《水之乡》中的历史进步模型

The Model of Historical Progress in Waterland

格雷厄姆·斯威夫特在其代表作《水之乡》中提出了以"reclamation"为模型的进步观,在作品中,该词包含"复原""矫正""开垦""收复"等多重含义。《水之乡》中的历史进步模型包含"个人历史的复原、矫正与实现""地区历史的开拓与发展""人类历史的后退与前进",这三个层次的历史分别展现了"reclamation"的多义内涵,揭示了作者对进步的反思、对快速进步中的人类的规劝。

Graham Swift puts forward ＂ reclamation＂ as the model of progress in his masterpiece Waterland. Thispaper analyzes the model of historical progress from the three levels of history, which are personal history, regional history and human history. It is believed that these three levels of history respectively manifest the different senses of the word ＂ reclamation ＂ ＂ recovery ＂ ＂ correction ＂ ＂ land rehabilitation ＂＂ regain＂ and so on,reveal the author’ s reflections on progress and warnings to human in high - speed,development.