《黎明之屋》中的印第安文化及其生态启示  

American Indian Cultures in House Made of Dawn and the Ecological Revelations

作　　者：张林[1,2] 

机构地区：[1]江苏师范大学外国语学院 [2]上海外国语大学

出　　处：《世界文学评论（高教版）》2013年第1期216-222,共7页The World Literature Criticism

基　　金：江苏省教育厅高校哲学社会科学研究项目“英国20世纪生态小说研究”(项目编号:2010SJB-750019)阶段性成果之一

摘　　要：小说《黎明之屋》是美国印第安作家莫曼迪的代表作，蕴藏着深厚的印第安传统文化，体现了作家对印第安传统文化的深切关注。莫曼迪在小说中生动地描述了印第安传统的农耕、狩猎文化，以及玉米舞蹈、太阳之舞、“神圣环形”、奔跑等印第安文化，并将这些宝贵的精神财富与小说主人公阿贝尔的成长历程紧密联系起来，指出印第安人首先应该遵循自己的传统文化，否则会在白人文化和印第安文化之间徘徊不定，失去自我。小说凸显了印第安人对自然、土地、太阳、字宙的敬仰，以及对和谐的人与自然关系的渴望。他们这些独特的世界观、宇宙观，对于面l临生态困境的当代人无疑起到了警醒和借鉴的作用。House Made of Dawn is the representative work of American Indian writer, N. Scott Momaday. The novel contains rich Indian traditional cultures, which embodies the author＇s deep concern about Indian cultures. In the novel, Momaday vividly describes Indian traditional cultures, such as farming, hunting, corn dancing, sun dancing, running and so on, which are closely related to growing-up of the protagonist Abel. He concludes that Indian people should adhere to their own traditional cultures first of all; otherwise, they will lose their own self-identity among white-dominated society. The novel embodies Indian＇s respect for nature, earth, sun, universe, etc. , and their yearning for the harmonious rela- tionship between man and nature. Their unique world outlook, universe outlook can exert a warning role for modern peo- ple who are now faced with ecological problems.

关 键 词：《黎明之屋》 司各特·莫马迪 典仪 文化 

分 类 号：G171[文化科学]