文学论文 论霍桑的象征主义.docx

1、XXUniversity（2009届）本科生毕业论文(设计)题目：论霍桑的象征主义学院：外国语学院专业：英语（师范）班级序号：3班22号学号：20051115020060学生姓名：XX指导教师：XXX2009年5月OnSymbolisminHawthornesWorksXXAThesisSubmittedInPartialfulfillmentfortheRequirementsoftheDegreeofBACHELOROFARTSSchoolofForeignLanguagesXXUNIVERSITYMay,2009iAbstractHawthorneisamasterofsymbolism

2、.Thereappearmanysymbolsofdifferentkindsinhisworks,whichareworthyoffurtherstudy.ThisthesisusesdocumentationresearchandtextinterpretationtostudysymbolismonHawthorne,resultinginasyntheticandsystematicanalysisandconclusionofsymbolsusedinhisworks.Itisexceedinglyhelpfulforreaderstounderstandtheartisticfea

3、tureandthethemesofhisworks.SymbolsinHawthornesworkscanbeclassifiedintofivetypes.ThefirsttypeisthesymbolicobjectsfromNature.Theyappearinhisseveralworks,andallhavemultiplesymbolicmeanings.Thesecondtypeiscolorassymbol,whichisanuniqueartisticcharacteristicofHawthornesworks.Inhisworks,differentcolorsaree

4、ndowedwithdistinctivesymbolicmeanings,whichrevealtheemotionsofthecharactersandcreatespecialatmospheres.Consequently,thethemesofhisworkscanbeexpressedmoreeffectively.Thethirdtypeisthetypicalsymbolsappearingintheseworksandalsothetitlesofthem.Theyrunthroughthenovelsorshortstories,andbuilduptheframework

5、,linkingallthecharactersandplotstogether.Thefourthtypeisnamesymbols.Hawthorneusesdenominationofcharacterstoportraythepersonalitiesofthecharacters,andaccordingly,moreeffectivelyexpressesthethemesofhisworks.Thelasttypeischaractersymbols.Hawthorneshapessomerepresentativecharacters,eachofwhomstandsforas

6、pecificgroupwithcertaincharacteristics,orimpliesspecialconnotationforothercharacters.Insummary,symbolismisanuniqueartisticfeatureofHawthornesworks,makinghisworksrenownedallaroundtheworldKeywords:objectsfromnature;colors;typicalsymbols;names;charactersii摘要霍桑以“象征主义大师”著称于世。许多不同种类的象征手法出现在他的作品中，值得我们进行深入研

7、究。本文运用文献综述法和文本解读法研究霍桑的象征主义,对霍桑作品中的象征进行了系统的、综合的分析和总结，这极其有利于读者理解他作品的艺术特色和主题，霍桑作品中的象征可分为五种。第一种是大自然中的具有象征意义的物体。他们同时出现在霍桑的多部作品中，并且都具有多重的象征意义。第二种是颜色象征。颜色象征是霍桑作品的独特艺术特色。在他的作品中，不同的颜色被赋予各种独特的象征意义，它们表现人物的感情，塑造特殊的氛围，从而更有效地表达作品的主题。第三种是他作品中出现的具有典型性的象征，他们同时也出现在这些作品的标题中。它们贯穿这些作品的全文，构成基本框架，把所有人物和情节联系起来。第四种是名字象征。霍桑用

8、特殊命名法刻画人物以突出作品的主题。第五种是人物象征。霍桑塑造了一些具有代表性的人物，他们代表具有某种性格特点的特定团体，或者对作品中的其他人物具有一定的象征意义。总之，象征主义是霍桑作品的一大艺术特色，它使霍桑的作品闻名于世。关键词：大自然中的物体;颜色；典型的象征；名字；人物iiiTableofContentsIntroduction.1ChapterOneSYMBOLICMEANINGSOFOBJECTSFROMNATURE.21.1Forest.21.2Rose31.3LightnessandDarkness.4ChapterTwoCOLORASSYMBOL62.1Black62.2P

9、ink72.3Red.7ChapterThreeTYPICALSYMBOLS,ALSOTITLESOFTHESEWORKS.93.1TheHouseinTheHouseofTheSevenGables93.1.1Thehouseasasymbolofgreedandevil.93.1.2Thechangeablesymbolicmeaningofthehouse103.1.3Thehouseasasymbolofisolation113.2TheVeilinTheMinistersBlackVeil.113.2.1Theblackveilasasymbolofsecretsin.123.2.2

10、Theblackveilasasymbolofalienation123.2.3Theblackveilasasymbolofaweandmajesty.133.3TheBirthmarkinTheBirthmark.13ChapterFourNAMESYMBOLS.164.1“Hester”andHerHusband“Roger”164.2“YoungGoodmanBrown”andHisWife“Faith”17ChapterFiveSYMBOLICMEANINGSOFDIFFERENTCHARACTERS.185.1SymbolicMeaningofPhoebeandHepzibah.1

11、85.2SymbolicMeaningofPearlForHesterandDimmesdale19Conclusion20WorksCited.21Acknowledgements231IntroductionHawthorneisconsideredtobethemostoutstandingAmericanromanticwriterinthe19thcentury.Inhislifetime,hecreatedandpublishedlotsofbrilliantliteraryworks,whichhaveadeepinfluenceonAmericanliterature.Adis

12、tinctivefeatureofalmostallhisworksisthesuccessfulapplicationofsymbolism,whichenhancestheartisticeffectsofhisworksgreatly.Thusheisextolledas“agreatmasterofsymbolism”and“theprophetofsymbolism”.Symbolisminitsbroadsenseistheuseofoneobjecttorepresentorsuggestanother,orinliterature,theuseofsymbolsinwriting,particularlytheseriousandextensiveuseofsuchsymbols.Justascharacterization,dialogueandplotworkonthesurfacetomovethestoryalong,symbolismworksunderthesurfacetotiethestorysexternalactiontothetheme.SymbolismisalsothemostdistinctiveartistictechniqueusedinHawthornesworks.Avarietyofsymbol