摘要
《河湾》出版后,V.S.奈保尔本人在访谈中曾做出"非洲没有未来"的论断。以此为依据,国内外学者普遍将奈保尔视为悲观的逃避现实主义者。然而,事实并非如此。笔者认为《河湾》中奈保尔的确描写了后殖民语境下非洲腹地生活着的三个典型代表人群的逃避现象,在赋予上述现象丰富政治伦理内涵的同时,奈保尔提出并回答了"非洲为什么没有未来?"和"非洲如何才能拥有未来?"等有关非洲前途命运的问题。
After the publication of A Bend in the River,V.S.Naipaul declared that 'Africa has no future' in an interview.As a result scholars almost unanimously regard Naipaul as a pessimistic escapist.But the truth is the opposite.Naipaul has indeed described the escapes of three representative groups of people living in the heart of postcolonial Africa.This paper argues that Naipaul has imbedded rich political and ethical implications in his narrative of escapes,through which he has asked and answered the questions: 'Why does Africa not have a future?' and 'In what way can Africa have a future of its own?'
出处
《外国文学》
CSSCI
北大核心
2015年第3期69-76,158,共8页
Foreign Literature
基金
国家社科基金重大项目"文学伦理学批评:理论建构与批评实践研究"(13&ZD128)
辽宁省高等学校优秀人才支持计划(WJQ2014027)
