第4章 大衆民謠

4.1 複習筆記

Popular Ballads (大衆民謠)

1 Characteristics (特征)

(1) Ballads are oral narrative songs created and passed down by the English people.

(2) The English ballads were probably composed between 1200 and 1700 and were rarely published before the 18th century.

(3) A ballad usually consists of four lines in a stanza, with the second and fourth lines rhyming.

(4) There is a variety of ballads: historical, legendary, fantastical, lyrical, and humorous.

(5) Ballads about Robin Hood are the most important of that time.

（1）民謠是英國人民大衆創作并留存的口頭吟唱的叙事歌曲。

（2）英國民謠很可能創作于1200至1700年間，18世紀前幾乎沒有出版過。

（3）民謠通常由4行組成一節，其中第二和第四行押韻。

（4）民謠種類豐富，有曆史的、傳奇的、幻想的、抒情的，還有幽默的。

（5）關于羅賓漢的民謠是當時最重要的。

2 Major Works (主要作品)

◆“The Robin Hood Ballads” (羅賓漢民謠)

A. Main Content of the Story (故事主要内容)

There are many versions of ballads about Robin Hood, but the main one is the story of Robin Hood and his companions fighting against oppressive forces, such as bishops, barons, etc.

羅賓漢民謠有很多版本與故事，但主要的就是俠盜羅賓漢與他的夥伴與某一壓迫勢力鬥争的故事，比如主教、男爵等。

B. Analysis of Robin Hood (人物分析)

Robin Hood is a multi-faceted character: valiant, strong, resourceful, and at the same time caring and kind. He has bright eyes, good jokes and a hearty laugh. But the most important part of his personality is his hatred for cruel oppressors and his love for the poor oppressed.

羅賓漢是一個具有多面性的角色。他勇敢強壯并且機智，同時他又多情善良。他有雙明亮的眼睛，愛開玩笑，笑聲爽朗。但個性中最重要的就是他憎恨殘暴的壓迫者，熱愛貧窮的被壓迫者。

◆“Get Up and Bar the Door”《起來，去關門》

“Get Up and Bar the Door” is a humorous ballad and presets a funny scene of domestic life. The story is mainly about the wife and husband’s agreement that the one who began to speak first would get up and bar the door.

《起來，去關門》是一首典型的幽默民謠，展現了家庭生活中一個有趣的場景。故事主要是關于妻子和丈夫之間的一個約定：首先說話的人起來去關門。

◆Sir Patrick Spens《派屈克·斯賓塞爵士》

Sir Patrick Spens is a tragic story. Sir Patrick Spens with his Scots were sent to sea by the king in the knowledge that there might be a storm, and died at in the sea.

《派屈克·斯賓塞爵士》是一個悲慘的故事。派屈克·斯賓塞爵士和他的蘇格蘭好兒郎接受了國王的任務，在明知可能會有風暴的情況下出海，最終葬身海底。

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