论弗莱原型批评理论中的悖论

The Paradox of Frye's Archetypal Theory

弗莱的文学批评专著《批评的解剖》是现当代西方文论史上的瑰宝,尤其是其中的原型批评理论更对文艺批评界产生广泛而深远的影响。但是,弗莱的理论具有强烈的结构主义倾向(很大程度上甚至是形式主义倾向),这种倾向致使他过分强调理论的系统性和完美性,以至难免不顾事实之嫌。文学是移位的神话、原型意义的三种分类以及四种叙事结构区分这三个理论都极具形式主义,而且这些理论本身也暗含自相矛盾之处。

The Anatomy of Criticism written by Northrop Frye is a gem in the history of western literary theory. The archetypal theory has produced far-reaching significance. However, Frye＇s theory has a strong tendency of structuralism （even formalism）. This tendency led him to emphasize the systematicness and perfection of his theory, regardless of the fact. The displacement of myth by literature, three classifications of archetypal meanings, and four classifications of narrative structures, are formalistic and self - contradictory.