闯入“花园”的“铁马”——近代美国社会中艺术与自然的冲突与融合

The Sudden Entrance of the "Iron Horse" Into the "Garden": On the Conflict and Fusion of Art with Nature in Modern American Society

将旷野变成花园,这是近代许多美国作家的梦想。当象征科学技术的“铁马”(火车)闯入花园时,他们力图阐明艺术(机器)和自然(花园)的理想的融合,并认为这种融合有助于创造某种处于花园和旷野之间的“中间风景”,即调和艺术与自然两种相对力量的体现。在社会实践中,这种理想破灭了;但艺术和自然这两者的融合仍是值得进一步探讨的课题。

To turn the wilderness into a garden was the dream of many American writers in modern times. When the ＂iron horse＂ （ the locomotive） as a symbol of science and technology suddenly entered the garden, they tried to illustrate the ideal fusion of art （machinery） with nature （the garden）, which they thought might contribute to the creation of certain ＂middle landscape＂ between the garden and the wilderness, embodying the reconciliation of the opposing forces of art and nature. This ideal was actually shattered in social practice ; but the fusion of art with nature is still an issue that deserves further consideration.