跨越时空,致敬经典——比较研究《时间之间》与《冬天的故事》

Crossing the Times and Space and Saluting the Classic——A Comparative Study of The Gap of Time and The Winter's Tale

《时间之间》改编自莎士比亚的重要剧作《冬天的故事》。珍妮特·温特森以创新的叙事技巧和语言风格将原著故事置于当代背景中,探讨了"宽恕"与"爱"的永恒主题。文章通过剖析《时间之间》的人物设置以及故事情节、作品主题与作品中流露出来的女性主义意识,探讨该书与莎士比亚的《冬天的故事》的相似之处以及通过对剖析两部作品的语言风格,对比其中的不同之处。其出版的现实价值与精神价值,即对人的个性与社会伦理的关怀,以及对原著改编的时代意义都是十分重大的。

The Gap of Time is the cover version of The Winter’s Tale , a famous and important work written by Shakespeare. Jeanette Winterson makes the original work set in modern background by using creative technique of narration and language style. This book discusses the eternal theme of love and forgiveness. This paper talks about the similarities between The Gap of Time and The Winter’s Tale by analyzing the character set and the plot, the theme and the feminist consciousness and the difference by analyzing their language styles in the work. The realistic value and the spiritual value of the book that is the concern for human’s personality, social ethics and the significance for the original work are very important.