诺曼·梅勒的激进与保守

Radical Yet Conservative Norman Mailer

诺曼·梅勒一向被认为是"20世纪美国文学的良心",有人则称他为"文学恐怖分子"。无论是褒和贬,其"斗士"的形象是几乎所有论者公认的。其激进的理想主义在他那篇存在主义的宣言《白色的黑人》中表露无遗。但文中"非上帝即魔鬼"的二元论哲学观与思想方法,不仅本身具有一定的文化保守性,更使梅勒在多元文化的新时代成了他曾经猛烈抨击过的"保守的自由主义"的别一种代表。本文通过呈现和评析梅勒思想的两个阶段,揭示出梅勒思想中这种激进的保守。

Norman Mailer has all along been considered as the ＂conscience of American literature in the 20th century＂,and he even been called a ＂literary terrorist＂.No matter for positive or negative appraises,his image as a ＂fighter＂ is recognized by almost all observers.His radical idealism is fully demonstrated in his existentialist declaration The White Negro.However,the dualistic philosophy and method of thinking in this work,i.e.,＂either God or Satan＂,is not only itself a kind of cultural conservatism,but also further make himself,in this diversified new era,an alternative representative of the ＂Conservative liberalism＂ once fiercely attacked by himself.This paper exposes the radical conservatism in Norman Mailer＇s thought by analysis and commentary on the two stages in his thought.