西特韦尔家族(Sitwell family)

英国的一个作家世家家族。伊迪丝.西特韦尔是家族中的大姐，她同她的兄弟们一起反对乔治时期诗歌引起了人们的注意。她的早期作品强调声音的价值，其中有《农夫陋室》（1918）以及《门面》（1923），华尔顿後来为後者配了曲。从《黄金海岸习俗》（1929）开始，她诗歌中早期的那种刻意的人工化和实验风格逐步弱化，第二次世界大战期间她更成了一位情感深沈的诗人。她的晚期作品则具有宗教象徵主义的色彩，如《园丁们和天文学家们》（1953）以及《被弃者》（1962）。她本人则以其杰出的品格，伊莉莎白时期的穿着以及古怪的见解着称。她的弟弟奥斯伯特（1892～1969）也因在文学与艺术领地假想敌作战的勇气而与姐姐及弟弟一起着称。其最着名的作品为回忆录，包括《左边！右边！》（1944）、《绯红色的树》（1946）、《多好的早晨》》（1947）、《隔壁房间的笑声》（1948）以及《高尚的本质》（1950）。在这些作品中，他以发自内心的怀乡思绪刻画了一个逝去的贵族时代。这一家族的小弟弟瑟谢佛勒尔（1897～1988）则以他关於艺术、建筑以及旅游的作品着称。他的《南方巴洛克艺术》一书（1924）成为许多有关学术研究的先驱。他的诗歌，诸如《人民的宫殿》（1918）和《格兰德河》，主要是用传统的风格写成，显示了他对艺术和音乐中规中矩的兴趣所在。

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Sitwell family

British family of writers. Edith Sitwell (1887-1964) attracted attention when she joined her brothers in a revolt against Georgian poetry. Her early work, which emphasizes the value of sound, includes Clowns' Houses (1918) and Fa?ade (1923), set to music by W. Walton. Beginning with Gold Coast Customs (1929), her style became less artificial and experimental, and during World War II she emerged as a poet of some emotional depth. Her later poetry is informed by religious symbolism, as in Gardeners and Astronomers (1953) and The Outcasts (1962). She was famous for her formidable personality, Elizabethan dress, and eccentric opinions. Her brother Osbert (1892-1969) became famous, with his siblings, as a tilter at establishment windmills in literature and the arts. His best-known books are his memoirs, including Left Hand! Right Hand! (1944), The Scarlet Tree (1946), Great Morning! (1947), Laughter in the Next Room (1948), and Noble Essences (1950), which create with conscious nostalgia the portrait of a vanished aristocratic age. Their brother Sacheverell (1897-1988) is best known for his books on art, architecture, and travel. His Southern Baroque Art (1924) was the forerunner of much academic research. His poetry, including The People's Palace (1918) and The Rio Grande, was written mostly in traditional meters and reveals in its mannered style his interest in the arts and music.