论伊迪丝·华顿世界观的转变 ——从《欢乐之家》到《纯真年代》的主人公对比分析

论文摘要

伊迪丝·华顿是十九世纪末美国著名的女作家,她的作品多以描写美国上流社会的华丽仪态和风俗而出名。《欢乐之家》是华顿第一部成功的小说。《纯真年代》展示了华顿小说创作的顶峰,并荣获美国普利策文学奖。两部小说是华顿在人生不同阶段的成功作,从《欢乐之家》到《纯真年代》,华顿的世界观在不断的转变,逐渐从心灵的废弃走向心理的成熟。本文主要通过对两部作品的写作背景,主要人物等的对比分析,展现了华顿对待女性,社会与个人理想的实现以及爱情等等世界观各个方面的转变过程,作者塑造的艾伦形象比莉丽成熟完美,阿切尔和艾伦也经历了比莉丽更为完善的自我实现过程。在主人公的感情关系中,女人逐渐摆脱了受男人掌控的装饰品命运。对于作者个人而言,华顿的世界观经过了从《欢乐之家》中的完全否定到《纯真年代》中有批判性的接受的成长过程,同时华顿个人的成长也有助于读者了解当时的社会现状。

论文目录

• Acknowledgements
• 摘要
• Abstract
• Chapter 1 Introduction
• 1.1 Edith Wharton
• 1.2 About The House of Mirth and The Age of Innocence
• Chapter 2 The Writing Background Comparison between the Two Novels
• 2.1 The Writing Background of The House of Mirth
• 2.2 The Writing Background of The Age of Innocence
• 2.3 The Comparison
• Chapter 3 Wharton's Worldviews Reflected through the Protagonists' Comparisons between the Two Novels
• 3.1 Wharton's Worldview towards Women
• 3.1.1 Lily
• 3.1.2 Ellen
• 3.2 Wharton's Worldview towards Society and Personal Realization
• 3.2.1 Lily's Self-realization
• 3.2.2 Archer's Self-realization
• 3.2.3 Ellen's Self-realization
• 3.2.4 The Maturity of the Characters
• 3.3 Wharton's Worldview towards Love
• 3.3.1 Selden's Manipulation over Lily
• 3.3.2 Ellen's Manipulation over Archer
• 3.3.3 The Comparison
• Chapter 4 Wharton's Worldview Transition from Waste to Maturity
• 4.1 The Relation between the Protagonists and Wharton Herself
• 4.1.1 Lily and Wharton
• 4.1.2 Archer and Wharton
• 4.1.3 Ellen and Wharton
• 4.2 The Transition of Wharton's Worldview
• 4.2.1 Waste in The House of Mirth
• 4.2.2 Maturity in The Age of Innocence
• 4.2.3 The Transition from Waste to Maturity
• 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