摘要
童话小说是当代英国小说写作中的一个重要面向,菲利普·普尔曼的《发条钟》是其中一个比较典型的文本,它围绕着人性问题的讲述,在叙事上形成了独特的美学追求。其一,故事的讲述由多个叙述者完成,在不同的讲述之间形成了叙事分层,其间有的平滑过渡,有的突然跳跃,还有的则跨越层级。其二,文本的主叙事者表现出了与隐含作者相近的观念和价值立场,它的讲述脉络清晰,节奏缓急得当,分层多样而有条理,它们一起构成了文本的可靠性叙事。其三,文本的主叙述者在叙事上同时具有不可靠性,比如,它讲述的一些事件前后矛盾、不符合逻辑;另外,关于一些事件的评价则具有过于主观化的倾向。这些充满悖论的叙事,为这本小说增添了不朽的艺术魅力。
Fiction of fairy tales is an important genre in contemporary British literary world.Philip Pullman＇s The Clockwork：Or All Wound Up is a typical example of such genre.With a story that exposes human nature,it conveys unique aesthetic pursuit in its narration.Firstly,the narration is completed by several narrators.Each of their narrative forms one level of narration.Some levels of narration go forward smoothly with necessary transitions,some develop with sudden breaks and jumps,while others go across levels.Secondly,the main narrator in the text displays viewpoints and standpoints of value that are similar to those of the implied author.The narration follows clear sequence of thought,the narrative tempo is timely arranged and the stratification of narrative levels are well organized.All the above elements contribute to the reliability of narration.Thirdly,the main narrator of the text is at the same time unreliable.At times,the narrator relates events that are illogical and self-contradicted,and the comments on some events tend to be too objective.Thus,the narration of the text is full of paradoxes,which add to the unfailing charm of the novel.
出处
《河南师范大学学报（哲学社会科学版）》
CSSCI
北大核心
2015年第6期167-170,共4页
Journal of Henan Normal University(Philosophy and Social Sciences)
关键词
《发条钟》
叙事分层
可靠叙事
不可靠叙事
The Clockwork
narrative levels
reliable narration
unreliable narration
