《白象似的群山》与“冰山原则”——海明威小说艺术特色探析

Hills like White Elephant and the “principle of iceberg”

海明威是一位具有独特艺术风格的作家 ,他那清澈流畅、朴实无华的散文文体奠定了他作为我们时代最干净利落、最清新微妙、最富有才华和艺术感染力的作家地位。在其著名短篇《白象似的群山》中 ,他采用客观凝练的叙事技巧 ,形成了生动简练 ,优美含蓄的语言文体 ,也即著名的“海明威文体” ,而他所倡导的有关文学创作的“冰山原则”也因而得到了充分的体现。本文将分析小说的片断并从四个方面说明海明威的“冰山原则”下的叙事艺术手法。

Being an outstanding writer in the history of Americ an literature, Earnest Hemingway occupied the honorable position as a brilliant st ory- teller with his unique language style. His short story Hills like White Ele phant is a great example in which the famous “Hemingway Style” including the o bjective narrative skills, the vivid, simple but graceful and meaningful languag e styles are fully embodied. In this essay, some analyses are provided in four r espects to illustrate the basic features of Hemingway's extraordinary writing sk ills.