爱默生文学伦理思想对中国当代文学的启示

摘要

As the spiritual leader of American Renaissance,Emerson’s thoughts have exerted profound influence on culture and literature in both America and the whole world.Emerson has always been kept intense attention in China.Virtually,besides the propositions of independence and politics,Emerson in his works also insists on the ethicality of literary creation and the convergence of literary truth.He refers particularly to the literary function of the inner introspection and the experience of the spiritual exploration.Emerson’s proposition of meshing humanism with social dimension opens up a new perspective for literary research.Emerson’s literary ethical thoughts provide an approach of literary sociology,which has certain reference meanings in Chinese contemporary literature and promotes the exploration of utilizing literary texts to inaugurate new civilization of the times.%爱默生作为美国文艺复兴时期的精神领袖,其思想对美国文化、文学乃至世界文化和文学都产生了深远的影响。爱默生的作品中除了对自立、政治的倡导外,还主张文本创作的伦理性和文学真理的共通性,特别强调了文本对内心的反省和对灵魂的探索的伦理功能。爱默生提倡人本主义和社会维度相契合的观点为文学研究开辟了新的视角。爱默生的文学伦理思想提供了一种文学社会学的方法,对中国当代文学创作具有一定的启示意义,有助于探寻如何利用文本去开创新的时代文明。