论《魔戒》中的《圣经》U型叙事模式

On Biblical U-shaped Narrative Pattern in The Lord of the Rings

托尔金的奇幻巨著《魔戒》巧妙而显明地运用了源自《圣经》的U型叙事模式。小说的情节铺陈(主要人物的命运起伏和与之相关的地域兴衰)充分地彰显了U型模式。而圣经叙事模式则在深层次上映衬并传达了《魔戒》中富含基督教意蕴的主题寓意:善恶冲突观、信念以及希望的价值。这也给长久以来关于《魔戒》的宗教属性争论提供了新思路和新思考。

Tolkien adopted skillfully and plainly the Biblical U-shaped narrative pattern in his fiction TheLord of the Rings. The plot development, exemplified in the rise and fall of the protagonists＇ fortunes and the vicissitude of main regions, fully represents the U-shaped narrative pattern. And Biblical narrative pattern contributes to clarify those Christian thematic implications in the fiction： perspective on good-and-evil conflict and the value of faith and hope. This research finding sheds some light on the controversy over the fiction＇ s religious property.