从原型理论角度解读《纯真年代》

发布时间：2018-06-30 05:41

本文选题：伊迪斯·华顿 + 《纯真年代》　；参考：《华北电力大学》2012年硕士论文

【摘要】：作为十九世纪末二十世纪初美国著名的女作家之一,伊迪丝·华顿给我们留下了许多优秀的作品,特别是创作于1920年的《纯真年代》使其成为有史以来第一位获的普利策奖的女作家。该部作品深受人们的喜爱,也吸引了许多文学评论家的注意,并且陆续出现一些从不同角度对其进行解读的论著。作为一位出身于上流社会的女性作家,华顿的生活几经曲折,使她关注到她所生活的世界,特别是女性在这个社会的生活现状。她的作品大多是描写老纽约上流社会不同人物的日常生活以及从中折射出来的社会问题。作为其代表作之一的《纯真年代》所刻画的就是19世纪70年代末80年代初的纽约上流社会。该部作品通过对老纽约人们生活的细腻描写,向读者展示了男权社会里妇女的从属地位和悲惨命运。在塑造该部作品中的男女主角时,华顿用了一些神话故事和圣经故事的典故,这使读者能更形象地理解这部小说的内容。本文试从原型理论角度来解读该部作品,分析其中的人物,意象和主题所映射的神话和圣经原型。论文一共分为五个部分。第一章是对伊迪丝·华顿生平的简单介绍以及作者与原型理论的渊源。第二章是分析主要人物及其神话原型。梅·韦兰是罗马神话里黛安娜的化身。埃伦·奥兰斯卡是维娜斯的象征,而且埃伦的名字还和希腊神话中的海伦谐音。纽兰则是猎手阿克泰翁的象征。通过分析三个主人公的性格以及他们不同的命运,向读者展示了当时纽约上流社会的传统观念对个人行为和思想的压制。第三章是对作品主题,结构以及其中的意象的原型解读。第四章为结论,结论部分强调了《金枝》和《圣经》对华顿写作的重大影响以及对更好解读华顿作品所提供的背景帮助,因此从原型角度来解读《纯真年代》我们可以更好地认识老纽约的现实状况。华顿以其特有的创作风格,向读者展现了在老纽约社会中个人思想和行为上的独立与传统观念的冲突。而该部小说旨在反映在男权社会中个人的悲惨命运以及对十九世纪末期上流社会进行抨击。
[Abstract]:As one of the famous American women writers in the late nineteenth Century and early twentieth Century, Edith Wharton left us a lot of excellent works, especially in the "age of innocence" created in 1920 to make it the first Pulitzer prize winner in history. The work was loved by people and attracted many literary critics. Attention has been paid to these works.
As a female writer from the upper class society, Wharton's life has been tortuous, making her pay attention to the world she lives, especially the life of women in this society. Most of her works describe the daily life of different people in the old New York society and the social problems reflected from it. "The age of innocence" depicts the New York upper class society at the end of the 1870s and early 80s. Through the exquisite description of the life of the old New York people, the Department shows readers the subordinate status and tragic fate of women in the male power society. Wharton used some mythological stories and the Bible in shaping the male and female main angle in the work of the Ministry. The allusions of the story enable readers to understand the content of the novel more vividly.
This paper tries to interpret the work from the perspective of prototype theory, and analyzes the mythology and Biblical archetype of the characters, images and themes. The thesis is divided into five parts. The first chapter is a brief introduction to the life of Edith Wharton and the origin of the author and the prototype theory. The second chapter is the analysis of the main characters and their mythological archetype. Wean is the embodiment of Diane in Rome mythology. Ellen Olenska is a symbol of Vinas, and Ellen's name is also homophonic with Helen in Greek mythology. Newland is a symbol of the hunter Ake Tai Von. By analyzing the character of the three protagonists and their different fate, the tradition of the New York upper class society was shown to the readers at that time. The third chapter is the archetype interpretation of the theme, structure and image of the works. The fourth chapter is the conclusion. The conclusion part emphasizes the great influence of the Golden branch and the Bible on Wharton's writing and the background help to better interpret Wharton's works. Generation > we can better understand the reality of old New York. Wharton, with his unique creative style, shows the reader the conflict between the independent and traditional ideas of individual thought and behavior in old New York society. The novel aims to reflect the tragic fate of the individual in the patriarchal society and to the upper class society in the late nineteenth Century. Attack.
【学位授予单位】：华北电力大学
【学位级别】：硕士
【学位授予年份】：2012
【分类号】：I712.074

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