一位迷失的文化朝圣者——论《美国人》中文化融合失败的必然性

亨利.詹姆斯是英语文学史上的杰出作家,其作品所反映的国际主题承载着他孜孜以求的人生理想——欧美文化的完美融合。本文通过论证《美国人》中纽曼文化梦破灭的必然性来揭示该作品的深层主题:文化的完美融合需要文化主体以深厚的文化修养和宽容理智的态度推进多元文化的对话与和解,进而创建一种融美德和智慧于一身的完美文化,使人类在更高文明层面上和谐相处。

A Perplexed Pilgrim of Culture——SUBTITLE On the Inevitable Failure of Cultural Fusion in The American

Henry James is an outstanding writer in English literature history. James＇ unique ＂international theme＂ bears his ultimate cultural ideal--the fusion of European culture and American culture, after which he strove diligently all his life. By illustrating the inevitability of Newman＇ s failure, the paper is devoted to demonstrating the deep theme of The American ： the building of ideal culture calls for the equal dialogue and recon- ciliation among different cultures promoted by different cultural groups on the base of ration, tolerance and cultivation. The ideal culture contributes a lot to the harmony of the world.