《孽海花》中异国故事的叙事学读解

A Narrative Analysis on the Stories of "Foreign Lands" in Zeng Pu's Nie Hai Hua

本文以比较文学形象学理论为出发点,借用叙事学理论对晚清最重要的谴责小说《孽海花》中的异国想象图谱进行细读分析。分析发现,文本对日本、德国及俄国的想象性呈现,是以各不相同的叙事策略组织构建起来的。这些细微的差异在文本深层拓开了另一重空间,使我们得以窥见晚清中西文化碰撞中知识分子躁郁难安的心态,他们如何试图于本国文化传统与他者强势文化之间获得转圜余地,相应地确定自处的可能范围,同时借文本表述舒缓对他者的仰慕及憎厌交糅的复杂情感。

This paper presents a close reading on the description and representation of ＂Foreign Lands＂ in Nie Hal Hua, one of the most important novels in Late Qing Dynasty. Using Imageology Theory and Narrative theory as tools, it shows that the textual representation of Japan, German and Russia in the novel are organized by different narrative strategies, which, through their intricate interactions, open up a new possibility for further interpretation. It reveals the deep - rooted anxieties prevailed among the Late Qing lierafi and the desperate attempts to reconstruct a fair self - identity when facing up to the overwhelming existence of the Western cultural＂ other＂.