《诺尔玛,或政治家的爱情》的三重隐喻——以“半神半人”为中心

A Trio of Metaphors:Demigod in Norma,or the Politicians' Love by H. Ibsen

易卜生诗剧《诺尔玛,或政治家的爱情》中"半神半人"的意象值得特别关注,不仅仅是因为它蕴涵的神话成分为诗剧带来了寓言性质,更是因为它是整个剧情发展的聚焦点。"半神半人"意象存在有三重隐喻:一是爱情的困惑,以精神和身体的"性情"而表达;二是宗教的批判,体现了神和宗教的价值观念;三是政治的讽刺,以社会各阶层复杂情形体现党派纷争。作家正是以"半神半人"为中心形成了多层性环状体,既容纳着作家此时此地的艺术创造,也容纳着作家与民族历史的大胆对话,体现了多样性与浑厚感的高度统一。

The image of Demigod in Norma,or the Politicians＇ Love,a verse drama by H. Ibsen,deserves serious study not only because the mythical element in the image lends to the drama lively allegorical flavor,but also because the image itself is the focal point of the dramatic development. We can discern a trio of metaphors in this focal point. The first is the perplexity of love embodied in spiritual and physical temperament,followed,as the second,by religious criticism,that is,values implicated in the attitudes to gods and religion,and ended with political irony shown in various social relations and partisan conflict. The three metaphorical implications form a multi-layered conglomeration,which embodies both Ibsen＇s artistic creation and his dialogue with national history,leading to a combination of variety and profundity.