On Hardy’s Natural View
——Case Study of Tess of The D’Urbervilles and The Return of The Native
Abstract: Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) was a remarkable English novelist and poet in the 19th century. He understood the nature with organic point of view, so the natural world in his novel is magic, beautiful and full of spirits, which is a living existence of human equality. He cherished the tradition, loved nature and emphasized the relationship between man and nature. Facing the invasion of capitalist civilization, he showed the great concern and worry, and criticized its harmful influences on man and nature. His ecological humanistic ideas of pursuing for integrity, harmony and kindness would be discovered in Tess of The D’Urbervilles and The Return of The Native. In this essay I will first introduce Hardy's natural view in general, and then I will further illustrate how his natural view is integrated into and mixed with his novel through some case studies and the introduction of usage of symbol and the conflict between human beings and the nature in his masterpieces.
Key Words: Thomas Hardy; Natural view; Symbol; Imagism
论哈代的自然观
——以《苔丝》和《还乡》为例
摘 要：托马斯·哈代是十九世纪末英国杰出的现实主义小说家和诗人。他的文学作品在世界上享有盛誉。在哈代的作品中，他呼吁追求与自然和谐相融的生命存在形态，赞美与呼唤旺盛的生命强力，表现出了生态意识和人文主义的思想深刻性。哈代珍爱传统，热爱自然而且重视人与自然之间的和谐关系。当这种和谐遭遇资本主义文明的入侵时，他表现出了巨大的关切与不安以及反映了这种入侵对人与自然产生的有害影响。在《德伯家的苔丝》和《还乡》中可以看出他对正直，和谐和善良的推崇与追求。本文中将首先简述哈代的自然观即哈代对自然的看法，然后通过介绍哈代作品中象征手法的使用和对人与自然冲突的描写，来探讨哈代小说中所体现的自然观。
关键词：托马斯·哈代；自然观；象征；意向
CONTENTS
Introduction 1
1. Hardy’s Natural View 1
1.1 Nature Is a Magical World with Full of Vitality 2
1.2 Nature Is Unconcerned about Human 2
1.3 Nature Is Hostile to Human 3
2. The Esthetic Character of Symbol 4
2.1 The Symbolic Significance of Color 4
2.2 The Symbolic Significance of Natural Scene 4
2.2.1 The Symbolic Significance of Egdon Heath 4
2.2.2 The Symbolic Significance of Wind 5
2.3 The Symbolic Significance of Animals and Plants 5
3. Hardy's Natural Eco-humanist View 7
3.1 The Description of Conflict in Hardy's Novels 7
3.1.1 The Collision of Nature and Civilization 8
3.1.2 The Industrial Pollution to Humanity 8
3.2The Natural Eco-humanist View 9
4. Conclusion 9
Bibliography 12
