良好的托管,诗意的人生——生态神学视野下的亚历山德拉

《啊,拓荒者!》是凯瑟以拓荒者生活为素材创作的第一部长篇小说。在小说中,作家塑造了一位高大的生态女性形象——亚历山德拉,她不辱上帝的使命,在拓荒的过程中对土地实施了良好的托管,建构了诗意的人生,实现了自我超越与生命价值的升华。以生态神学批评的视角欣赏这部作品,有助于推动自然生态与人文精神生态之间的良性互动,重新审视人与自然的关系,建设一个健康、和谐的生物共同体。

Excellent Trusteeship and Poetic Life:An Interpretation of Alexandra in Terms of Eco-Theology

O,Pioneer! is the first novel written by Cather with the pioneers＇ life as its theme.In the novel,Cather portrays Alexandra,a brilliant ecological image of women,who does not disgrace God′s mission to manage the land well during her pioneering life.She has constructed a poetic life on the land and achieved self-transcendence and sublimation of the values of life.To appreciate this novel from the angle of eco-theology will be conducive to promote the positive interaction between natural ecology and the ecology of humanistic spirit,re-examine the relationship between man and nature,and build a harmonious,healthy biological community.