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拉尔夫·沃尔多·爱默生《随笔》· Essays · 认知 · 健康 · 成长 · 哲学
24. The finest poetry was first experienced: but the thought has suffered a transformation since it was an experience. Cultivated men often attain a good degree of skill in writing verses; but it is easy to read, through their poems, their personal history: any one acquainted with parties can name every figure: this is Andrew, and that is Rachael. The sense thus remains prosaic. It is a caterpillar with wings, and not yet a butterfly. In the poet's mind, the fact has gone quite over into the new element of thought, and has lost all that is exuvial. This generosity bides with Shakspeare. We say, from the truth and closeness of his pictures, that he knows the lesson by heart. Yet there is not a trace of egotism.
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最好的诗最初是一种亲身经历,但思想在成为诗时已经变了形。有教养的人常能写一手好诗,可你很容易从诗里读出他们的个人经历:认识他们圈子的人能一一指出诗中的安德鲁和瑞秋。这样的诗意思仍很平淡,就像一条长了翅膀的毛毛虫,还不是蝴蝶。在诗人心里,事实已完全转化为思想的新元素,褪去了所有表皮。莎士比亚就有这种气度:我们说他洞察人心,因为他的描绘真实贴切,但他诗中毫无自夸的痕迹。
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爱默生《随笔集》论莎士比亚,强调诗人应将个人经验转化为普遍思想。
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你写东西时,是在复述自己的经历,还是把它提炼成了别人也能共鸣的思想?
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