《皇帝的孩子》中知识分子危机研究.docx

Abstract “9/11 fiction” has been treated as the focus of contemporary critics and scholars since 2001. As a new work of the American woman writer Claire Messud, The Emperor ’s Children gets rid of the trauma narrative stereotype of “9/11 fiction” and describes survival condition and mentality of the contemporary American intellectuals. Combining with the related historical and cultural background, this research provides a new insight for the literary study on Messud and her works. With the inundating of materialism and utilitarianism, the status of the intellectuals has become increasingly mar