重构女性神话:阿特伍德的《珀涅罗珀记》

从女性主义的视角来看,古希腊神话和传说是站在男性中心的立场上书写出来的。因此,女性作家往往故意偏离宏大叙事主题,大胆地对神话加以重构,重新赋予古老的神话鲜明的现实意义。加拿大作家玛格丽特.阿特伍德的近作《珀涅罗珀记》通过对叙事方式和叙事视角进行颠覆和置换,体现了在当代社会语境下,女性作家是如何策略性地解构男权社会的神话传统,颠覆男权思想,重构女性神话的。

The Penelopiad: Rewriting the Myth of Women

From female's perspective,the ancient Greek myths and legends are made by the man-centered society.By apply the theory of female narratology,this paper attempts to analyze the narrative strategy in The Penelopiad which is Canadian writer Margaret Atwood's new novel and conduct that how women writers to make strong critique to patriarchy and construct female discourse. With the collapse of male supremacy and patriarchy,the novel overturns the tradition of classic myth and rebuilds the myth of women.