美国犹太作家菲利普·罗斯的身份探寻与历史书写

当代美国犹太作家菲利普·罗斯是一位在历史中探寻身份的书写者,身份探寻贯穿在他的整个创作中,罗斯身份的探寻经历了分裂、修正、和解的过程,伴随着焦虑、自觉、反思的叙述基调。罗斯的身份探寻与当今重返历史、重构历史的趋势相结合,历史书写是通过个体经验对历史的解构和重构,是对历史进行艺术化的想象和创作,是他身份探寻的多空间、多层次的尝试。罗斯在作品中提供了一种新的思路,即开放的、不确定的身份取向。伴随历史书写的深入,罗斯的身份观念不断的修正,逐步强调身份与历史的密切关系;身份不仅是在历史中生成,同样也被历史所塑形,身份始终带有深深的保守性,这体现出罗斯对美国犹太人身份探寻的动态发展和思辨性。

The contemporary American Jewish writer Philip Roth explores the identity in history. His identity search runs through his creation, and his exploration of identity has undergone a process of division, revision and reconciliation, accompanied by an anxious, conscious, reflective naITative tone. With the trend of returning to the history and of reconstructing the history, Roth＇s historical writing explores the multi-space and provides an open, uncertain identity based on his individual experience and imagination. With the deepening of history writing, Roth＇s concept of identity is continually revised, and he gradually emphasizes the close relationship between identity and history. Identity is not only generated in history, but also shaped by history and always with deep conservatism, which reflects the dynamic development and speculativeness of Roth＇s exploration of American Jewish identity.