当代美国南方文学的现实性回归

Trends of Southern Literature Today

在福克纳、潘·沃伦等一批南方作家因疾病、年龄逐渐退出文坛后,美国南方文学并没有因此退出人们的视野,相反,一大批当代作家以与前辈作家不同的创作视角重新审视南方历史、神话和传统,对南方现代社会存在的诸多问题进行了全面而透彻的分析,告诉当代南方人要从历史中走出来,回归到现实生活中去。本文从当代美国南方作家对南方传统创作主题的深化与超越、对现实问题的关注与探讨以及南方文学创作精神的回归等方面分析了当代美国南方文学现实性的回归。

The literature of the American South continues to thrive after the Southern Renaissance. As the American South changes dramatically due to migration and globalization, the very fabric of southern literature is enriched by many recent and contemporary Southern American writings. Heavily influenced by their predecessors, contemporary Southern American writers develop traditional themes by reexamining Southern history and highlighting the complexity of reality, which creates a realistic picture of the new life in the American South.