蒙着面纱的霍桑--论霍桑《重述的故事》中含混的表现及其成因_论文.docVIP

 A Veiled Hawthorne —On Ambiguity and the Causes for its Formation in Hawthorne’s Twice-Told Tales By Shen Jiexia Under the Supervision of Xie Jinqiu A Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts College of Foreign Languages Anhui Normal University May 2006 Acknowledgements At the completion of this thesis, I avail myself of the opportunity to express my heartfelt thanks to those who have helped me during my postgraduate study in Anhui Normal University and the preparation of this thesis. First of all, my deepest gratitude will be expressed to my supervisor, Professor Xie Jinqiu, who has ever bestowed me much instruction in my study and the working of the present thesis. Being a scholarly mentor and beneficial friend, Professor Xie is the one who enlightens me most on both wisdom and attitudes towards life. And I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to Professor Cai Yuhui and Mr. Zhao Jing, who have helped me in borrowing some reference books from the libraries in Nanjing and Shanghai. My cordial thanks also go to Professor Sun Shengzhong, Professor Cai Yuhui, Professor Du Kefu, Professor Chen Xianfu, Professor OuYang Junlin, Professor Yue Jinsheng and Professor Zhang Derang. I have enjoyed their teaching while absorbing nutrition from their lectures. Also, I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to my close friends and classmates, Christine Wang, Rich Pan, Virginia Wu, Wu Yue, Xu Wei, Wang Li and all others, who have helped me a great lot in collecting information, offering good pieces of advice and making Powerpoint. Finally, my cordial thanks and best wishes will be shown to my kindly parents for their great support and sacrifice during these years. i 摘  要  自十九世纪以来，那撒尼尔·霍桑一直是美国文学史上的著名小说家，多年来， 他的地位和声望鲜有人可以质疑和撼动。作为作家的霍桑和作为个体的霍桑总是文 学圈津津乐道的话题；而且，评论家和读者对“霍桑问题”也很感兴趣：尽管人们 多年来已经对霍桑和他的作品做了很多研究，他仍然是一个难解之谜。 霍桑一生创作了十部长篇小说和百余篇短篇作品 （主要是故事和随笔）。但 是遗憾的是，国内读者对这些短篇作品的认识不足。传记性作品告诉我们，霍桑当 初正是凭借自己独具风格的短篇小说打入英美文坛的，而他本人也对它们钟爱