论《历史人》的结构主义叙事艺术——从叙述时间角度分析

On the narrative art revealed in The History Man within the framework of structuralism from the perspective of narrative time

马尔科姆·布雷德伯里《历史人》的结构主义叙事的最大特点是围绕叙述时间展开:"情节"对于"本事"顺序改变形成的圆形封闭性框架式叙事结构,不但使结构紧凑,而且使其结构变化错落有致;现在与过去交替的叙述时间以不同的叙述速度呈现,由此形成了张弛有致的叙事节奏;聚焦于时间的叙述视角,使叙述人、被叙述者、接受者三方及其相互关系具有历史在场感和沧桑感。在时间维度上的巧妙安排,使《历史人》的结构主义叙事艺术在叙述结构、叙述节奏、叙述视角方面极具特色,显示了作品的艺术张力与魅力。

The most typical characteristic of narration within the framework of structuralism implicit in The History Man by Mal- colm Bradbury is the unfolding of the story around the narrative time. The arrangement of ＂plot＂ that causes the change in the sequence of the ＂original story＂ helps to form the narrative structure of a circular closed frame, which not only makes the struc- ture compact, but also makes the structural change well - proportioned. The alternating narrative time of the present and the past is presented in different narrative speeds, which contributes to the forming of the proper narrative rhythm. The narrative perspective focusing on time makes the narrator, the narrated, the recipient and their mutual relationship possess the sense of historic presence as well as the vicissitudes of life. The clever arrangement in time dimension renders the narrative art of The History Man within the framework of structuralism a prominent feature in its narrative structure, narrative rhythm and narrative perspective, showing an artistic tension and fascination.