《贝奥武甫》中的英雄主义精神与基督徒意识

《贝奥武甫》所反映的时代 ,是盎格鲁撒克逊地区尚未归顺基督教的时代 ,但诗中已经流露出朦胧的基督徒意识。基督徒意识与世俗英雄主义精神的同现 ,反映了日耳曼古老的文化传统与新兴的基督教文化的撞击与融合。贝奥武甫的形象便是植根于这一复杂的文化背景中的英雄 ,因此 ,相对于希腊史诗中的英雄 ,贝奥武甫的形象更具有丰富的精神内涵 ,体现了欧洲史诗中英雄形象的发展

The Heroism and Christian Awareness in Beowulf

During the periods depicted in Beowulf, Christianity had not been accepted in the Anglo-Saxon area, but the epic already revealed a vague Christian awareness. The co-occurrence of Christian awareness and the secular heroism demonstrates the head-on impact and reconciliation between the ancient Germanic cultural tradition and the burgeoning Christian culture. The character of Beowulf is a hero rooted in such a complex cultural background. Therefore, in relation to the heroes in Greek epics, the character of Beowulf has a richer spiritual connotation, which reflects the development of heroic images in European epics.