弗罗斯特“意义之音”的理论探讨

A Theoretical Study of Robert Frost's "Sound of Sense"

作为20世纪美国最重要的诗人之一,弗罗斯特以清新质朴的诗风赢得了读者的青睐,又以丰富深刻的内涵吸引着一代又一代的研究者。在诗歌理论方面,弗罗斯特没有系统化的论述,只是在书信、诗集序言和访谈中不时抒发一些有关诗歌创作的见解,"意义之音"(sound of sense)便是频繁出现在他的书信和言谈之中的一个重要的美学思想。它是弗罗斯特诗歌美学的核心,集中体现了他的自然观、语言观和想象观,也是他用以对抗强调视觉意象的意象派的手段。正是得益于"意义之音",弗罗斯特在英美诗坛自成一家,独树一帜,成为与艾略特、庞德和史蒂文斯并立的现代诗歌的奠基人。

As one of the most important American poets in the 20th century,Robert Frost has been attracting generations of readers and critics.He never made a systematic study of versification.We can only gain some insights into his perceptions through his letters,prefaces and interviews.＂Sound of sense＂ is the core of Frost＇s aesthetics and embodies his opinions on nature,language and imagination,constituting a reaction against Imagism and its concentration on the visual.With the sparkling quality of ＂sound of sense＂ in his poetry,Frost stands out—along with T.S.Eliot,Ezra Pound,and Wallace Stevens—as one of the founders of Modernism.