原型批评视野下《高老庄》与《还乡》之比较研究

论文摘要

原型批评理论的出现为大量文学巨作,如古希腊悲剧、《圣经》和莎士比亚戏剧等,提供了全新的分析切入点。本文运用原型批评相关理论对中国当代作家贾平凹的《高老庄》和英国小说家托马斯·哈代的《还乡》两部小说进行了平行比较研究。《高老庄》与《还乡》在情节安排上有着共同的“回归故里”大背景,两位主人公都是在离乡数年后的选择性回归；在故事设置上也有相似之处,比如主人公的所处环境；在故事发生的文化背景上,两者都处在社会工业化和城镇化的转型时期。两部作品的相似点奠定了比较的基础,在此之上,本文运用原型批评理论主要创始人诺思洛普·弗莱的原型主题和原型意象对两部作品进行了诠释与比较。在《高老庄》与《还乡》中,随着故事情节的发展,本文发掘出了原型主题中的逃离主题与成长主题；通过将书中主要人物的对应展开,具体呈现出了四个典型原型意象,即荒漠意象、希腊女神意象、基督教精神意象以及影子意象。通过对四个意象和两个主题的挖掘,证明了原型批评理论应用于比较文学方面的可行性和正确性,该理论将单一的文学作品纳入到文学大系统中,而“原型”就是连接单一文学作品之间的桥梁。同时,通过对两部小说的平行比较阐发了一个事实,即不同国家在特定历史时期演绎着相同的社会发展规律及矛盾。

论文目录

• 摘要
• Abstract
• Table of Contents
• Chapter One Introduction
• 1.1 Jia Pingwa and Thomas Hardy
• 1.2 Gao Lao Zhuang and The Return of the Native
• 1.3 The Foundations of the Comparative Study
• 1.3.1 The Similarities between the Two above Novelists
• 1.3.2 The Similarities between the Two above Novels
• 1.4 The Structure of the Thesis
• Chapter Two Literature Review
• 2.1 Literature Review of Gao Lao Zhuang
• 2.2 Literature Review of The Return of the Native
• 2.3 Literature Review of Comparative Studies upon the Two Novels
• Chapter Three Theoretical Rationale-Archetypal Criticism
• 3.1 An Overview of Archetypal Criticism
• 3.2 Frazer and Jung and Archetypal Criticism
• 3.2.1 Frazer and Archetypal Criticism
• 3.2.2 Jung and Archetypal Criticism
• 3.3 Frye and Archetypal Criticism
• 3.4 The Impact of Archetypal Criticism
• 3.4.1 The Impact of Archetypal Criticism on Western Literary Works
• 3.4.2 The Impact of Archetypal Criticism on Chinese Literary Works
• 3.5 The Implementations of Archetypal Criticism upon the Comparative Literature
• Chapter Four Analysis of Archetypal Motifs in Gao Lao Zhuang andThe Return of the Native
• 4.1 Escape Motif
• 4.1.1 Definition of Escape Motif
• 4.1.2 Displacement of Escape Motif
• 4.1.3 The Affinity of Escape Motifs between Gao Lao Zhuang and The Return of the Native
• 4.2 Initiation Motif
• 4.2.1 Definition of Initiation Motif
• 4.2.2 Displacement of Initiation Motif
• 4.2.3 The Affinity of Initiation Motifs between Gao Lao Zhuang and The Return of the Native
• 4.3 Summary
• Chapter Five Analysis of Archetypal Images in Gao Lao Zhuang andThe Return of the Native
• 5.1 The Desert Image
• 5.1.1 Stones in Gao Lao Zhuang
• 5.1.2 Egdon Heath in The Return of the Native
• 5.1.3 Stones-The Desert-Egdon Heath
• 5.2 The Greek Goddess Image
• 5.2.1 Xi Xia in Gao Lao Zhuang
• 5.2.2 Eustacia in The Return of the Native
• 5.2.3 Xi Xia-The Greek Goddness-Eustacia
• 5.3 The Christian Spirit Image
• 5.3.1 Shi Tou in Gao Lao Zhuang
• 5.3.2 Clym in The Return of the Native
• 5.3.3 Shi Tou-The Christian Spirit-Clym
• 5.4 The Shadow Image
• 5.4.1 Gao Zilu in Gao Lao Zhuang
• 5.4.2 Wildeve in The Return of the Native
• 5.4.3 Gao Zilu-The Shadow Image-Wildeve
• 5.5 Summary
• Chapter Six Conclusion
• Bibliography
• 攻读硕士学位期间取得的科研成果
• Acknowledgements