心灵内外的探索之旅—分析梭罗的《瓦尔登湖》 A Journey of Outward and Inward Exploration-an Analysis of Thoreau’s Walden开题报告

1. 研究目的与意义（文献综述包含参考文献）

literaturereview

walden,publishedin1854,isaproductofthoreaustwo-yearexperimentatwaldenpond.thisbookdescribeshissimplewayoflife,alongwithhisintimatecommunionwithnatureandhismeditationsonnature,humanbeing,society,aswellastherelationshipamongthem.thoreausmainpurposeofwritingthisbookistotellpeoplehowtoenjoysimplelife,howtokeepaharmoniousrelationshipwithnature.waldenisalsoagreattranscendentalistworkthatcameoutunderdiscussionatthattime,butbytheturnoftwentiethcentury,ithadbeguntoberecognizedasonethatcanstrictlybecalledaclassic,oratleastaprobableclassic(buell,1995).waldenhasbeenhonoredasaclassicforenvironmentalists,naturemystics,andadvocatesofthesimplelife,whileembodyingoneaspectofthetranscendentalistdoctrine.ithasmorethanoncebeenratedasnumberoneinthetengreatestbooksthathavecontributedtoshapingtheamericanmindbythemagazineamericanheritage.

intheshoresofamerica:thoreausinwardexploration(1958)shermanpaulgavewaldenthekindoflong,closereadingthenewcriticismhadintroducedintoamericanliteraryscholarship.arguingthatwaldenisafableoftherenewaloflife,paulfirstlocateditinthetranscendentalistsrevoltagainsttheeighteenth-centurymechanisticuniverseandintheemersonianneedtostandinanoriginalrelationshiptotheuniverse.hethenguidedthereaderthroughthebook,definingwhatthoreaumeantbysimplicityandeconomy,andopenupthemajorsymbols-thehouse,thebeanfield,theanimals,theponds,andthemeltingclayintherailroadcut.forpaulwaldenistheseedoftheorganictraditioninamericanartandculture,whathecalledthegreentradition.theshoresofamericanwasnotonlyimportanttolaterreadersofwalden;itmadewaldenastartingpointforpaulsownextensiveworks.

2. 研究的基本内容、问题解决措施及方案

MethodsandProceduresoftheStudy

InthehopeoffiguringoutwhatexactlyareshowninWalden,firstIhavereaditsEnglishversion.FrompreviousacademicarticlesIknowthattheEnglishversiontranslatedbyXuChiisthemostauthoritativeone,soIchoosehisversion.Soashorterperiodoftimeisneededforgettingfamiliarwiththeauthor,thebackground,themaintheme,thepracticalmeaning,andthecontentofthebook.Alargenumberofjournals,magazines,booksanddissertationsinthelibrariesareatmydisposal.Modernizedtool-Internetalsodoesmeagreatfavor,providingmewithabundantbackgroundinformation.Withoutdoubt,traditionallibrariesandE-librariesareindispensabletoo.Mysupervisorhelpsmealotwiththisthesis.Sheconstantlygivessomegrammaticalsuggestions.Sometimesdiscussionsareheldeitherinpersonoronthephonesoastoensuretheanalysisreasonable.Readingbooks,takingnotes,turningtotheInternetandthelibraries,anddiscussingwithmysupervisorarethemainmethodsofthisstudy.

Thethesisisdividedintothreeparts.Thefirstpartwillprimarilyprovidethebackgroundinformation,includingageneralintroductionofHenryDavidThoreau(hispersonalexperiences,literaryreputationandmasterpieces),thebookWalden,literaturereviewandthepurposeofthestudy.Thesecondpartisthefocusofthethesis.Inthispart,thestudywillmakeanalysisinthreeparts-ThoreausTranscendentalPhilosophy,hisviewoflifeandnature,hisviewontherelationbetweenmanandnature.Atlast,thethesiswilldrawaconclusionaboutthepracticalandeducationalsignificanceofThoreausWalden.