恐怖中的女性浪漫主义情怀:评《弗朗肯斯坦》

Feminine Romanticism in Terror: A Review on Frankenstein

《弗朗肯斯坦》是十九世纪英国女作家玛丽.雪莱的成名作,这部作品的问世引起了整个文学界的轰动,评论家们似乎更关心其营造的哥特式小说气氛以及其享有的科幻小说鼻祖的声誉以及作品中展现出的神话如失乐园故事以及希腊神话人物普罗米修斯的原型。然而,除了恐怖、科幻、神话,女性浪漫主义仍然也是其展现的一大主题,玛丽通过《弗朗肯斯坦》尤其向读者展示了以爱情和冒险为主题的女性浪漫主义以及其神话性和群体性的特征。

Known as Mary Shelly＇s masterpiece,Frankenstein surprised all literary world as it was published.Critics seemed to care more about its gothic style and its reputation as science fiction as well as the archetypes of Paradise Lost and Promethus.However,instead of horror,science fiction,myth,feminine romanticism is also the theme reflected in the novel,through Frankenstein,Mary Shelly shows us feminine romanticism on the one hand,centered on love and adventure,on the other hand,featured with myth and group view.