激流归大海:《白鲸》的生态批评解读

Torrents to the Sea——The Ecocriticism of Moby-Dick

美国浪漫主义作家赫尔曼.麦尔维尔的《白鲸》是一部有关捕鲸业的百科全书式的经典之作。该书为读者展现了大海的博大恢宏、捕鲸业的惊险刺激,以及人与自然的永恒魅力。以人类为中心时,全书赋予了亚哈的探寻一种非比寻常的悲壮豪气;以生态为前提时,全书则显示出白鲸一种非比寻常的壮丽崇高。

American romanticism,Herman Melville＇ s Moby- Dick is an encyclopedic classic of the whaling industry. The novel demonstrates the broad magnificent sea,whaling industry exciting, and the eternal charm of man and nature. To human- centred, Ahab＇ s pursuit shows that his spirit is tragically heroic;To the ecological premise, Moby- Dick of the novel is magnificent noble.