爱情与艺术人生的思索——狄金森《我的生命——一把上膛的枪》主题论析

以《我的生命——一把上膛的枪》这部狄金森较具争议的诗歌作品的文本为据,从意象分析入手,联系诗人的生活及其创作体验,对该诗多重的思想主题作一评析。指出诗中的核心意象＂枪＂是诗人爱情与艺术人生的隐喻,它折射了狄金森的婚恋观及其对女性包括她本人从事文艺创作之困境的思索。对狄金森而言,爱意味着孤独,而文艺创作则是一种＂殉美＂体验,一种应该远离世俗物质诱惑的精神活动。

Reflections on Love Experience and Literary Career-Themes of Dickinson's "My Life had stood-a Loaded Gun"

＂My Life had stood-a Loaded Gun＂ is one of Emily Dickinson＇s most controversial poems.This paper,with a reference to the poet＇s life and writing experience,attempts an interpretation of the themes metaphorically suggested via a series of related images in the poem.It is pointed out that the central image ＂gun＂ functions as a metaphor of the poet＇s love experience and her literary career.The image implies not only her attitudes towards love and marriage but also her reflections on women＇s difficulty in their literary creations.In Dickinson＇s eyes,love means solitude and literary creation is a kind of ＂aesthetic sacrifice＂ that should resist material gains and worldly temptations.