卫生改革、流行病和《荒凉山庄》

外国文学研究 ›› 2021, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (3): 123-134.

卫生改革、流行病和《荒凉山庄》

罗灿

出版日期:2021-06-25 发布日期:2021-07-03
作者简介:罗灿,北京林业大学外语学院副教授,主要研究19世纪英美文学与文化。

Sanitary Reform, Epidemic Diseases and Bleak House

Luo Can

Online:2021-06-25 Published:2021-07-03
About author:Luo Can is an associate professor at the School of Foreign Languages, Beijing Forestry University (Beijing 100083, China), specializing in the 19<sup>th</sup>-century English and American literature and culture. Email: luocan@bjfu.edu.cn

摘要/Abstract

内容摘要： 狄更斯在《荒凉山庄》中对伦敦贫民恶劣生活环境的描写,与当时很有影响的“疠气致病说”有相当关联。这一学说将污浊的空气当作“流行病”的来源,从而推动了维多利亚时代城市卫生系统的改革。狄更斯是这一运动的积极参与者,《荒凉山庄》里弥散的“疠气”切实提醒着人们亟待解决的城市清洁问题。小说表现了卫生的生活环境、人们的身体健康与他们的道德问题不可分割的关系,并以“流行病”为线索,思考了伦敦这个现代化大都市里人们之间的联系和共同命运。

关键词: 《荒凉山庄》, 卫生改革, 流行病

Abstract: Charles Dickens's depiction of the filthy environment of London's slums in Bleak House is closely related to the “miasma theory” that was quite influential at that time. This theory identified the polluted air as the primary culprit for the “epidemic diseases” and, therefore, promoted the reform of the urban sanitary system during the Victorian era. As an active participant in this reform, Dickens wrote extensively about miasma in Bleak House, aiming to alert the citizens to the urgency of resolving the issues related to urban sanitation. The novel not only delineates the inseparable connection between sanitary living conditions, public health, and moral standards, but also uses “epidemic diseases” to explore the interconnectedness and the common destiny among the London residents.

Key words: Bleak House, sanitary reform, epidemic diseases

罗灿. 卫生改革、流行病和《荒凉山庄》[J]. 外国文学研究, 2021, 43(3): 123-134.

Luo Can. Sanitary Reform, Epidemic Diseases and Bleak House[J]. Foreign Literature Studies, 2021, 43(3): 123-134.

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