Keats' last poem:This Living Hand

怀抱花朵的孩子

This Living Hand

This living hand, now warm and capable
Of earnest grasping, would, if it were cold
And in the icy silence of the tomb,
So haunt thy days and chill thy dreaming nights
That thou wouldst wish thine own heart dry of blood
So in my veins red life might stream again,
And thou be conscience-calmed--see here it is--
I hold it towards you.

From: http://www.john-keats.com/phpboa ... der=asc&start=0

Note:
I have found this poem from John Keats Forum. it was written 1819-20. A perspective of death from the living, where the living might feel the force of the dead, and perhaps feel a little guilty. It's very different from any of his other poems.in this poem he sounds very menacing!
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[ 本帖最后由 怀抱花朵的孩子 于 2006-5-26 17:15 编辑 ]

jakjak

wow, really, as far as i am concerned, i didnt have much memory about my classes devoting into analysis.
i do remember they mention sth concerning abbab, ababab , sort of thoes stuff in poetry lessons. what is that called? it skip my mind
if taking literature classes is to equip you with the analysis skills, you wont be better off had you taken ours. so dont be upset.

怀抱花朵的孩子

原帖由 jakjak 于 2006-6-7 16:55 发表
keats was merely too sick to write merry songs

dunno much about new critics,

i remember sth funny, that's
my english literature professor used to interpret those stuff rather sexually
he s ...

I envy you can have a english literature professor to tell sth like that.But I feel amazing that you dunno much about new critics!


lol... that is why my class loved and hated literature?

You guys are too lucky to cherish so valuable chance!

[ 本帖最后由 怀抱花朵的孩子 于 2006-6-7 18:06 编辑 ]

jakjak

keats was merely too sick to write merry songs

dunno much about new critics,

i remember sth funny, that's
my english literature professor used to interpret those stuff rather sexually
he said know why keats' are more sensational than others'?
cos he, likely, was a virgin. imagined sex is better than the actual one
you know keats' mouth is big,huh? read ode to autumn, that is why
he put so much food in it

lol... that is why my class loved and hated literature

怀抱花朵的孩子

原帖由 duessa 于 2006-5-29 18:46 发表
Oh, it's beyond me at the moment. On the one hand I haven't finish reading it, on the other hand there is already a Chinese introduction written by a famous professor in the book. it doesn't seem r ...

It doesn't matter! Thank you all the same!

duessa

Oh, it's beyond me at the moment. On the one hand I haven't finish reading it, on the other hand there is already a Chinese introduction written by a famous professor in the book. it doesn't seem right for me to just copy...

怀抱花朵的孩子

原帖由 duessa 于 2006-5-29 18:32 发表
I have read part of it. The book has been widely adopted in the US universities as a textbook for students of literature. I think its most outstanding feature lies in its analyses of many poems. No ...

Have you read what I write above? I ask if you can write some reviews on this book?

duessa

I have read part of it. The book has been widely adopted in the US universities as a textbook for students of literature. I think its most outstanding feature lies in its analyses of many poems. Not only can we know how to use New Critic ways specifically, but also we will get a better understanding of many poems after reading it.

怀抱花朵的孩子

Thank you so much! Have you read this book? If had, can you give some reviews about this book or some introductions to us?

duessa

original with a Chinese introduction