《塞巴斯蒂安·奈特的真实生活》中的“庸人”

The Philistine in The Real Life of Sebastian Knight

俄裔美国作家兼文学批评家纳博科夫对"庸俗"有着独到的见解,其众多作品都表现出他对"庸俗"现象的思考。在《塞巴斯蒂安·奈特的真实生活》这部于反"庸俗"口水战期间写成的著作中,纳博科夫精心塑造了"男性庸人"古德曼和"女性庸人"尼娜,表达了作者对"庸俗"与"庸人"的憎恶之深。

Vladimir Nabokov,as a Russian- American novelist and literary critic,has his own singular idea of Philistinism which is reflected in his works. In The Real Life of Sebastian Knight,Nabokov intricately creates ＂a male Philistine＂Mr. Goodman and ＂a female Philistine＂Nina. This novel is written during the skirmish of anti- Philistinism in Paris,and it expresses his abhorrence of Philistinism and Philistinism.