The Passionate Shepherd to His Love
1 作者简介
克里斯托夫.马洛（1564——1593）出生在坎特伯雷鞋商之家。在剑桥期间，他开始致力于文学创作。他的剧作《帖木儿》就是他从剑桥毕业前完成的，一经演出便大获成功。1584年，他来到伦敦，深受文艺复兴思潮的影响，这在他的剧作《浮士德博士的悲剧》中有所体现。马洛是当时“大学才子”（即：莎士比亚之前英国人文主义戏剧家的总称）中最富才华的人。在他短暂的一生中，他完成了六部剧本的创作。其中最富有名的有《帖木儿》.（上卷与下卷1587-1588)Tamburlaine,Parts I , II(1587-1588)《浮士德博士的悲剧》（1589？）Dr.Faustus(1589?)《马耳他岛的犹太人》（1590？）The Jew of Malta(1590?)以及《爱德华二世》（1592-1593）Edward II(1592-1593)。除剧本外，马洛还写了《海洛与勒安德尔》Hero and Leander和《激情的牧人致心爱的姑娘》The Passionate Shepherd to His Love两首诗，并翻译了古罗马诗人奥维德的《爱的艺术》(a verse translation of Ovids Amores。
2 作品选读 《激情的牧人致心爱的姑娘》
The Passionate Shepherd to His Lovewriten by Christopher Marlowe
Come live with me and be my love,
And we will all the pleasures prove
That valleys, groves, hills, and fields,
Woods, or steepy mountain yields.
And we will sit upon the rocks,
Seeing the shepherds feed their flocks,
By shallow rivers, to whose falls
Melodious birds sing madrigals.
And I will make thee beds of roses
And a thousand fragrant posies,
A cap of flowers and a kirtle
Embroiderd all with leaves of myrtle;
A gown made of the finest wool
Which from our pretty lambs we pull;
Fair lined slippers for the cold,
With buckles of the purest gold;
A belt of straw and ivy buds,
With coral clasps and amber studs:
And if these pleasures may thee move,
Come live with me and be my love.
The shepherd swains shall dance and sing
For thy delight each May morning:
If these delights thy mind may move,
Then live with me and be my love.
本诗介绍
“The Passionate Shepherd to His Love”这首短诗是英国文学诗中最优美的抒情诗。它继承了田园抒情诗的风格。诗中的牧羊人享受着乡村生活，酝酿着对爱人的纯洁感情。通过描写恋人们在无世事尘嚣干扰的山野怀抱中生活，作者传达了一种不可言传的真情。参考资料：《英美文学选读》