摘要
《圣路易斯雷大桥》是桑顿·怀尔德早期的代表作,它以寓言叙事的方式嵌套书写了三段"爱而不得"的罗曼司式故事。本文认为怀尔德的这种寓言叙事既不同于传统的现实主义小说,也不是清教传统的宗教寓言,而是具有内在的含混性和开放性。怀尔德通过对"无报之爱"的寓写,表达了他对爱的超验性的美学追求,以及对基督教信仰的复杂态度。
The Bridge of San Luis Rey, one of Thornton Wilder＇s early masterpieces, is composed of three interrelated ＂love-in-vain＂ romance stories, which are highly alle- gorical in their own right. This essay argues that Wilder＇s allegoricalness in The Bridge is different from realistic fictions nor is it the same as a religious fable endorsing Puritan traditions. Rather, with inherent ambiguities and openness, Wilder allegorizes ＂unre- quited love＂ in such a way as to convey his aesthetic belief in the transcendence of Love as well as an ambivalent attitude to Christian faiths.
出处
《外国文学》
CSSCI
北大核心
2016年第2期12-21,共10页
Foreign Literature
基金
2012年教育部人文社科青年基金项目(12YJC752005)
关键词
《圣路易斯雷大桥》怀尔德
寓言式罗曼司
无报之爱
The Bridge of San Luis Rey, Thornton Wilder, allegorical romance, un-requited love
