《恶老头的锁链》的叙事艺术

The Narrative Art of"The Chain of Kashchey"

《恶老头的锁链》是俄国作家普里什文的自传体小说,以往的研究将重点投诸其自然主题,忽视其独特的叙事艺术:将内聚焦瞄准自身,零聚焦对准自然,不同的聚焦模式相结合产生了独特的叙事张力;用不可靠叙述揭示了对于家乡和自然难以隐藏的思念和热爱;用象征的手法贯穿和展开整个叙事过程,独具魅力的叙事策略使得小说构思巧妙。引人入胜,并在俄国文学史中留下了辉煌的一笔。

"The Chain of Kashchey"is an autobiographical novel by Russian writer M.Prishvin.However,previous studies often focused on its natural theme,ignoring its unique narrative art.The novel aims the internal focalization at inner self and makes the zero focalization at nature.The combination of different focalization modes brings a unique narrative tension.Unreliable narration reveals his longing and love for his hometown and nature.Symbolism runs through the whole narrative process.The unique narrative strategy makes the novel ingenious and fascinating,leaving a brilliant mark in the history of Russian literature.