宿命论是认为历史发展由一种不可抗拒、不可避免的神秘力量(天意或命运)所决定的宗教和唯心主义学说。英国著名作家托马斯·哈代(1840一1928)是二十世纪初期伟大的现实主义作家,其作品深刻反映了英国当时的社会状况。《卡斯特桥市长》是哈代最优秀的作品之一,该作品充满了浓重的宿命色彩。宿命论是认为历史发展由一种不可抗拒、不可避免的神秘力量(天意或命运)所决定的宗教和唯心主义学说。历史家黑尔默·林格伦 Fatalism is a religious and idealistic doctrine that holds that historical development is governed by an irresistible and unavoidable mysterious force (God’s will or fate). The famous British writer Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) was a great realistic writer in the early twentieth century. His works profoundly reflected the social conditions in England at the time. “Mayor Casterbridge” is one of Hardy’s finest work, a work full of fate. Fatalism is a religious and idealistic doctrine that holds that historical development is governed by an irresistible and unavoidable mysterious force (God’s will or fate). Historian Herrme Lindgren