沉默之美 ——凯蒂失语现象的美学分析

论文摘要

《喧嚣与躁动》为作家福克纳赢得了巨大的荣誉,也使他受到激烈的批评。当一些评论家惊叹于他那令人瞠目的技巧创新和天才的叙述能力时,也有很多人对女主人公凯蒂的形象塑造提出了批评,原因是福克纳始终没有让凯蒂以主体身份进行叙述。一些人甚至就此断言福克纳歧视妇女。针对这一论断,本文提出了不同的观点,即凯蒂的失语现象具有深刻的美学内涵。本文从小说创作与接受两个过程入手。在分析创作过程时,从意识文本和潜意识文本出发,提出:在意识文本层面,凯蒂失语体现出作品内容与形式的统一;在潜意识文本层面,凯蒂失语暴露出作家对女性的困惑。在分析接受过程时,本文认为凯蒂失语造成的空白构成了召唤结构,使读者享有更多的解读乐趣,并因而赋予文本以多义性。结论:凯蒂失语充分体现了文学创作的美学价值。

论文目录

• Introduction
• 1.1. Unity of Form and Content is a Principle of Aesthetics of Form
• 1.2. Caddy’s Absence is the Formal Expression of Her Suspicion of Language
• 1.2.1. Faulkner’s Suspicion of Language
• 1.2.2. Compson Family Member’s View of Language
• 1.2.3. Caddy’s Suspicion of Language
• 1.3. C addy’s Absence is the Formal Expression of Her Loneliness
• Chapter II. Caddy’s Absence Reflects Faulkner’s Perplexity with Women
• 2.1. The Sound and the Fury is the Reflection of Faulkner’s Own Life
• 2.2. Faulkner’s Perplexity with Women in His life
• 2.3. Caddy’s Perplexing Personality
• 2.3.1. Caddy’s Maternity and Promiscuity
• 2.3.2. Caddy’s Courage and Fragility
• Chapter III. Caddy’s Absence Invites Readers’Participation
• 3.1. Readers’Expectations of Caddy’s Narration
• 3.1.1. Expectations Initiated by Traditional Treatment of a Protagonist in a Novel
• 3.1.2. Expectations Enhanced by Faulkner’s Treatment of Caddy
• 3.2. The Significance of Caddy’s Absence in Aesthetics of Reception Perspective
• 3.3. The Possibility of Reconstructing Caddy by Readers
• Conclusion
• References
• Abstract （Chinese）
• Abstract （English）
• Acknowledgement
• 导师及作者简介