时间那么短,爱那么长——浅析叶芝名篇《当你老了》

摘要

爱尔兰著名诗人叶芝为了他一生倾慕的茅德.冈写下了许多不朽的情诗,《当你老了》是其中的代表作,虽然只有短短十二行,但是其中的感情却深厚感人。本文旨在分析其从感情上和艺术上独特的感染力。%The notable Irish poet W.B.Yeats had written numerous poems for Maud Gonne,a woman he had loved for his entire life.And ＂When You Are Old＂ is one of them.With only 12 lines,the poem presents the poet＇s profound feelings toward his lover.This article aims mainly at the study of its unique charm from the perspectives of both its touching content and its art of writing.