柏拉圖理想主義在埃德蒙斯賓塞愛情小唱中的體現(xiàn)

1、河北師范大學(xué)碩士學(xué)位論文柏拉圖理想主義在埃德蒙·斯賓塞《愛情小唱》中的體現(xiàn)姓名：張爍星申請學(xué)位級別：碩士專業(yè)：英語語言文學(xué)指導(dǎo)教師：李正栓20100401IVAbstract As one of the greatest poets in English renaissance period, Edmund Spenser is regarded as “the poets’ poet” for his beautiful m

2、elody and strict meter. The sonnet sequence Amoretti consists of 89 sonnets which are devoted to his intended wife Elizabeth Boyle. Spenser’s Amoretti, Sidney’s Astrophil and Stella, and Shakespeare’s Sonnets are conside

3、red to be the three most famous sonnet sequences in their age. This thesis aims to discuss Plato’s idealism embodied in Spenser’s Amoretti from three aspects: the theme, imagery and poetic techniques. As one of the found

4、ers of philosophy and the most famous thinker in ancient Greek, Plato exerts a great influence on the western thoughts. Based on a few dialogues related to Plato’s idealism, this thesis analyzes its impact on the theme,

5、imagery and poetic techniques. This thesis includes three major parts, covering introduction, main frame, and conclusion. The introduction deals with comments on Amoretti by both domestic and overseas scholars, then, it

6、points out the theory needed in this paper, concluding with an application of Plato’s idealism in this poetic sequence. Chapter One studies the embodiment of idealism in the theme of Spenser’s Amoretti. It mainly discus

7、ses three aspects, which explain why Spenser pursues beauty and that the object of his courting is inner virtue instead of outer fairness, as well as why he is discontented with reality. All of these mentioned above forc

8、ed him to build an ideal state which dovetails with Plato’s theory of pursuing truth, kindness, and beauty. Chapter Two analyzes the embodiment of idealism in the imagery of Spenser’s Amoretti. The natural images are emp

9、loyed by Spenser to express the ideal state of love. By idealizing the woman he loves and lowering the poet speaker’s status, he indicates his longing for pure and true love. Chapter Three explores Plato’s idealism embo