欲望、文学与审判——但丁《神曲》的一种哲学解读

Lust,Literature,and Damnation:Reading Dante's Divine Comedy

解读但丁的伟大诗作是一项艰巨的任务。但丁既是诗人又是心灵的朝圣者,他既是这首诗的作者,也是这首诗的主题。在全部文本中,诗人坚持他的地狱、炼狱与天堂之旅的现实性特征。诗人但丁不时向读者讲述应如何理解他所写的内容,以及遇到他的故事时应避免的各种危险。在阅读伟大作品时迷失的危险是但丁与弗朗西丝卡和鲍罗在欲望之地狱层会面的重要部分。在讲述心灵朝圣者(但丁)对弗朗西丝卡读兰斯洛特和吉内维尔的故事的反应时,诗人但丁提供了如何阅读他自己的诗的重要线索。

Reading Dante's great poem is a daunting task.Dante is both poet and pilgrim,since he is both the author of the poem and the subject of the poem.Throughout the text,the poet insists upon the“realism”of his journey through Hell,Purgatory,and Heaven.Dante,the poet,from time to time addresses the reader concerning how to understand what he has written and the dangers to be avoided in encountering his story.The dangers of losing one's way when reading great texts is an important part of the pilgrim's meeting with Francesca and Paolo in the circle of the lustful in Hell.In telling the story of the pilgrim's(Dante's)reaction to the story Francesca relates of her reading the story of Lancelot and Guinevere,Dante the poet offers important clues about how one ought to read his poem.