从圣经原型理论解读《人树》

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本文关键词： 《人树》帕特里克·怀特《圣经》原型理论　出处：《安徽大学》2012年硕士论文　论文类型：学位论文

【摘要】：帕特里克·怀特是澳大利亚历史上最杰出、最负盛名的作家之—。他生于澳大利亚本土,父母信奉英国国教。由于从小深受《圣经》影响,怀特经常在他作品中运用宗教主题和信条来表达他特有的对生活的感悟。1955年帕特里克·怀特出版了他的长篇小说《人树》,这也使他在全球范围内声名鹊起。然而,迄今为止国内外评论界对《人树》的研究都局限在写作技巧、异化主题和人物分析等方面,还从未有人从圣经原型的角度出发来分析小说。因此本论文试着从圣经原型的角度来探究这篇小说。圣经原型的分析可以帮助读者发现怀特创作《人树》的真正意图以及怀特本人的人生感悟,所以要想更好地读懂小说和理解作者,必须首先要研读小说中的圣经原型。本论文以诺斯诺普·弗莱的原型批评理论为基础,主要从人物塑造、意象和主题三个方面来分析《人树》中的圣经原型。首先,小说中的很多主要人物都隐喻性地来源于《圣经》中的一些经典人物,最明显的当属小说的男女主人公斯坦·帕克和艾米·帕克来源于《圣经》中的亚当和夏娃,另外怀特还在小说中塑造了两只“迷途的羔羊”—雷·帕克和塞尔玛·帕克,以及两个“撒旦”一汤姆·阿姆斯特朗和玛德琳。其次,怀特在小说创作中大量使用了启示性意象与恶魔意象,其中水、火和树三种原型意象运用的最为频繁。最后,读者们不难发现小说中还运用了三种最常见的原型主题：“堕落”、“救赎”和“重生”。通过运用这些圣经原型,怀特指出人类其实一直在重复着《圣经》中的一些故事,洪水、大火以及生活中的其它苦难是设立在通往幸福道路上的障碍,一旦跨过这些障碍,人类的精神就会得到升华。在怀特眼中,生命的体验在于不断探索和不断认识,这个过程随着人类的繁衍不息而代代延续,永无终结,而“简单”和“谦卑”其实是人类生活的本质。
[Abstract]:Patrick White was one of the greatest and most famous writers in Australian history. He was born in Australia and his parents were Anglican. White often uses religious themes and creeds in his works to express his unique perception of life. In 1955, Patrick White published his novel the Tree of Man, which made him famous all over the world. So far, the researches on the Tree of Man at home and abroad have been confined to writing skills, alienation themes and character analysis, etc. No one has ever analyzed the novel from the perspective of biblical archetypes. Therefore, this paper attempts to explore the novel from the perspective of biblical archetypes. The analysis of biblical archetypes can help readers discover the true nature of white's creation of the tree. Intention and White's own sense of life, Therefore, in order to better understand the novel and the author, we must first study the biblical archetypes in the novel. This paper is based on Northrop Frye's archetypal criticism theory, and analyzes the biblical archetypes in the Tree of Man from three aspects: character shaping, image and theme. Many of the main characters in the novel are metaphorically derived from some of the classic characters in the Bible, most notably the protagonists, Stan Parker and Emily Parker, from Adam and Eve in the Bible. In addition, White created two "lost lambs" in the novel Ray Parker and Selma Parker, and two Satan, Tom Armstrong and Madeleine. In his novels, White used a lot of inspirational images and demonic images, among which water, fire and tree were the most frequently used archetypal images. Readers can easily find that three of the most common archetypal themes are used in the novel: depravity, Redemption and Rebirth. By using these biblical archetypes, White points out that humans are actually repeating some of the biblical stories, floods, fires, and other hardships in life as obstacles to the road to happiness, once they are crossed. The human spirit will be sublimated. In White's eyes, the experience of life lies in constant exploration and understanding, a process that continues from generation to generation as human beings multiply, and never ends. Simplicity and humility are the essence of human life.
【学位授予单位】：安徽大学
【学位级别】：硕士
【学位授予年份】：2012
【分类号】：I611.074

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