论《天黑前的夏天》中的都市空间和女性身份

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7、kedwiththeabbreviationandthepagenumbersinbracketwhenthisnoveliSdealtwithIIIIV摘要多丽丝·莱辛(1919一)是英国文坛杰出的女性作家，被认为继弗吉尼Ⅱ·伍尔大之后最伟大的女作家，享有“心灵工程师”的美誉。无论是她的长篇小说还是短篇小说，城市都是小说的重要社会背景，尤其是伦敦。都市问题一直是莱辛小说关注的重点。出版于1973年的小说《天黑前的夏天》是莱辛最畅销的作品之一。这部小说讲述了一个中年女性在某一个夏天从家庭出走又同归家庭的人生经历。凯特布朗，或布

8、朗夫人是中年女性的代表，家庭空间的丧失唤醒了她压抑的自我意识，因此开始了寻找真实自我之旅。国内外的批评学者大多是从女性主义，心理分析和叙事学的角度来研究《天黑前的夏天》，但忽略了空间因素对于小说中人物命运的关键作用。主人公凯特在夏日被迫离家、暂时工作、和情人旅行等一系列遭遇都