“不可靠叙述”的阅读效果分析——以契弗郊区小说为例

On the Reading Effects of Unreliable Narration:a Study of John Cheever's Suburban Short Stories

约翰·契弗(John Cheever)是当代美国文坛以描写中产阶级生活而闻名的郊区文学家。作为一种重要的叙述策略,"不可靠叙述"在其绿荫山系列小说中被广为采用,对小说主题意义的表达和审美效果的产生起到了不可低估的作用。文章从读者接受的角度出发,重点探讨了契弗郊区小说中"不可靠叙述"给读者带来的反讽、陌生化和同情阅读效果及由此而产生的小说文本张力和美学价值。

John Cheever, one of the most important short fiction writers in America, is famous for his vivid depiction of the suburban life of American middle class. In his noted Shady Hill’s short stories, the wide use of the unreliable narration gained great aesthetical value in many different ways. This paper, through the study of the unreliable narration from the perspective of reader’s reception, mainly focuses on the reading effects, such like irony, alienation and sympathy of Cheever’s suburban short stories and moreover, explores the aesthetic value of Cheever’s writing.