In the second half of the 20th century,the pioneering contributions of Charlotte Smith,an 18th-century English female poet,to Romantic poetic theory were rediscovered and acknowledged in the tide of canon reconstruction.Her focus on nature,emphasis on emotions,and experimental exploration of poetic forms constitute the fundamental framework of her romantic poetic theory.The natural world in her writings exhibits prominent features of picturesque beauty and sublimity.The emotions expressed in her poetry encompass both introspective personal insights and broad humanistic concerns.Her innovative attempts in the sonnet and long lyric poem genres serve as exemplars for future generations of poets.Smith's unique poetic style is the result of deep interaction with the literary,aesthetic,philosophical,and scientific traditions of the 18th century.It laid the foundation for British Romantic poetic theory,with figures like Wordsworth as its representative.
关键词
夏洛特·史密斯/浪漫主义诗学/自然/情感/体裁创新
Key words
Charlotte Smith/romantic poetics/nature/emotion/genre innovation