论巴赫金的“镜像”理论

Bahtin's theory of mirror image

巴赫金的“镜像”理论阐释了一种源于“我与他人关系”的“我与我的关系”。该理论认为 ,在“镜像”中 ,我无法认识整体的自我 ,镜像中的自我认识始终渗透着他人的虚假意识 ,必须在与他人的交往中、借助于他人的视角才能构成对自我的完整认识。我与我的“镜像”关系 ,在文艺作品中即转换为作者与主人公的关系 ,在自传性作品中转换为作者与自传性主人公的关系。巴赫金的“镜像”理论超越了历史上相关的镜像 (映像 )理论 ,为文艺学做出了独特的贡献。

Bahtin's theory of mirror image clarifies one kind of relationship between one and self, which comes from the relationship between self and other. One cannot recognize self but other completely. The self and other is changed into author and character in literary works, while self into author and character of self in autobiography. The theory of mirror image is thereby beyond any other theory in philosophy and literature.