自由的悲歌——论密尔自由主义思想在《无名的裘德》的体现

The Sad Melody of Freedom:On the Reflection of Mill's Liberalism in Jude the Obscure

19世纪中期,英国思想家约翰·斯图亚特·密尔的名著《论自由》在英国思想界、知识界产生了较大影响。英国作家托马斯·哈代的小说《无名的裘德》受密尔自由主义思想的影响很深。对自由的追寻是《无名的裘德》中人物命运悲剧的根源所在。这一曲自由的悲歌揭示了哈代思想的矛盾性,蕴含着时代的本质。

In the middle of the 19thcentury,the English thinker J.S.Mill published his great book On Liberty.Ten years later,the English writer Thomas Hardy finished his last novel Jude the Obscure,which was thought by critics as being deeply influenced by Mill＇s liberalism,for the pursuit of freedom is the root of the tragedy in the novel.This sad melody of freedom reflects the contradiction in Hardy＇s thoughts as well as the nature of that age.