Discuss the influence of Greek mythology on western literature.

Greek mythology was born in primitive times, spread for thousands of years, and has permanent charm. People, especially Wu Zhu and Bian Shi.

In other words, word of mouth of musicians plays a great role in preserving ancient myths. However, ancient writers played a greater role.

. It can be said that Greek and Roman mythology is the source and soil of ancient Greek literature and art, and ancient Greek and Roman literature is understood by future generations.

Rich treasures in Greek and Roman mythology. Homer describes the ancient achaean in Asia Minor (Achaean; Ancient Greeks) and

Trojans attacked the city of millions. (Iliad) and describes the adventures of the Greek army on the way back.

& lt& lt ode >> These two epics contain most Greek myths. Hesiod's> (

Theogony) collected the most important stories about the creation of heaven and earth, the lineage of gods, kinship and so on in Greek mythology.

Early information about Greek mythology exists. Other poets, such as Sappho, praised Aphrodite's lyrics.

Pindarus's ode to the winner of the competition also retains many myths. Three tragedies in Greece

Poets Aeschylus, Sophocles and euripides.

Of the 34 tragedies handed down, 33 are based on myths. Historian Herodotus (Herodo-

Tus) > has collected many Greek myths, which are still preserved in aristophanes's comedies.

A lot of mythical material.

Roman literature is deeply influenced by Greek literature, and Roman poets often learn from Greek mythology. Virgil's

& lt& ltAeneas >> (Enid), Ovid's << metamorphosis >> (Metamorphosis) and Horace.

People such as & gt(Odes) quoted Greek and Roman mythology, which provided the study of Greek and Roman mythology for later generations.

Abundant information and reference materials.

Greek and Roman mythology is a world cultural heritage, which was introduced into Europe through Roman literature. After the Renaissance, it was introduced to Europe.

The development of literature and art has played an important role. Myths enrich literature and art, and excellent literature and art in turn endow ancient myths.

Have a new life. Western culture developed under the condition that myth and literature and art promoted each other.

Since the Renaissance, Greek mythology has aroused widespread concern and great interest in Europe. Capital of poets and writers

I used fairy tales as creative materials. Taking English literature as an example, Shakespeare wrote sadness on the theme of Greek mythology.

Dramas < < Troy Ross and Cressida >: > (Troy Ross and Cressida) and long poems < < Venus and adonis >: > (

Venus and adonis Milton's & gt(Comus) poems are not long, but three poems are mentioned.

A dozen Greek mythological figures and stories. /kloc-in the 0 th and 9 th centuries, British and American romantic poets paid more attention to colorful Greek and Roman myths.

Full of praise. Whitman, a great American poet, simply said, "Myths are really great." Keats, English poet

) wrote a sincere and touching sonnet, depicting his excitement when he first read Homer's epic:

"... I was looking at the stars,

Suddenly caught a glimpse of a new star,

Or if Cortez tries to open his eyes,

Saw peace-with his peers

They all looked at each other and looked scared.

Dare not say a word, at the top of Darien Peak. 〃

Romantic poets are deeply influenced by Greek mythology and like to write poems with mythical materials. Shelley's

Luo Song >><& lt Pan Zhige >> Keats'. It is still a beautiful poem praising mythical figures.

. However, poets often quote mythological allusions, not only for the magnificence of the myth itself, but also for their own thoughts.

Think about feelings. They often express their feelings with scenery, express their feelings with examples, express their worries and anger, and criticize the current drawbacks. Keats used mortal Endymion and the moon.

The love story of the goddess of light

Beg. Shelley's

Pay tribute to Keats. The ancient people described in Greek mythology did not yield to the tenacious will of fate, and the gods and heroes all took Superman as their hero.

The strength of nature and indomitable struggle excited romantic poets and inspired their reverie; wave

Poets' poems give new life to ancient myths. Shelley, Byron, Longfellow (H.W.Long

Fellow) and other poets have written poems in praise of Prometheus who stole fire for mankind. In Byron's works, Prometheus did it

It is full of vitality and has become the embodiment of tenacious will and strength to resist oppression. Shelley's poetic drama

Mysius >> created a new image of this indomitable fighter. The whole play is brilliant, with high tone, bright colors and full expression.

It shows the poet's yearning for revolution and has a strong flavor of the times.

In the 20th century, people felt pain because of the increasingly obvious adverse consequences of industrial civilization and the increasingly sharp social contradictions.

The collapse of the Ming dynasty, the collapse of ideals, the collapse of beliefs, the loss of moral standards, and the eager desire for a better and meaningful new life.

Lifestyle and spiritual civilization. Literati prefer to express their anguish and resentment with meaningful fairy tales.

Unreasonable attack. As richard chase said, myth is to affirm people.

