威廉·沃尔曼研究:后现代语境中的越界主题/美国后现代小说论丛
作者:钱程
出版:厦门大学 2012.6
页数:310
定价:32.00 元
ISBN-13:9787561542576
ISBN-10:7561542577
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前言
Introduction
1. Vollmann's Life and Works
2. Critical Responses to Vollmann
3. The Theoretical Framework and Structure of the Book
Chapter One Writmg on the Edge: Transgression in Vollmann's Postmodenist Artistic World
1.1 Vollmann and His Transgressive Fiction
1.1.1 An Overview of Transressive Fiction
1.1.2 The Characteristics of Vollmann's Transgressive Fiction/34
1.2 Transgressing Literary Genres: The Postmodernist Blendings in the Works of Vollmann
1.2.1 The Blending of Journalism with Fiction in The Rainbow Stories
1.2.2 The Blencling of Travelogue with Fiction in The Atlas
1.2. 3 The Blending of Myth with Fiction in Seven Dreams Series
Chapter Two Beyond Marginality: Transgression over Social Limits in The Rainbow Stories
2.1 Towards a Poetics of Marginality
2.1.1 An Overview of the Notion of Marginality
2.1.2 Vollmann's Perception and Practice of Marginality
2.2 Searching for Limits: Transgression among "the Marginalized Selves" in The Rainbow Stories
2.2.1 Transgressive Freedom: The Skinheads in "The White Knights"
2.2.2 Transgressive Fantasy: The Fetishist in "The Green Dress"
2.2.3 Transgressive Hatred: The Psychotic Killer in "The Blue Yonder"
Chapter Three Beyond Erotic Desire: Transgression into Disgrace in Vollmann's Prostitute Trilogy
3.1 Towards a Theory of Eroticism
3.1.1 Defining Eroticism
3.1.2 Georges Bataille's Theory of Eroticism
3.2 Searching for Love and Salvation: Transgression among 6"the Degraded Selves" in Vollmann's Prostitute Trilogy
3.2.1 Between Illusion and Reality: Searching for the Lost Love in Whores for Gloria
3.2.2 Between Passion and Pain: Searching for the True Love in Butterfly Stories
3.2.3 Between Beauty and Ugliness: Seeking Salvation Through Love in The Royal Family
Chapter Four Beyond Integrity: Transgression over Moral Principles in Europe Central
4.1 Towards an Ethics of Integrity
4.1.1 Defining Integrity
4.1.2 Contemporary Theories of Integrity
4.1.3 Zygmunt Bauman's Postmodern Perspective on Ethics
4. 2 Striving for Integrity: Moral Transgression among " the Fragile Selves" in Europe Centra
4.2.1 The " Betrayal" of Integrity: Moral Responsibilities of the Generals in"Breakout" and "The Last Field-Marshall"
4.2.2 The Quest for Integrity: Moral Dilemmas of a German Soldier in" Clean Hands"
4.2.3 Survival with Integrity: Moral Compromises of a Russian Composer in" Opus 110"
Conclusion
Appendix
Chronology of William Vollmann
沃尔曼部分作品中译文
Works Cited
Acknowledgments
钱程,1977年生,厦门大学文学博士。现为南京师范大学外国语学院讲师。主要研究兴趣为当代英美文学。先后在《外语研究》、《四川外语学院学报》、《当代外国文学》及《外国文学动态》等核心刊物发表学术论文多篇,并参与两项国家社科基金项目。
《美国后现代小说论丛·威廉·沃尔曼研究:后现代语境中的越界主题》侧重对沃尔曼后现代主义艺术世界里的越界进行研究。迄今为止,沃尔曼已创作20部作品。无论是超现实主义寓言、调查性的新闻报导、探讨人性的小说、记录人生点滴的旅行见闻,还是宏伟的编年史巨作,越界的概念贯穿始终。越界即由诫条、法律、习俗或道德准则设定的界限或限度,意即违反或侵犯。由于沃尔曼的作品广泛涉及吸毒、性、暴力、犯罪等禁忌话题,其笔下人物往往采取非常的或非法的途径冲破社会规范,美国评论界将沃尔曼的小说归类为越界小说。因此,对于沃尔曼小说中越界主题的研究将引发我们对中心与边缘、理智与疯癫、美与丑、善与恶等一连串矛盾问题的深刻思考。