解构经典:《葛特露和克劳狄斯》述评

Deconstructing the Classic: A Critique of Gertrude and Claudius

莎士比亚的戏剧《哈姆莱特》几乎是一经发表便被奉为经典,然而,不同甚至是相互冲突的阐释也从未停止出现。厄普代克的小说《葛特露和克劳狄斯》以女性的视角,讲述了一个“《哈姆莱特》之前”的故事,对父权制社会里女性的地位和命运表现出极大的关注,也为《哈姆莱特》提出了一个属于现代人的全新的阐释。

Almost immediately after its publication, Shakespeare＇s Hamlet became a literary classic. On the other hand, however, different and even conflicting interpretations have never stopped cropping up. Adopting a feminist stand, John Updike＇s novel Gertrude and Claudius tells a tale some critics regard as a prequel to Hamlet, showing a serious concern for the position and fate of women in a patriarchal society and providing a whole new interpretation that is uniquely that of the modern people.