Forget the honor it deserves; Like a key,
It opened Shakespeare's heart; Like a pipa,
Petrarch's pain was comforted;
Like a flute, tasso played more than a thousand times;
Camons relied on it to send away the feeling of being expelled;
Like myrtle leaves, in Dante
Shining on the cypress branches wrapped around the head;
Like fireflies, it cheered for Spencer in Wen Ya.
When he listened to the call and left the celestial world,
Struggle for the dark journey; When Milton
Seeing a haze, tide and fog hanging over the roadside,
This poem has become a clarion call to inspire the soul.
He blew proudly-but too little!
(Translated by Yang Deyu)
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Wordsworth's contribution to English poetry not only created romanticism in style, but also brought new life and strength to sonnets, a poetic style that was almost extinct at that time. After him, Shelley and Keats continued to carry forward this poetic tradition, making sonnets flourish and shine again in the early years of the19th century.
Wordsworth wrote more than 500 sonnets in his life. Taking Milton as a model, he used sonnets to express his views on some important events and record important moments in his life. Moreover, his sonnets, contrary to the romantic style prevailing in the Elizabethan era in the past, are vigorous and powerful, with Milton's "The Sound of Yellow Bells and Big Lushs". Many of his sonnets are works expressing patriotism, supporting weak European national independence and condemning Napoleon's aggression and tyranny. This poem is a poetic proposition expressed by the poet in the form of sonnets, which expresses his admiration for sonnets and his respect for excellent sonnets. It is both reasonable and interesting to read.
"Don't underestimate the sonnets; Critics, you frown/forget the honor it deserves. " The beginning of the poem points out that this sonnet was not valued and recognized at that time. The poet then praised several of the most respected and admired sonnets: Shakespeare was the first and most important sonnets poet in the English Renaissance. He developed and perfected this poem originally imported from Italy, making it more mature and refined (therefore, English sonnets are also called Shakespeare's sonnets), and * * * wrote 154 exquisite sonnets; Petrarch (1304- 1374) is an Italian poet and the most important founder of the maturity of sonnets. He wrote more than 300 sonnets, praising his love for the girl Lola, where "pain" refers to the frustration of love; Tasso (1544-1595) was an Italian poet in the late Renaissance, who wrote many sonnets. Camons (1524- 1580) is a Portuguese poet. He was exiled for a long time and wrote many sonnets in Monaco, India and other places, so the poet called it "sending away the feelings of the guests"; Dante's lyric poetry collection contains many sonnets dedicated to Beatrice. Spencer (1552- 1599) was also an important poet in the English Renaissance. He combined English and Italian sonnets and created Spencer-style sonnets. On the other hand, Milton is Wordsworth's most admired and admired poet. He extended the traditional love theme of sonnets to political and religious fields, and his poetry style was serious and solemn, involving major issues related to the times or life. For example, he used sonnets to express his indignation at the slaughter of Protestants by Catholic monarchs and his tragic mood after blindness. But Milton's sonnets are not many, only 23, so the poet said that when he "saw a haze and fog hanging over the roadside,/this poem became a horn to inspire his soul,/he blew it proudly,-unfortunately, it was too few!"
In this poem, almost every line is an allusion. The poet seems to outline a concise history of sonnets for us, but this "history of poetry" is full of interest and poetry. Poets connect these poets with their creations with vivid images, beautiful rhetoric and rich imagination, and magically show the vastness and magnificence of this poetic tradition in just fourteen lines, expressing their respect for the poetic tradition and great poets. Wordsworth believes that English poetry has become an empty and meaningless form after Shakespeare and Milton. In the preface to Lyric Ballads, he said: "The works that were very precious to writers in the past (I mean almost Shakespeare and Milton) have been abandoned and replaced by many crazy novels, many morbid and stupid German tragedies, and exaggerated and worthless stories written in verse like a flood." And those works with real poetic power can open the mind, soothe the wounds and alleviate the troubles ... They can inspire people to move forward in the dark and are moving horns in the fog. These "precious" works have sincere resonance from the heart, which is the spirit that poetry of this era lacks and needs to summon.
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