奥登诗歌的经典化与经典性

The Canonization and Canonicity of W.H. Auden's Poetry

奥登在英语诗坛的声誉总是与"奥登一代"联系在一起,并且在过去80多年时间里一波三折,这与奥登诗歌的经典化历程和经典性价值密不可分。奥登诗歌经典的生成与确立是奥登诗人们和批评家们共同建构的结果,但随着外部环境以及批评语境的转变,奥登诗歌在"奥登一代"遭到瓦解的同时也面临着"去经典化"的危险境地,只有其作品的内在经典性才能确保读者群的延续,直至最终稳固地占据了20世纪英语诗坛的经典地位。

The description of W. H. Auden's influence inevitably concentrates on the work of a small group during a limited period,'the Auden Generation',relating closely to the canonization and canonicity of Auden's poetry. That particular decade was stamped with the centrality of Auden by editors,critics and'the Auden Group',which underwent quite a change following the process of deconstructing'the Auden Group'. The charming aspect of Auden's poetry,however,survives in generations of readers and makes Auden an undisputed master.