斯宾塞是英国文学史上最伟大的诗人之一,以创立“斯宾塞十四行诗体”而享有“诗人中的诗人”之美誉。由八十九首十四行诗组成的《爱情小唱》记录了他对伊丽莎白.博伊尔的艰辛求爱之路。本文从古希腊思想家柏拉图追求爱与美的思想入手,阐述了柏拉图理想主义在爱情小唱主题中的体现,即:对美的追求,对美的赞美以及理想与现实的对比。 Spencer, one of the greatest poets in the history of British literature, enjoys the reputation of “poet in the poet” as the founder of “Spencer’s Sonnets.” A “love song” composed of eighty-nine sonnets records his difficult courtship of Elizabeth Boyle. This article begins with the idea of ​​pursuing love and beauty by the ancient Greek thinker Plato, expounds the embodiment of Plato ’s idealism in the theme of love - singing: the pursuit of beauty, the praise of beauty and the comparison of ideal and reality.