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爱默生的重要隐喻:多功能的“透明的眼球”*

2009-05-18 08:33阅读:

隋 刚
(北京第二外国语学院 北京 100024)
摘 要:“透明的眼球”是爱默生的一个重要隐喻,是一种自我观、世界观和生存境界的艺术表述,是爱默生的哲思和诗情的集中体现。“透明的眼球”有多种功能——灵视功能、环视功能和透视功能,能够“把天赋转换为实际能力”,而这类“实际能力”则主要包括坚守信仰的能力、整合文化资源的能力和进行社会批判的能力。“透明的眼球”有跨文化的启迪作用,有超越时空的精神价值,有洞察现世的实践功效。
关键词:爱默生的重要隐喻;透明的眼球;灵视功能;环视功能;透视功能
[中图分类号] I106.6 [文献标识码] A [文章编号]1003-6539(2009)04-0011-06
Ralph Waldo Emerson’s Central Metaphor: A Multifunctional “Transparent Eyeball”
Sui Gang
Beijing International Studies UniversityBeijing 100024China
AbstractAs Ralph Waldo Emerson’s central metaphor, “a transparent eyeball” is an artistic reflection of self, society, and general human existence, a manifestation of a philosophic mind, and a crystallization of a poetic sense of life. The E
mersonian transparent eyeball is multifunctional —visionary, all-encompassing, and insightful. It transforms “genius into practical power”, preserving faith, integrating cultural resources, and conducting social criticism. Its capacity to inspire the contemporary scholar is transcultural; its spiritual value is transcendental; its social effect is reformative or transformative.
Key wordsRalph Waldo Emerson’s central metaphora transparent eyeballvisionaryall-encompassinginsightful
 

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