C.S.路易斯的“神话”思想探析——以小说《裸颜》为例

On C.S.Lewis' "Myth" Thought: A Case Study on His Novel Till We Have Faces

C.S.路易斯(C.S.Lewis)是20世纪英国著名的奇幻小说作家,同时也是基督教护教学家和中世纪、文艺复兴文学学者。路易斯认为神话是关于真理的言说,是连接神与人的中介,也是人摆脱自我的执迷,获得救赎的空间。路易斯所使用的"神话"概念更多地指向一个独特的文学类型,即路易斯本人所热衷创作的奇幻小说。因此,他将奇幻小说创作本身就视为自己分享信仰的途径。C.S.路易斯以其深厚的文学积淀和对于基督教的虔诚信仰进行奇幻小说的创作,并将奇幻小说视为在现代社会中人们重新找回古老神话,并在其中摆脱现代困惑,获得真理性认知,恢复人神关系的重要途径。

C. S. Lewis had a unique understanding of the concept of Myth. In his opinion, Myth was the utterance about truths. It was a connection between God and human beings. People could get rid of their self - concentration through the Myth. This concept actually refers to a type of fiction - the Fantasy Fiction which C. S. Lewis was keen on writing. He took these fictions as a way of sharing his faith. C. S. Lewisg fantasy fictions are another form of Myths. They could also help people to get rid of the confusion in modem times, to obtain the truths, and to recover the relationship between God and humans.