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1、BriefAnalysisofTerence，ThisisStupidStuff 【Abstract】A.E.HousmanwasanEnglishclassicalscholarandpoet.Hispoemsarelyricalandepigrammaticinform，evokingthedoomsanddisappointmentsofyouthintheEnglishcountryside.ThispoembelongstohisvolumeAShropshireLad，onthepurposeofdefendingforthekindo
2、fpoetryhewrote. 【Keywords】epigrammatic；disappointment；defending Asmostpeoplelikereadingcheerfulandoptimisticmaterial，thispoembeginswithsomeone’scomplainthat“theverse”（5）hemakes“givesachapthebelly-ache”（6）；thevoicealsowonderswhy“Terence”（1）whichisHousman’spoeticnameforhimselfm
3、akessuch“stupidstuff”（1）-hisfrustratingpoetry，inthissatirevoice，hisgenreofpoetrycandeadacow，andevenkillaman.ThevoiceevenbegsTerencetoletpeopleoffthetorture，acclaimingthat“prettyfriendship”（11）istomakeahappypoetrytomatchthedancingpeoplebeforetheyaretorturedtomadbyit. Inparttwo，
4、Terencesendsbacktheadvicethat“pipeatunetodanceto”（14）raisedbythevoiceinpartone.Heindicatesa“briskerpipesthanpoetry”（16）toliventhingsup：liquor.Heusesdrinkasacontradictedprooftotestifythatescapingfromrealitybydancingorliquormakesnodifferencetothematter.Andliquorisremarkablebothin
5、discoveringtruthandentertaininglifeasitis“l(fā)ivelierthanMuse”（20）anddoesbetterinjustifyingGod’swaytomanthanMiltonwhohasdeclaredthispurposeinhisepicpoemParadiseLost.Butthepleasanttruththedrunkenfellowsfindthroughaleisadream-likeillusionafterdrunk：“l(fā)ookintothepewterpottoseetheworld
6、astheworld’snot”（25，26）.Faithiseverywhere，mischiefnowhere，whichisjusttheworldthefellowswant.Thedrunkerstillhasconsciousthat“IhavebeentoLudlowfair”（29）forLudlowbeerand“l(fā)eftmynecktie”whencarrybeer“half-wayhome”（31）；atthattime，thedrunkerfeels“theworldseemednonesobad，andImyselfaste
7、rlinglad”（33，34）.Butquicklythereisananti-climax，hewakesupandbecomessoberafterheslippedinmuck：“thetalewasallalie；theworld，itwastheoldworldyet，IwasI”（38，39，40）.Hecomestothecrucialreality；theworlddoesnotchangeatall，allthebeautifulthinglastnightisonlyadream.Hecandonothingbut“begint
8、hegameanew”（42）.Thegameisametaphor，meansdrinking. The
