贝娄小说《院长的十二月》的荒诞主题

The Absurdity Theme in Bellow's "The Dean's December"

索尔·贝娄,诺贝尔文学奖获得者,被公认为战后美国最杰出的小说家,一向以描写男性犹太知识分子而闻名。《院长的十二月》是其在写作生涯中期创作的一部作品,此小说被很多批评家认为是一部失败之作。贝娄的这部作品尽管存在诸多争议,但仍有许多题材值得挖掘。比如作品的"荒诞"主题,就颇有研究价值。贝娄通过小说的"荒诞"主题,形象地揭露了当代美国社会文明与道德的虚幻和荒谬,同时也反映了作者本人自觉的反思精神和高尚的人文情怀。

Saul Bellow, the winner of the Nobel Prize for literature, is recognized as the most outstanding novelists in postwar America, has always been famous for describing male Jewish intellectuals. ＂The Dean＇s December＂, a creation in his mid career, is considered by many critics as a flop. In spite of the many disputes on this novel, there are still many subjects worth mining. This article mainly starts from the main characters of the novel, the plot and the psychological analysis, focusing on the analysis of the＂ absurdity＂ theme of this work, trying to grasp bellov＇s philosophical interpretation on the theme. The author argues that, through the ＂absurdity ＂theme in the novel, Bellow reveals the illusion and absurdity of contemporary American social civilization and morality, which reflects the author＇s retrospection spirit and noble humanistic feelings.