文学想象与文化美国

章节摘录

　　Since the end of the nineteenth century， American critics have been viewing theinfluence of Puritanism on American thought as a controversial issue. They holdcontradictory opinions on the exact natlare of the influence. As early as 1891， BarrettWendell， one of the founders of American studies， wrote， To understand the America oftoday， we must know the New England of the fathers （ qtd. in Reising 49）.KennethMurdock and Perry Miller have also realized the important and positive role Puritanismplayed in American culture. But it is fascinating to find that there is an opposite view.As Henry May documented， young radicals such as Emma Goldman， H.L. Mencken，and others in the first decades of the twentieth century denounced Puritanism for everycrime from prostitution to the American Sunday（ qtd. in Reising 49）.　　The two distinctive voices aroused attention at that time. It cannot be denied that theheated debate and discussions on Puritanism prove the importance of Puritanism in thehistory of American culture and thought. The search for the Puritan origins of Americanculture and of the American Self gained momentum during the twenties， receiving a kindof official recognition in 1928 when Norman Foersters The Reinterpretation of AmericanLiterature specified Puritanism， along with the frontier spirit， romanticism and realism， asone of the determining influences on American writing. The debate over the significance ofPuriism， however， had been raging since the turn of the twentieth century， whenPuritanism became a touchstone for discussions of the merits and defects of Americanculture （ Reising 49）.　　According to American critic Russell Reising， Sacvan Bercovitchs view of Puritanismas rhetoric is also the most provreative recent effort to interpret the impact of Puritanismfrom the aspect of American ideologies. In The Puritan Origins of the American Self（1975） and The American Jeremiad （1978）， Bercovitch is aware and critical of theAmerican exceptionality rhetoric. He sharply observes the center of the problem and tracesto its Puritan origins.

内容概要

朱丽田，1971年11月生，广东五华人，南京大学文学博士，现为东南大学外国语学院副教授、硕士生导师。主要研究领域包括英美文学、文学理论、美国文化和外语教学。近年来在《当代外国文学》等期刊上发表论文7篇。参加国家社科项目1项，主持江苏省教育厅项目1项。

书籍目录

AcknowledgementsAbstractA List of AbbreviationsIntroductionChapter One  TALES OF DISCOVERY: POETIC NARRATIVES OF COLONIZATION  Discovery of the Land and Culture Encounter  From Columbus to Columbia  Puritan Essence of the Poetic NarrativesChapter Two  VERSES ON GLORY: NARRATION OF THE FUTURE NATION  Towards Nation Building  Prospects as an Allegory  Secularization of the VisionChapter Three  VOICES OF JEREMIAD: REPRESENTATION OF AMBIVALENCE  Ambivalence and Steadfastness  Despondence and Compromise  Uncertainty and RestorationConclusion  Appendix Poems of ProspectsWorks Cited

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　　在近几十年的美国文学研究中，独立革命时期的文学作品，特别是诗歌作品，因其浓重的“革命”和“政治”意识而不太受人重视。本书将研究重点放在了这一时期三位主要诗人展望未来美利坚民族的诗歌上，重新细读他们的作品，并参照其他同时代诗人的有关作品，指出诞生在独立革命时期的“展望诗”对美利坚民族身份建构产生了重要影响。通过分析这些“展望诗”中清教思想，从而说明，这一时期的文学作品作为意识形态的力量，实际上延续并参与了美国“建国神话”的构建，而其中对“哥伦布”形象的文学表述，更可以被认为是这一构建的典型内容。

作者简介

《文学想象与文化美国:美国独立革命时期诗歌研究》论述了美国早期诗歌的主要特点及其对美国国族建构、民族身份的形成和文化独立所起到的重要作用。作者提出了“展望诗”的新概念，旨在系统地研究美国早期诗歌，尤其是独立革命时期的诗歌，对美国建国和建国后美国文学的影响。《文学想象与文化美国:美国独立革命时期诗歌研究》适用于英语专业高年级本科生、研究生、高校教师研究参考使用。

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