论哈代的时间诗

On the Temporal Poetry by Thomas Hardy

时间是哈代诗歌的一个重要主题。他的时间诗大多反映时间给人们的生活带来的变化以及这些变化给人们带来的心理创痛。哈代是一个理想主义者 ,又是一个现实主义者 ,因此 ,他的诗歌常常表现理想生活与现实生活之间的巨大反差 ,以此来揭示生活的悲剧性。透过诗歌流露出的悲伤情绪 ,我们可以看到他的时间诗的创作主旨 :探索人们应当如何面对残酷的时间 ,追求生活中的真、善、美。

Time is an important theme of Hardy's poetry. Most of his temporal poems are concerned with the changes in life brought about by the passage of time and the resultant psychological ache of people. Hardy is an idealist, hankering for beauty in life. However,he is also a realist, always looking squarely at the defects of life and aiming at revealing its imperfection. Therefore, his temporal poetry attempts to reveal the tragic human existence by presenting the great contrast between the ideal and the actual life. Although there is a melancholy tone in his temporal poetry, the keynote is not so much the expression of sadness as the exploration of how to face the cruelty of time and the conscientious search for all that is true, good and beautiful in life.