Interpretation of Nan Yongqian餾 Poetry from the Perspective of Ecological Poetics

YIN Yunzhen　WANG Yifan

Abstract：In recent years， those in the literary world of the Korean ethnic group in China interpret Nan Yongqians poetry mostly from the angle of “totem”， from which has arisen peoples discussion on some questions， such as “what is a totem”， “what is a totem poem” and “what is an ethnic totem”. Obviously， this kind of discussion is necessary and has a very important value and meaning， especially when the present literary world of Chinas ethnic Koreans is in a stage of recession. However， regarding to Nan Yongqians poetry， it is not only possible for us to interpret it from the angle of “totem”， but also from the angle of ecologism. Most poetry of Nan Yongqian takes nature， celestial bodies， animals and plants as lyrical objects； it shows his views on the nature， society， environment， ecology and life， etc. Speaking from this meaning， to interpret Nan Yongqians poetry by using the popular theory of ecologism might more in accord with the reality of Nan Yongqians poetry， and also can provide us a new perspective to interpret completely Nan Yongqians poetry.Therefore， this article tries to analyze Nan Yongqians poetry by using the theory of ecologism.

Ecological literary theory is a concept developed from the theory of ecologism. It is a kind of literary concept for the way to handle the relationship between man and ecology， man and nature from the angle of literature. It could be regarded as one of the newest popular approaches for literary researchin thecontemporary world.The key words of ecologism include “human being”， “nature”， “ecology”， “environment”， and “l(fā)ife”etc. The ecology that we are discussing now is a very big system， which includes nature， society， human beings， and life. Within this big system， the ideology related to the ecology includes “taking human beings and nature as a whole”. Speaking from this overall systemic concept， all the things in the ecological system， as all the chains in the food chain， are correlated with each other， and have an interdependent relationship with each other.

If we see Nan Yongqians poems from this angle， we will notice that his poetry is not to discuss or deal with the ecological and environmental issues from the aspect of environment and natural ecology， but from the level of life of all things.His poems try to interpret the issue of life from the relationships between man and nature， between man and the celestial bodies， and between the man and animals or plants.

Key Words： ecological poetics； poetry about nature；the eternity of life

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