虚拟与理想——论堂吉诃德的“元宇宙”

Virtual and Ideal——On Don Quixote’s Metaverse

如果说“元宇宙”是在现实宇宙之外制造一个虚拟宇宙,那么文学艺术就是“元宇宙”的一个重要版本。而塞万提斯的《堂吉诃德》可以看作是主角进入“元宇宙”的故事:堂吉诃德在虚拟的骑士世界中努力向人生理想迈进。首先,堂吉诃德确定了骑士形象为自己的追求目标;其次,他将文学世界当作了现实世界而浸入其中;最后,他通过模仿虚拟的文学世界而在现实世界中走向自己的理想。在虚拟的“元宇宙”中,堂吉诃德是否实现了自己的理想,这一问题的思考之于当下的“元宇宙”热具有启示意义。

If we say the " metaverse" creates a virtual universe outside the real universe,then literature and art are important version of the " metaverse". Cervantes’ Don Quixote can be seen as the story of the protagonist’s entry into the " metaverse" : Don Quixote struggles to achieve his ideals in the virtual world of chivalry. First of all,he identifies chivalry as his goal. Then,he took the literary world as the real world and immersed it. Finally,he moves towards his ideal in the real world by imitating the virtual literary world. Whether Don Quixote has realized his ideal in the virtual " metaverse" is of enlightening significance to the current " metaverse" fever.