风景的政治——库柏小说的风景再现与民族文化身份的建构  

Cooper's Landscape Description and Construction of American National Identity

作　　者：毛凌滢[1] 

机构地区：[1]重庆大学外国语学院,重庆400030

出　　处：《外国文学》2014年第3期70-78,158,共9页Foreign Literature

基　　金：国家哲学社会科学基金西部项目"美国经典小说的影视传播与接受"(10XWW009)

摘　　要：作为美国文学的先驱,詹姆斯·菲尼莫·库柏留给美国文学与文化的珍贵遗产之一就是其小说创作中的风景。他对美国西部边疆风景的全景式描绘和如画般再现,一直以来均受到各方的肯定与赞赏。但有关库柏风景再现背后的政治却很少有人探讨。本文利用当代风景研究的最新成果,探讨库柏小说的风景再现对于民族意识、民族身份的建构和民族性格与精神的表征的意义。库柏的风景作为象征之风景,已经成美国形象的重要表达和集体记忆的重要源泉。One of the legacies James Fennimore Cooper left in American literature and culture is the landscape described in his novels.His panoramic and picturesque depiction of the sceneries in American frontiers has been impressive and received positive remarks.However,there is less discussion on the politics behind the landscape description.In view of the latest development in landscape research,this paper intends to explore the significance of Cooper's landscape in building the American national consciousness and identity and its significance in the representation of American national spirit and character.The paper argues that as symbolic landscape,Copper's sceneries have become the source of collective memory and the expression of American image.

关 键 词：库柏 风景 民族意识 民族身份 

分 类 号：I712[文学—其他各国文学]