An Analysis of the Biblical Archetypes in East of Eden_英语论文

摘要

《圣经》是西方世界最重要的经典之一，几个世纪以来对文学创作有着深刻影响。圣经中许多元素演化成了文学创作原型，频繁地出现在各类文学作品中。本文基于原型批评理论，从《圣经》中收集了8种圣经原型并将其分成人物、意象、主题和结构四大类并尝试分析这些圣经原型在《伊甸之东》中的体现。由于原型批评理论仍存在一些局限性，本文中所列举的圣经原型都是被广大学者认可的原型.

关键词：《圣经》；原型批评理论；圣经原型；《伊甸之东》

Contents

1. Introduction 1

1.1 John Steinbeck and His Works 1

1.2 Introduction to East of Eden 1

1.3 Archetypical Criticism 4

2. Archetypes from The Bible 6

2.1 Biblical Character Archetypes 6

2.2 Biblical Image Archetypes 9

2.3 Biblical Theme Archetypes 10

2.4 Biblical Narration Archetypes 12

3. The Embodiment of Biblical Archetypes in East of Eden 12

3.1 Embodiment of Character Archetypes 12

3.2 Embodiment of Image Archetypes 15

3.3 Embodiment of Theme Archetypes 17

3.4 Embodiment of Narration Archetypes 19

4. Conclusion 20

References 21