福柯权力理论下之《一个青年艺术家的画像》

Interpretation of A Portrait from Perspective of Foucault's Power Theory

在其代表作《画像》中,乔伊斯通过主人公斯蒂芬的成长历程再现了19世纪末爱尔兰社会中家庭、学校与教会体制中的权力关系图景。该文运用福柯关于身体、话语、知识与权力等核心概念解析爱尔兰社会机构与体制的"权力策略""知识体系"与"话语体系"对斯蒂芬的束缚与控制,透视小说中"规训与惩罚"的事件及忏悔的事件如何将以斯蒂芬为代表的爱尔兰青少年塑造成为符合社会规范的个体。对《画像》福柯式的解读有助于我们深刻理解作者乔伊斯对爱尔兰社会的剖析与反叛。

In his representative book A Portrait,Joyce reproduces the power relations in the Irish family,school and church systems through the growth of the protagonist Stephen. This thesis uses Foucault＇s key concepts about body,discourse,knowledge and power to analyze the power strategy,knowledge and discourse systems of the Irish institutions which restrain and control Stephen. Their discipline and punishments and Stephen＇s confessions are closely examined to present how the Irish youngsters represented by Stephen are molded into individuals who conform to the social norms. A Foucauldian reading of A Portrait is of great help to understand Joyce＇s analysis of the Irish society and his rebellion against it.