Abstract:

The emerging theory of critical plant studies aims to take plants into ethical consideration. Exploring the ethical relationship between humans and plants, therefore, has become a new trend in literary criticism. Challenging traditional Western conceptions of plants as passive objects, critical plant studies attempts to raise awareness of plant protection. Interdisciplinary approaches are adopted to examine the ethical relationships between humans and plants. This article seeks to investigate D. H. Lawrence’s plant poetry through the lens of critical plant studies. In his poetry, Lawrence emphasizes the subjectivity of plants and relates them to the idea of “blood-consciousness”. The poet warns his readers against overindulgence in rationality and industrial culture, calling for acknowledgment of the inseparability between humanity and nature. Lawrence’s plant poetry provides new insights into our perceptions of plants. The ecological thoughts embedded in these poetic works offer invaluable clues that will help us to address current environmental issues.

Keywords: critical plant studies; D. H. Lawrence; plant poetry; blood-consciousness; ecological thoughts

摘要：

近年来,西方兴起的植物批评研究将植物纳入伦理考量范畴,并逐渐成为文学研究中的一个新领域。植物批评研究颠覆了西方传统中将植物视作被动客体的观点,采用跨学科的方法探察人与植物间的伦理关系,进而唤起人们对植物的保护意识。本文拟在植物批评研究的视野下审视劳伦斯的植物诗歌。劳伦斯在植物诗歌中着力表现了植物的主体性,将植物与其倡导的“血性意识”连接在一起。此外,劳伦斯借助植物为人们展现了过分依赖理性、迷恋工业文明造成的严重后果,号召正视人与自然不可分割的关系。劳伦斯的植物诗歌展现了审视植物的新视角,其中蕴含的生态意识可为解决目前的生态环境问题提供有益借鉴。

关键词: 植物批评研究, 劳伦斯, 植物诗歌, 血性意识, 生态思想