Theme 文学原理教程课件.ppt

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1、ThemeDefinition----Thecentralideaorstatementaboutlifethatunifiesandcontrolsthetotalwork.Athememaybestatedorimplied.Itistheperceptionaboutlifeorhumannaturethatthewriterwantstocommunicate.MisconceptionsaboutTheme1.Eachanovelhasatheme/themes.Themeonlyexistsintheno

2、velthat①seriouslyattemptstoreflectlifefaithfully;②intendstorevealtruthaboutlife;③arebasedonideasortheoriesoflife.Eg:Novelsofratiocination(推理)/horrorhavenotheme.----Theyareaimedatentertainingthereader,notatimprovinghisunderstandingoflife.2.Thethemeislargelywhatt

3、henovelis.ThedifferencebetweenTheme&Novel:Theme----AnabstractideaappealingsolelytotheintellectuallevelofreadingVitaminsNovel----AworkofartappealingtotheemotionallevelVegetables3.Thethemeisconfusedwithamoralorlesson.Moral/Lesson①theadvicestatedorimpliedinaparabl

4、e/fable;②sth.ofarulebywhichonecanregulatehisbehavior.Eg:----Bekindtoyourneighbours.----Honestyisthebestpolicy.Theme----Morecomplicatedasanovelistoenhanceone’sawarenessofliferatherthansimplytotellhimhowtobehave.4.Onenovelhasonlyonetheme.Somehaveseveralsubthemest

5、othemaintheme.Someareappreciatedfortheirthematicambiguity.5.Thethemeisconfusedwiththesubject.Subject----Amatter/anaffairTheme----AnideaSubject----Thetopiconwhichanauthorhaschosentowrite.Theme----Somestatementaboutorsomeopiniononthattopic.Eg:Love----SubjectLovei

6、sinvincible.----ThemeWar----SubjectWarisuseless.----ThemeTheme----Particulartothenovel,thoughsomearesimilar;Subject----Universal.Eg:TheScarletLetterTheGreatGatsbyWomeninLoveSubject----LoveTheme----DifferentFiveRequirementsforStatingaThemeAthememustbeexpressedin

7、theformofastatementwithasubjectandapredicate.Eg:“Loveofone’scountryofteninspiresheroicself-sacrifice”.Payattentiontoitsconvertibilitytosentenceformifathemeisstatedinthephraseform.Eg:“Futilityofenvy”Envyisfutile.“Selflessmaternallove”Maternalloveisselfless.★2.Na

8、mesofcharacters&placesshouldnotbementioned.----Thethemeisageneralizationaboutlifebasedonthenovel,andthestatementofthemeshouldbetruealsoofotherpeopleorlifesituations.Eg:Wuthe