Two of most prominent characteristics of Angela Carter's short stories are unconditional female protagonists and metafictional features. Carter is known as an eccentric feminist, however due to her radical attitud...Two of most prominent characteristics of Angela Carter's short stories are unconditional female protagonists and metafictional features. Carter is known as an eccentric feminist, however due to her radical attitude towards marriage, woman and prostitute; she is criticized and denounced by some other feminists. Female protagonists in her short story are often depicted as fatal women. On the other hand, as a post-modernist writer, Carter constantly explores fundamental questions like the nature of language, the relationship between text, reader and author, etc. How does Carter depict a fatal woman? What are the answers towards those essential inquiries? With those questions in mind, this paper will first analyze one of the typical Carter's heroines Lady Purple, to examine the multiple identities in this persona and then analyze the meta-fictional features in this short story.展开更多
Ernest Hemingway is one of the greatest American novelists. His For Whom the Bell Tolls, a novel on Spanish Civil War, is generally regarded as ＂his most ambitious artistic endeavor and a heroic epic of the 20th cent...Ernest Hemingway is one of the greatest American novelists. His For Whom the Bell Tolls, a novel on Spanish Civil War, is generally regarded as ＂his most ambitious artistic endeavor and a heroic epic of the 20th century American literature＂. The protagonist, Jordan, is a brave, unselfish, and stressful fighter for fascist, who is the more mature epitome of Ernest Hemingway in the reality. It is an example of application of＂meta-fiction＂. Both of their views on war change from being pessimistic to being optimistic; both Hemingway and Jordan are the heroes of ＂Grace under Pressure＂ and both of them start to care for the society and love others.展开更多
文摘Two of most prominent characteristics of Angela Carter's short stories are unconditional female protagonists and metafictional features. Carter is known as an eccentric feminist, however due to her radical attitude towards marriage, woman and prostitute; she is criticized and denounced by some other feminists. Female protagonists in her short story are often depicted as fatal women. On the other hand, as a post-modernist writer, Carter constantly explores fundamental questions like the nature of language, the relationship between text, reader and author, etc. How does Carter depict a fatal woman? What are the answers towards those essential inquiries? With those questions in mind, this paper will first analyze one of the typical Carter's heroines Lady Purple, to examine the multiple identities in this persona and then analyze the meta-fictional features in this short story.
文摘Ernest Hemingway is one of the greatest American novelists. His For Whom the Bell Tolls, a novel on Spanish Civil War, is generally regarded as ＂his most ambitious artistic endeavor and a heroic epic of the 20th century American literature＂. The protagonist, Jordan, is a brave, unselfish, and stressful fighter for fascist, who is the more mature epitome of Ernest Hemingway in the reality. It is an example of application of＂meta-fiction＂. Both of their views on war change from being pessimistic to being optimistic; both Hemingway and Jordan are the heroes of ＂Grace under Pressure＂ and both of them start to care for the society and love others.
