《高城堡里的人》的新历史主义解读

The New Historicism in The Man in the High Castle

美国科幻作家菲利普·K·迪克的《高城堡里的人》讲述了一个与第二次世界大战不同的“反转的历史”—英美苏同盟国在二战中失败,德国和日本分割霸占了美国的不同区域;同时,迪克又在书中通过阿本德森的作品《蝗虫成灾》构筑了另外一个错列的历史——德国和日本战败,英美同盟统治了世界。用新历史主义的观点剖析本部作品,可以看到在小说化的叙事中,迪克使虚构和事实在历史的文本性和文本的历史性间穿梭,在反思历史悲剧和挖掘历史沉淀处的多重话语中,表现了他对法西斯主义的憎恶和对人类命运的深切关怀。

The Man in the High Castle by American science fiction writer Philip K.Dick gives an account of a conversed history of the Second World War,namely,the Allies of Britain,America and Russia are defeated,and America is occupied by Germany and Japan;Conversely,the novel of The Grasshopper Lies Heavy presents an alternate history:Germany and Japan are defeated,and America and Britain take control of the world.Analyzed in the theory of New Historicism,the historical narration of the novel shows that Dick discloses the textuality of history and the historicity of text the through a combination of reality and fabrication.In light of reflecting the authenticity of history and exposing the discourses of the oppressed,Dick expresses his hatred against hideous fascism and his deep concern about the destiny of human beings.