后现代主义反思下的童话改写——论罗伯特·库弗的元小说《门》

Postmodernist Rewriting of Fairytales:A Study of Robert Coover's Metafiction “The Door”

罗伯特·库弗是一位才华横溢的美国后现代主义作家。他的作品具有典型的元小说特色,反映了他对包括文学在内的各种虚构体系与现实世界之关系的深入思考。本文以库弗的短篇小说《门》为例,层层剖析,指出作者对经典童话叙事模式的后现代主义反思与颠覆,以及在粉碎神话残余、破旧创新方面的努力。同时指出《门》不仅是一篇关于童话的童话,还是引领读者进入库弗文学虚构世界的一篇寓言。它以戏仿的方式将嘲讽与批评融入文学创作,促使读者思考文学,思考人生与现实。

As one of the most outstanding American postmodernist writers, Robert Coover has written many characteristic metafictional works, which show his profound insight into the relationship between various fictional systems and the real world. His short story ＂The Door＂ ： A Prologue of Sorts demonstrates the author＇ s endeavor to subvert the narrative models in classical fairytales, to smash the myth residue and create better fiction. ＂The Door＂ is not only a fairytale about fairytales, but a fable ushering readers into Coover＇ s fictional world. By way of parody, it combines satire and criticism into literature to impel readers to contemplate literary works, life and reality.