运用二元对立原则解读《白孔雀》中自然与文明的对立_英语论文

An Interpretation of Conflicts between Nature and Civilization in The White Peacock with the Principle of Binary Opposition

摘要

戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯是二十世纪英国文学史上最具影响力的作家之一。也是出生于工人阶级家庭的最伟大的作家之一，他的大多数作品体现了他对机械文明的强烈批判。

《白孔雀》是劳伦斯的第一部小说,主要通过三个年轻人的三角爱情，展现人与自然，人与人之间以及人自身所面临的种种矛盾。小说中还存在着大量的二元对立现象，即人与自然，男性和女性，理性和感性的对立，以此来体现自然与文明的对立。

目前，国内外主要从两性关系上研究《白孔雀》，本文运用“二元对立”原则解读《白孔雀》中自然与文明的对立，意在探索劳伦斯对自然与文明对立的思考并研究如何实现自然与文明的和谐。

关键词:  劳伦斯；白孔雀；自然与文明的对立

Abstract

D. H. Lawrence is one of the most influential writers in the twentieth century of English literature, and, perhaps, the greatest from a working-class family. Most of his works express his strong opposition to the mechanical civilization. 

The White Peak is Lawrence’s first novel. It tells a story of triangle love among three young people to show all kinds of contradictions between man and nature, man and man. In this novel, there are a lot of privative phenomena, including three main pairs of opposites — man and nature, male and female, rationality and sensuality which to express conflicts between nature and civilization. 

At the moment, many people study The White Peacock from gender relations. This thesis studies it with the principle of binary opposition is to interpret Lawrence’s ideas about conflicts between nature and civilization and study how to achieve harmony between them which provide current era with very beneficial enlightenment.

Keywords:  D.H. Lawrence  The White Peacock  Conflicts between Nature and Civilization

Contents

Acknowledgements I

Abstract II

摘要 III

Chapter One Introduction 1

1.1 Introduction to D. H. Lawrence 1

1.2 Introduction to The White Peacock 1

1.3 Literature Review 1

1.4 Structure of the Thesis 2

Chapter two Binary Opposition 3

2.1 Definition of Binary Opposition 3

2.2 Its Origin and Development 3

Chapter Three Conflicts between Nature and Civilization 4

3.1 Conflicts between Man and Nature 4

3.2 Conflicts between Male and Female 4

3.3 Conflicts between Rationality and Sensuality 5

Chapter Four Solutions of Dealing with Conflicts between Nature and Civilization 7

4.1 Return to Nature 7

4.2 Keeping harmonious relationship between nature and man 7

4.3 Keeping harmonious relationship between male and female 8

4.4 Keeping harmonious relationship between rationality and sensuality 8

Chapter Five Conclusion 9

References 11