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　　本論文探討葉慈如何在詩集《葦叢中的風》發展其愛爾蘭象徵詩學，並將愛爾蘭民間傳說中的獨特元素轉化成為詩人所希望之具普遍性的象徵主義。藉由實驗性的詩學創作過程，葉慈嘗試表現人類不同的模糊慾望，並結合精靈象徵與塞爾特神話中相關的元素來揭示其「整體性」之概念。
　　於1899年出版之詩集《葦叢中的風》闡明了十九世紀後期對葉慈的影響，包括塞爾特文化、前拉婓爾派及法國象徵主義。這些思想及運動提供了詩人靈感，並且成為葉慈轉化象徵的工具—將愛爾蘭的民間傳說轉化為一種有力且具普遍性之象徵主義。
第一章分析葉慈如何依據愛爾蘭精靈在詩學上的功能來強化愛爾蘭主題以建構其象徵意義，並且愛爾蘭精靈與其相關之象徵最終能夠緊密的結合。由於愛爾蘭精靈象徵人類的慾望且這種慾望在人類超自然的經驗上與其實際經驗有所不同，本章進一步證明葉慈利用精靈象徵為媒介，以超脫精靈本身民間傳說的意義，從而發展他的象徵詩學。
　　第二章探討葉慈的詩學轉化，了解《葦叢中的風》是如何從生命之樹的概念表達其複雜性與神秘性。主要意象如頭髮與玫瑰，最終成為象徵以表現愛的追尋與不同模糊慾望之主題。此外，這些象徵都具有羅塞蒂作品中女性視覺的特徵，因此透過他詩中所形容之「數不盡的女神夢」和「白色的女人」等等，進一步暗示詩人對其性別政治的看法。
　　最後一章則根據包德曼對「整體」之論點來探究葉慈如何統一所有的象徵以完成他的詩學系統。而葉慈的象徵與主題如何影響近代作品，如愛爾蘭舞蹈及小說，亦於最末一節加以討論以闡明詩人對後世具有持續性的影響力。

　　This thesis explores how Yeats developed an Irish symbolic poetics in The Wind Among the Reeds by transforming specific elements of Irish folklore into what he hoped was a universal symbolism. He attempted, through an experimental poetic process, to illustrate various vague human desires and unify the Sidhe and relative elements of Celtic myth to reveal his idea of “unity of being.”
Published in 1899, The Wind Among the Reeds illustrates various late nineteenth-century influences on Yeats—including Celticism, Pre-Raphaelitism, and French symbolism—that provided him with the inspiration and tools he needed to transform Irish folklore into effective, universal symbolism.

　　In the first chapter, Yeats’s construction of symbols that highlight Irish subject matter is analyzed based on the poetic function of the Sidhe. The Sidhe and related symbols consequently closely interact. The chapter further argues that Yeats took the Sidhe beyond its original folkloric significance to become a vehicle for the development of his symbolic poetics because the Sidhe suggest the human desire that differentiates real experience from spiritual experience.

　　Next, Yeats’s poetic transformation is discussed to see how The Wind Among the Reeds exposes an intricacy and esotericism based on a concept of the Tree of Life. The main images, such as hair and the rose, are finally symbolized to develop themes of love quest and various vague desires. Furthermore, these symbols tend to the feminine visual qualities in Rossetti’s works. They suggest the poet’s gender politics through his numberless dreams of a goddess and “the White Woman,” etc.

　　In the final chapter, Yeats’s unification of symbols to complete his poetic system is explored based on Paul de Man’s argument about unity. Finally, how Yeatsian symbols and themes have been extended in recent Irish dance and the contemporary novel is examined to illustrate Yeats’s continuing influence.

Abbreviations…………………………………………………………I
Illustrations…………………………………………………………II
Introduction……………………………………………………………1
Chapter 1: The Sidhe and Yeats’s Symbolism in The Wind Among the Reeds
I. Introduction to The Wind Among the Reeds and the Sidhe ……………7
II. The Construction of Yeat’s Symbols in The Wind Among the Reeds ………17
Chapter 2: Poetic Transformation in The Wind Among the Reeds
I. Transformation of Symbols and the Occult Theme ………………28
II. Feminine Tendency and Visual Effects ……………………………41
Chapter 3: Yeats’s Symbolist System and its Representation in Contemporary Popular Culture
I. Yeats’s “Unity of Being”………………………………………………56
II. The Recurrence of Yeats’s Symbols in Contemporary Culture..……71
Conclusion……………………………………………………………87
Works Cited.………………………………………………………………………90

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