为什么是黑色古典:以杜波依斯的古典神话诠释为例  

Why the Black Classics:Taking Du Bois's Interpretation of Classical Mythology as an Example

作　　者：哈旭娴[1] Ha Xuxian

机构地区：[1]南京师范大学文学院

出　　处：《英美文学研究论丛》2024年第1期214-226,共13页English and American Literary Studies

摘　　要：黑色古典是非裔美国文学创作的重要特点之一。古典之于非裔美国人的意义远超于文学审美层面,一方面,它证明了黑人与古代的确实关联,从而动摇种族奴隶制存在的基础;另一方面,古典一度被黑人群体构建为一种文化资本,古典学习是非裔美国人获取公民身份、提升民族品格、塑造民族领袖的重要途径。以杜波依斯的古典神话诠释为例,可以发现在非裔美国人的文学创作中,古希腊-罗马神话世界与当代社会的结合形成了文化融合,在融合中原型神话被重新塑造成一种根植于黑人经验,积极抵制种族主义并建构黑人身份的新神话。Black classicism is one of the important features for African American literary creation,and classical tendency is also a deep-rooted tradition of African American literature.The meaning of classicism to African Americans is far beyond the literary esthetic level.On the one hand,it rebuilds the connection between the blacks and the antique,challenging the foundation of racial slavery.On the other hand,classicism was once constructed as a cultural capital by the black community.Classical learning was considered as an important way for African Americans to acquire citizenship,improve national character and shape national leaders.Taking Du Bois's interpretation of classical mythology as an example,it can be found that in the literature of African Americans,the combination of the Greco-Roman mythological world and the contemporary society forms a cultural fusion,in which the archetypal myth is rewritten into a new myth,rooted in the black experience,to resist racism.

关 键 词：黑色古典 文化资本 黑人经验 古典诠释 

分 类 号：I712.077[文学—其他各国文学]