“多言”与“沉默”——论《科利奥兰纳斯》多面向的政治哲学

“Talkativeness”and“Silence”--On the Multidimensional Political Philosophy of Coriolanus

莎士比亚将罗马名人科利奥兰纳斯的故事改编为同名悲剧的过程中,着重书写了戏剧人物的言语与政治的互动关系,并融入了自己的政治哲思。罗马在战争与和平之间徘徊,正如主人公科利奥兰纳斯在多言与沉默间转换。科利奥兰纳斯语言风格的三次转变蕴含了莎士比亚的政治哲学思考,“雄辩”式的军事语言包含了对民主政治的非难,“自白”的语言试图剖析贵族政治和理想君主的特质,言语的“沉默”最终指向了莎士比亚的政治理想及其幻灭。

In the process of adapting the story of the Roman celebrity Coriolanus into a tragedy of the same name,Shakespeare focused on the complex interaction between the language of the dramatic characters and politics,expressed his political philosophy by means of words.Rome wanders between war and peace,just like the protagonist Coriolanus transitions between talkativeness and silence.The three changes in the language style of Coriolanus embody Shakespeare's political philosophy thinking,the"eloquent"military language contains criticism of democratic politics,the"confession"language attempts to analyze the characteristics of aristocratic politics and ideal monarchs,and the"silence"of language ultimately points to Shakespeare's political ideals and their disillusionment.