理性的沉思——论欧洲17世纪古典主义的理性精神

Meditating for reason——On Rational Spirit of the Classcism of 17th Century in Europe

推崇理性精神是自文艺复兴以来欧洲文学中的一条主线。人文主义、古典主义和启蒙主义都在作品中强调理性精神,但是其侧重面各自不同。理性精神在欧洲17世纪古典主义文学中被强调到了登峰造极的程度,对这种现象文学史上大多持有异议。认为古典主义的理性精神是与王权相妥协的产物,并过度强调其教条化和保守倾向。本文运用理性精神中的沉思方式,探求其中的积极意义,希冀对欧洲17世纪古典主义的认识提出些微有益的看法。

It is a main trend to have the greatest esteem for the rational spirit since the Renaissance.Humanism, Classcism and Enlightenment emphasize the rational spirit in the works, but they lay particular emphasis on different aspects.In Classcism literature the rational spirit is emphacized in a very high level, but it was rejected.Most of people held the rational spirit to be the result of compromise with the royal right, and streesed its dogmatism and conservatism. This article applies the meditative mode of the rational spirit, probes its positive factors,and hopes to pose a few profitable views for the understanding of the Classcism of 17th century in Europe.