东北大学学报(社会科学版) ›› 2023, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (6): 131-138.DOI: 10.15936/j.cnki.1008-3758.2023.06.015

• 语言文学研究 • 上一篇    下一篇

古典与现代的调和:以《长日留痕》论石黑一雄的尊严观

代显梅,楚梦云   

  1. (中国人民大学外国语学院,北京100872)
  • 发布日期:2023-11-27
  • 通讯作者: 代显梅
  • 作者简介:代显梅(1966-),女,河南邓州人,中国人民大学教授,博士生导师,主要从事英美文学研究;楚梦云(1992-),女,辽宁大连人,中国人民大学博士研究生,主要从事当代英国文学研究。
  • 基金资助:
    国家社会科学基金资助项目(16BWW043)。

Reconciliation Between the Classic and the Modern: Kazuo Ishiguro's View of Dignity via The Remains of the Day

DAI Xianmei, CHU Mengyun   

  1. (School of Foreign Languages, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, China)
  • Published:2023-11-27
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摘要: 石黑一雄在长篇小说《长日留痕》中,通过主人公史蒂文斯的管家信念、错误的尊严观与悲剧人生,昭示了洞察力与情感对于构成人的尊严的重要性。史蒂文斯相信,做一名伟大管家意味着无条件地服从主人以及绝对的情感克制,但他不知道的是这种职业信念恰恰让他丧失了尊严的基础。以西方伦理学史中的尊严观念的演变为参照,以史蒂文斯的职业迷信为研究对象,探索石黑一雄在西方古典尊严观念与现代尊严观念之间的调和。

关键词: 石黑一雄; 《长日留痕》; 尊严观

Abstract: Kazuo Ishiguro, in his novel The Remains of the Day, through the protagonist Stevens's false faith in butlership and dignity as well as his tragic life, suggests the significance of insight and sensibility in forming one's dignity. Stevens believes that being a great butler means unconditional submissiveness to his master and absolute emotional restraint, but he does not know this belief undermines the basis of dignity. With the reference of the transformation of the “dignity” concept in the history of Western ethics, Kazuo Ishiguro's reconciliation between the classic view of dignity and the modern view of dignity is explored by analyzing Stevens's professional superstition.

Key words: Kazuo Ishiguro; The Remains of the Day; human dignity

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