中国《瓦尔登湖》接受史研究_英语论文

The Critical Reception of Walden in China

摘要

亨利·大卫·梭罗(Henry David Thoreau)是19世纪早期美国超验主义文学运动中的重要人物之一。《瓦尔登湖》是其最著名的作品之一。近年来，梭罗研究在国内有了长足的发展，学界从梭罗与中国古典文化、生态批评等角度对梭罗及其作品进行了深入研究。本文拟将对梭罗和《瓦尔登湖》在中国的接受进行历史的回顾，全面的梳理，以期更好地推动国内的梭罗研究。本文首先回顾了建国之前这位美国作家及其作品在国内的简单译介情况。其次，研究了梭罗和《瓦尔登湖》在建国之后到2000年之间在中国的接受起伏。最后，探究了新世纪以来《瓦尔登湖》在国内的接受情况。在新的历史阶段，随着国内文化思潮的变化，梭罗研究也呈现出多样发展的态势，并取得了不俗的研究成果。

关键词：《瓦尔登湖》；梭罗；接受；原因；研究

Abstract

Henry David Thoreau is one of the important figures in American transcendentalism. Walden is one of his most famous works. In the recent years, Thoreau’s research has been flowering in China. The scholars make a meticulous study of Thoreau and Walden from the perspective of the Chinese classical culture, ecological criticism and so on. The present paper roundly deals with the critical reception of Thoreau and Walden in China. Firstly, the paper  explores the introduction and translation of the American writer and his works in China. Secondly, the paper examines the reception of Walden in China from 1949 to 2000, in which the research on Walden experienced ups and downs. Finally, the paper probes into the reception of Walden in China in the new century, in which the research on Walden is more and more heated in the new stage in China.

Keywords: Walden; Thoreau; reception; reasons; studies

Contents

1.Introduction.1

2.Literature Review1

3.Seminal Period: before 1949.3

4. Developing Period: 1949-2000.6

5. Flowering Period: 2000- the present.9

6. Conclusion.12

Works Cited.14