《玫瑰园的阴影》的悲剧性分析_英语论文

An Analysis of Tragedy in The Shadow in the Rose Garden 

摘要

大卫·赫伯·劳伦斯是20世纪英国最具争议性的作家，被誉为英国文学史上最伟大的作家之一。《玫瑰园的阴影》出版于1914年，是劳伦斯的著名短篇小说佳作之一。

这篇短篇小说生动地刻画了工业革命时期资本主义社会对人性的摧残和扭曲以及当时社会人民的无奈，作者主要刻画了三个主人公悲剧性的婚姻及命运，本该前途无量的海军少尉成了精神病患者，两个不论是阶级还是价值观都不相同的人却成了夫妻。

本论文着重分析文中的具体情节来解读文中三个主人公命运的悲剧性，并结合时代背景和悲剧理论从战争的破坏性、社会阶级的差异性以及工业革命的影响三个方面讨论悲剧的原因。另外，三个主人公的命运悲剧并不是偶然，整个时代都存在着此种悲剧，希望能借此帮助读者更好地解读原著以及了解整个维多利亚时代。

关键词：大卫·赫伯·劳伦斯；玫瑰园中的阴影；悲剧命运 

Abstract

David Herbert Lawrence was a very controversial and important English writer in the Victorian England. He was honored to be “one of the greatest writers in the history of English Literature”. The Shadow in the Rose Garden is one of Lawrence’s famous short stories written in 1914. 

The short novel revealed the destruction and distortion of humanity in the capitalist society during the Industrial Revolution as well as the people’s difficulty. The writer depicted three characters’ tragic marriage and fates. The ever sub-lieutenant became deranged and the two person with different values from different classes got married.

This thesis focuses on analyzing the three characters’ tragic fates by analyzing the plots of the novel. Also I will analyze the causes of their tragic fates combining with the historical background. The causes of the tragedy were discussed from three aspects: the destruction of the war, the class nature and the influence of industrial revolution. What’s more, their tragic fates were not chance events; the whole society was full of this kind of tragedy. In this way, I hope the thesis can help readers understand the novel as well as the Victoria Era better.

Keywords: D.H Lawrence  The Shadow in the Rose Garden  tragic fates

Contents

Acknowledgements I

Abstract II

摘要 III

Chapter One Introduction 1

1.1 Introduction to David Herbert Lawrence 1

1.2 Introduction to The Shadow in the Rose Garden 1

1.3 Literature Review 2

1.4 The Composition of the Thesis 2

Chapter Two Theories and Principles of Tragedy 4

Chapter Three Analysis of Tragic Fates of the Characters 6

3.1 The Army Man, Victim of War 6

3.2 The Husband, Victim of Social Hierarchy 7

3.3 The Heroine, Victim of Tragic Marriage 7

Chapter Four Main Causes of the Tragedy 9

4.1 Shadow of the War 9

4.2 Shadow of the Social Hierarchy in the Society 9

4.3 Shadow of the Industrial Revolution 10

Chapter Five Conclusion 12

Reference 13