摘要
《四签名》是柯南·道尔小说代表作之一,写的是英国士兵斯茂坚守契约精神而走上复仇之路的故事。作品同时侧面地呈现了英国维多利亚时期的发达科技、自由精神和殖民特质等情况,英国的国家形象由此跃然纸上。《四签名》在对维多利亚时代英国的科技发展、文化精神和社会历史等情状的形象描述中,体现出柯南·道尔侦探小说独特的历史文化价值,对理解英国当时的国家形象很有帮助。
The Sign of the Four is a classical work of Conan Doyle. This medium-length detective novel tells us a story about a British soldier named Small who adhered to the spirit of contract and took the road of revenge finally. The writer showed us a vivid British national image at that time with the traits such as sci- ence and technology, freedom and colony through his description of the hero's story. This article intends to reveal the situations of science and technology, custom and culture, as well as the social history of Great Britain during the Victorian era through this novel. Meanwhile, it tries to express the historical and cultural value umderlying Conan Doyle's detective works.
作者
宗靖华
ZONG Jinghua(Center for Foreign Literature and Culture,Guangdong University of Foreign Studies,Guangzhou 510420,China)
出处
《广东外语外贸大学学报》
2018年第4期55-60,共6页
Journal of Guangdong University of Foreign Studies