The Nirvana of Myth--A Research on Neil Gaiman’s American Gods

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1、神话的涅槃—对尼尔·盖曼《美国众神》的研究TheNirvanaofMyth--AResearchonNeilGaiman’sAmericanGodsAbstract:AmericanGodsismoreapresent-daymyththanafantasy.Therelationshipbetweenmythandliteraturehastakenvaryingforms.Themostobviousformhasbeentheuseofmythinworksofliterature.Actually,mythisconsideredtobethein

2、nersourceofallfictions.Inotherwords,itwastheprimitiveformofhumanliteraryworks.Nowandthenthereareagreatnumberoffirst-rankauthorswhoarearrestedinrecomposingofancientmythamongwhichGaimanmadehisoutstandingcontributions.Atthepresentday,theproblemsauthorsarefacingalloverthesevenseas,ist

3、hatcharmingfictionscannotstickuptopeople’sownfleshandbloodanymore.Thetraditionalwaysofstorywritingweredriventothelastditch.Undertakingsuchpressure,therevivalofmythcameintobeing,whereuponsomeofthestorytellerspicktheirimaginationupfrommyth,anddiscoveredthepossibilityoftranscendingre

4、ality.AmericanGodswasthusproperlyrepresentativeofthenirvanaofmyth.Keywords:myth；fiction；literature；tradition；nirvana摘　要：《美国众神》乃是一部现代的神话。神话与文学之间的关系具有种种不同的形式，最显而易见的是在文学作品中使用神话。而事实上神话是所有小说的源泉，或者说，它是人类历史最初的小说。伟大的作家往往都倾心于神话的创造与再创造，尼尔·盖曼对此作出了新的贡献。如今，全世界的作家面临的一大问题，就是现实往往比小说更加精彩，传统的小说叙事已陷

5、入困局。面对这样的压力，回归神话就逐渐成为了一股文学潮流。一些作家从神话中重新拾回了想象力，发现了超越现实的可能，使传统神话重获新生。关键词：神话；小说；文学；传统；涅槃ContentsI.Introduction…………………………………………………………….1A.AnIntroductiontotheAuthor.................................................................1B.AGeneralViewabouttheStory………………………………………………..1II.Explo

6、rationoftheSignificanceofAmericanGods…………………..2A.TheRevivalofMyth………………………………………………......2B.AReorientationofAmerica…………………………………………....3C.AnExaminationofAmericanSpirit…………………………………....61.DescriptionsofAmericanReligion…………………………………62.FinalityofAmericanDream………………………….……………63.AnApoc

7、alypseoftheLostGods……………………...……………8III.Conclusion……………………….…………………………………….8WorksCited………………………………..……………………….….…9I.IntroductionA.AnIntroductiontotheAuthorNeilRichardGaimanwasbornNovember10,1960inPortchester,EnglandandnowlivesintheUnitedStates.Duringthecourseoftwentyyearsasawriter

8、,NeilGaimanhasbeenoneofthetopwrit