浅析《黑暗的心》中的现代主义特征

Modernist Features in Heart of Darkness

Abstract
 
Joseph Conrad (1857-1924), an outstanding novelist in Britain, stands at the intersection of the late Victorian and the early Modernist culture phrases, so his writing voices a combination of nineteenth-century and twentieth-century preoccupations. In other words, his works not only reflect some traditional Victorian characteristics but also carry some conspicuous modernist features. This thesis centers on analyzing Conrad’s exploration of human’s inner world, narrative techniques, and symbolism. To be exact, it illustrates the evil of the humanity, presents Marlow’s psychological experience and self-discovery, discusses the unique narrative structure of the novel and impressionism embodied in the text, and clarifies the symbolic meanings of two heroes and certain specific objects. These modernistic features play a very important role in emphasizing the theme of imperialism, colonialism and humanity and also in explaining why Conrad’s works exert such a great influence on other modern writers.

Key Words: modernism; humanity; psychological experience; narrative structure; impressionism; symbolism

摘  要

英国109世纪末的伟大作家康拉德在小说创造中继承了维多利亚时期的文学传统,并开拓了现代主义的先河，特别是他的重要作品《黑暗的心》中存在大量的现代主义特征。本文通过解读其代表作《黑暗的心》，展示了作者在描写人物内心世界，叙事技巧的革新和象征主义的运用等方面取得的突出成就，详细阐述了人内心世界的黑暗、主人公的心路历程和自我发现、文章的叙事结构和印象主义手法、以及主人公马洛、库兹和1些特定事物的象征意义，从而阐释这些现代主义特征对作者表现其主题所起的作用，并揭示了为什么康拉德小说深受许多现代派作家的推崇，对210世纪西方小说的发展产生了巨大的影响。

关键词：现代主义、人性、心路历程、叙事结构、印象主义、象征主义

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