Appreciation of Ozmandis's Chinese and English Poems

Chinese versions of Ozymandias's poems;

Ozman Diaz (translated by Jiang Yang)

Shelley

I met a traveler from an ancient country.

He said: There are two huge stone legs.

Shimada Hanzo is in the desert.

There is a broken stone face in the sand nearby.

Sipping his mouth, frowning, his face still dignified.

If you think of a sculptor, you must know how he feels.

That expression is still on the stone.

The people of Sri Lanka have passed away and turned to dust.

Look at the words carved on the stone base:

"I am the king of kings, Ozman Diaz.

Achievements cover things, and the strong are impressed. "

Other than that, there is nothing.

Around the ruins, there is only yellow sand.

Lonely and desolate, extending in all directions.

Appreciation of Ozymandias's English poems is as follows:

Before reading Ozymandias, I glanced at the author's name, percy bysshe shelley, one of the major romantic poets, and I am no stranger to him. Speaking of Shelley, a famous saying flashed through my mind, "If winter comes, can spring be far behind?"

Personally, I really admire Shelley because of his romantic life experience. In addition, william wordsworth rated Shelley as "one of the best artists among all of us", and Byron, Shelley's close friend, once said that he was "the best and most unselfish person I know without exception".

From the biography of Shelley by French writer André Maurois, Shelley is considered as a figure with a strong tragic fate. He was born a rebel, and he didn't adapt to any environment, but his works still pay attention to reality.

Of all the speeches, Ozymandias is my favorite poem. When I first read this poem, I seemed to enter a completely different world. This is a desolate scene, only a bust of Ozymandias stands in the desolate desert. ?

Through imagination, I seem to be standing in the desert, looking at this behemoth, which is a great masterpiece and still shows the vitality and strength of Ozymandias when he ruled his country. This stone must have witnessed the changes of many dynasties in the historical process. At the same time, this historical impression widely expresses some descriptions that can produce psychological images.

Then I heard a voice, "My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: look at my work, you may be disappointed!" " The sound roared through the violent wind, making people shudder. There is no doubt that the monologue shows Ozymandias's arrogance and overconfidence. Ozymandias, once the king of kings, was troubled by power. Even now he has become a stone and can't move, he still remembers his brilliant achievements.

I like Ozymandias for other reasons besides my strong image and imagination. To some extent, the theme of this poem is vague, and it covers many aspects, which is why I really admire Ozymandias.

First of all, this poem can be seen as a satire on the giants. The king with absolute power is inevitably in the final pain, and his country will eventually go to ruin quickly, "nothing else" and "endless" At the same time, I think Shelley wrote this poem to mock the authorities. ?

As far as I know, Ozymandias was written in 18 18. At that time, Shelley might be forced to go to Italy with Mary and Claire clermont, Byron's abandoned lover, showing complete disregard for other people and their feelings. On the one hand, Shelley hates so-called conservative rules. On the other hand, he believes that this prejudice will definitely disappear. However, Shelley can only show it to readers through metaphor. What is the voice of the king in this poem? Metaphorical attack. Similarly, these rules and constraints will eventually disappear.

Secondly, this poem reflects that art and beauty cannot last forever. As a symbol of beauty, Ozymandias's sculptures can't stand the wind and rain day after day, leaving only broken and lifeless fragments. By the way, how long can Ozmandis exist in the desert? Who knows? Facing the power of time, every perfect thing will become imperfect. Time is so powerful that it can destroy everything.

Thirdly, this poem shows that only time is eternal, and everything, including power, artistic beauty and even people, will disappear with time. Time is so powerful that it destroys everyone's brilliant victory. But in the end, no one can escape fate. No one has the ability to transcend time.

As the saying goes, a thousand people have a thousand Hamlets in their eyes.

I thought of three ambiguous themes. As for other topics, I really think that Ozymandias likes a bright spot, throwing out many different aspects and giving readers imagination to fill in the blanks. ?

After reading some references, I realized that Ozymandias was the Greek name of Egyptian King Ramses II (BC 1304- 1237). ) The inscription on the pedestal of his statue (in Ramesome, from Luxor to the other side of the Nile) is "I am the king of kings, Ozymandias. If someone wants to know how great I am and where I am lying, let him surpass one of my works. "

Horace Smith once wrote a poem about Ozymandias. Some people think that they talked about the same topic, told the same story and even put forward the same moral point of view. But from my own point of view, Shelley's sonnets are more refined than Smith's. There are different voices in Shelley's poems. For example, the king's voice is very high, which means he is in power; The sculptor said nothing, but he could tell everything; The traveler told the whole story to the narrator, who witnessed it. To some extent, this is also a suggestive story, which tells the story of people facing an uncertain future and a country looking for a new sense of patriotic identity.

Cited works:

Shelley's Poems, II:1817-1819 [London: Pearson Press, 2000 ]:3 1 1

Trans. C.H., Oldfather, Loeb Classical Library, Volume 33 [Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 196 1]: I 47

Lyman, Donald H. and Sharon B. Bowles. Shelley's poems and essays. Norton 1977. ISBN 0-393-09 164-3

Andre, Maurois. Ariel Euler V Shelley ISBN 7308 12 1836

Extended connection:

Percy bysshe shelley (English original name: percy bysshe shelley,1August 4, 792-1July 8, 822), a famous British writer and romantic poet, is regarded as one of the best English poets in history. British romantic democratic poet, the first socialist poet, novelist, philosopher, essayist and political writer, reformer, Platonist and idealist, was deeply influenced by utopian socialism.

Shelley was born in Wernham, near horsham, Sussex. /kloc-entered Eton College at the age of 0/2, 1, 8 1, and was expelled from Oxford University on March 25th because of the necessity of spreading atheism. 18 1 165438 completed the narrative poem Queen Mabu in October, and from 18 18 to19, Prometheus was liberated and "Prometheus was liberated" 1822 died on July 8th. Engels called him a "genius prophet".

Ozymandias is a sonnet written by percy bysshe shelley, an English romantic poet. First published in examiner 18 18 1. In the second year, it was included in the modern pastoral rosalind and Helen; Use other poems? (18 19) and his poems were published in 1826. Ozymandias is Shelley's most famous work, and is often selected for reading.

Shelley wrote this poem in a friendly match with his friend and poet holas Smith (1779- 1849). Smith also wrote a sonnet with "Ozymandias". A few weeks after Shelley's sonnet, Smith's poem was also published in? On the examiner. Both poems explore the fate of history and the ravages of time: even the greatest people and the empires they forged are impermanent, and their heritage depends on decline.

In ancient times, Ozymandias (? συμανδ? α? ) is the Greek name of the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses II. Shelley began to write his poems in 18 17. Soon after, the British Museum announced that it had acquired a large statue of Ramses II in BC 13, which made some scholars think that Shelley's inspiration came from this. 7.25-ton fragments of the head and trunk of the statue were removed from the ramses mortuary in Thebes by Italian explorer Giovanni Batista Belzoni in 18 16. 18 18 is expected to arrive in London, but 182 1

References:

Ozmandis-Wikipedia (Wikipedia)

Percy bysshe shelley-Baidu encyclopedia