弥尔顿式的夏娃解读(英文)

An interpretation of Miltonic Eve

女性批评主义者历来指责弥尔顿为厌女症患者,他们认为在《失乐园》中,弥尔顿将夏娃描写为一个"诱惑者",正是她诱惑亚当吃了智慧树上的禁果才导致了人类的堕落。他们还指出弥尔顿笔下夏娃从属和弱势的地位是上帝创造之始就决定的,因此是为男权主义的正言和辩护。但本该文分析弥尔顿虽然被时代所局限,受当时男权制观念的影响,认为男性确实比女性优势。但他决不是一个厌女症患者,因为她所创造的夏娃具有许多闪光点,是一个一反传统的女性的新形象。他所创造的夏娃可以说是对当时所盛行的厌女症的一大冲击和挑战。

Feminists always accuse Milton of misogynist who depicts Eve as a'seductress'and subservient to man in Paradise Lost.But this paper tries to show that although limited by his time,Milton viewed women as inferior to men,he is not a woman-hater,since he creates an Eve with many sparkling traits and with a new image that different from the traditional one.His creation of Eve can be seen as a challenge and shock to the misogyny popular in his time.