历史的碎片与拼图式叙事空间——《比利·巴思格特》的后现代叙事策略分析

Fragmentary History and Mosaic Narrative Space——On Postmodern Narrative Strategies in Billy Bathgate

E.L.多克托罗的经典之作《比利·巴思格特》推翻了传统的线性叙述模式,构建了全新的时间和空间秩序。小说以第一人称个体叙事勾勒出美国大萧条时期的社会景象,多克托罗重访历史,以史喻今,对"里根时代"的社会丑恶和意识形态进行了深刻地抨击。把虚构人物和历史人物拼贴起来,多克托罗引领读者经历了别样的历史,而小说自身也成了一种彰显历史意义的文本。

E.L.Doctorow ＇s Billy Bathgate overthrows the traditional linear narrative pattern and forms a new system of time and space.It outlines the American society during the Great Depression through the first person point of view.By it,Doctorow relives the history,projects the past on to the present,criticizes the social problems and ideology of Reagan Era.By juxtaposing the fictional figures with the historical ones,Doctorow guides the readers to experience a different version of history and highlights its historical significance.