《金河王》的经济学寓意

The King of the Golden River and Its Implications for Economics

虽然诺思罗普·弗莱等人已经注意到了《金河王》的经济学寓意,但是至今未见有人在这方面进行过仔细的分析。通过文本细读,我们可以发现,《金河王》从头至尾是一部诉诸形象的另类政治经济学作品。罗斯金用一个生动的故事完成了他对财富的定义,表述了他对获取财富的先决条件的独到见解,还展示了一种注重人的情感、爱心及其能动性的经济模式。这些思想在罗斯金的其他书中也得到过阐述,不过就生动性和深刻性而言,《金河王》更值得世人回味。

Although Northrop Frye and some other people have taken note of The King of the Golden River and its implications for economics, no commitment seems to have hitherto been made to their close analysis. Via a close reading of the text, we can find that The King of the Golden River is, from the beginning to the end, a work representing an alternative pictorialized political economics. Via a vivid story, Ruskin not only accomplishes his definition of wealth and gives expression to his views on moral prerequisites for the acquisition of wealth, but also demonstrates a model of economic activity which sets great store by human sensibilities and affections with all their motivating roles. The ideas concerned are also seen in Ruskin＇s other works, but The King of the Golden River excels in its vividness and profundity.