试论伊迪斯·华顿小说《国家风俗》中的新贵伦理  

On Ethics of Nouveau Riche in Edith Wharton's The Custom of the Country

作　　者：李玲娜 张俊萍 LI Lingna;ZHANG Junping(School of Foreign Studies,Jiangnan University,Wuxi 214122,China)

机构地区：[1]江南大学外国语学院,江苏无锡214122

出　　处：《浙江外国语学院学报》2018年第3期95-100,共6页Journal of Zhejiang International Studies University

基　　金：国家社会科学基金一般项目"消费主义伦理在20世纪初美国小说中的肇始与建构研究"(14BWW076);江苏省普通高校学术学位研究生科研创新计划项目"华顿风俗小说中的消费伦理研究--以其<国家风俗><纯真年代>中的女主角为例"(KYCX17_1481)

摘　　要：19世纪末20世纪初,处于上升期的美国新贵阶层渴望打破阶级"区隔",进入上流社会,并进而占据社会统治地位。伊迪斯·华顿敏锐地捕捉到了这一主题,并完成了小说《国家风俗》的创作。在这部小说中,以厄丁、莫法特等为代表的新贵阶层逐渐抛弃了清教祖先勤俭节约、艰苦奋斗的优良品格,无视传统家庭伦理,崇尚物质主义,将炫耀性消费和身体消费视为重构社会身份、取得上流社会认同的重要途径。新贵阶层的伦理观既不同于以家族利益为先的上流贵族,也不同于崇尚"经济实用"的下层社会,其伦理取向具有独特性。At the turn of the 20 th century, the rising American Nouveau Riche were eager to enter the New York high society, so as to achieve social dominance. This phenomenon caught Edith Wharton＇s attention and contributed to the creation of her novel, The Custom of the Country. In this novel, the Nouveau Riche represented by Undine and Moffatt discarded Puritan＇s frugality and hard work, neglected traditional family ethics and upheld the banner of materialism. They saw Conspicuous Consumption and Body Consumption as an important means to re-establish their social standing and to be accepted by the upper class. Different from the upper class who prioritized family interests and from the underclass who advocated practical values, the Nouveau Riche have their own ethical choices, which are unique in nature.

关 键 词：伊迪斯·华顿 《国家风俗》 新贵 消费 伦理观 

分 类 号：I712.065[文学—其他各国文学]