西方乌托邦文学溯源之古典神话

Classical Mythology as a Source of Utopian Literature of the West

黄金时代之类的西方古典神话是西方乌托邦思想和乌托邦文学的源头之一。这类典故在其神话外衣下蕴含的生态乌托邦思想成为后世西方文学的一个母题,也与当代方兴未艾的各种生态理论,尤其是与海德格尔为代表的深层生态哲学遥相呼应。此类西方神话的思想史和文学史意义研究在我国还未引起足够重视。

Classical mythology,especially stories of the Golden Race,the Golden Age and Arcadia,has proved to be one of the sources of utopian thought and utopian literature of the West.Such myths share a motif of pastoral utopia,which could be found echoed by contemporary ecological philosophers like Martin Heidegger.The significance of these myths against the backdrop of Western philosophy and literature deserves more researches.