从犹太文化视角探析《洪堡的礼物》的主题

论文摘要

作为一名美国犹太作家,索尔·贝娄集美国经验与犹太经验于一身。在其文学作品中,贝娄对二战后的美国犹太移民,尤其是犹太知识分子的存在困境表现出极大的关注索尔·贝娄的第八部小说《洪堡的礼物》通过对两位美国犹太艺术家不同遭遇的描写,深刻地揭示了物质世界对精神世界的摧残。本文以犹太传统文化为参照框架,从三个犹太文化主题即：契约主题,精神流浪主题以及受难救赎主题细致阐释与解读《洪堡的礼物》中作者所关注的犹太民族文化价值观。本文在深入挖掘其犹太历史文化内涵的同时,通过对这部作品的主题分析,旨在使读者更好地理解犹太文化与贝娄作品的隐性联结。

论文目录

• Acknowledgements
• 摘要
• Abstract
• Chapter 1 Introduction
• 1.1 Saul Bellow and Humboldt's Gift
• 1.2 Literature Review on Saul Bellow's Works
• 1.3 Saul Bellow and Jewish Culture
• Chapter 2 The Theme of the Fulfillment of Covenant
• 2.1 Origin of Covenant in Jewish Culture
• 2.2 Fulfillment of Covenant between Citrine and Humboldt
• 2.2.1 Covenant Signed by Citrine and Humboldt
• 2.2.2 Breach of Citrine and Humboldt's Covenant
• 2.2.3 Covenant-Renewal between Citrine and Humboldt
• 2.3. Fulfillment of Covenant between Family Members
• 2.3.1 Significance of Family Bond in Judaism
• 2.3.2 Citrine's Family Bond
• 2.3.3 Humboldt's Family Bond
• Chapter 3 The Theme of Spiritual Wandering
• 3.1 Origin of Spiritual Wandering in Jewish Culture
• 3.2 Reasons for Citrine and Humboldt's Spiritual Wandering
• 3.2.1 Reasons for Citrine's Spiritual Wandering
• 3.2.2 Reasons for Humboldt's Spiritual Wandering
• 3.3 Two Significant Trips for Citrine
• 3.3.1 The Trip to Coney Island
• 3.3.2 The Trip to Corpus Christi
• Chapter 4 The Theme of Suffering and Salvation
• 4.1 Origin of Suffering and Salvation in Jewish Culture
• 4.2 The Reasons for Protagonists' Suffering
• 4.2.1 The Worship of Fame and Money
• 4.2.2 The Sensuous Desire
• 4.2.3 The Conflict between Ideal and Reality
• 4.3 The Way out for Protagonists' Salvation
• 4.3.1 Humboldt:Yearning for a "Home-world"
• 4.3.2 Citrine:Going Back to Human Community
• Chapter 5 Conclusion
• Works Cited
• 攻读硕士学位期间发表的论文和取得的科研成果