摘要
美国著名诗人罗伯特·潘·沃伦的长篇诗歌《恶龙的兄弟》以鬼魂对话的形式展开叙述,讲述了美国总统杰弗逊的侄子利尔伯恩杀害黑奴约翰的事件。本文运用文学伦理学批评方法,试图解析旧南方白人的身份意识以及利尔伯恩的身份危机与杀死黑奴事件之间的联系。在南方白人身份意识的影响下,利尔伯恩面对来自黑奴的反抗做出了杀死约翰以维护自己奴隶主身份的伦理选择。从文学伦理学的角度来看,诗歌中美国总统杰弗逊的人性观是对人身上斯芬克斯因子的解读。在表达其人性论的同时,杰弗逊对利尔伯恩事件做出道德评价并对南方白人的身份意识进行批判。
In Brother to Dragons--A Tale in Verse and Voices by American poet Robert Penn Warren, the ghosts＇ narration revolves around the historical event of Lilburne＇s killing of the slave boy John. Analyzing this poem from the perspective of Ethical Literary Criticism, this paper aims to prove that Southern whites＇ understanding of their identity in the institution of slavery is the main reason behind Lilbume＇s savage crime. Facing the identity crisis brought by the defiance of slaves, Lilburne chooses to mutilate John as a demonstration of his authority as a white slave owner. The moral judgment passed on Lilbume by Jefferson, former American president kin to Lilburne, presents Jefferson＇s definition of human nature, his understanding of the Sphinx Factor, and also the ethical standard whereby he criticizes the immorality in Southern whites＇ definition of identity
出处
《外国文学研究》
CSSCI
北大核心
2013年第1期62-69,共8页
Foreign Literature Studies
基金
湖北省教育厅人文社会科学研究项目"罗伯特.沃伦的文学伦理学研究"【项目批号:2012G092】阶段性成果
