论弥尔顿《失乐园》中的撒但形象及长诗主题

On the Image of Satan in John Milton's Paradise Lost and the Theme of Long Poem

受德莱顿、布莱克等对弥尔顿《失乐园》中撒但形象误读之影响,学界认为《失乐园》是在宣扬魔鬼的反叛精神,弥尔顿与撒但同党,他通过长诗反映了17世纪的革命精神。本文认为这一观点既不合乎诗歌文本,也完全背离了弥尔顿创作撒但形象的原意。弥尔顿其实是通过《失乐园》来谴责撒但带给人类的悖逆和堕落,认为只有回归神圣真理才能带来真自由。

Influenced by the misunderstanding of John Dryden and William Blake on the image of Satan in John Mihon＇s Paradise Lost, most scholars considered that the work was to publicize the devil＇s spirit of rebellion, and Milton, taking the side of Satan, expressed the spirit of revolution in 17^th century in his long poem. The article holds that this opinion did not accord with the text of poem and deviated Milton＇s original intention of creating the image of Satan. In fact, Milton condemned the rebellion and the degeneration brought by Satan, and his believed that one could get real freedom only by return to the holy truth.