随着经济和文化的全球化,文学和其他形式的精英文化已经变得越来越边缘化。但是为什么至今我们仍在讨论美国精英文化和文学的代表——19世纪后期重要的浪漫主义诗人惠特曼?笔者认为惠特曼的意义并不在于其在全球文化语境中扮演的角色,而在于他与这个缺乏想象力和仔细阅读阐发时代相关的美学精神。 With the globalization of economy and culture, literary and other forms of elite culture have become increasingly marginalized. But so far we are still discussing the representative of the elite culture and literature in the United States - an important Romantic poet Whitman in the late 19th century. The author thinks Whitman’s significance lies not in its role in the global cultural context, but Lies in his aesthetic spirit related to this lack of imagination and careful reading of the Era.