Contents
1.Introduction 1
2. Literature review 2
2.1 Studies abroad 2
2.2 Studies in China 3
2.3 Comments on previous studies 4
3. The development of the foregrounding theory 5
3.1 Introduction to the foregrounding theory 5
3.2 The foregrounding pattern 7
3.2.1 Deviation 7
3.2.2 Overregularity 8
4. Analysis on foregrounding of Cummings’ poems 11
4.1 Analysis on foregrounding of “if everything happens that can’t be done” 11
4.1.1 Lexical deviation 13
4.1.2 Grammatical deviation 13
4.1.3 Graphological deviation 14
4.1.4 Semantic deviation 15
4.1.5 Lexical overregularity 15
4.1.6 Grammatical overregularity 16
4.2 Analysis on foregrounding of “Buffalo Bill’s” 17
4.2.1 Graphological deviation 18
4.2.2 Lexical deviation 19
4.2.3 Semantic deviation 19
5. Conclusion 21
Acknowledgements 22
References 23
摘 要
詩(shī)人卡明斯(1894-1962年)是20世紀(jì)最有影響的實(shí)驗(yàn)主義詩(shī)人之一。他的詩(shī)歌在結(jié)構(gòu)上是前所未有的傳統(tǒng)詩(shī)歌的典型叛逆,因此,不僅引起了文學(xué)界的強(qiáng)烈反響,也引起了語(yǔ)言學(xué)家的關(guān)注。目前對(duì)卡明斯詩(shī)歌的研究可以概括為三種形式:一是從文學(xué)評(píng)論的角度,二是從英語(yǔ)敘事文體學(xué)和修辭學(xué)的角度,三是從語(yǔ)音學(xué)的角度。但目前的研究大多偏重于卡明斯詩(shī)歌中的變異,因此,本文試圖從前景化的角度入手,對(duì)卡明斯的詩(shī)歌進(jìn)行比較全面的,更進(jìn)一步的研究, 幫助讀者深入領(lǐng)會(huì)卡明斯詩(shī)歌的意義,挖掘詩(shī)歌的美學(xué)價(jià)值。本文的基本內(nèi)容包括三個(gè)部分:(一)相關(guān)文獻(xiàn)的綜述;(二)研究和分析前景化理論的發(fā)展和前景化效果實(shí)現(xiàn)模式;(三)利用前景化效果實(shí)現(xiàn)模式來(lái)分析卡明斯的詩(shī)歌“if everything happens that can’t be done”和 “Buffalo Bill’s”前景化實(shí)現(xiàn)的手段。本文進(jìn)一步驗(yàn)證了前景化效果實(shí)現(xiàn)的模式,并分析了卡明斯詩(shī)歌的前景化實(shí)現(xiàn)的特征。
關(guān)鍵詞:卡明斯詩(shī)歌;前景化;解析
ABSTRACT
E. E. Cummings (1894-1962), one of the most influential experimental poets in the 20th century, is famous for his unconventional poems, which have evoked great interest both in the literary and linguistic circles. The previous studies are generalized into three aspects: from the perspectives of phonology, stylistics and literary criticism. As these studies only lay stress on the study of deviation in Cummings’ poems, this thesis attempts to make a comprehensive and further study of Cummings’ poems from the foregrounding perspective with the purpose of helping readers understand the meaning and aesthetic value of poems. The main contents of this thesis fall into three parts: literature review of Cummings’ poems, the development of the foregrounding theory and analysis, based on the foregrounding pattern, on foregrounding of Cummings’ poems “if everything happens that can’t be done” and “Buffalo Bill’s”. This thesis further verifies the foregrounding pattern and analyzes the foregrounding features of Cummings’ poems.