Text C The Lost Garden（第2页）

ButTimespoke，pointingwither;

“Passon，”hesaid，“forthedaygro>

AndnowonthechillgreycliffsI>

&srecedewhichIthoughttofind，

Aseemsdimoainyonder，

&hinkofthegardebehind。

ShouldIstandatlastonitssummit’ssplendor，

Iknoouldnotrepay

Forthefairlosttintsofthedawnsotender

Thatcreptupeo’day。

Iwouldgoback，butthewaysarewinding，

Ifwaystherearetothatland，insooth;

Forwhatmansueverfinding

Apathtothegardenofhislostyouth?

ButIthiimes，whearsglisten，

Thatarose-stdriftsfromfara>

AndIknow，whehedlisten，

Thatayounglaughbreaksontheairlikespray。

1。Discuss，withyroupmembers，thepoeticalthemethatwearealwaysunsciousofthepreessofouryouthuntilitisgone。

2。Trytotrafourlioese。Payspetioriandrhymeschemeofthepoem。

Notes

1。Angryyouhe“angryyoungmen”ofmandmiddleclassBritishplaywrightsasromihe1950s。Thegroup’sleadingmembersincludedJohnOsborneahephrasewasinallyedbytheRoyalCourtTheatre’spressoffioteJohnOsborne’sLookBager。ItisthoughttobederivedfromtheautobiographyofLesliePaul，fouheWoodcraftFolk，whManublishedin1951。FollowingthesuccessoftheOsborhelabelliedbyBritishBritisherecharacterizedbydisillusioraditionalEnglishsociety。Theterm，alrecise，begantohavelessmeaheyearsasthewriterstowhomitwasinallyappliedbecamement，andmanyofthemdismissedthelabelasuseless。

2。JohnOsborne:HewasanEnglishplaywright，swriter，adcriticoftheEstablishment。Thesuccessofhis1956playLookBagertraheatre。Inaproductivelifeofmorethan40years，Osborhemesaingfe，filmandTV。Hispersoravagantandioclastiotoriousfortheornateviolenceofhislaohepoliticalcauseshesupportedbutalsoagainsthisownfamily，inghiswivesand。

3。LookBager:LookBager（1956）isaJohnOsborneplay—madeintofilmsin1959，1980，and1989—aboutalleinvolvibutdisaffean（JimmyPorter），hisupper-middle-class，impassivewife（Alisoybestfriend（HelenaCharles）。amiableWelshlodger，attemptstokeepthepeace。TheplaywasasutheLondonstage，aerm“angryyouodescribeOsborhoseofhisgeionwhoemployedharshnessandrealismireintrasttothemoreescapistfarepreviouslyseen。

4。LuckyJim:ItisanovelbyKingsleyAmis，publishedin1954byVictollancz。ItwasAmis’sfirstnovel，aMaughamAwardforfietimearound1950，LuckyJimfollowstheexploitsoftheeponymousJames（Jim）Dixomedievalhistorylectureratanunnamedprovinglishuy（basedinpartoyofLeicester）。Thetorudplaididstylearewide-rangingandfinelymodulated。Thenovelpioeristicsubject-matterofthetime:ayoungmanmakinghisost-warworldthatbinesnewandmoribundattitudes。Whilethetreatmelyrisestohighedy，thenovelisalslovestory，andsgriponthepainfulaiesofhumaionships。

ForFun

WorkstoRead

1。TheHistoryofTomJones，aFoundling:ItisoftenknownsimplyasTomJones，isaiovelbytheEnglishplaywrightaHehehaBildungsromanandapiovel。Firstpublishedon28February1749inLondon，TomJonesisamoEnglishproseworksdescribableasanovel，aionedbyW。Shaminhis1948book“GreatsandTheirNovels”amoheworld。

2。AdventuresofHuckleberryFinn:ItisanovelbyMarkTwain，firstpublishediedKingdominDecember1884aedStatesinFebruary1885。edamoAmeriovels，theworkisamoieraturetobewrittenthroughoutinvernaglish，characterizedbylionalism。

&oSee

1。LuckyJim（1957）:Itisa1957BritishdirectedbyJohnBoultingandstarringIanCarmichael，Terry-ThomasandHughGriffith。Itisanadaptationofthe1954novelLuckyJimbyKingsleyAmis。

2。LookBager（1959）:Itisa1959BritishfilmstarringRichardBurton，aryUreaonyRi。ItisbasedonJohnOsborne’splayofthesamealleinvolvibutdisaffean（JimmyPorter），hisupper-middle-class，impassivewife（Alisoybestfriend（HelenaCharles）。amiableWelshlodger，attemptstokeepthepeace。

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