从长城到紫塞——长城的文学意象之独立

From the Great Wall to Purple Fortress——The Independence of the Literary Imagery of the Great Wall

作为文化概念的“长城”指向一个历史久远、内涵丰富的现象域,包括了政治、历史、军事、建筑、文物乃至旅游等维度,文学艺术亦涵盖于其间。“紫塞”作为纯粹的文学意象出现在以长城为主题的诗文作品中,标志着长城的文学意象从其含混的意象整体中分立出来另有所归。文学意象属于审美意象,所以,“紫塞”的独立表征着长城成为纯粹的审美对象。

The Great Wall, as a cultural concept, points to a long-standing phenomenal field with rich connotations. It has more than one dimension, such as politics, history, military, architecture, cultural relics and tourism. Literature and art are also involved. As a pure literary imagery,"Zisai"( purple fortress) appears in the poetry works with the theme of the Great Wall, which indicates that the literary imagery of the Great Wall is separated from its ambiguous whole imagery. Literary imagery belongs to aesthetic category. Therefore, the independence of "Zisai" symbolizes that the Great Wall becomes a pure aesthetic object.