摘要
约瑟夫·奥尼尔借奥德修斯神话建构《地之国》的框架,并使之成为小说的潜文本。汉斯对板球梦想之追寻,拓宽了其人生的视野升华了其生命的意义;他在"地之国"的漫游反映9·11后其内心的迷茫与困惑,揭示其现实生存境遇,亦使其探寻家庭的温馨与人生的意义;他最终回归伊萨卡——伦敦,完成其追寻、漫游与回归的人生历程。通过重返与复归奥德修斯的神话模式,奥尼尔意在拓宽和延展小说的视界,使之升华而具有普遍性和永恒性,从而使后9·11时代的人类摆脱恐惧与焦虑,获得精神的慰藉与心灵的自由。同时,奥尼尔的人文主义情怀亦彰显于其中矣。
Joseph O＇ Neill uses the myth of Odysseus to construct the framework of Netherland, and make it the hidden text of the novel. Hans＇ s pursuit of his cricket dream broadens the vision and meaning of his life. His roaming in the ＂Netherland＂ reflects his inner confusion and perplexity after 9/11, reveals the real living condi- tion, and urges him to search for the family warmth and life meaning. He eventually returns to his Ithaca, London, to complete his life journey of pursuing, roaming and returning. O＇ Neill, by rewriting the mode of Odysseus myth, intends to widen and extend the novel horizon, sublimating it to be universal and timeless, making the post-9/11 human beings out of fear and anxiety to obtain the spiritual comfort and the soul＇ s freedom. Meanwhile, O＇ Neill＇ s humanistic feelings are implied in it.
作者
李顺春
LI Shun-chun(School of Foreign Languages, Jiangsu University of Technology, Changzhou 213001, China)
出处
《江苏理工学院学报》
2017年第1期20-25,71,共7页
Journal of Jiangsu University of Technology
基金
2015年度江苏省社会科学基金课题(15WWB006)
