英国17世纪社会转型与圣徒传记的流变

The Social Transformation and the Trajectory of Hagiography in Seventeenth-Century Britain

英国17世纪的社会转型对圣徒传记的写作范式产生了深远影响,传者对原有的规范进行了变革,但其功用性仍然是立传的核心。从文本交际的角度出发,可以看出圣徒传记作者是如何专注于对传记叙事的操控,最终消除读者怀疑,确保文本施为作用顺利进行。

The British social transformation in the seventeenth century exerted profound influence on the writing paradigm of hagiography.Despite the reform to the existing conventionality,the didactic function was still key to the genre.From the perspective of the textual communication,it is apparent that hagiographers focused on the manipulation of the biographical narrative,thus suspending the reader’s doubt and ensuring the successful exercise of the performative force.