论哈代诗作中死亡的矛盾意义

死亡在哈代的诗里具有不同的意义，它是一面镜子，折射出人生的无常、世态的炎凉、人性的虚伪，是一切人际关系的终结。然而，死亡不仅没有终结哈代对亡妻爱玛的思念，反而令这感情喷泉再度进发。哈代既认为人死之后就无人惦记，可又希望自己“身后”能被人记住。他的几首不同时期的诗歌清楚地表现了他看待死亡的矛盾心理。

On Contradictory Meaning in Hardy＇s Death-concerned Poems

Death, in Hardy＇s poems, means differently to him： it acts as a mirror reflecting the transi- ence of life, the snobbery attitude toward the dead and the hypocrisy of human nature; it is also an end to all the relationships between humans. However, what is regarded as the end to all relationships doesn＇t stop the poet from missing his dead wife, it makes him love her all the more. Though he thinks people will no longer be remembered by the living ones, the poet hopes to live in people＇s memory after death. The analytical appreciation of his several poems will let the reader have an insight into Hardy＇s contradictory attitude towards death.