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1、澳大利亚文学课程论文论 文 名 称 ：A.B. Paterson and The Man from Snowy River学 生 姓 名 ： 胡 冉学 生 学 号 ： 3320131091108专 业 班 级 ： 英 语 教 育 （ 1） 班任 课 教 师 ： 徐 小 琴完 成 时 间 ： 2016-06-8A.B. Paterson and the Man from Snowy RiverAndrew Barton “Banjo” Paterson was an Australian bush poet, journalist and author. He wrote many ballad
2、s and poems about Austrian life, focusing particularly on the rural and outback areas, including the district around Binalong, New South Wales, where he spent much of his childhood. Patersons notable poems include “Waltzing Matilda”, “The Man from Snowy River” and “Clancy of the Overflow”.1Here I wa
3、nt to mainly analysis “The Man from Snowy River”. The poem tells the story of a horseback pursuit to recapture the colt of a prizewinning racehorse that escaped from its paddock and is living with the wild horses of the mountain ranges. Eventually the brumbies descend a seemingly impassibly steep sl
4、op, at which point the assembled riders give up the pursuit, except the young hero, who spurs his “pony” (horse) down the “terrible descent” to catch the mob.The poem describes and eulogizes strength and courage and also praises the vitality of the youth. The strength and courage represent the natio
5、nal spirit, which make pioneers get success for fighting with severe nature. Next, the poem has bright Australian feature. The jungle, meadow eucalyptus and so on in the poem that are made of the special Australian environment. And in the poem, the writer eulogizes the mate ship, adaptability and ri
6、sk-taking. And mate ship now has become the life creeds. Then, the special technique of expression in the poem. The writer used the “cat and mouse”, “setting” to depict the brave snowy man. Before catching the wild horse, cracks doubt his power because he is a small and weedy stripling.2 Only Clancy
7、 stood his friend and beg for him, so they let him with them reluctantly. When the wild horses held their way right into the deep gorges, even the experienced old man muttered fiercely, “We may bid the mob good, no man can hold them down the other side.”3 When they plan to give up (writer uses the a
8、ntithesis0, the man from Snowy River let the pony have his head and followed like a bloodhound on their track. He alone unassisted brought the wild horse back, because his pluck was undaunted, and his courage fiery hot. So the young image from Snowy River in front of us was venerable. Besides, the w
9、hole poem vividly depicted the intense action, breathtaking scene, grand and magnificent situation and give us a sense of strength.1 https:/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_from_Snowy_River_(poem)2 A.B. PATERSON (1864-1941)The Man from Snowy River3 A.B. PATERSON (1864-1941): The Man from Snowy River参考文
10、献(Reference)1 黄源深： 澳大利亚文学选读，上海外语教育出版社，1996 年，第 122页2 黄源深： 澳大利亚文学简史，上海外语教育出版社，2006 年，第 124页3 https:/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_from_Snowy_River_(poem)写作说明：1. 澳大利亚文学课程论文要求学生选取本学期所接触的一位作家及其代表作，用英文进行简明扼要的介绍和赏析。论文应包括对作家及其代表作的介绍，突出该作家的写作特色和文学地位以及其代表作的文学特色。论文应该有对相关书籍和网络资源的参考，但重在表达自己的赏析和见解。2. 论文字数不低于 400
11、 字。论文内容应具有条理性、逻辑性，观点突出，论述详略得当，语言流畅、规范。3. 论文参考文献格式：“Bush all round-bush with no horizon, for the country is flat. ”1http:/www. 1 黄源深：澳大利亚文学选读，上海外语教育出版社，1996，第 页4. 论文选题范围： A.B. Paterson and The Man from Snowy River Henry Lawson and The Drovers Wife Miles Franklin and My Brilliant Career K. Susannnah Prichard and Coonardoo Patrick White and Voss Peter Carey and American DreamsHenry Lawson and The Drovers Wife第一段第二段第三段参考文献( References)：1 黄源深：澳大利亚文学选读，上海外语教育出版社，1996 年，第 页2 黄源深：澳大利亚文学简史，上海外语教育出版社，2006 年，第 页3 http: / www.
