道法自然:沈从文与托马斯·哈代乡土小说比较(英文)

本书在道家哲学的视野 中比较沈从文的湘西小说与 托马斯·哈代的威塞克斯小 说中的“自然”。这些乡土小 说展现了一种人文与自然的 模糊分界，道家的“自然”理 念可以帮助理解这些作品中 的整体论。本书第一章比较 《凤子》和《远离尘嚣》， 重点关注小说中人与非人元 素的互动。第二章比较《边 城》和《丛林人》，探讨小 说中自然与文化的辩证关系 如何通过叙事和人物塑造的 “静默”体现，这点可以借助 “无为”理解。第三章比较《 长河》和《还乡》，研究小 说对原始与文明的表现如何 消解了人文与自然的分界， 并借助道家“返”的概念阐释 其整体论。

Definitions and Abbreviations Introduction I. Literary Reverberations between England and China II. Nature as a Novel Interest III. Ziran: A Taoist Conception of Nature IV. The Comparative Methodology: Potential and Principle V. Ecocriticism and Taoism Chapter 1 The Relational Self in Symbiosis: Far from the Madding Crowd and Fengzi I. Novels of Character and Ziranx II. A Relational Self and the Secularised Religion of Nature III. A Reconceptualisation of Pastoralism IV. Conclusion Chapter 2 The Aesthetics of Silence: The Woodlanders and The Border Town I. Relative Silence of Speech II. Novelistic Lyricism? III. The Seasonal Tempo IV. Nature-Witnessing V. Qualities of Silence VI. Conclusion Chapter 3 The Taoist Return: The Return of the Native and Long River I. Resistance to an Alienation from Ziran II. Scepticism towards the Institutional Power III. Literary Impressionism IV. A Dialectic between Nature and Culture V. A Return to Literary Autonomy VI. Conclusion Conclusion: Towards a Taoist Literary Method Glossary of Terms References Appendices Appendix A Maps and Pictures Appendix B Synopses of the Novels Appendix C Timelines of Hardy and Shen