狄更斯短篇小说中的空间书写浅论

On Space Writing in Dickens’ Short Stories

查尔斯·狄更斯是英国维多利亚时期著名批判现实主义小说家,他的多部短篇小说中都对城市、街道、居所等空间的详尽描写,这些空间不仅是故事发生的背景,同时衬托人物的情绪、反映时代的特征、推动情节的发展、增进主题的深化。狄更斯用讽刺幽默的笔触描绘了维多利亚时期英国伦敦的地理空间,流露出作者对底层人民的无限同情与关爱,对人性纯善的颂扬,从而反映了主人公丰盈的精神空间,激发人们对真相、真理和人性的不断拷问精神。对狄更斯短篇小说中的空间书写解读是探究其作品不可或缺的视角,也是走进这位伟大作家创作空间的又一蹊径。

Charles Dickens is a famous British Victorian critical realism novelist.Among his many short stories,there are much detailed description of the space about cities,streets and residence.The space is not only the background of the story,foiling characters emotions,at the same time,it reflects the characteristics of era,promotes the development of the plot,enhances the theme of stories.Dickens depicts the geographical space of Victorian London with satirical humor,through which it reveals the author’s infinite sympathy and care for the people at the bottom of the society,and praises the pure goodness of human nature,thus reflecting the rich spiritual space of the protagonists,and inspiring people’s constantly questioning spirit toward truth and humanity.The interpretation of spatial writing in Dickens’short stories is an indispensable perspective to explore his works and also a new way to enter the creative space of this great writer.