沉默的他者——康拉德小说中的异国形象

Alien Images in Conrad's Novels

在康拉德以殖民地为背景的小说中,有一类"沉默的他者"形象。康拉德在描写这类形象时表现了深刻的内在矛盾:一方面是他的人道主义道义立场,这表现在理性层面,是一种显性的描写;另一方面是殖民主义的话语影响,这表现在情感层面,属于隐性的描写。这一矛盾情形在康拉德那里出现,非常耐人寻味。

Conrad liked to describe 'the silent other' in his novels set in colonies, but the descriptions reveal a kind of contradiction on the part of the writer as a result of the influence on him of both humanitarianism and colonialism.