The Left Hand of Darkness was published in 1969,when the world was witnessing the cold war between the U.S.and the U.S.S.R.In the novel,Ursula Le Guin highly praises the Eastern mysticism,i.e.,the thought of"unity with the Tao",as an antidote to the Western duality thought behind the cold war.However,Le Guin also misreads and deviates from the Eastern mysticism to a certain extent,as the novel implicitly endorses Western mysticism,so that the duality could not be really broken,nor could the"unity with the Tao"be achieved.A critical reading of Le Guin's novel will clarify how"unity with the Tao"can bring an end to the duality thought and thus help promote the construction of a community of common destiny.The exposition of Le Guin's misreading of Taoist mysticism can also help us to see the trap of duality in disguise of unity.
关键词
东方神秘主义/道家神秘主义/二元对立/合一/共同体/《黑暗的左手》
Key words
Eastern mysticism/Taoist mysticism/duality/unity with the one/community of common destiny/The Left Hand of Darkness
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