乔伊斯的“顿悟说”简论

A Brief Study of Joyce's Theory of Epiphany

"顿悟"本是宗教术语,后来乔伊斯把该术语用于文学领域。乔伊斯以"顿悟说"来解释艺术创作阶段中的一个审美过程。这里着重探讨了"顿悟说"的由来、创立及其客观现实性,强调了"顿悟"在现代主义小说创作中,通常打破传统的时间或空间发展的顺序,放射出既是客观化的、也是主观化的审美意象。乔伊斯身体力行,在《都柏林人》中将"顿悟"手法运用到了极致。

＂Epiphany＇is a religious word ,which is first put into literary use by James Joyce who uses the ＂Theory of Epiphany＂ to explain an aesthetic process of the stages of artistic creation. This thesis explores the origin, the establishment and the objectivity of ＂Theory of Epiphany＂ and emphasizes that＂epiphany＂ in the creation of modern novels usually breaks the traditional order of time and space,radiating both objective and subjective aesthetic images. James Joyce practises his own theory and employs ＂Epiphany ＂ to the utmost in Dubliners.