistance was failure, he still rebelled against society uncompromisingly in despair, and resistance often ended in tragedy. These characters all have Byron's own strong personality.