艺术与现实的融合统一——读狄兰·托马斯的诗《拒绝哀悼在伦敦大火中被烧死的孩子》

The Fusion of Art and Reality: Dylan Thomas’ "A Refusal to Mourn the Death, by Fire, of a Child in London"

英国诗人狄兰·托马斯是英国二十世纪40年代新浪漫主义诗歌的代表。然而,在第二次世界大战时期,他创作出具有浓厚现实意义的优秀诗歌作品《拒绝哀悼在伦敦大火中被烧死的孩子》,表明他的诗歌主题朝向现实的某种转向。但诗人始终追求诗歌艺术的独立品质。该作品便集中表现了其艺术与现实的融合统一,特别是他的"拒绝哀悼"这一话语背后所体现出的对正统的诗歌形式的背离,更加表明他在诗歌话语形式方面的创新,使得他能够以"拒绝"的姿态实现诗歌的意识形态表达。

Even though Dylan Thomas has been regarded as the representative of the 20th century British Neo-Romantic Poetry, his celebrated World War II poem 'A Refusal to Mourn the Death, by Fire, of a Child in London,' was nevertheless composed with a very realistic sense. While this poem marks a thematic turn his poetry took, Thomas’s unique artistic conception remains the same. The poem typically shows his detachment from the traditional poetic expression, revealing his creative force in its poetic language and form.