多克托罗短篇小说中的畸人形象

The Images of Grotesques in E.L.Doctorow's Short Stories

美国文学一直有着畸人书写传统,E.L.多克托罗在其短篇小说中亦刻画了较多畸人的形象。这些畸人形象特别体现在《幸福国的故事》这部短篇集中,作品在对文学传统进行继承的同时,亦构成了一定程度上的背离,主要表现在对畸人性格与命运的重塑及其所处阶层的拓展方面。多克托罗的创新不但为美国文学中的畸人书写注入了新的活力,也使其作品具有极高的审美价值。

There has long been a tradition of describing grotesques in American literature.E.L.Doctorow also portrays considerable grotesques in his excellent short stories,especially in Sweet Land Stories;While inheriting the literary tradition,Doctorow's works also deviate to a certain extent,which is mainly reflected in the remodeling of the character and destiny of the grotesques and the expansion of their stratum.Doctorow's innovation not only injects new vitality into the description of grotesques in American literature,but also brings his works high aesthetic value.