浪漫主义文学中“无用人”形象的继承与演变

American Evolution of “Good-for-nothing” in Romantic Literature

"无用人"是贯穿在浪漫主义文学中的重要人物群像,以对现实"无用"和对理想的绝对追求为其本质特点。在这个意义上说,温克尔属于"无用人"的形象范畴。然而,欧洲浪漫主义文学中的"无用人"群体以贵族性、精神性和病态性为其主要特点,温克尔却以其平民性、世俗性和乐观性体现了美国浪漫主义文学的特点。对温克尔这一浪漫主义"无用人"形象的继承与演变进行探究,既可以梳理美国浪漫主义文学对欧洲的继承性,又可以辨析其独特性,从而更加清晰地建构美国浪漫主义文学的逻辑内核。

Characters that are＂good for nothing＂ form an important image group in the romantic literature,with the uselessness for the reality and the pursuit for the ideal life as its essential characteristics. In this sense,Winkle belongs to the category of characters that are ＂good for nothing＂. However,In European romantic literature,such figures are characterized by their aristocratic,spiritual,and melancholy traits,whereas Winkle represents an essential figure of American romantic literature because of his civility,secularism,and optimism. Studying the image evolution of characters that are＂good for nothing＂as is represented by Rip Van Winkle on the part of American romantic literature can help to analyze the features that American romantic literature inherits from the European romantic literary tradition,and highlight the uniqueness of American romantic literature on the other hand.