三亚学院李莎莎约瑟夫·康拉德《影阴线》中的现代主义特征.doc

三亚学院/Sanya University 毕业论文(设计)开题报告审批表 Approval Form for BA Thesis Proposal 专业/Major：___英语（旅业商务）__ 填写时间/Date: 2014 年/Year 11月/Month 15日/Day 学生姓名/ Student Name 李莎莎 Li Shasha 学号/Student No. 0900000000111 指导教师姓名 Supervisor’s Name Joseph Smith 指导教师职称/ 讲师 Supervisor’s Title Lecturer 题目（中文） Title (Chinese) 约瑟夫·康拉德《影阴线》中的现代主义特征 Modernist Characteristics in Joseph Conrad’s The Shadow-Line 选题背景与主题思想/ Background and central idea: Joseph Conrad, a Polish-born British novelist, is hailed as one of the most noted writers in English. The Shadow-Line (1917) is considered as Conrad’s last masterpiece. In many ways an autobiographical narrative, this novella is based on Conrad’s personal experience of his first command of the ship Otago away from Bangkok in 1888. This sea story opens with a depiction of the inexperienced captain-narrator’s supreme efforts to navigate his disabling ship through the shadow-line, where the former captain is buried. Written just after the outbreak of the First World War, this novella is dedicated to his son, who was fighting at the Western Front, and also to all the other young men who were passing the shadow-line on the battlefield and pursuing the qualities needed to confront the overwhelming evil and destruction. In this work, Conrad’s elaborate applications of modernist techniques and relentless exploration into the dark chasm of psychology have earned him a reputation as the precursor of modernist literature. This thesis focuses on the modernist techniques applied in The Shadow-Line. By providing an analysis of the modernist theme, modernist symbolism and modernist narration, this paper aims to reveal the modernist characteristics in terms of people’s inevitable sense of alienation not only from the rest of the society but also from themselves. It also illuminates Conrad’s supreme effort to revitalize humanistic values amidst the existential decadence of modern life. 论文体系、结构/ Thesis organization and structure: This paper fa