民主思想的结晶——剖析惠特曼的《草叶集》

The Crystallization of Democratic Ideas: An Anatomy of Whitman's Leaves of Grass

民主思想是《草叶集》的灵魂,贯穿《草叶集》的始终。在研究《草叶集》时,它是一个不可忽略的重大主题之一。惠特曼的民主思想具有多元化,不仅突现于个体之上,而且赋予普通民众之中。他一方面积极倡导人人平等的理念,坚持为人的自由抗争;同时又认为一个民族的崛起要以广大民众为基石,通过他们的共同劳动,来创造一个新生国家,一起来继承那相同的责任和传统,并一同跨越时代。

The thought of democracy is the soul of the Leaves of Grass,which runs through this collection of poems from the very beginning to the end.It is a significant theme which can＇t be ignored in the process of studying Whitman＇s poems.Whitman＇s democratic ideas are marked with diversity,which are reflected both in individuals and among the common masses.On the one hand,he is an advocate of the concept of equality,persisting in fighting for freedom;on the other hand,he holds that the rise of a people should be on the basis of those ordinary laborers,who build up a new country through their joint efforts and inherit the same tradition and responsibility to step into a new age together.