Abstract

Peer Gynt is a five-act play in verse written by the famous Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen. It is one of the most important dramas of Ibsen, which tells an exciting story about the colorful and adventurous life of Peer Gynt, a roving and rough country lumpen man. The previous researches on this play mainly focus on the theme of ethic, individualism and ecology. In this paper, the protagonist will be analyzed from the aspect of religious redemption, together with the method of psychoanalysis. Therefore, the theme that good will eventually overcome the evil is revealed and some philosophy propositions about life, for instance, why to live and how to live, are better understood.
This paper consists of introduction, the body part and conclusion. It firstly deals with a literary review of this play and the structure of this research is mentioned. Secondly, the body part is divided into three chapters. Chapter one works on Peer in his youth with the analysis of psychoanalysis and the impact of the author’s own life followed; chapter two introduces Peer in his middle age through the aspect of religious redemption aspect; chapter three depicts how old-aged Peer eventually gets religious redemption. Finally, based on the previous analyses, the thesis is summarized and conclusion is drawn.

Key words: Peer Gynt; religious redemption; psychoanalysis

摘  要

《培尔•金特》是挪威著名戏剧家易卜生所创作的一部用诗歌形式写成的五幕剧。该剧故事情节跌宕起伏，描写了粗俗放浪的乡村人物培尔丰富多彩的冒险经历。学术界对其研究主要集中在伦理、个人主义和生态文明等方面。本文将从宗教救赎这一视角入手，并结合弗洛伊德的精神分析手法来解读主人公培尔的心路历程，以此揭示作者通过人物塑造所传达善最终战胜恶的思想，从而更好地理解人生是为了什么，人应该怎样生活等哲学命题。
   本文分为引言，本论和结尾三部分，引言部分简要介绍该作品的研究现状以及本文的研究思路。本论部分分为三章，第一章结合精神分析学理论及作家自身经历分析青年阶段的主人公培尔；第二章从宗教救赎的视角解读中年培尔；第三章着重分析老年培尔如何得到最终的救赎。最后在结论部分，概括全文并总结论点。

关键词：《培尔•金特》；宗教救赎；精神分析