20世紀(jì)文學(xué)課件DerekWalcott

1、“a far cry from africa”derek walcott (1930 )derek walcott (1930- )st. mary college in st. lucia, the university in jamaicathe founder of the trinidad theater workshopwriting poetry at eighteenwest indian poet and playwright the caribbean cultural experience. derek walcottafrican and european roots g

2、randmothers were both black, and both grandfathers were white. the winner of nobel prize for literature in 1992 “omeros”(1990)major themes binary oppositions: white and black, colonizer and colonizer, british and west indian synthesis - a resolution of his hybrid identity odyssey: voyaging, travel t

3、hrough cultures and space; “omeros”-walcotts intention is to bring forth the homeric quality of caribbean life “a far cry from africa”the conflict between walcotts loyalties to africa and to britain the inability to resolve the paradox of his hybrid inheritance.“a far cry from africa” a wind is ruff

4、ling the tawny pelt of africa. kikuyu, quick as flies batten upon the bloodstreams of the veldt. corpses are scattered through a paradise. 5 only the worm, colonel of carrion, cries: waste no compassion on these separate dead statistics justify and scholars seize the salients of colonial policy. wha

5、t is that to the white child hacked in bed?10 to savages, expendable as jews? 1: refers to the mau mau uprising 2-6: bloody battle between european settlers and the native kikuyu tribe 5:the authoritative british“a far cry from africa” threshed out by beaters, the long rushes break in a white dust o

6、f ibises whose cries have wheeled since civilizations dawn from the parched river or beast-teeming plain;15 the violence of beast on beast is read as natural law, but upright man seeks his divinity by inflicting pain. delirious as these worried beasts, his wars dance to the tightened carcass of a dr

7、um,20 while he calls courage still, that native dread of the white peace contracted by the dead. 1-21: refer to the kenyan conflict “a far cry from africa” again brutish necessity wipes its hands upon the napkin of a dirty cause, again a waste of our compassion, as with spain.25 the gorilla wrestles

8、 with the superman. i who am poisoned with the blood of both, where shall i turn, divided to the vein? 25: an empirical comparison of the two cultures 26-27: a negative view of his hybridism-isolation“a far cry from africa” i who have cursed the drunken officer of british rule, how choose30 between

9、this africa and the english tongue i love? betray them both, or give back what they give? how can i face such slaughter and be cool? how can i turn from africa and live? 30-31: search for a legitimate identity 32-33: a sense of guilt arises from divided loyalties.“the glory trumpeter” his uncle, edd

10、ie, returns to the islands from the states after working very hard.“the glory trumpeter” through “georgia on my mind” or “jesus saves” with the same fury of indifference if what propelled such frenzy was despair old eddie was feeling very unhappy; his energy is the same throughout each song.“the glo

11、ry trumpeter” the sunday comics sprawled out on her floor, sent from the states, had a particular odour a smell of money mingled with mans sweat. eddie make money from working in the american, because the island is hardly have job.“the glory trumpeter” the horn of plenty through a bitter cup, in lon

12、ely exaltation blaming me for all whom race and exile have defeated for my own uncle in america, that living there i never could look up. making money in the american was a bitter experience.mississippi the first branch of the ku klux klan was established in pulaski, tennessee, in may, 1866. most of

13、 the leaders were former members. ku klux klan“midsummer” certain things here are quietly american- that chain-link fence dividing the absent roars of the beach from the empty ball park muttering the word umpire instead of empire anti-american“midsummer” the gray, metal light where an early pelican

14、coasts, with its engine off, over the pink fire gray- the gray metallic color of an airplane and also the gray light of dawn pink fire- a painting of a sunrise, or perhaps a sunset, over the waters of the caribbean.“midsummer” illegal immigrants from unlucky islands who envy the smallest polyp its r

15、ight to work the right to work is important that behind a lifes work one gives it value in the face of death.“midsummer” this drizzle that falls now is american rain, stitching stars in the sand rain- american indicating a new set of conquerors over the island“midsummer” i fear what the migrant envi

16、es: the starry pattern they make- the flag on the post office- the quality of the dirt, the fealty changing under my foot. the migrants illegally immigrate, try and find work under american controlworks cited “a far cry from africa summary & essays - derek walcott.” enotes lookup tip. 17 mar 2006 . the academy of american poets. “derek walcott” 16 mar 2006. anette horn. “jump and other stories by nadine gordimer” 17 mar 2006 .works cited bradley, heather m. “conflicting loyalties in a far cry from af