小说《罗慕拉》中的“边界”意识

The Thought of Border in Romola

"边界"思想是巴赫金对话理论的核心概念,《罗慕拉》中通过对"未完成性"观念的表达,契合了巴赫金对话性的"边界"思想。《罗慕拉》中的"边界"意识主要体现在民俗意义与话语层面上。在小说《罗慕拉》中,孕育于边界意识中的"越界的冲动"被赋予了强调有差异的个体的相互作用和对民主平等的渴望的性质。除了可以为乔治·艾略特小说作品中一贯倡导的人文精神提供理论依据,《罗慕拉》中的"边界"思想还为她的小说注入了现代性,即,体现了重视存在的差异性特征,承认个人视野的局限性,对自立中心的"独白"意识进行解构,提倡多元精神。

The thought of border, the essence of Bakhtinian dialo- gism, can be seen in Romola through the concept of ＂incom- pleteness＂ in the novel. The thought of border in Romola exists in folk culture and discourse issues. In Romola,＂ the impulse to transgress＂ derived from the thought of border is characterized by the emphasis on the interaction between individuals with dis- crepancy and the craving for democracy and equality. Apart from the vital role it plays as the theoretical source of the consistent advocacy of humanitarianism of George Eliot, the thought of bor- der is representative of the modernist ideas in Romola：the stress on the dissimilarity of the individuals ,the recognition of the limi- tation of the outlook of each individual, the decentralization of the sense of ＂monologue＂ ,and the assertion of pluralism.