托尔斯泰《三死》的电影符号学解读

A Film Semiotic Interpretation of Tolstoy's Three Deaths

死亡主题作为列夫·托尔斯泰究极一生的思考话题,在其1859年发表的短篇小说《三死》中就已有所体现。小说以电影式的艺术手法,描述并对比了贵夫人、老马车夫和大树三个形象的死亡故事。借助电影符号学理论,从蒙太奇手法和视听感官两个角度分析《三死》,有助于读者从第三人称外视角观察同一场景下多个人物以及不同人物对待同一事物的迥异态度,并在色彩渲染和听觉感官中感知小说人物处境和作家的情感表达,同时也为研究托尔斯泰生命观有进一步的认识。

The theme of death,as a contemplative subject in the ultimate life of Leo Tolstoy,was already reflected in his short story Three Deaths,published in 1859.The novel employs cinematic artistic techniques to depict and contrast the death stories of three characters:madame,the old coachman,and the big tree.With the aid of film semiotics theory,analyzing Three Deaths from the perspectives of montage techniques and sensory perception,it assists readers in observing multiple characters in the same scene from a third-person external viewpoint.It also highlights the distinct attitudes of different characters toward the same thing,and through the use of color rendering and auditory perception,enables readers to perceive the situations of the novel's characters and the author's emotional stance.Simultaneously,it contributes to a deeper understanding of Tolstoy's philosophy of life.