论诺瓦利斯作品中的“黄金时代”

On the“golden age”in Novalis' works

"黄金时代"思想贯穿着诺瓦利斯的文学创作,在他的小说、童话和诗作中都有体现。作为德国早期浪漫派文学的代表,诺瓦利斯认为人类过去曾生活在原初的和谐之中,后来逐渐发生分裂和异化,当下尤其处于"黑夜"之中。但通过重建基督教的统一信仰,人类的未来必然是走向新的"黄金时代"。这一思想虽然并不符合历史事实,且带有浓厚的宗教神秘主义色彩,但仍然反映了那个时代德国浪漫主义文人对美好生活的追求和对人类社会的责任感。

“The golden age”thought carries on Novalis’literary creation, in his novel, the fairy tale and the poem. As a representative of early german romanticism, Novalis believed that human beings in the past lived in the original harmony, and then gradually split and alienation, especially in the“night”. But by reconstructing the unity of christianity, the future of mankind is bound to be a new“golden age”. This idea although does not conform to the historical facts and with strong religious mysticism, but still reflects the pursuit of a better life that era and the sense of responsibility to the human society of german romantic literati.