时间视域下奥古斯特·威尔逊三部剧中非裔美国人的生存困境解读

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1、学校代码：10172研究类型：基础研究学号：166110125中图分类号：大连外国语大学硕士学位论文题目:时间视域下奥古斯特·威尔逊三部剧中非裔美国人的生存困境解读培养学院（系、所）：英语学院学科专业:英语语言文学学生姓名：岳月指导教师姓名及职称：吕春媚教授论文答辩时间:2019年5月18日DALIANUNIVERSITYOFFOREIGNLANGUAGESONAFRICANAMERICANS’PLIGHTINAUGUSTWILSON’STHREEMAJORPLAYSFROMTHETEMPORALPERSPECTIVEATHESISSUBMITTED

2、TOTHESCHOOLOFENGLISHSTUDIESINPARTIALFULFILLMENTOFTHEREQUIREMENTSFORTHEDEGREEOFMASTEROFARTSMAY2019ABSTRACTBasedonAfricantraditionaltimeconceptandwiththeblendingofPaulRicoeur’snarratedtimetheory,thisthesisseekstorevealAugustWilson’sexplorationofthemultipletime-constructiontechniq

3、uesinhisthreeplays.Besides,thisthesisdiscussesfeaturesandfunctionsofAfricantraditionalviewoftimebyanalyzingthestruggleandsufferingstheyhavebeenfacingfromindividual,familialandethniclevelsrespectively.Thisthesisconsistsoffivechapters:ChapterOneisanintroductiontotheplaywrightAugu

4、stWilsonandhisthreeselectedmajorplays;meanwhile,italsomethodicallyreviewsliteraryresearchesonWilsonandhisworks,statesthetheoreticalframeworkofthisthesis,andpresentsresearchcontentsaswellasthekeypointsofthepresentstudy.ChapterTwoanalyzestheconstructionofscenariotimefromindividua

5、llevelinMaRainey’sBlackBottom.Theinsertionofcharactersnarratingtheirfragmentedhumiliationexperiencesrevealsthenon-linearcharacteristicsofscenariotimeintheplay.ChapterThreeexplainstheconstructionofgenealogicaltimefromthefamiliallevelinThePianoLessonandthealienationimpactofhistor

6、icaleventsonfamilymembers.ChapterFourelucidatestheconstructionofmythologicaltimefromtheethniclevelinGemoftheOcean,demonstratingcapitalismexploitationaswellasslaveryinthehybridAmericancontinent.Chapterfiveistheconclusion.Bycleverlysplicingthepast,presentandfuture,Wilsonemphasize

7、sthattimelinessplaysanimportantroleinrevealingAfricanAmericans’dilemmasandsufferingsinbothtemporalandsocialdimensions.Allinall,timelinessisaprominentfeatureofWilson’swork.HeusesAfricantraditionaltemporaltechniquestoconstructdifferenthistoricalperiodsinhisplays.Ontheonehand,Wils

8、on’stemporalconstructionreflectsthesufferingofAfricanA