社会转型期空间书写--《双城记》之空间三元辩证法

Space-Writing in Social Transformation Phase-Triad of Social Space in A Tale of Two Cities

以法国大革命为背景,狄更斯在其代表作《双城记》中描绘了18世纪英国贵族与平民间的矛盾,不仅揭露了人性的善恶,更映射出社会转型期的历史巨变与社会危机。小说不断变换叙事空间——宏观与微观视角交织、公共与私人领域并置,将空间与生产活动、意识形态以及社会关系紧密相连,生动书写出社会转型期的空间特性,而这恰与列斐伏尔的空间三元辩证法相呼应。本文将以列斐伏尔的空间理论为基础,探究《双城记》中的空间书写,解读转型期社会隐匿于物质、精神、社会三重空间的历史性、生产性与关系性。

Set in the French Revolution,A Tale of Two Cites,a masterpiece written by Charles Dickens,delineates the conflicts between the aristocracy and the plebeian,which reveals the good and the evil in human nature,and mirrors the historic upheaval and social tension during the social transformation.The novel switches the narrative space continually as the story unfolds,intertwining the macro and micro perspectives,as well as juxtaposing public and private territories.It associates social space with production relations,ideology and social relations,thus presenting a vivid picture of the spatial characteristics of social transformation phase,which echos with Henri Lefebvre's triad of social space.Based on Lefebvre's space theory,this paper intends to elaborate on the space-writing in A Tale of Two Cites,thereby interpreting materiality,spirituality and sociality hidden in transitional society.