霍桑寓言体叙事艺术管窥

On the Allegorical Art of Nathaniel Hawthorne's Fiction

纳撒尼尔.霍桑是美国经典作家,寓言体叙事是其作品中的基本叙事模式,对人性善恶的思考是其作品持久关注的主题。霍桑的寓言体叙事模式与其创作思想十分契合,他在丰富创新寓言体叙事艺术的同时,不断发展其创作思想,由清教传统走向人文主义。霍桑的叙事艺术与其创作思想相辅相成,二者的发展共同推动霍桑的文学创作走向成熟。

As a master writer, Nathaniel Hawthorne takes allegory as a basic narrative form for his writing and focuses his theme on the exploration of human nature. In parallel with his innovative development of the allegorical narrative form in his fiction, Hawthorne＇s perception of human nature shows a perceptible change from Puritanism to Humanism. His long-term thematic concern with humanity, complementing and complemented by his creative use of allegory as a form of narrative art, helps Hawthorne move forward steady-fast in his fiction writing toward artistic consummation.