Memory Writing and Historical Thinking in Doris Lessing's Mara and Dann: An Adventure

doi:10.15936/j.cnki.1008-3758.2018.03.016

Journal of Northeastern University(Social Science) ›› 2018, Vol. 20 ›› Issue (3): 325-330.DOI: 10.15936/j.cnki.1008-3758.2018.03.016

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Memory Writing and Historical Thinking in Doris Lessing's Mara and Dann: An Adventure

LI Rui^1,2， HE Ning¹

(1. School of Foreign Studies， Nanjing University， Nanjing 210093， China; 2. School of Translation Studies， Shandong University(Weihai)， Weihai 264209， China)

Received:2017-12-20 Revised:2017-12-20 Online:2018-05-25 Published:2018-05-28
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Abstract: Doris Lessing's science fiction Mara and Dann: An Adventure describes the world spectacle in thousands of years. With the seemingly simple narration， the novel includes several themes. Besides the concerns about the environment and the ecology， Lessing reflects on human beings' survival with the philosophical thinking in this fiction. This paper manages to read Mara and Dann: An Adventure from the perspective of memory and points out that Lessing thinks profoundly about the complicated relationships among memory， individual identity construction and historical development. By describing memory's constructor， rejecter and preserver， Lessing attempts to encourage the reader to ponder on memory and history.

Key words: Mara and Dann: An Adventure, Doris Lessing, memory, history, identity

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I106.4

LI Rui， HE Ning. Memory Writing and Historical Thinking in Doris Lessing's Mara and Dann: An Adventure[J]. Journal of Northeastern University(Social Science), 2018, 20(3): 325-330.

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