《呼啸山庄》中的象征艺术研究_英语论文

On the Symbolic Features of Wuthering Heights

摘要

艾米莉·勃朗特是19世纪英国的一位著名的诗人和小说家。《呼啸山庄》是她写的唯一一部小说，小说描述了一个爱与复仇的故事。自1847年问世以来，小说一直受到评论界的广泛关注。主人公希斯克利夫是个孤儿，他被恩肖先生收养并爱上了凯瑟琳·恩肖，但是由于辛德雷的虐待和与凯瑟琳的恋爱失败，他决定外出。几年后他致富归来，发现凯瑟琳与埃德加已结婚，希斯克利夫恼羞成怒，于是对辛德雷、凯瑟琳、埃德加以及他们的子女进行残酷的报复。这部小说奠定了艾米莉·勃朗特在世界文学史上的重要地位。

《呼啸山庄》这本小说充满了象征：荒凉的环境，令人毛骨悚然的梦和看似无序的叙述。《呼啸山庄》中的所有一切似乎都具有象征意义。这种独特的魅力深深的吸引了读者，给人们留下了充裕的解读空间。本文主要论述了这些象征以及它们为增强小说的主题---人性的扭曲与复位所做出的贡献。本文从三个方面讨论《呼啸山庄》中的象征手法：象征性的场景和对象，象征性的人物和象征性的结构与情节。希望通过本文读者能够对这部经典小说有更好的了解。

关键词: 象征的特征；《呼啸山庄》；艾米莉·勃朗特；主题

Abstract

Emily Bronte is a famous poetess and novelist in Britain in the 19th century. Wuthering Heights is her only novel, which tells a story about love and revenge. Since its publication in 1847, it has been a focus for critical attention. The protagonist Heathcliff is an orphan brought up by Mr. Earnshaw. He falls in love with Catherine Earnshaw, but decides to leave home because of Hindley’s abuse and love failure with Catherine. Several years later, he comes back with a large fortune, but he finds Catherine has become Edgar’s wife. He is so annoyed that he begins to revenge Hindley, Catherine, Edgar and their children. This novel establishes Emily’s position in the literary world.

Wuthering Heights is a novel full of symbols: the desolate surroundings, the thrilling dreams, and the seemingly disordered narration. Everything seems to be symbolic in Wuthering Heights. This unique charm deeply attracts the readers, leaving much room for interpretation. And the thesis mainly discusses the symbols and their contribution to the enhancement of the theme---the distortion and restoration of humanity. The symbols are classified into three categories here: the symbolic scenes and objects, the symbolic characters and the symbolic structure and plot. It is hoped that through this thesis readers can have a better understanding of this classic novel.

Key words:  symbolic features  Wuthering Heights  Emily Bronte  theme