互文视角下的温特小说《黑暗》解读

An Intertextual Interpretation of Pouliuli by Albert Wendt

《黑暗》(Pouliuli)是南太平洋岛国英语文学的杰出代表萨摩亚作家艾伯特·温特广受赞誉的作品,互文性特征在小说中得到了淋漓尽致的体现。从互文视角看,作家将文本置于广阔的萨摩亚历史、政治、文化背景中,通过运用戏拟、象征、原型等互文手法,与其'前文本'——欧洲经典文学、圣经、萨摩亚神话等相互指涉、关联意义,反映出萨摩亚岛国饱受殖民侵略的历史和争取民族自由,追求变革的不懈努力,同时也展现出岛国取得民族独立后物欲膨胀、腐败堕落的沉重社会现实,表达了波利尼西亚人民构建民族文化的强烈诉求。

Pouliuli is a widely acclaimed novel by Albert Wendt from Samoa,a leading writer of English literature in the South Pacific island countries.The intertextuality features the novel.Against the vast historical,political,and cultural background of Samoa,the writer makes good use of intertextual techniques such as parody,symbol,and archetype,and its'pre-text'—European classic literature such as King Lear,the Bible,and Samoan mythology,to present a harsh social reality of the Samoan islands’material expansion and corruption after the national independence due to the heavy influence of the colonial intrusion.The novel also shows Samoan people’s great efforts for national freedom and the pursuit of social change,expressing their strong appeal for self-identity and a national culture.