吉卜林:殖民文学中的印度书写——“殖民与后殖民文学中的印度书写”研究系列之五

Rueyard Kipling: Narrations of India of the Colonial Context

英国作家吉卜林是典型的殖民文学作家。他的作品某种程度上遮蔽了印度被殖民的历史本貌,其滋生于帝国心态的帝国话语使其以一种居高临下的姿态表述印度主题,并以东方主义的视角对印度进行艺术直陈。本文分析了吉卜林的印度书写,探讨了他在殖民文学创作中反映的诸多问题。

Rudyard Kipling is a typical colonial writer whose works, unfortunately, fail to historically reveal a true and colonized India. The imperial discourses out of his imperial feelings made him arrogantly describe the scenes, things, and people found in the British India, highlighting a stylish Oriental perspective. This article attempts to analyze what Kipling wrote about India and decipher the colonialist complex embodied by his narrations.