从古代希腊到现代美国——希波吕托斯和费得拉神话演变的原型分析

应用原型批评方法分析了不同剧作家根据同一希腊神话故事改编的四部悲剧,跨度从古希腊、古罗马到古典主义时期的法国,再到现代美国.文章从情节原型、人物原型和主题原型三个方面展开分析和论述.这些原型有其共性,即贯穿四部悲剧始终,也有其个性,即只在某个剧本中出现.通过原型分析,本文试图说明文学创作不仅是在模仿生活,也在模仿文学本身.此外,作者还探讨了主人公悲剧命运的魅力所在.

An Archetypal Analysis of the Hippolytus and Phaedra Myth in Four Tragedies

The paper analyzes,from the archetypal perspective,the four tragedies written by four different drama- tists,ranging from ancient Greece to modern America.The four tragedies are based on the same Greek myth about Hippolytus and Phaedra.Three categories of archetypes are studied here:plot,character and theme.By archetypal criticism,the thesis tries to point out that literature does not only imitate nature but also literature itself.In addition, by detailed and insightful analysis of the four tragedies,the author further discusses the tragic greatness and enduring appeal of the main characters.