西方文学中的李白形象

Li Po in the Western Literature

李白不仅作为一名诗人被西方文化所接受,他的人生经历、他所具有的人格特征、他身上被后世所赋予的神话传说和他的诗歌创作一起构成了西方文化所接受的李白形象。而在西方文学中,这一形象经过文学家们的想象和加工,更是呈现出了丰富多彩的一面,本文重点分析了约翰·斯科特等18世纪至20世纪的西方诗人,以及盖伊·加夫利尔·凯等20世纪西方小说家笔下的李白形象。李白时而是个中国的好官,时而是个放荡形骸的艺术家,时而又是位东方的智慧哲人。在李白形象的变迁中,我们能看到的是文学想象的魅力和文化利用的痕迹。

Li Po is accepted by western cuhure not only through his poem, but also through his life experience and his personality. The legendary stories about Li Po which created by the Chinese people along with his poem constructed the image of Li Po in western culture. As in western literature, these images displayed an even more abundant side after imagine and embellish of writers. This article analyzed John Scott and other western poets from 18th century to 20th century, as well as Guy Gavriel Kay and other novelists from 20th century, finding Li Po＇s imutilization.