Lefebvre’s triadic process consists of the relationship between“spatial practice”,“representations of space”,and“representational spaces”.This spatial triad as a unity describes how space is produced within soc...Lefebvre’s triadic process consists of the relationship between“spatial practice”,“representations of space”,and“representational spaces”.This spatial triad as a unity describes how space is produced within society.Interestingly,Lefebvre’s space is closely related to the process of Jewish youth’s growing up when we put Lefebvre’s triad into American-Jewish Bildungsroman,in which spatial practice is related to the repetitive routines of everyday places and private life,and it is,in a large sense,an abstract process linking to the complicated relationships of ethnicity,gender,class,etc.,while representations of space are the“real”lived space and representational spaces are a metaphorical and symbolic one,which is similar to Foucault’s space of power,under the function of which the Jewish protagonist goes gradually and paradoxically into the subject.展开更多
In this paper, Henri Lefebvre＇s theorizations about representational space and representations of space will be employed to examine Hart Crane＇s imagination of them in The Bridge. First, according to Lefebvre, repre...In this paper, Henri Lefebvre＇s theorizations about representational space and representations of space will be employed to examine Hart Crane＇s imagination of them in The Bridge. First, according to Lefebvre, representations of space are created with violence for the purpose of accumulating capital. On the other hand, representational space is directly lived or affectively felt, opened up by inhabitants＇ imagination. In addition, Lefebvre points out that in abstract space, representational space will be invaded by representations of space. In The Bridge, Crane＇s affective experience with the Brooklyn Bridge or the subway indicates that he treats New York as a representational space. Besides, Crane expresses his concern for how capitalism has encroached on it. It would seem that Crane has followed Lefebvre＇s line of thinking in The Bridge. However, it is actually a specious analysis because both the Brooklyn Bridge and the subway are representations of space. And in this long poem, Crane feels the urban space through history, which plays a key role in creating representations of space. Thus, we can conclude that Crane is actually taking ＂a walk in between＂ in The Bridge. With his imagination, Crane has combined representations of space and representational space into his own poetic vision.展开更多
基金funded by Project:“Research on E.L.Doctorow’s Political Novels”(18YBA340)sponsored by Hunan Social Science Fund of China.
文摘Lefebvre’s triadic process consists of the relationship between“spatial practice”,“representations of space”,and“representational spaces”.This spatial triad as a unity describes how space is produced within society.Interestingly,Lefebvre’s space is closely related to the process of Jewish youth’s growing up when we put Lefebvre’s triad into American-Jewish Bildungsroman,in which spatial practice is related to the repetitive routines of everyday places and private life,and it is,in a large sense,an abstract process linking to the complicated relationships of ethnicity,gender,class,etc.,while representations of space are the“real”lived space and representational spaces are a metaphorical and symbolic one,which is similar to Foucault’s space of power,under the function of which the Jewish protagonist goes gradually and paradoxically into the subject.
文摘In this paper, Henri Lefebvre＇s theorizations about representational space and representations of space will be employed to examine Hart Crane＇s imagination of them in The Bridge. First, according to Lefebvre, representations of space are created with violence for the purpose of accumulating capital. On the other hand, representational space is directly lived or affectively felt, opened up by inhabitants＇ imagination. In addition, Lefebvre points out that in abstract space, representational space will be invaded by representations of space. In The Bridge, Crane＇s affective experience with the Brooklyn Bridge or the subway indicates that he treats New York as a representational space. Besides, Crane expresses his concern for how capitalism has encroached on it. It would seem that Crane has followed Lefebvre＇s line of thinking in The Bridge. However, it is actually a specious analysis because both the Brooklyn Bridge and the subway are representations of space. And in this long poem, Crane feels the urban space through history, which plays a key role in creating representations of space. Thus, we can conclude that Crane is actually taking ＂a walk in between＂ in The Bridge. With his imagination, Crane has combined representations of space and representational space into his own poetic vision.
