弥尔顿 (布莱克)

弥尔顿》(Milton)是威廉·布莱克的一首史诗,创作于1804年至1810年。作品的主人公是约翰·弥尔顿,他从天堂归来,与布莱克一起探索在世作家和他们的前辈之间的关系,并经历一段神秘的旅程,来纠正自己的属灵错误。[1][2][3]

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布莱克的《弥尔顿》以他特有的蚀刻文字和插图的组合印刷,并辅以水彩。[4]

《弥尔顿》的序言中有一首短诗《恒古时光的足迹》(And did those feet in ancient time),这首诗被改编成了赞美诗《耶路撒冷》。这首诗出现在攻击古希腊和古罗马文化的影响的散文之后,这与《圣经的崇高》形成了不利的对比。

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参考

  1. ^ Apesos, Anthony. The Poet in the Poem: Blake's "Milton". Studies in Philology (UNC Press). Spring 2015, 112 (2): 379–413. JSTOR 24392028. doi:10.1353/sip.2015.0014. 
  2. ^ Jones, John H. "Self-Annihilation" and Dialogue in Blake's Creative Process: "Urizen, Milton, Jerusalem". Modern Language Studies. Spring 1994, 24 (2): 3–10. JSTOR 3195140. doi:10.2307/3195140. 
  3. ^ Pierce, Frederick E. The Genesis and General Meaning of Blake's "Milton". Modern Philology (The University of Chicago Press). 1927, 25 (2): 165–178. JSTOR 433219. doi:10.1086/387700. 
  4. ^ Analysis. William Blake's 'Milton'. British Library. [April 19, 2020]. (原始内容存档于2021-03-22). The artist and poet William Blake (1757–1827) was moved, provoked and inspired by the poetry of John Milton