理查森的小说世界

Richardson's Fictional World

本文从主题与创作特色两方面探讨了澳大利亚现代作家亨利·汉德尔·理查森的小说。就主题而言,笔者发现,理查森的作品几乎完全展现了一个悲剧的世界,反映的是悲剧人生。在创作特色上,小说作者游离于澳大利亚的文学传统之外,但同时又丰富了澳大利亚文学,其最显著的特点是鲜活的人物塑造与深刻的心理描写,着力表现人物的精神世界,这与作者同时代的其他作家显示出很大的区别。

This article investigates the fictional world of the modern Australian writer Henry Handel Richardson with regard to her theme and artistic features. The author discovers that, in almost all her major works, Richardson is chiefly preoccupied with depicting a tragic world, dwelling upon the tragic life of her protagonists. In terms of artistic features, the writer, though away from the Australian literary tradition, yet greatly enriches Australian literature with her remarkable strength of characterization and depth of psychological exploration. These merits make her distinctive from the other writers of her time.