哈代小说的存在主义解读

An Existentialist Interpretation of Hardy’s Novels

哈代是英国19世纪新旧交替时期的一名小说家,他的"性格和环境小说"不仅继承了现实主义的文学传统,还表现出了明显的现代主义的特征。在他最著名的几部小说中,哈代对人在这个世界上的生存状态进行了探索,描写了世界的荒谬、人生的孤独、自由选择以及死亡。哈代对人生的理解和存在主义哲学是一致的,这种一致说明了哈代创作追求的前瞻性。

Hardy the novelist is a major transitional figure between realism and modemism in English literature. His novels of character and environment have not only inherited literary traditions of realism but also reflected obvious features of modernism. In his most famous novels, Hardy makes an exploration of human situation in this world by depicting the absurdity of the world, loneliness of human beings, free choice and death. Hardy＇s understanding of human existence is consistent with existentialist attitude towards human life, which shows the foresightness of Hardy＇s literary work.