《四季随笔》中的生态焦虑

Eco-anxiety in The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft

乔治·吉辛的《四季随笔》是英国散文中的珍品,但是批评家大都认为作品中充满了逃避现实和回归过去的消极心态。如果我们从生态批评的视角去审视《四季随笔》,就会发现该作品远非如此消极。作为英国文化批评传统"过渡期"(1880-1914)的一部作品,《四季随笔》中表现出了深切的生态焦虑。这种焦虑不但继承了卡莱尔等人所表达的文化焦虑,更深化了这一文化批评传统,并且在奥威尔等后人的作品中得以延续。

George Gissing＇s The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft is one of the British essay treasures, which, however, often receives disapproval for its escapism and negative attitude toward the reality. But an investigation of the work from the perspective of eco-criticism will not agree with the disapproval. As one of the works in the interregnum of British cultural criticism （ 1880 - 1914）, The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft conveys a deep anxiety which is a successor to the cultural anxiety that originates with Thomas Carlyle and is followed by descendents like George Orwell.