试论美国19世纪下半叶的牛仔小说

On the Novels of the American Cowboy in the Latter Half of the 19th Century

始于19世纪60年代的美国牛仔小说,描写了整天与牛群为伍、风餐露宿、浪迹山头、备尝生活艰辛的牛仔。但由于其狂放不羁的性格,过人的胆识和嫉恶如仇的品质,牛仔很快赢得了人们的好感,成了新一代的西部偶像。有关牛仔生活的题材也自然地成了大众关注的热点。

The novels of the American cowboy beginning in 1860s describe the cowboys accompanying their cattle all day long,sleeping in the open,working in the mountains and living an arduous life.But due to their unconventional and unrestrained character,unusual boldness and quality of hating evil like an enemy,cowboys win the people's admiration very soon and become the western idols for the new generation.The subject matter about the cowboys' lives becomes the hot spot people pay more attention to.