论《诺斯托罗莫》中的反讽艺术-英语语言文学专业论文.docxVIP

AbstractHailed Abstract Hailed by E R．Leavis as‘‘one of the great novels of language，’’ ⅣDs加mD is widely acclaimed as his greatest and most ambitious work· Indeed，Nostromo reads like an epic with its numerous characters， significant events，grand—scaled scenes，original construction and profound ideology． Juliet Mclauchlan once holds that“The very essence of Nostromo is its pervasive irony．”Overall，the function of irony is extremely complex in№sz加mD．Seeking its direct and major theoretical resource from D·C· Muecke，this thesis is devoted to the investigation into irony in№s加mD· the It attempts to identify and evaluate irony in the novel，probing into productive interaction between irony and the Conrad’S philosophical ideas presented in the novel． The mesis falls into three parts，along with an introduction and a conclusion．The introduction presents a literature review of Nostromo and a relatively brief study of irony．Chapter one concentrates on the irony bredby characterization．To be more specific，the ironic characterization of the main characters，the naive and vain Nostromo and the illusive Gould，aI．e discussed．The thesis holds that the two characters mentioned above are ironic characters．Furthermore，it argues that when moulding the the characters in the novel，Conrad uses general irony to mock the predicament of the characters under the indifferent universe． Chapter two shifts to irony bred by narrative strategies．More exactly, irony bred by the spiral structure and the diversified narrative voices is explored at great length respectively．The spiral structure breeds the irony of President Ribiera and the government．Meanwhile，the diversified narrmive voices bring forth the dramatic irony of Captain Mitchell and the irony of the constant wars．Chapter three discusses Conrad’S philosophical views embodied in different ironies of the novel，namely his pessimism and his views on imperialism．In Nostromo，Conrad’S pessimism permeats into every word．What is more，Conrad holds