論惠特曼與美國文化的精神聯(lián)系

1、華中科技大學碩士學位論文論惠特曼與美國文化的精神聯(lián)系姓名：李榮申請學位級別：碩士專業(yè)：中國現(xiàn)當代文學指導教師：劉久明20090521II華 中 科 中 科 技 大 學 碩 士 學 位 論 大 學 碩 士 學 位 論 文 Abstract Walt Whitman is a great poet in American literature, and all of his poetries were included in the “L

2、eaves of Grass”. The poet devoted all his energy in this collection of poems, and he wanted to establish a unique national literature to promote the American culture. This paper makes the poet’s work “Leaves of Grass” as

3、 the basis, plans to use the cultural research method, and analyzes the spirit contact between Whitman and the American culture, so as to illuminate the Whitman’s function of the construction of American cultural identit

4、y. This article wants to emphasize the Whitman's contribution of the construction of American culture in the literary history, and has a practical significance for the study of American culture. American scholar Mill

5、er said that “Leaves of Grass” shows three-aspect contents: material, history and spirit. For that reason, this article is divided into three chapters: the first chapter is the material poetry and the pioneering culture;

6、 the second chapter is the history poetry and the democratic culture; the third chapter is the spirit poetry and the freedom culture. This paper tries to explore the United States customs and culture of the poems, analys

7、is the causes and manifestations of these cultural factors, through that it can be concluded: as the U.S. spokesman for the nation and the times, Whitman firstly writes the American culture into poems, which has an enorm