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By 2022512468李佳曦 5天前 4次浏览

In “Song: To Celia”, the speaker values spiritual connection over physical pleasures (e.g., preferring Celia’s gaze to wine). How does this reflect Renaissance humanism’s focus on “soul” and “individual experience”, and can we find similar philosophical traces in other Elizabethan love poems?

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  • 程高杰 5天前

    1. Alignment with Renaissance Humanism: The Celebration of Soul and Individual Experience

     

    Renaissance humanism rejected the medieval prioritization of divine authority and shifted focus to the inherent worth of human beings—emphasizing the "soul" as the essence of individuality and the value of subjective experience. In Song: To Celia, this philosophy is vividly embodied:

     

    - Reverence for the soul: The speaker spurns physical pleasures (e.g., wine, "the feast spread") in favor of Celia’s gaze and spiritual resonance, framing her as a source of soul-nourishment that transcends material indulgence. Wine, a symbol of earthly sensory delight, pales in comparison to the "drink" of her eyes—a metaphor for spiritual communion. This mirrors humanism’s belief that the soul, not the body, defines human dignity, elevating spiritual connection as the highest form of human interaction.

    - Focus on individual experience: Humanism championed the uniqueness of personal emotions, desires, and perceptions over dogmatic conformity. The speaker’s first-person voice and insistence on a love rooted in subjective spiritual契合 (e.g., "I will not drink of any cup / But that which from thy hand I take") reject utilitarian or societal notions of love. Instead, he celebrates the intimacy of his individual bond with Celia, reflecting the Renaissance awakening of human subjectivity—where personal experience becomes a valid and precious source of meaning.

     

    2. Parallel Philosophical Traces in Other Elizabethan Love Poems

     

    The emphasis on spiritual love over physical pleasure

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