作者:A Putter
DOI:10.1093/res/51.203.371
日期:2000.8.1
This article defends the artistic coherence of the fourteenth-century chiyalric romance Sir Amadace, arguing that its story is designed to exemplify the wisdom and the ultimate profitability of reckless spending To highlight its success in this respect, I refer to medieval analogues of imadace, and I draw on pertinent sociological and anthropological work on gifts and commodities to illuminate the forcefulness of the poet‘s positon that noble people should give unsparingly, be their gifts material goods or human lives Focusing particularly on the religious beliefs that underpin the poet’s faith in all-out largesse, and on the power of giving and forgiving to create enduring bonds of gratitude, this article explores the compelling logic that drives the plot of this romance, and at times inspires its poetry
为了强调其在这方面的成功,我参考了中世纪的类似作品,并借鉴了社会学和人类学关于礼物和商品的相关研究,以阐明诗人关于贵族应慷慨解囊的观点的说服力、本文特别关注支撑诗人全力施舍信念的宗教信仰,以及施舍和宽恕创造持久感恩纽带的力量,探讨了推动这部浪漫主义作品情节发展的令人信服的逻辑,有时还激发了诗歌的灵感。