I examine in this paper how Roxana explores the uncanny othemess of modem subjectivity, particularly through the figure of the double as a quintessential literary corollary of a narcissistic self whose problematic rel...I examine in this paper how Roxana explores the uncanny othemess of modem subjectivity, particularly through the figure of the double as a quintessential literary corollary of a narcissistic self whose problematic relation with oneself as well as the other is often represented in the form of the double. As an exquisite literary device that incarnates the repressed anxiety or fear of the self, which is often employed in Gothic or Romantic writings, the uncanny double works as a peculiar topos to belie and undermine the idea of modem subjectivity as an autonomous individual. Roxana deploys it with dexterity and power as a significant way to explore modem subjectivity. Amy largely plays the primitive double, while she also exhibits how the connotation of the double is historically altered. Susan as the uncanny double narcissism embodies Roxana＇s desire for a non-split self as well as self-fear, and her killing unavoidably leads to the suicidal destruction of Roxana herself.展开更多
英国作家笛福的小说创作符合18世纪英国的理性氛围,被认为是一种经验主义书写。~①但其小说中除了经验书写之外,还存在着一种特殊的"幽灵叙事"(apparition narrative)。麦基恩(Michael McKeon)在《英国小说的起源,1600-1740》...英国作家笛福的小说创作符合18世纪英国的理性氛围,被认为是一种经验主义书写。~①但其小说中除了经验书写之外,还存在着一种特殊的"幽灵叙事"(apparition narrative)。麦基恩(Michael McKeon)在《英国小说的起源,1600-1740》(The Origins of the English Novel)中讨论了17、18世纪的幽灵叙事,他以此术语笼统地指称涉及幽灵的超自然事件的书写.展开更多
文摘I examine in this paper how Roxana explores the uncanny othemess of modem subjectivity, particularly through the figure of the double as a quintessential literary corollary of a narcissistic self whose problematic relation with oneself as well as the other is often represented in the form of the double. As an exquisite literary device that incarnates the repressed anxiety or fear of the self, which is often employed in Gothic or Romantic writings, the uncanny double works as a peculiar topos to belie and undermine the idea of modem subjectivity as an autonomous individual. Roxana deploys it with dexterity and power as a significant way to explore modem subjectivity. Amy largely plays the primitive double, while she also exhibits how the connotation of the double is historically altered. Susan as the uncanny double narcissism embodies Roxana＇s desire for a non-split self as well as self-fear, and her killing unavoidably leads to the suicidal destruction of Roxana herself.
文摘英国作家笛福的小说创作符合18世纪英国的理性氛围,被认为是一种经验主义书写。~①但其小说中除了经验书写之外,还存在着一种特殊的"幽灵叙事"(apparition narrative)。麦基恩(Michael McKeon)在《英国小说的起源,1600-1740》(The Origins of the English Novel)中讨论了17、18世纪的幽灵叙事,他以此术语笼统地指称涉及幽灵的超自然事件的书写.
