摘要
《星期六》是伊恩·麦克尤恩第一部以"9·11"事件为背景的小说。作品围绕着主人公贝罗安一天的不安与困境展开,恐怖主义所代表的暴力和恐惧弥散在整个叙事中。作家一方面借此再现"9·11"事件对西方社会,特别是普通民众的心理重创,进而批判了智识阶层在无所适从中采取的犬儒态度;另一方面进一步思考了恐怖主义暴力与西方政治之间的关系,提出新自由主义与恐怖主义共同隐含的乌托邦理想是暴力合法化之源,并对此进行了批判;在悲观的现实中,作品肯定了艺术的共情力是对抗暴力的希望。
Saturday is the first novel in which Ian McEwan openly exposes the aftermath of 9/11. The narrative centers on the anxiety of its narrator Henry Perowne. Violence and fear of a terrorist attack haunt Perowne's narration. Through Perowne's narrative, McEwan admits that radical change in Western society is due to the 9/11 incident and criticizes the prevalent cynicism toward terrorism among British intellectuals. The writer further explores the conflict between terrorism and neo-liberalism and espouses the Utopian ideal as the legitimate excuse for the violence underlying both terrorism and neoliberalism. In face of this bleak reality, McEwan in his novel still emphasizes the power of empathy in confrontation with violence and terrorism.
出处
《外国语言与文化》
2017年第2期92-99,共8页
Foreign Languages and Cultures
基金
国家社科基金青年项目"当代英国小说中创伤历史的书写研究"(11CWW016)
