艾萨克·辛格小说《巴士》中叙事空间的构建

The Construction of Narrative Space in Singer's The Bus

一般认为语言文字是单一的线性叙事媒介,并不适合表现空间。但许多文学作品却突破限制,通过细致的场景描写、生动的人物肖像的刻画和历史片段的穿插回顾,延缓叙事时间的流动,或造成过去和现在的时空并置,从而使得作品表现出一定的空间形式。不仅如此,一些作品还试图借用其他一些叙事媒介如舞台戏剧、绘画、电影等的空间叙事技巧,展现出丰富的空间意象。在小说《巴士》中,艾萨克.辛格利用文学叙事手段构建出静态的舞台空间、灵动的绘画空间和飘忽的电影空间。

It is usually believed that language and text are temporal narrative medium, not suiting for the demonstration of space. Nevertheless, many of literary works tries to break up the limitation and demonstrate spatial forms through delicate scenic description, vivid characters＇ portrait and interweaving of historical fragments. Issac Singer, in his short story The Bus, attempts to borrow from other narrative media such as stage performance, painting and movie, and display infinite imaginative space. The story succeeds in constructing static stage space, dynamic graphic space and drifting movie space through literary narrative means.