从瞬间到永恒——议伍尔夫《到灯塔去》的时间观

From Moment to Eternity——on Woolf's Concept of Time in "To the Lighthouse"

时间概念不但是现代主义文学的重要议题,也反映了科学与哲学理论的演变。伍尔夫在小说《到灯塔去》中呈现了一种二元时间观,即物理时间和心理时间。本文从伍尔夫对传统物理时间概念的背叛出发,认为伍尔夫的时间是通过视觉的瞬间来衡量的,这与印象派画作的技巧不谋而合。这样灵活多变的瞬间可以反映丰富的日常生活,伍尔夫对日常生活的重视与19世纪文学中大叙事、大事件传统背道而驰。伍尔夫认为这样的日常生活恰恰反映了一种真实的,时间的恒常性,一种平衡与失衡的持续状态。

Concept of time is not just an important point in modernist literature. What＇s more, it reflects the evo- lution of science and philosophy. Woolf displays a dual time concept - physical time and mental time. Starting from Woolf＇s betrayal of traditional physical time concept, this paper believes that Woolf＇s time is measured through vision moment, which conforms to the skills of impressionist paintings. Such flexible and changing moment can reflect fruitful daily routines. However, Woolf＇s attention to daily routines is totally different from the tradition of grand narration and great events in 19 century literature. He believes such daily routine is the right way to reflect a true time eternity, a state of balance and out - of - balance.