The Defamiliar Narrative in A Rose for Emily
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摘要
William Faulkner's novel A Rose for Emily tells the tragedy of an old virgin in the old South.The reader's confusion is often dismissed by the fact that it reverses the chaotic timing and transliteration of personal pronouns.Once readers understand that story,they feel an unprecedented shock.Therefore,this work well achieved the"unfamiliar"artistic effect."Defamiliarization"was put forward by the Russian formalist Viktor Shklovsky.He advocated the purpose of art is to extend the reader's perception process.This article analyzes the"defamiliarization"effect of this narrative from the perspective of Russian formalism with a view to providing more insights into understanding this work.
William Faulkner's novel A Rose for Emily tells the tragedy of an old virgin in the old South.The reader's confusion is often dismissed by the fact that it reverses the chaotic timing and transliteration of personal pronouns.Once readers understand that story,they feel an unprecedented shock.Therefore,this work well achieved the"unfamiliar"artistic effect."Defamiliarization"was put forward by the Russian formalist Viktor Shklovsky.He advocated the purpose of art is to extend the reader's perception process.This article analyzes the"defamiliarization"effect of this narrative from the perspective of Russian formalism with a view to providing more insights into understanding this work.
William Faulkner's novel A Rose for Emily tells the tragedy of an old virgin in the old South.The reader's confusion is often dismissed by the fact that it reverses the chaotic timing and transliteration of personal pronouns.Once readers understand that story,they feel an unprecedented shock.Therefore,this work well achieved the"unfamiliar"artistic effect."Defamiliarization"was put forward by the Russian formalist Viktor Shklovsky.He advocated the purpose of art is to extend the reader's perception process.This article analyzes the"defamiliarization"effect of this narrative from the perspective of Russian formalism with a view to providing more insights into understanding this work.
引文
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[2]杨向荣.陌生化.外国文学,2005(1):61-66.
[3] Melczarek, Nick. Narrative Motivation in Faulkner’sA Rosefor Emily. in ed. The Explicator,2009,67(4):237-243.
[4] Nebeker, Helen E.. Emily’s Rose of Love:Thematic Implica-tions of Point of View in Faulkner’s"A Rose for Emily". ined. The Bulletin of the Rocky Mountain Modern Language As-sociation, 1970, 24(1):3-33.
[5] Faulkner,William.A Rose for Emily. in ed. Baldick Chris,TheOxford Book of Gothic Tales. New York:Oxford UniversityPress, 1992. 322-330.
[6]刘玉宇.爱米丽的“同谋”[J].当代外国文学, 2007(4):69-75.
[2]杨向荣.陌生化.外国文学,2005(1):61-66.
[3] Melczarek, Nick. Narrative Motivation in Faulkner’sA Rosefor Emily. in ed. The Explicator,2009,67(4):237-243.
[4] Nebeker, Helen E.. Emily’s Rose of Love:Thematic Implica-tions of Point of View in Faulkner’s"A Rose for Emily". ined. The Bulletin of the Rocky Mountain Modern Language As-sociation, 1970, 24(1):3-33.
[5] Faulkner,William.A Rose for Emily. in ed. Baldick Chris,TheOxford Book of Gothic Tales. New York:Oxford UniversityPress, 1992. 322-330.
[6]刘玉宇.爱米丽的“同谋”[J].当代外国文学, 2007(4):69-75.