不同语境下的心路历程——《天路历程》与《西游记》之异质分析

Journey of the Heart in Different Contexts——Analysis of Differences between The Pilgrim's Progress & Journey to the West

虽然西方对天堂的梦想与东方对西天极乐世界的追求一样的热烈和执著,但在不同的语境中,由于不同宗教的影响,人们对理想世界的向往总是表现于不同的诉求方式。明末作家吴承恩的《西游记》和英国17世纪作家约翰.班扬的《天路历程》便是这种差异的杰出代表。本文在分析其文本共性的基础上,分别从作品的主旨、关怀视角以及语言风格等方面探究其差异及成因。

Although the Western dreams of the Paradise and the Eastern pursuit of the Pure Land are the same strong and persistent, due to the impact of different religions in a different context, people are always taking different ways to express their dreams of an ideal world. Journey to the West by Wu Chengen - a writer of the late Ming Dynasty and The Pilgrim＇s Progress by John Bunyan -a British writer in the 17th -century are outstanding representatives to show this difference. Based on the analysis of the similarity in text, this article explores their differences and causes from the main ideas, concerns and language style of the work respectively.