By the general process of epic poetry, I mean the way this form of art has constantly responded to the profound needs of the society in which it was made.

  • -- Lascelles Abercrombie 阿伯克龙比激光束

我所说的史诗的一般过程,指的是这种艺术形式不断地对其产生的社会的深刻需求作出反应的方式。

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The world knows of a vast stock of epic material scattered up and down the nations; sometimes its artistic value is as extraordinary as its archaeological interest, but not always.

全世界都知道有大量的史诗材料散布在各个国家;有时,它的艺术价值和考古价值一样非同寻常,但并非总是如此。

Small men command the letter of the law. Great men serve its spirit. For the spirit of the law is justice... and justice is the spirit of God.

小人物精通法律条文。伟人为它的精神服务。因为律法的灵,就是公义。公义是神的灵。

I would like The Discovery of Poetry to be a field guide to the natural pleasures of language - a happiness we were born to have.

我希望诗歌的发现能成为语言的自然乐趣的实地指南——一种我们与生俱来的快乐。

The opposite of a fact is falsehood, but the opposite of one profound truth may very well be another profound truth.

事实的对立面是谬误,但一个深刻真理的对立面很可能是另一个深刻真理。

A poem is true if it hangs together. Information points to something else. A poem points to nothing but itself.

一首诗如果连在一起就是真的。信息指向其他东西。一首诗只指向它自己。

The world needs dreamers and the world needs doers. But above all, the world needs dreamers who do.

世界需要梦想家,世界需要实干家。但最重要的是,这个世界需要有梦想的人。

If you can turn your wants into your needs, you can do anything.

如果你能把你的愿望变成你的需要,你就能做任何事。

Performing is a profound experience, at least for me.

表演是一种深刻的体验,至少对我来说是这样。