The Janus-faced Creeds: On Percy Bysshe Shelley’s “The Sensitive Plant”  

作　　者：闵瑞琪 MIN Rui-qi(Faculty of English Language and Culture,Guangdong University of Foreign Studies,Guangzhou 510420,China)

机构地区：[1]广东外语外贸大学英语语言文化学院

出　　处：《海外英语》2019年第21期212-213,共2页Overseas English

摘　　要：In Shelley’s long poem“The Sensitive Plant”,the“modest creeds”at the end of this poem combines ambiguous contradiction of philosophical thoughts.It allows readers to peek into his resourceful philosophical opinions.Being a miniature of his complicated philosophy,the“modest creeds”are Janus-faced.They be decoded from the levels of religions,the socio-political situation and his political ambitions,which all ultimately are rooted in his philosophical ideas.It indicates that Shelley’s Janusfaced creeds may be his unique way of showing his incessant pursuit of freedom for people.In Shelley’s long poem"The Sensitive Plant", the"modest creeds"at the end of this poem combines ambiguous contradiction of philosophical thoughts. It allows readers to peek into his resourceful philosophical opinions. Being a miniature of his complicated philosophy, the"modest creeds"are Janus-faced. They be decoded from the levels of religions, the socio-political situation and his political ambitions, which all ultimately are rooted in his philosophical ideas. It indicates that Shelley’s Janusfaced creeds may be his unique way of showing his incessant pursuit of freedom for people.

关 键 词：Janus-faced FREEDOM SHELLEY The SENSITIVE PLANT 

分 类 号：I106[文学—世界文学]