人文主义与英国文学——论莎士比亚作品中的人文主义

Humanism and English Literature——Humanism in ShakesPeare's Works

本文分别对人文主义对英国文学的影响以及莎士比亚作品(悲剧、喜剧、十四行诗)中体现出的人文主义作了初步的探讨,由此得出人文主义的实质以及人文主义与文学之间密不可分的关系。文学即人性之学。文学保存了人类的精神财富,成为沟通人们思想感情的纽带。文学的目的在于激发人的精神力量,以不断更新的方式教育人们。

The spirit of humanism can be found in Shakespeare＇s works （tragedy, comedy, historic play and sonnet） . This essey explores respectively how humanism influenced English literature and how humanism is reflected in Shakespeare＇s works, including his tragedy, comedy and sonnet. Furthermore it points out the essence of humanism and the close relationship between humanism and literature ; literature is the study of humanity. Literature preserves the spiritual wealth of human beings and thus becomes the bond of human communication. The purpose of literature is to inspire people＇s spiritual power through various ways of representation.