论吉卜林帝国意识的演进

On the Evolvement of Kipling's Imperial Ideas

吉卜林是20世纪著名的英国作家,也是英国第一位诺贝尔文学奖获得者。然而,一直以来吉卜林的作品因与帝国主义存在关联而饱受争议,对吉卜林的评论也呈现出"帝国"与"非帝"两极分化的局面,而对其帝国意识形态上的演变却很少有人关注。儿童故事《丛林之书》中的百兽凶猛狡诈,盛行丛林法则,丛林与村落冲突激烈;长篇小说《吉姆》中出现了多个民族和多种文化的会合,虽相互之间有些许冲突,但已趋向融合。从"丛林统治者"到"世界小友",吉卜林的帝国意识经历了从对立走向融合的转变。

Rudyard Kipling was a renowned English writer in the 20 th Century,and also the first British writer to have received the Nobel Prize for Literature.However,Kipling＇s works have brought much controversy because of their connection to imperialism.Instead of paying attention to the evolvement of his imperial idea comments about Kipling have been focused on a polarized assumption of whether he is an imperialist or not.The Jungle Bookdepicts the stories of which a group of ferocious and cunning animals live with＂the Jungle Rule＂and the jungle breaks out clashes with the village.In contrast,different nations and multiple cultures in Kimcoexist with each other;we can find more pictures of reconciliation aside from minor frictions.From＂the Ruler of the Jungle＂to＂the Little Friend of all the World＂,Kipling＇s imperial ideas have experienced the progress from clash to reconciliation.