论弥尔顿的札记书

On Milton's Commonplace Book

弥尔顿的札记书是其雄辩的源泉之一,具有多方面重要性。学者一般认为对其散文创作有显著影响,实际上对其诗歌创作的影响也不容忽视。弥尔顿的札记书为其文学创作准备了条件。通过研究弥尔顿的阅读和写作之间的关联,我们可以看出这位早期现代经典作家工作的方式,即札记式写作。弥尔顿对引文进行创造性转化,把别人的东西化为自己的;他的原创性保证了其借用和札记式模仿不是剽窃。

As a source and spring of his eloquence,Milton's commonplace book is important in multiple ways.Scholars generally agree that the extant commonplace book exerted a significant influence on the keeper's prose writing,but actually its impact upon Milton's poetry composition ought to be stressed as well. Milton's commonplace books prepared him for his literary creation. Through a research on the connections between Milton's reading and writing,we may better understand the modus operandi of this early modern classical writer,i. e. commonplace writing.