文学是生命最美的形态——哈罗德·布鲁姆教授访谈录

An Interview with Harold Bloom

这篇对美国著名批评家哈罗德·布鲁姆教授的访谈,除了讨论对西方经典的重新认识外,还涉及到以往访谈或评论很少提及的话题,如对其新作《影响的剖析》和《巨石的阴影》的介绍、犹太喀巴拉神秘主义与诗歌、宗教与文学的微妙关系等等,布鲁姆教授对此都做了精辟独到的解答。对于布鲁姆教授而言,宗教寓于文学之中,他对文学的热爱如同信徒对于宗教的虔诚,文学是他生命最美的形态。

This interview is not only concerned with Harold Bloom's insightful view of the Western Canon,but also some topics seldom discussed in his previous interviews or criticisms,such as his new works,The Anatomy of Influence and The Shadow of A Great Rock,and the subtle relations between Jewish mysticism Kabbalah and poetry,religion and literature.For Harold Bloom,literature contains religion,and his passionate love for literature reminds us of a pious follower of the religious faith.Literature for him is not merely the best part of life,but the only form of life.