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
Shakespeare’s Sonnets contain valuable thoughts and great artistic values. The Sonnets are inspiring as well as passionate. To have insight into the Sonnets, two backgrounds can not be ignored: the author’s historic...Shakespeare’s Sonnets contain valuable thoughts and great artistic values. The Sonnets are inspiring as well as passionate. To have insight into the Sonnets, two backgrounds can not be ignored: the author’s historical background and his matrimonial background.展开更多
The male-female-male relationship is a recurrent theme in William Shakespeare's sonnets. In Eve Sedgwick's influential queer study book Between Men: English Literature and Male Homosocial Desire, she first int...The male-female-male relationship is a recurrent theme in William Shakespeare's sonnets. In Eve Sedgwick's influential queer study book Between Men: English Literature and Male Homosocial Desire, she first interpreted the relationship within the model of erotic triangle. On the basis of Sedgwick's theory, the triangle relationship in the Sonnets is analyzed—Shakespeare constructs an erotic triangle where males by identifying, cooperating, and competing with each other, maintain their homosocial bond upon heterosexual but misogynous desires towards a female. The contradictory relationship reflects Shakespeare's struggle vis-à-vis a Renaissance literary theme: rationality versus passion, with the former mounting over the latter.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
For about four centuries,thousands of scholars have been studying Shakespeare’s sonnets from different perspectives,and consequently there have been thousands of points of views on the meanings of the sonnets. It is ...For about four centuries,thousands of scholars have been studying Shakespeare’s sonnets from different perspectives,and consequently there have been thousands of points of views on the meanings of the sonnets. It is out of the question to make a comprehensive study of all the related research works. However,when discussing the themes of Shakespeare’s sonnets,the countless disputes mainly fall into three categories,namely,homosexual school,non homosexual school,and neutral school. Each school seems to have reasonable proofs for their arguments,yet actually none of them is convincing enough to stand severe reasoning. What the endless disputes disclose to us is just people’s endless enthusiasm in Shakespeare’s works. To understand the Sonnets in a scientific way,we need to take the Author’ s social background and his marital conditions into consideration and take a positive approach to the appreciation of the Sonnets.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
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Shakespeare’s Sonnets contain valuable thoughts and great artistic values. The Sonnets are inspiring as well as passionate. To have insight into the Sonnets, two backgrounds can not be ignored: the author’s historical background and his matrimonial background.
文摘The male-female-male relationship is a recurrent theme in William Shakespeare's sonnets. In Eve Sedgwick's influential queer study book Between Men: English Literature and Male Homosocial Desire, she first interpreted the relationship within the model of erotic triangle. On the basis of Sedgwick's theory, the triangle relationship in the Sonnets is analyzed—Shakespeare constructs an erotic triangle where males by identifying, cooperating, and competing with each other, maintain their homosocial bond upon heterosexual but misogynous desires towards a female. The contradictory relationship reflects Shakespeare's struggle vis-à-vis a Renaissance literary theme: rationality versus passion, with the former mounting over the latter.
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For about four centuries,thousands of scholars have been studying Shakespeare’s sonnets from different perspectives,and consequently there have been thousands of points of views on the meanings of the sonnets. It is out of the question to make a comprehensive study of all the related research works. However,when discussing the themes of Shakespeare’s sonnets,the countless disputes mainly fall into three categories,namely,homosexual school,non homosexual school,and neutral school. Each school seems to have reasonable proofs for their arguments,yet actually none of them is convincing enough to stand severe reasoning. What the endless disputes disclose to us is just people’s endless enthusiasm in Shakespeare’s works. To understand the Sonnets in a scientific way,we need to take the Author’ s social background and his marital conditions into consideration and take a positive approach to the appreciation of the Sonnets.
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.
