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1、AbstractOwen’spoetryisperhapsquiteunfamiliartothosewhodon’thavemuchknowledgeofEnglishliterature,becauseitisanunexploredareabyChinesestudentsandscholars.AlthoughtherearealotofwarpoemsinChineseliterature,manyofthemglorifywar.Thesepoemsformasharpcontrastwit
2、hmanyofthemostprominentwarpoemsofWorldWarOnethatdepictedwasas“hell”,thecauseofallthemiseriesandsufferingsoftheparticipants,whicheversidetheywereon.TherealsoexistanumberofChinesewarpoems,whichexpresssympathyforsoldiers,theirfamilies,andothervictimsofwar.T
3、hesewarpoems,whileshowingwearinessandevenhatredofwar,arelargelygentlecomplaint.However,thewarpoetrybyWilfredOwenismuchstrongerinmood.Hispoemsallshowangertowardsthewasteandfutilityofwar.HisperspectiveonwarremainslargelyunknowntoChinesereaderswhoareusedtor
4、eadingpoemsthateitherglorifywarorcomplaingentlyaboutwar.Therefore,Ibelievethatmydissertationwillfillthegap.Bycomparinganti-warpoemsinEnglishliteratureandinChineseliteratureintermsoftheirmoodandlanguage,andreviewingotherliteraryworksonwar,thedissertationm
5、ayhelpChinesereadersgetabetterunderstandingabouttheanti-warperspectiveinEnglishliterature,andhopefullycanenablethemtounderstandtheinfluencesofthisperspectiveinwesternsociety.Ibelievethatunderstandingmoreaboutanti-warpoetrycanbeconducivetotheirabilitytoth
6、inkindependentlyasitcanhelpthemformwiserandmorerationaljudgmentsaboutcurrentaffairsconcerningwar.KeyWords:ThePityofWarTheSpiritofHumanityWilfredOwen’swarpoetryChineseWarPoemsThePityOfWar-TheSpiritOfHumanityinWilfredOwen'sWarPoetryandChineseWarPoemsIntrod
7、uction:IhavealwaystakenaninterestinreadingChinesepoemsandespeciallyinreadingtraditionalChinesewarpoetry.Thiskindofwarpoemsoftenevokedasortofnationalisminmeassoldiersareregardedasheroesordevilsandwarisglorified.Intheeyesofsuchpoets,warisnecessaryfortheben
8、efitoftheircountries.Theirmotherlandshouldbedefended;theirpatriotismcanbedemonstratedinwar;therefore,warshouldbewaged.Therefore,itsurprisedmetoreadpoemswrittenbyaBritishwarpoet,WilfredOwenwhenItookaBritishLiteratureCoursei