How are the mighty fallen大英雄何竟死亡（撒母耳记下 1：19）

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The Bible has been the most influential text in all of Western culture. It's difficult to understand medieval or early modern or much of modern literature without knowing it...

Prof. Barbara Newman, Northwestern University
from 2006 Bible Literary project

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It's not that it's impossible to read some writers without a Biblical background, but that you would miss a whole dimension to their work.

Prof. Steven Goldsmith, University of California at Berkeley
from 2006 Bible Literary Project

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I can only say that if a student doesn't know any Bible literature, he or she will simply not understand whole elements of Shakespeare, Sidney, Spenser, Milton, Pope, Wordsworth

Prof. Robert Kiely, Harvard University
from 2006 Bible Literary Project

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...there is truth in the remark. "without Tyndale[Bible translator], no Shakespeare"...

Prof. David Daniell, University College London
from The Bible in English

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You can't really study Western literature intelligently or coherently without starting with the Bible.

Prof. Gerald L. Bruns, University of Notre Dame
from 2006 Bible Literary Project

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...a familiar understanding of Christian doctrine in historical perspective thus contributes to a fuller appreciation of Shakespeare's art, but Shakespeare's art

Prof. Roland M. Frye
from Shakespeare and the Christian Doctrine

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In English tradition and also for an American tradition begun by Puritan writers, a knowledge of the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament is even more crucial than classical references.

Prof. Ulrich Knoefplmacher, Princeton University
from 2006 Bible Literary Project

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There is no book more important for our culture than the Bible, and it is fundametal to the study of English literature and language.

Prof. David Jasper and Prof. Stephen Prickett
from the Bible and literature

How are the mighty fallen大英雄何竟死亡（撒母耳记下 1：19）

图片说明： Saul was killed
图片版权： V. Gilbert and Arlisle F. Beers

圣经经文

意思

How have the mighty fallen一般用于表达人们对某个著名或重要人物逝去的感触，而且往往带有幸灾乐祸的意味。

来源及应用

这是以色列国王大卫在哀悼扫罗王及其儿子、大卫的密友约拿单时的大声呼喊。扫罗曾被上帝受膏加冕为以色列国王，但他偏离上帝意旨的行为使他失去了王位。他的妒忌心使他不止一次想杀掉大卫。最终，他与他的三个儿子都战死在了与非利士人的战斗中。

例句

Jane: One of the directors of our company was forced to resign after he had been charged by the police. Tina: How are the mighty fallen! Jane: 公司其中一位董事获警方法起诉后被逼辞去职务。 Tina: How are the mighty fallen!

Keywords

fall mighty

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How are the mighty fallen大英雄何竟死亡（撒母耳记下 1：19）

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