论《间谍》的双重解读

On the Dual Interpretations of The Secret Agent

Joseph Conrad是英国杰出的小说家,他的海洋小说和丛林小说颇为人关注,但人们对他的社会小说却感到陌生。《间谍》是Conrad重要的政治小说,被认为是作者艺术创作最完美成熟的作品之一,然而学者们对其故事内容和主题评论存在不同的理解:一种观点坚持认为无政府主义是小说的中心,另一种则相信道德关怀才是小说的主旨。笔者赞同后者的观点,认为小说的主题是道德沦丧。本文就此问题对《间谍》进行解读,剖析作者巧妙利用无政府主义和家庭生活之间的关系,展示出人性和道德的社会伦理问题。

Joseph Conrad is regarded as one of the most prestigious novelists in the 20th century, and his works have been the focus of critics. However, his important novel, The Secret Agent, draws us little attention. Moreover, there are two different interpretations of the story and the theme, which results from different viewpoints on his anarchism. The paper aims to find out the causes of human ethical disintegration in his novel.