英文摘要 |
Ivan Bunin was the first Russian writer, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature. He was exiled to France in his later years. He was influenced by L.Tolstoy, when he was young, advocating Buddhist thoughts, and then went to India and Ceylon to explore the Buddhist philosophy. Therefore, his works are not only literary artistic, but also famous for his rigorous philosophical thinking. It is generally believed that Bunin's prose and poetry inherit the classical tradition of Russia and reflect the rich feelings of nature and humanity. The beauty of his literary words has been recognized as the most abundant creation in the language and is known as ''Bunin’s Brocade''.
The subjects of Bunin's literary works are very rich, including the inevitable “death” and “suffering” in life. Through the stories of the novels, he explores the “reincarnation”, “impermanence”, “Annata”, “Nirvana” and so on beyond the endless life through metaphorical means.
This article will be an ideological discussion from the six works of «The Gentleman from San Francisco», «Dark Avenues», «The Elagin Affair», «Dry Valley», «The Village» and «Tolstoy's Relief», in which the Buddhist elements were hidden. In addition, this article will also explore the concept of “existence” reflected in Bunin's work. After research, this paper finds that Bunin's cosmology has a fit with Buddhism's philosophy |