德皇威廉时代“最年轻一代”是指以霍迪斯和海姆为领军的德国表现主义诗人群，对它有两个界定：这批诗人均为 1885—1896 年出生，与德皇威廉时代同期；精神上表现为敏感、反叛、暴力等特征，与第一次世界大战构成特殊的关系。以往对德国表现主义诗歌的研究主要聚焦于审美政治性，对其青春特质尚未关注。“青春”是 20 世纪中外文学文化的一个重要主题。与同时期德国社会的青年运动相呼应，“最年轻一代”在其诗歌中呈现出“爆裂”的青春姿态，反抗工业文明，宣扬“青年崇拜”，呼唤“人类的曙光”，并最终在战争中迎来死亡宿命。作为一个“青春”的个案，其文学形态和生命政治折射出时代思潮，表现出具有先锋性的审美内涵。

德国表现主义诗人, 德皇威廉时代, 第一次世界大战, 青春, 爆裂, 先锋性

“The youngest generation” refers to German expressionist poets led by Jakob van Hoddis and Georg Heym, with two definitions. In terms of age, they were born in 1885-1896 and contemporaries of the era of Kaiser William II. Spiritually, they represented the most youthful traits such as sensitivity, rebellion and violence, and had a special relationship with World War I. In the past, research on German expressionism mainly focused on its avant-garde aspects such as aesthetic politics, its youthful characteristics have not yet aroused the interest of researchers. “Youth” is an important theme in Chinese and foreign literature and culture in the 20th century. As a case of “youth”, its literary form and life politics reflect the trend of the times and show a avant-garde nature.

German expressionist poets, the era of Kaiser William II, World War I, youth, explosion, avant-garde