威廉·沃爾曼研究

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　　《美國(guó)后現(xiàn)代小說論叢·威廉·沃爾曼研究：后現(xiàn)代語(yǔ)境中的越界主題》側(cè)重對(duì)沃爾曼后現(xiàn)代主義藝術(shù)世界里的越界進(jìn)行研究。迄今為止，沃爾曼已創(chuàng)作20部作品。無論是超現(xiàn)實(shí)主義寓言、調(diào)查性的新聞報(bào)導(dǎo)、探討人性的小說、記錄人生點(diǎn)滴的旅行見聞，還是宏偉的編年史巨作，越界的概念貫穿始終。越界即超越由誡條、法律、習(xí)俗或道德準(zhǔn)則設(shè)定的界限或限度，意即違反或侵犯。由于沃爾曼的作品廣泛涉及吸毒、性、暴力、犯罪等禁忌話題，其筆下人物往往采取非常的或非法的途徑?jīng)_破社會(huì)規(guī)范，美國(guó)評(píng)論界將沃爾曼的小說歸類為越界小說。因此，對(duì)于沃爾曼小說中越界主題的研究將引發(fā)我們對(duì)中心與邊緣、理智與瘋癲、美與丑、善與惡等一連串矛盾問題的深刻思考。

作者簡(jiǎn)介

　　錢程，1977年生，廈門大學(xué)文學(xué)博士。現(xiàn)為南京師范大學(xué)外國(guó)語(yǔ)學(xué)院講師。主要研究興趣為當(dāng)代英美文學(xué)。先后在《外語(yǔ)研究》、《四川外語(yǔ)學(xué)院學(xué)報(bào)》、《當(dāng)代外國(guó)文學(xué)》及《外國(guó)文學(xué)動(dòng)態(tài)》等核心刊物發(fā)表學(xué)術(shù)論文多篇，并參與兩項(xiàng)國(guó)家社科基金項(xiàng)目。

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序前言Introduction1. Vollmann's Life and Works2. Critical Responses to Vollmann3. The Theoretical Framework and Structure of the BookChapter One Writmg on the Edge: Transgression in Vollmann's Postmodenist Artistic World1.1 Vollmann and His Transgressive Fiction1.1.1 An Overview of Transressive Fiction1.1.2 The Characteristics of Vollmann's Transgressive Fiction/341.2 Transgressing Literary Genres: The Postmodernist Blendings in the Works of Vollmann1.2.1 The Blending of Journalism with Fiction in The Rainbow Stories1.2.2 The Blencling of Travelogue with Fiction in The Atlas1.2. 3 The Blending of Myth with Fiction in Seven Dreams SeriesChapter Two Beyond Marginality: Transgression over Social Limits in The Rainbow Stories2.1 Towards a Poetics of Marginality2.1.1 An Overview of the Notion of Marginality2.1.2 Vollmann's Perception and Practice of Marginality2.2 Searching for Limits: Transgression among "the Marginalized Selves" in The Rainbow Stories2.2.1 Transgressive Freedom:　The Skinheads in "The White Knights"2.2.2 Transgressive Fantasy: The Fetishist in "The Green Dress"2.2.3 Transgressive Hatred:　The Psychotic Killer in "The Blue Yonder"Chapter Three Beyond Erotic Desire: Transgression into Disgrace in Vollmann's Prostitute Trilogy3.1 Towards a Theory of Eroticism3.1.1 Defining Eroticism3.1.2 Georges Bataille's Theory of Eroticism3.2 Searching for Love and Salvation: Transgression among 6"the Degraded Selves" in Vollmann's Prostitute Trilogy3.2.1 Between Illusion and Reality:　Searching for the Lost Love in Whores for Gloria　 3.2.2 Between Passion and Pain: Searching for the True Love in Butterfly Stories3.2.3 Between Beauty and Ugliness:　Seeking Salvation Through Love in The Royal FamilyChapter Four Beyond Integrity: Transgression over Moral Principles in Europe Central4.1 Towards an Ethics of Integrity4.1.1 Defining Integrity4.1.2 Contemporary Theories of Integrity4.1.3 Zygmunt Bauman's Postmodern Perspective on Ethics4. 2 Striving for Integrity:　Moral Transgression among " the Fragile Selves" in Europe Centra4.2.1 The " Betrayal"　of Integrity:　Moral Responsibilities of the Generals in"Breakout" and "The Last Field-Marshall"4.2.2 The Quest for Integrity: Moral Dilemmas of a German Soldier in" Clean Hands"4.2.3 Survival with Integrity: Moral Compromises of a Russian Composer in" Opus 110"ConclusionAppendixChronology of William Vollmann沃爾曼部分作品中譯文Works CitedAcknowledgments

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　　2. Critical Responses to Vollmann　　William Vollmann is widely recognized as a major figure in contemporary American literature and one of the most innovative writers of his generation. His approach to writing combines investigative journalism， intensive historical research， and a metafictional technique.　　Critics praise Vollmann for his distinctive， often beautiful prose andcommend his work for lus insights into neglected areas of modern life. Some critics， however， "note that Vollmann is prone to writing dense， sprawling works that seem to lack structure， and argue that his fondness for prostitutes is either a perverse fetish or a cliched attempt to shock bourgeois sensibilities" （ "William T.Vollmann" ）.　　Since the publication of You Bright and Risen Angels in 1987， rave reviews were printed in the New Statesman， USA Today， and TheNew York Times Book Review. Gail Pool was among the first to assessthe strength and weakness of the novel. Michael Hemmingson extolled Vollmann's literary technique and ambitions：　　It is the type of first novel that signifies a writer has left the starting gate of a major career， similar to Pynchon's V. ， Fitzgerald's This Side of Paradise， and Mailer's The Naked and the Dead-all， respectfully， lengthy novels by writers under 30 years of age， employing pyrotechnic and acrobatic uses of language and formal innovations of structure.　（ qtd.in Hemmingson 18） As an auspicious debut， his first novel earned Vollmann a Whiting Award， the attention of influential people in the publishing community，　and the regard of literary critics，　and the book is taught in many courses on postmodern literature and science fiction， Vollmann's second title appeared two years after the publication of You Bright and Risen Angels， and the style of narrative journalism in The Rainbow Stories reflects the overall presentation of Vollmann's future work.　　One of the first established literary critics to acknowledge the importance of Vollmann is Larry McCaffery. In 1990， literary guru Larry McCaffery met Vollmann for the first time to conduct an interview for his Some Other Frequency： Interviews with Innovative American Authors.　　……

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