封面、文本与社会思潮:《甘蔗》封面之百年演变史

Cover,Text and Social Trends:A Century of Evolution in the Cover Design of Cane

对吉恩·图默(Jean Toomer)的《甘蔗》进行个案考察,聚焦封面、文本与社会思潮三者的互动,旨在为编辑学与文学研究开辟出一块跨学科的天地。研究表明,封面与文本共存共生,既是文本的视觉概要,也体现了封面设计者对文本的理解和回应。同时,《甘蔗》的封面变化反映了社会思潮的变迁,从对种族主义“曲线救国”式的暗讽到对隔离制度的迎头痛击,再到对种族关系的重审和黑人女性的关注,描绘出一部独特的《甘蔗》演变史。

This paper examines Jean Toomer’s Cane to explore the interplay among cover,text,and social trends,thereby contributing to an interdisciplinary dialogue between editorial studies and literary analysis.Cover and text coexist symbiotically,wherein cover functioning as both a visual synopsis of the text and a reflection of the designers’interpretation and engagement with the work.Moreover,the cover design of Cane reflects the shifts in societal focuses:from the subtle sarcasm of racism to overt challenges to segregation,and subsequently to the reevaluation of racial dynamics and an increased focus on Black women’s status.This evolving cover design thus encapsulates the unique historical trajectory of this work.