Thoreau’s Walden:A Return to Human Kind

As a very significant part of Thoreau’s Walden, nature can never escape the discussion or any other critical analysis whenever and wherever this book is concerned. Nature for modern people is usually i...     

On Thoreau’s Individualism

Henry David Thoreau, the most influential American writer, naturalist, philosopher in 19th century, who was also an important representative figure of the American Transcendentalism Movement, the out...     

Progression in O’Neill’s View of Women

Eugene O’Neill created a world of men. Women are either totally absent or are in the position of objects. This paper, through the analysis of three women, intends to show a change in O’Neill’s concept ...     

Thoreau’s philosophy of “simplify”

The essay expounds the philosophy of Thoreau’s "simplify" in aspect of meaning and reason.Closely connected with the relationship between human and nature,it enables us to see the point of a brooding,simple and sensible life of Thoreau.The end clarifies on a question:according to Thoreau,what is to have a simplify life? That’s to care for little,listen to one’s heart and do what one likes.The conclusion comes with an advocation that people keep a simple life with little greed,and take it as an ulti mate cure for the bothering life of today.     

George Eliot’s Humanistic View and Feminist View

George Eliot is a great authoress in the Victorian age. She has made great contribution in many fields such as:philoso-phy, literature and humanism. However she is a controversial novelist as well not ...     

A Comparative Study of Nature’s Subjectivity in Walden and Tang Poems

Thoreau’s Walden and Chinese Tang Poems both attach great importance to nature,devoting large paragraphs to the depiction of it.The significance of this phenomenon is discussed in this paper.Based on the method of close reading and comparative study,it is found that nature,portrayed by Thoreau and Tang poets share one important character,that is,nature assumes subjectivity as an individual being.     

A Turkish View on Fathers’ Involvement in Children’s Play

The purpose of this study is to examine fathers’ participation in and views about play. This study was conducted in the southwestern part of Turkey and its sample consisted of 97 fathers who had a child attending randomly chosen public early childhood institutions. The Parents’ Participation and Views on Play instrument was developed and used to collect data. Independent sample t tests and a series of repeated measures analysis of variance procedures were conducted to assess the influence of independent variables on the fathers’ participation in and views on play. The results of the study indicated that fathers frequently participated in their children’s play, and they hold positive views about play. Fathers’ socio-demographic characteristics such as income, working status, family type and children’s gender influenced their participation and views about play. Results are discussed in relation to the literature on parent–child play and suggestions for further research are presented.     

Politics in Language: on George Orwell’s View of Language in Nineteen Eighty-Four

Language stood in the foreground of George Orwell’s social and political thinking. Language is not only a vehicle for transmitting ideas, but also a product originating from social and political interactions. This paper examines the language, particularly the abuse of language, in the context of politics presented in Nineteen Eighty-Four, so as to find out George Orwell’s view of language: language as a manipulated tool to control people’s minds.     

Golding’s Language View in Lord of the Flies and Darkness Visible

Beyond the stories,Golding spends much effort on an issue called"impotence of language"in his works,especially Lord of the Flies and Darkness Visible.Thus Golding’s language view is worthwhile to research.With help of Lacan’s theory of signifier and signified,this paper made a primary glance about Golding’s language view within the two novels.     

梭罗《瓦尔登湖》中的佛教思想

亨利·戴维·梭罗的《瓦尔登湖》不仅向读者展现了一幅幅美丽如画的自然风景,而且向人们展示了一种简单朴素、修身养性、回归自然的乐观积极精神。中国佛教的某些思想在作品《瓦尔登湖》中得到了完美的体现。     

《瓦尔登湖》的生态意蕴

在<瓦尔登湖>中,梭罗指出人们由于物质欲望的膨胀而忽视了精神生活的提高,导致人类崇高精神的衰微.并且因此而使人们的行为缺乏理性的约束和审慎的思考,从而加剧了对自然的破坏和掠夺.书中还强调自然的独立价值,反对把自然的价值仅归结为经济和实用的价值,强调自然的审美意义和精神意义.认为自然万物是相互联系的统一的整体,人是自然界中普通的一员,只有在与自然的和谐相处中才能拥有完整无缺的生命内涵.     

On the Rhetorical Charm in Walden

Thoreau expresses his love for nature and criticism of materialism in Walden,emphasizing the harmonious relationship between nature and human beings.Besides this significance,rhetorical devices like simile,metaphor,personification,parallelism,overstatement,irony and pun contribute to unique charm of this masterpiece’s language and thoughts.     

从生态思想的角度看徐迟对《瓦尔登湖》的误译

在遭遇生态危机的时代,《瓦尔登湖》中蕴含的生态思想日益显示出重要的价值。国内目前比较权威的译本是徐迟先生翻译的,但对照原文审视这个译本,我们发现原作中许多重要的生态思想未能很好地表达出。本文的目的绝非苛责前人,而是要揭示出《瓦尔登湖》中蕴藏的生态思想,这不仅是生态文学研究、生态批评的需要,也是在建设生态文明的时代普及生态意识的需要。     

论《瓦尔登湖》的篇章结构及象征意义

通过对美国19世纪超验主义作家梭罗的代表作《瓦尔登湖》的篇章结构及象征意义的分析,探讨了《瓦尔登湖》的艺术魅力和认识价值以及超验主义文学的特点。     

《瓦尔登湖》的内蕴与基督教的精神向度

“死亡”与“救赎”是基督教文化的核心观念,而梭罗的散文代表作《瓦尔登湖》正表现出了强烈的死亡意识和救赎意识,并由此奠定了《瓦尔登湖》的精神结构与话语系统。对死亡的关注和罪恶的反思,是梭罗的基督教文化精神的充分体现,而其深广与执着的救赎意识更是将这种文化精神推向了极致。     

《瓦尔登湖》的生态学理念解读

《瓦尔登湖》是梭罗的经典名著,其在多个方面体现了生态学理念。作者的生态思想对我们的启示是人类要与自然的和谐相处,不仅要保护自然,更要减少内心世界对物质的贪欲。     

A Comparison of H. D. Thoreau's View of Nature and Traditional Chinese Perspectives on Human and Nature

This paper involves several typical scholars in Chinese history of literature,and it emphasizes the analysis of their typical works,which are compared with Thoreau's view of nature again and again. In spite of their differences and similarities,beauty and cherishment are the same; and there is a hope that we could grip the nature of these authors and their works after these analyses.     

浅析梭罗《瓦尔登湖》的意境生成

意境是一种境界和情调,即创作者借客观之景表达主观体悟,又经由欣赏者用心研读和体味,在对生命价值的追索中与创作者达成共鸣。《瓦尔登湖》是美国超验主义作家梭罗的重要作品,被誉为美国自然文学的代表作。从中国传统美学的角度出发可以发现,《瓦尔登湖》的意境生成包括野性自然的朝圣者、生命之思的艺术品、"澄怀味象"的接受者。     

超验主义思想的践行者——从《瓦尔登湖》看亨利·戴维·梭罗

实践是检验真理的唯一标准,《瓦尔登湖》是梭罗检验超验主义思想的一次大胆、创新的实践,精神生活实践和现实生活实践是梭罗超验思想在作品中最具特色的体现,《瓦尔登湖》大力提倡了人与自然和谐生活的超验主义思想。