论英国荒岛文学源流

On British Island Literature

英国荒岛文学的形成 ,与英伦三岛的地理位置、英国的殖民发展史以及英国人的冒险精神密切相关。因此 ,荒岛自然而然地成为英国文学中不可或缺的一个主题。从 16世纪末期莎士比亚的《暴风雨》到 17世纪丹尼尔·笛福的《鲁滨逊飘流记》 ,从 19世纪R·M·巴兰坦的《珊瑚岛》到当代作家威廉·戈尔丁的《蝇王》 ,英国文学史上产生了一系列以荒岛为题材的文学作品 ,我们称这类作品为荒岛文学。然而 ,荒岛文学并非宣传藉荒岛来寻求逃避社会的处所 ,荒岛只是一种载体 ,是表达主题的一种手段。它们或是表现人与自然的冲突 ,或寻求一种改造社会的手段 ,或宣传作者的社会、政治和哲学观点。

The forming of British island literature is closely related with her geographical position,her colonial expansion history as well as her national adventure spirit.Thus,island naturally becomes an indispensable theme in British literature.Early from The Tempest by William Shakespeare in the 16th century to Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defore in the 17th,from The Coral Island by R.M.Ballantyne in the 19th century to Lord of the Flies by William Golding in modern literature,there are indeed quite a number of literary works on island,which have been known as island literature.Yet,island literature does not mean to explore a way to escape from the society.The island here is just a carrier,a mean to express its theme.