Various cultural and personal crises in life-birth, entering life, ideal friendship, marriage, personal or self-esteem.

Natural war, death, etc. -A way to make it meaningful. Myths awaken people's awareness of the past, cultural traditions or English.

The sense of superhuman strength gives meaning to the crisis in life. "This kind of example can be said to be everywhere. best-known

It's T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land. The epoch-making significance of western literature in the 20th century.

Dai's works use a lot of myths and legends to compare Europe after World War I to a wasteland, which fully shows that.

The depression and despair of European and American intellectuals have been overcome. James Joyce's masterpiece

Theseus (that is, Ulysses) compared his wandering in Dublin with Odysseus' wandering for ten years.

This reveals the decay of modern western society and the loneliness and despair of modern people. O 'Neill, American playwright.

Think about feelings. They often express their feelings with scenery, express their feelings with examples, express their worries and anger, and criticize the current drawbacks. Keats used mortal Endymion and the moon.

The love story of the goddess of light

Beg. Shelley's

Pay tribute to Keats. The ancient people described in Greek mythology did not yield to the tenacious will of fate, and the gods and heroes all took Superman as their hero.

The strength of nature and indomitable struggle excited romantic poets and inspired their reverie; wave

Poets' poems give new life to ancient myths. Shelley, Byron, Longfellow (H.W.Long

Fellow) and other poets have written poems in praise of Prometheus who stole fire for mankind. In Byron's works, Prometheus did it

It is full of vitality and has become the embodiment of tenacious will and strength to resist oppression. Shelley's poetic drama

Mysius >> created a new image of this indomitable fighter. The whole play is brilliant, with high tone, bright colors and full expression.

It shows the poet's yearning for revolution and is full of strong flavor of the times.

In the 20th century, people felt pain because of the increasingly obvious adverse consequences of industrial civilization and the increasingly sharp social contradictions.

The collapse of the Ming dynasty, the collapse of ideals, the collapse of beliefs, the loss of moral standards, and the eager desire for a better and meaningful new life.

Lifestyle and spiritual civilization. Literati prefer to express their anguish and resentment with meaningful fairy tales.

O' Neill) << Mourning >> (Mourning to become Electra) is based on Aeschylus's << Ortizia >>

(Oresteia) as the basis, the story of Agamemnon family, a mythical hero, is used to describe the tragedy of modern people.

And the source of pain. Other British and American writers such as Ye Zhi and masefield,

Foster (E·M· Forster), Wilder (thornton wilder), Updike (john updike), etc.

Create with mythical themes and describe the present with ancient times.

The influence of Greek mythology on western culture is not limited to the field of literature. In terms of art, Greek mythology is illustrated.

Stories are endless. Michelangelo, Raphael and Leonardo da Vinci in the Renaissance.

The paintings made by leonardo da vinci and other masters using mythological themes have become immortal masterpieces and human culture.

Precious wealth. Psychologically, Freud borrowed the story of Oedipus committing the crime of killing his father and marrying his mother by mistake, and created Russia.

The word Oedipus complex, in psychoanalysis, refers to the desire centered on instinctive impulse.

. In terms of literary theory, a group of scholars, Northrop Frye, appeared in the mid-20th century.

The first literary theorist thinks that all literary types and every plot layout of all works, including seemingly extremely complicated ones.

Miscellaneous and very real works are all repeating some mythological prototypes and basic formulas of myths. Greek mythology is still rich.

English language is rich. Some words, such as chaos, hypnosis and military.

), teasing (teasing), etc. , all from Greek mythology. Greek mythology is very popular in western society.

Wide, far-reaching, penetrating into all aspects of life. Even the naming of science and technology development plans has a variety of fairy tale colors.

Yes, such as Trident, Apollo, Poseidon and so on. some

Mythical names, place names and allusions have already entered daily life and become common words known to women and children, such as Trow.

Trojan horse in Iraq, Pandora's box and discord apple.

Fruit "(apple of discord), Achilles heel (Archilles' Heel) and so on.

Since Greek and Roman mythology occupies such an important position in European and American cultures, it has such a far-reaching impact on European and American social life.

So, whether it is to improve English reading comprehension, or to learn European and American literature, history, philosophy,

Politics and other knowledge, first of all, we must have a certain understanding of Greek and Roman mythology.

Thomas Bulfinch, the earliest American writer of Greek fairy tales, wrote in < lt;

Fable Times > > In the preface, he said that he believed that young readers would find infinite pleasure in this book. Older people will send it.

Now this is a mentor when studying; Readers who have the opportunity to travel and visit museums and art galleries will find this is a famous painting.

Narrator of sculpture; Readers in and out of educated social circles will find that this is an answer to the occasional allusion in the conversation.