德拉诺船长的“面纱”——解读《贝尼托·切雷诺》中的后殖民话语

The Veil of Captain Delano——Interpretation of the Postcolonial Discourse in Benito Cereno

长期以来,评论家们对麦尔维尔中篇小说《贝尼托·切雷诺》一直存在一个误区,认为这只是一个有关“善恶之争”的故事。其实,在德拉诺船长善良天真的外衣下,藏着根深蒂固的后殖民话语。《贝尼托·切雷诺》中的后殖民话语可以从两个层面来解读美国与西班牙的二元对立;白人与黑人的二元对立。

For a long time critics have been holding a misconception that Herman Melville＇ s Benito Cereno is just a story concerning “the good and the evil”. In fact, from the words of captain Delano, who had deep -rooted postcolonial thought in guise of his kindness and innocence. People can find two perspectives： the binary oppositions between the U. S. and Spain, between the white and the black.