喻众象殊,相持并存——论亨利·詹姆斯小说理论的隐喻特征

Metaphor and Signifying:Metaphorical Thinking in Henry James's Theory of Fiction

隐喻思维和隐喻语言是詹姆斯文体的一个显著特征。对詹姆斯小说理论中的隐喻进行梳理和分析,将会对其文本的模棱两可或晦涩难懂有更合理的理解和解释。本文以詹姆斯的小说理论术语为对象,从故事基础、精神过程、批判思维、审美理想和小说的建制四个方面展开分析,梳理其语言风格与哲学、符号学语言哲学之间的关联,发现隐喻语言对于詹姆斯理论建构的关键作用,为詹姆斯筹划未来小说理论之功一辩。

As salient features,metaphor and metaphorical thinking are a noticeable part of the theory of fiction by Henry James.It evokes ambiguity in almost all of his texts.To analyze some of the special terms such as 'impression','consciousness','imagination' and 'web',we may find the substantial meaning of metaphor and metaphorical thinking that James plans for his latent texts.By doing so we may understand the Jamesian language more appropriately.