In Our National Parks,a history of exploitation of forest resources in the Gilded Age is implicit in the aesthetics of western forests created by John Muir.On the one hand,Muir responds to the idea of forests as resources in the Gilded Age through the aesthetics of trees,which has a realist critical significance;on the other hand,his aesthetics of forest preservation integrates the value of the life of trees,and the holistic ideas embedded in it are isomorphic with the ecological issues,which means that Muir's aesthetics of trees has risen to the level of ecological realism.With the connection between"arbori-culture"and Buell's"dual accountability to matter and to discursive mentation"for the representation of the environment,this paper unfolds the realistic topics behind Muir's tree aesthetics.By analyzing arbori-realism in the Gilded Age,it helps to understand the inner reasons of Muir's idea of wilderness preservation and its relevance to solving contemporary ecological issues.
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《我们的国家公园》/镀金时代/树木现实主义/树木审美
Key words
Our National Parks/the Gilded Age/arbori-realism/arboreal aesthetics
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