伊迪斯·华顿的理论探索与实践
发布时间:2023-11-28 17:49
早在生前,伊迪丝·华顿就被誉为二十世纪二十年代最伟大的作家之一。然而她被置身于经典作家之列却是二十一世纪初的事。尽管她一生所获殊荣无数,长期以来人们对她在美国文学史上的地位莫衷一是。人们认为她高贵的家庭出身和一身富足的生活不足以激发她的社会良知。人们因她对纽约上流社会的精确描写而把她奉为杰出的风俗小说家,却忽视了她对人生本质的深入洞见。她的上流社会题材往往被视为过于狭窄而无法拓展作品深度。由于她的婚外情和离婚经历,人们认为她的作品有不顾道德之嫌。她的第一位传记作家珀斯·拉布克(Percy Lubbock)更是把她描写成一个在理论探索方面一片空白的二流作家。在出现刘易斯(R.W.B.Lewis)等人撰写的更为中肯的传记之前,这一评论直接影响人们对华顿本人及其作品的评价。事实是:为了阐述对小说艺术的见解,她曾专门撰写《小说创作》一书和许多评论文章,探讨小说创作和批评理论。 本文通过对华顿的理论专著《小说创作》(The Writing of Fiction,1925),自传《回眸》(A Backward Glance,1934),以及后人收集的华顿批评文集(Edith Wharton...
【文章页数】:63 页
【学位级别】:硕士
【文章目录】:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER I THEORY OF FICTION
1.1. Selection and Intention
1.1.1 Selection of Subjects
1.1.2 Selection of Illuminating Incidents
1.2 Transmutation and Objectivity
1.3 Tradition and Originality
CHAPTER II THEORY OF CRITICISM
2.1 Indispensability of Criticism
2.2 Function of Criticism
2.3 Desirable Reading
2.4 Permanent Values in Fiction
CHAPTER III THEORY IN PRACTICE: A STUDY OF THE HOUSE OF MIRTH
3.1 What has Edith Wharton Tried to Represent in Mirth?
3.2 How far has she succeeded?
3.2.1 Selection and Intention
3.2.2 Transmutation and Objectivity
3.2.3 Inheritance and Originality
3.3 Is the Subject Chosen Worth Representing?
CONCLUSION
BIBLIOGRAPHY
本文编号:3868630
【文章页数】:63 页
【学位级别】:硕士
【文章目录】:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER I THEORY OF FICTION
1.1. Selection and Intention
1.1.1 Selection of Subjects
1.1.2 Selection of Illuminating Incidents
1.2 Transmutation and Objectivity
1.3 Tradition and Originality
CHAPTER II THEORY OF CRITICISM
2.1 Indispensability of Criticism
2.2 Function of Criticism
2.3 Desirable Reading
2.4 Permanent Values in Fiction
CHAPTER III THEORY IN PRACTICE: A STUDY OF THE HOUSE OF MIRTH
3.1 What has Edith Wharton Tried to Represent in Mirth?
3.2 How far has she succeeded?
3.2.1 Selection and Intention
3.2.2 Transmutation and Objectivity
3.2.3 Inheritance and Originality
3.3 Is the Subject Chosen Worth Representing?
CONCLUSION
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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