摘要
《忘情》出自艾丽丝·门罗的短篇小说集《公开的秘密》,描写了图书管理员路易莎与士兵杰克和工场主阿瑟的感情纠葛。图书馆作为情节展开的空间和线索,折射了加拿大独立的关键时期小镇众生的生活状态。代表人类文明的图书馆与残酷的战争对立,民众在此间实现对秩序的寻求;图书馆作为信息传播的空间,其英雄话语的渗透对加拿大国民认同感产生了构建作用;图书馆的兴衰与经济生活变迁的联系也反映了加拿大人的文化传承意识与民智启迪意识。
Alice Munro＇s ＂Carried Away＂, a short story in the collection Open Secret, depicts the love entanglements of Louisa the librarian, Jack the soldier, and Arthur the factory owner. The ＂library＂ provides the space and clues for the development of plots, which sheds light on the historical moment of Canada＇s national independence and on the town people＇s life at that time. As the centralized symbol of civilization, progress and humanity, the library is given great significance in the story as an ordered space to contest the chaos of war, as the site of information dissemination, infiltration and discourse construction in the national identity formation of Canada and as the monumentto commemorate the Canadians in their effort to preserve the cultural heritage and to enlighten the public minds in the changing economic situations.
出处
《英美文学研究论丛》
CSSCI
2017年第2期289-300,共12页
English and American Literary Studies
基金
国家社科基金一般项目“艾丽丝·门罗研究”(项目编号:11Bww029)的阶段性成果
