众声齐鸣与审美响应——论《八月之光》之多角度叙事

Multitudinous Voices and Aesthetic Response——On the Shifting perspectives of Light in August

本文深入探讨小说《八月之光》综合运用多角度的叙事手法,从不同的视角和层面来讲述故事和揭示人物内心世界的方法。在《八月之光》中,福克纳巧妙地借助不同的叙事者来建构文本召唤结构:各种眼睛看世界,各种声音各抒己见,相互补充甚至互相抵触,从而刺激读者自己积极参与做出判断。在此,伊瑟尔的"隐含的读者"理论、"游移视点"理论以及"空白"、"否定"等理论对读者解读该文本,挖掘其深刻内涵,都会大有启迪。

The thesis endeavors to make a thorough inquiry into the creative integration of shifting perspectives in telling stories.Shifting points of view are properly utilized for the revelation of the psychology and motivation of those major characters in Light in August.By employing fallible or unreliable narrators whose deficiencies or misjudgments in perception leave ample room for readers’ remedy and applying multiple narrators whose contradictory and supplementary observations elicit readers’ discernment, Faulkner managed to build up the response-inviting framework accessible for readers＇ participation. Iser＇s theories of ＂implied readers＂, ＂wandering viewpoint＂,＂blank＂ and ＂negation＂ are enlightening for readers who are trying to dig out the infinite possibilities and rich connotations.