福克纳意识流小说的心理学创作背景探源

作为英美意识流小说的杰出代表,福克纳极其善于从西方文明的优秀成果中吸收艺术营养。美国心理学家威廉·詹姆斯关于意识流的相关理论和奥地利精神病学家西格蒙德·弗洛伊德的无意识理论、梦的机制以及生本能和死本能的划分等均对福克纳的意识流创作产生了深远的影响。

An Exploration of the Psychological Basis of Faulkner's Stream-of-consciousness Novels

As a prominent representative of the stream-of-consciousness tradition, Faulkner owes much to the best Western civilization. The American psychologist William James's views on stream-of-consciousness and the Austrian psychiatrist Freud's theories of the Unconscious, Dream-work and his distinction between the life instincts and the death instincts all have a profound influence on his writings.