An Interpretation of The Lord of the Rings from the Perspective of Images

摘要

意象是作品灵魂的载体，《魔戒》系列最重要的意象是“指环”、“剑”与“巫师”。本文通过追溯这三种意象的生成来剖析作品的意象之美：“指环”直指人心深处的善恶；“剑”指涉权力与骑士精神，呼唤理想的君主形象；“巫师”则象征人们追寻古老神秘文化，对抗僭越的现代性。这三种意象贯穿了整个史诗系列，成就了《魔戒》世纪之书的美名。

本文由导论、正文和结论三部分组成。第一部分是导论；第二部分是正文，由四小部分组成：第一部分首先讨论意象的运用；第二部分从“被诅咒的戒指”意象入手；第三部分以“圣剑”意象入手；第四部分则以“巫师”意向为研究对象。最后一部分结语总结本文的主要内容和观点。

本文通过这些意象开启了读者的想象力之闸，让人们远离枯燥失落的现代文明，走向神奇的中土世界，去领略拷问人心的善恶之辩，感受恶势力的无孔不入和僭越；去感受昔日的荣光，在现代化的荒漠中去追寻理想的秩序，感受为荣誉而战的神圣；去追寻人们对自然最遥远最原始的崇拜和记忆，感受巫术文化的洗礼和净化，唤起充满真理、梦想、荣光与秩序的遥远记忆。

关键词：《魔戒》；指环；剑；巫师；意象

Abstract

Image is the carrier of the aesthetics; this paper dates back to the three image generations: the Ring refers to the battle between good and evil. The Sword refers to the power and the conquer, calling up the ideal monarch humanity. The Wizard is stands for  mysterious culture, fighting against the modernity. The three images in The Lord of the Rings lead readers to the honor, the achievement of the book of the century.

This thesis consists of an introduction, the main body and a conclusion. The first part is introduction, and the second part include four parts: Part one concentrates on symbolism and perspective of images in settings. Part two begins with the image of the rings, Part three is the image of the sword, Part four takes the wizard as the study object. The last part summarizes the main content and the views of this paper. 

People who are lost in the modern civilization will get the energy to image through the three images, and fall in the magic world of the Middle一Earth. We will understand the battle of the good and the evil, the power of the dark and the evil, the glory of the old days, the memory of the original and natural worship, the ideal society order, the great honor, the truth, the dream and more.

Key words: the ring; the sword; the wizard; image; modernity