艾略特说过:“任何诗人,任何艺术的艺术家,都不纯粹是自己的”。李清照(1084-1155)和狄金森(Emily Dickinson 1830-1886)生活于不同的时代和国度,她们的作品风格殊异,一个婉约内省,一个阴柔与刚健共济,但两人的作品饱蘸各自传统文化的汁液。本文从表层诗词中探究她们在自然观、爱情观、政治及宗教方面折射出的中西文化深层渊源。 Eliot said: “Any poet, any artist of art, is not purely his own.” Li Qingzhao (1084-1155) and Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) live in different times and in different countries. Their style differs from each other, with a graceful introspection and a feminine and healthy relationship, but their works are dipped in The juice of each traditional culture. This article explores the deep origins of Chinese and western cultures which are reflected in the viewpoints of nature, love, politics and religion from surface poetry.