Abstract:

This study analyzes the theme of death and life of Mrs. Dalloway by prominent modernist writer Virginia Woolf in light of paradoxical oneness. Literature and philosophy are always closely related, and both are concerned about the human’s inner world. In this sense, an excellent work can be interpreted philosophically. Through this kind of analysis, the temperament traits of the characters and the writer’s motivation for writing the work will be dug out. In Mrs. Dalloway, two plots work together to develop the story. The protagonists, Clarissa and Septimus, have their different lifestyles but they both seek the same thing--the meaning of life and death. Having tried to get an answer by their own methods, they finally realize what life and death mean to them. The transition from life to death is like a circle. Death is another form of life, and life continues through death.

Key words: Mrs. Dalloway; death and life; paradoxical oneness

摘要：

本文从对立统一的哲学角度来分析由著名的现代主义作家弗吉尼亚•伍尔芙所著的《达洛维夫人》中的生死主题。哲学与文学是密不可分的，两者都与人的精神世界有关。一部好的文学作品理所应当能从哲学角度进行分析。从哲学的角度来分析人物的性格特征以及来探讨作者的深层的写作意图。小说中有两条主线共同推动故事的发展。主人公克拉丽莎和赛普蒂慕斯虽然生活不一样， 但是却有着同样的追求——对于生与死的意义的探求。他们用自己的方法都最终了解到生与死对他们而言意味着什么。生和死就像是一个循环。生是死的另一种形式，生从死中得到延续。

关键词：达洛维夫人；生与死；对立统一的哲学观

1. Introduction
1.1 Introduction to Virginia Woolf
As one of the most representative modernist writers, Virginia Woolf （1882-1941）has always been at the center of literary criticism. Her great contributions to the development of modern fiction in terms of both writing forms and theoretical creation have won her a high position in the history of world literature.
Born and brought up in an upper-middle-class family, Virginia Woolf had the opportunity to receive a good education. Owing to her fathers’ extensive library, she became a voracious reader of books, which laid a solid foundation for her creative work later on.