伊迪丝·华顿的矛盾心态在《天真时代》中的体现
发布时间：2020-12-14 17:30
作为第一位获得普利策文学奖以及第一位获得哈佛大学授予的荣誉博士学位的美国女作家,伊迪丝·华顿（Edith Wharton,1862-1937）在整个美国文坛的地位是不可取代的。然而,虽然她被看作代表传统特点的作家,但本文的分析表明她却是一位具有矛盾心态的女性作者。伊迪丝·华顿出生于美国纽约的上层社会,而她也不断地将自己最熟悉的生活环境作为小说创作的焦点。本文就选择了她的一部较有代表性的并以描写纽约上层社会人们生存状态为主的作品《天真时代》。通过对这部作品的分析来表现伊迪丝·华顿的矛盾心态。本论文的引言部分阐述了论文的主要观点和理论基础,即本文主要应用的是女性主义的批评理论,但是又不局限于此,而是把文章的观点又做了进一步的深化和扩展,进而对生活在社会中的个人的生活状态给予了关注和讨论。本文的主体由四个部分组成。首先,文章通过对《天真时代》中两个女主人公的对比和分析,提出了华顿在女性问题上的摇摆不定,因为她始终不能给生活在男权社会中的女性指出一个较为明确的发展方向。接着,本文在分析了《天真时代》中男性和女性在社会中不同的性别角色之后,进一步表现了华顿对男权社会中固定的两性角色的怀疑。第三部...
【文章来源】：内蒙古师范大学内蒙古自治区
【文章页数】：51 页
【学位级别】：硕士
【文章目录】：
中文摘要
Abstract
I. Introduction
A. Significance of the Research Project
B. Documentation Research and Thesis Statement
II. Polarized Characterization of the Two Heroines
A. May as En-Soi
1. May as a Product of Society
2. Classical Allusion -- May as Diana
B. Ellen Olenska as Pour-Soi
1. Ellen as a Rebel against Convention
2. Classical Allusion -- Ellen as Aphrodite
C. A mbivalence toward the Woman Issue
III. Contrastive Paths for Both Men and Women
A. Men vs. Society
1. Men in Conformity
2. Men of Nonconformity
B. Women vs. Society
1. Women of Innocence
2. Women of Experience
C. Ambivalence toward the Prescribed Gender Roles
IV. Social Order Marked by Binary Opposition
A. Individual vs. Society
1. Individual as Outer-Self
2. Individual as Spirit-Self
B. Conflict between Different Social Groups
1. Conflict between Old New York and Europe
2. Conflict between Old Rich and New Rich
C. Ambivalence toward Social Order
V. Double Role of Edith Wharton
A. W harton as a Woman
1. As a Child Obsessed with "Make-Up"
2. As an Adult with Lost Self
B. Wharton as a Writer
1. Writing as Something Estranging
2. Writing as Something Rehabilitant
C. Ambivalence in terms of Wharton's Self-Identity
VI. Conclusion
A. Source of Ambiguity
B. Universal Significance of Wharton’s Identity Search
Works Cited
本文编号：2916735
【文章来源】：内蒙古师范大学内蒙古自治区
【文章页数】：51 页
【学位级别】：硕士
【文章目录】：
中文摘要
Abstract
I. Introduction
A. Significance of the Research Project
B. Documentation Research and Thesis Statement
II. Polarized Characterization of the Two Heroines
A. May as En-Soi
1. May as a Product of Society
2. Classical Allusion -- May as Diana
B. Ellen Olenska as Pour-Soi
1. Ellen as a Rebel against Convention
2. Classical Allusion -- Ellen as Aphrodite
C. A mbivalence toward the Woman Issue
III. Contrastive Paths for Both Men and Women
A. Men vs. Society
1. Men in Conformity
2. Men of Nonconformity
B. Women vs. Society
1. Women of Innocence
2. Women of Experience
C. Ambivalence toward the Prescribed Gender Roles
IV. Social Order Marked by Binary Opposition
A. Individual vs. Society
1. Individual as Outer-Self
2. Individual as Spirit-Self
B. Conflict between Different Social Groups
1. Conflict between Old New York and Europe
2. Conflict between Old Rich and New Rich
C. Ambivalence toward Social Order
V. Double Role of Edith Wharton
A. W harton as a Woman
1. As a Child Obsessed with "Make-Up"
2. As an Adult with Lost Self
B. Wharton as a Writer
1. Writing as Something Estranging
2. Writing as Something Rehabilitant
C. Ambivalence in terms of Wharton's Self-Identity
VI. Conclusion
A. Source of Ambiguity
B. Universal Significance of Wharton’s Identity Search
Works Cited
本文编号：2916735
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