论现有叙事理论体系的局限及其增补:评理查森的《非自然叙事》

On the Limits of Existing Narrative Theory and Their Supplements: A Review of Richardson’s Unnatural Narrative

文章旨在探讨现有叙事理论的局限,并论证为其引入非自然叙事理论的必要性。传统的叙事理论往往局限于模仿性和线性叙事结构,这不足以解释后现代和实验性文本中的独特叙事现象。理查森的《非自然叙事》通过引入反模仿和非线性叙事等概念,扩展了叙事学的边界,促进了对多样化叙事形式的理解,为叙事研究提供了新的视角和工具,揭示了非自然叙事对扩展现有叙事理论的独特贡献。This paper aims to explore the limitations of existing narrative theories and argue for the need to supplement them with the theory of unnatural narrative. Traditional narrative theory tends to focus on mimetic and linear narrative structures, which are insufficient for explaining the unique narrative phenomena present in postmodern and experimental texts. Richardson’s Unnatural Narrative expands the boundaries of narratology by introducing concepts such as antimimetic and nonlinear narratives. This work enhances the understanding of diverse narrative forms and provides new perspectives and tools for narrative studies, highlighting the unique contributions that unnatural narrative makes in extending existing narrative theory.