An Analysis of Songs of Innocence and of Experience from the Perspective of Space Montage_英语论文

摘要

威廉·布莱克是英国浪漫主义的先驱，他非常注重诗画艺术在作品中的体现，其诗歌有着十分丰富的意象，有些神秘深奥，有些晦涩难懂，因此，可挖掘的想象空间比较大。另外，随着空间叙事理论的发展，越来越多的学者开始探讨从空间艺术的角度去研究布莱克的诗歌，而不仅仅是停留在平面上的想象。本文立足于空间蒙太奇叙事手段，通过其中的隐喻并置，平行并置和对比并置分析研究布莱克的诗集《天真与经验之歌》。简而言之，空间蒙太奇就是通过存在于相同或者相异空间里意象的不连贯的组合与联结，使读者脑海里呈现各种各样的想象场景。本论文通过对《天真与经验之歌》中所体现的空间蒙太奇叙事手段的分析与解读，深化人们对于诗集中意象的认识，使人们更加深入地了解布莱克想象的世界，从而可以更进一步地挖掘诗歌深层主题意蕴与文学价值。

关键词：《天真之歌》  《经验之歌》  空间蒙太奇  并置

Abstract

William Blake is a pioneer of British Romanticism, whose poetry is full of images, either mysterious or obscure. Thus, the imaginable space for exploratory discussion is relatively profound. In addition, with the development of spatial art, more and more scholars began to explore the study of Blake’s poetry from it. Based on the space montage, the thesis aims to interpret Blake’s poetry Songs of Innocence and of Experience in three respects, metaphor juxtaposition, parallel juxtaposition and contrast juxtaposition. In short, space montage is varieties of imaginative pictures that hit readers’ mind because of the disordered combination and connection of images that exist in the same or different spaces. Through the analysis of the space montage embodied in Songs of Innocence and of Experience, readers will deeply recognize the imagery in the collection as well as Blake’s imaginative world, and especially, explore literary value of the poetry.

Key words: Songs of Innocence  Songs of Experience  space montage juxtaposition

Contents

Chapter One  Introduction 1

1.1  A Brief Introduction to William Blake 1

1.2  A Brief Introduction to Songs of Innocence and of Experience 2

1.3  Aims and Organization 3

Chapter Two  Literature Review 4

2.1  Previous Studies on Songs of Innocence and of Experience Abroad 4

2.2  Previous Studies on Songs of Innocence and of Experience at Home 5

2.3  Theoretical Basis 6

Chapter Three  Space Montage in Songs of Innocence and of Experience 8

3.1  Metaphor Juxtaposition and Space Montage 8

3.1.1 God and Man in Metaphor Juxtaposition 8

3.1.2 Man and Nature in Metaphor Juxtaposition 10

3.1.3 Adult and Child in Metaphor Juxtaposition 12

3.2  Parallel Juxtaposition and Space Montage 14

3.2.1 Parallel Juxtaposition in “Nurse’ Song” and “The Little Boy Found” 14

3.2.2 Parallel Juxtaposition in “Laughing Song” 16

3.3  Contrast Juxtaposition and Space Montage 17

3.3.1 Contrast Juxtaposition in Two Versions of “The Chimney Sweeper” 18

3.3.2 Contrast Juxtaposition in “Infant Joy” and “Infant Sorrow” 19

Chapter Four  Conclusion 22

4.1  Major Findings 22

4.2  Limitations and Suggestions for Future Study 22

Bibliography

Acknowledgements