ON THE INFLUENCE OF HARDY'S RELIGIOUS THOUGHTS OVER THE CHARACTERS IN TESS
摘 要
本文首先介绍了圣经文化, 托马斯•哈代的宗教思想以及两者在文学史上的地位；然后阐述哈代的宗教思想与圣经存在的关联性, 从哈代在作品创作中对圣经文化的娴熟运用，哈代宗教思想的形成和演变和历代学者对哈代的宗教思想的评价等三个方面进行具体的分析；最后以《苔丝》中的主要人物作为研究的重点，如苔丝、安琪和艾力克。通过分析作品中的几个主要人物的命运及所象征的宗教意义，反映了哈代作品中所隐含的浓厚的宗教色彩，从而使读者更好地理解哈代的宗教思想在小说的主要人物塑造方面所起的重要作用。
关键词:哈代；宗教思想；苔丝；安琪；艾力克
ABSTRACT
This paper begins with the Bible culture, Hardy's religious thoughts as well as their status in the literary history. It then elaborates the connection between the Bible and Hardy's religious thoughts, specifically from the use of Bible culture in the Hardy's creation, the formation of Hardy's religious thoughts and the scholars' comments on Hardy's religious thoughts three aspects. Finally, it focuses on the major characters in Tess, for instance, Tess, Angel and Alec. By analyzing the fate of several major characters in the novel and the religious meaning, together with the dense religious color, in order to give the readers a better understanding of the significance of Hardy's religious thoughts in shaping the major characters in Tess.
.
Keywords: Hardy; religion; Tess; Angel; Alec
Contents
1. Introduction 1
2. Bible and Hardy's religious thoughts 2
2.1 The Bible's status in Literary history 2
2.2 The use of Bible culture in Hardy's creation 2
2.3 The formation and evolution of Hardy's religious thoughts 3
2.4 The scholars' comments on Hardy's religious thoughts 5
3. The influence of Hardy's religious thoughts in creating Tess 6
3.1 The connection between Bible and Tess 6
3.2 Inflections of Tess on Hardy's religious thoughts 6
4. The influence of Hardy's religious thoughts in creating Angel 9
4.1 The connection between the name of Angel and Bible. 9
4.2 The impact of Angel on Tess's tragic fate 9
4.3 The Criticism and Inheritance of Christian reflected by Hardy in shaping Angel 10
5. The influence of Hardy's religious thoughts in creating Alec 12
5.1 The connection between the name of Alec and Bible 12
5.2 The impact of Alec on Tess's tragic fate 12
5.3 The Criticism and Inheritance of Christian reflected by Hardy in shaping Alec 13
6. Conclusion 14
Acknowledgements 15
References 16
