卡尔·桑德堡《芝加哥诗集》中的“雾象研究”

On the "Fog Image" of Carl Sandburg's Chicago Poems

雾是桑德堡《芝加哥诗集》中反复出现的意象之一。诗人通过对城市活动和城市景观敏锐细致的观察捕捉到了这种迅速变化无孔不入的雾翳并将其纳入诗歌创作之中。在他眼中,雾是工业场景的真实呈现,是社会黑暗的遮盖物;是人类与自然融合过程中罪恶心灵的净化器;它展示了城市发展过程中蓄势待发的人民力量,成为人民力量的象征者;同时,它也预示了芝城未来发展动向,化身芝城未来的预言家。雾,真实再现了诗人对芝城的评价和期望。

Fog is one of the recurring images in Sandburg＇s Chicago Poems.Sandburg,as a keen observer of city activities and cityscapes,takes note of the fast-changing and all-pervasive fog and inserts this image into his poetry.In Sandburg＇s view,fog is the representation of the landscape of industrial Chicago,so is it the veil above social darkness;fog serves as the sanctifier of sinful heart in the process of the unity of man and nature;it exhibits the momentous human power in urban development,becoming the symbol of people＇s power;simultaneously,fog forebodes the development trend of Chicago city,serving as the predictor of human future.Fog,by and large,has represented Sandburg＇s evaluation and expectation of Chicago City.