从《苦柠檬》看劳伦斯·达雷尔的“恋岛癖”与政治旅居创作

Lawrence Durrell's “Islomania” and Political Residence Writing in Bitter Lemons

现当代英国作家劳伦斯·达雷尔对塞浦路斯的"恋岛癖"是心理、经济和政治等三种因素作用下的结果。不同于"旅行叙事是谎言"的观点,本文认为达雷尔在游记《苦柠檬》中以塞浦路斯旅居经历为蓝本,分别从塞浦路斯岛民和英国殖民者两种身份出发,客观、真实地再现了1953至1956年间塞浦路斯的民情与政治局势。在谴责"意诺希斯"运动的同时,达雷尔揭露了英国塞浦路斯殖民政治的失败。《苦柠檬》中"大英帝国中心论"的终结不仅意味着帝国神话的消失,还意味着达雷尔将塞浦路斯视为"亚特兰蒂斯"的个人神话梦想的破灭。

British contemporary writer Lawrence Durrell's 'islomania'toward Cyprus is the result of psychological,economic and political factors. Disagreeing with the idea that 'travel writing is a lie',this paper argues that based upon his sojourn experience Durrell as a Cyprus islander and a British colonist objectively and realistically represents the living condition and political situation of Cyprus from 1953 to 1956 in Bitter Lemons. Durrell not only condemns the Enosis movement,but also reveals the failure of British colonial politics in Cyprus.