“居间”的辩证法——詹姆斯·费伦的《作为修辞的叙事》的方法论诠释

Methodology Interpretation of Narrative as Hetoric Written by James Phelan

美国当代著名叙事学家詹姆斯·费伦的近作《作为修辞的叙事》,其方法论将"叙事"视作作者、以文本与读者间意识形态交换的"修辞"为逻辑起点,试图建构一种突显作者、文本和读者交互协同作用的、以文本为中心的动力学话语体系,具有鲜明的"居间"特征。这对国内相关研究有着丰富的启示意义。

James Phelan, one of the most famous American narration scholars, regards ＂narrative＂ as ＂hetoric＂ among the author, text and reader in his works. In his opinion, the ＂hetoric＂ means a kind of ideologic exchange among the author, text and reader, and in fact the narrative is a discourse dynamics system which focuses on the text and possesses the distinct ＂Mediation＂ characteristic. This viewpoint maybe brings out the abundant enlightenment significance for relevant domestic studies.