殖民主义身份的模仿与颠覆——论王尔德的《道连·格雷的画像》

A Tragedy of the Identity Construction in the Framework of Colonialism A Discussion of Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray

在殖民主义框架下,民族身份的构建既来源于殖民者对被压迫民族的文化入侵和压迫,也源于被压迫民族对殖民文化的认同和反抗。因此,模仿和颠覆常常是殖民地国家政治斗争的主题。爱尔兰著名作家王尔德的代表作《道连.格雷的画像》通过对道连.格雷一生的记述来还原历史的真实,揭示了英格兰-爱尔兰特权阶级被颠覆的本源。作为该阶级的一员,通过道连的死,王尔德宣告这个特殊阶级将随着英国殖民主义的结束而最终消亡。

In the framework of colonialism, the identity construction of a nation lies not only in the cultural imposition and oppression from the empire, but also in the acceptation and rebellion of the natives toward the colonialism. Therefore, mimicry and subversion are the major theme of the political struggles in the colonial countries. The Picture of Dorian Gray written by Oscar Wilde reveals the root of the extinction of the Anglo--Irish Ascendancy by giving an account of the life story of Dorian Gray. As a member of the Ascendancy, Wilde realized that the class was doomed with the colonialism.