摩天楼与美国现代主义文学

Skyscraper and American Modernist Literature

19世纪末到20世纪30年代,是美国城市建设从水平转为垂直方向发展的狂热期,美国摩天楼的建设高峰期也正是美国现代主义文学发生和发展的重要时期。本文通过探讨摩天楼作为美国现代性的象征意义,以及摩天楼所带来的空间体验如何改变感知方式和文学表现方式,从而揭示摩天楼与美国现代主义文学之间复杂细微的关系,以及审美领域与城市建设之间的互动。

Over the period between the 1890sand the 1930s,American cities were fascinated with the ideal of verticality.The first wave of skyscraper constructions coincided with the emergence of American modernist art and literature.This essay studies the skyscraper as a central symbol of capitalist modernity and explores how skyscrapers changed the perception of the city residents and shaped the aesthetic sensibilities of the modernist literature.This essay argues that there is an interaction between skyscrapers and American modernist literature,between aesthetics and urban planning.