英文毕业论文——毕业论文 - Existentialism of “Man” in Light in August.docVIP

内 容 摘 要 威廉福克纳（1897-1962）被西方评论家誉为20世纪最为 杰出的美国小说家之一。《八月之光》于1932年10月6日出版，被称作里程碑式的杰作。它远远不是或不仅仅是一部反映南方社会问题的作品，福克纳对人的存在，人的精神问题的深入关注以及他在作品中所展现的人物的存在主义倾向，使作品具有了深刻地存在主义意义。《八月之光》被美国著名的福克纳研究学者迈克尔.米尔格特评论为“一部远未被读懂的小说”。本文将从存在主义的角度分析人类生存面对的荒谬与异化，追求真实自我存在的痛苦过程，解读作品中人物在荒谬世界中的不同生存状态。福克纳不仅仅是美国南方文学的代言人，他也是一位具有独特哲学视角的作家，对作品中人物的存在主义倾向分析有助于对《八月之光》有一个全面的了解和评价。 关键词：存在主义；荒谬；异化；自我发现 Abstract William Faulkner is acclaimed as one of the most outstanding American writers of the twentieth century. Published in October 6, 1932, l Light in August is considered as a masterpiece of Faulkner’s works. It is far from or not only a piece of works reflecting social or racial problems of the South. Faulkner’s deep concern to mans existence and spiritual problem and the existentialism of man Faulkner explores in his fiction make it have profound existential significance. Light in August is criticized as a” far from grasp” novel. This thesis will analyze the absurdity and alienation confronted by human and the anguished process in the pursuit of self from the angle of existentialism; interpret the different existential situation of the characters in an absurd world. William Faulkner is not only a spokesman of the American south literature, he is also a writer with unique philosophical colors. The existential analysis of the characters in Light in August helps us to have a general understanding of the novel. Key words: Existentialism; Absurdity; Alienation; Self-discovery Introduction: William Faulkner, Nobel Laureate, is today generally regarded as the greatest 20th century American writer. Light in August, the seventh novel of Faulkner is the longest one among his works. It was published in 1932 and then received positive reviews from critics. George O’Donnell claimed that Light in August was more outstanding than any other works of Faulkner. Another critic Henry Canby announced that this book was a masterpiece whatever the evaluative criteria were. The several decades of interpretation of Li