「兩個世界交會在極點」：瑪格麗特．柯芬蒂詩《炫麗異世界》和約翰尼斯．克卜勒《夢》融合科學與文學之敘事策略對比

“Two Worlds Joined at Their Poles”: Contrasting Narrative Strategies of Conflating Science and Literature in Margaret Cavendish’s The Blazing World and Johannes Kepler’s Somnium

本文旨在探討瑪格麗特．柯芬蒂詩《炫麗異世界》（1666）和約翰尼斯．克卜勒《夢》（1634）中的敘事策略對比，分析兩位作者如何將科學論述與文學元素融合在其作品中。筆者主張柯芬蒂詩利用虛構的角色和對話模式，將其自然哲學理念無縫整合到文學敘事中，創造多層次且動態的交流觀點。相較之下，克卜勒採用單一敘事模式和邊界明確的框架敘事，使其核心科學論述與框架性的虛構敘事相對分離且較為僵硬。本文透過比較柯芬蒂詩和克卜勒在融合科學與文學元素上的不同敘事策略，探究作者的專業背景、個人興趣以及作品的創作歷史如何影響其敘事策略選擇，並形塑讀者對作品的解讀與歸類。筆者利用文氏圖模型（a Venn diagram model）視覺化呈現兩部作品中科學與文學的交疊程度與類型，顯示柯芬蒂詩的《炫麗異世界》更側重文學面向，而克卜勒的《夢》則以科學論述為核心。藉由探討科學論述與文學想像的互動關係，本文企圖深化對早期現代科學與文學錯綜關係的理解。

This essay examines the contrasting narrative strategies in Margaret Cavendish's The Blazing World (1666) and Johannes Kepler's Somnium (1634), highlighting how both authors blend scientific discourse with literary elements. Cavendish employs fictional characters and dialogues to integrate scientific ideas into her literary narrative, creating a multifaceted and dynamic exchange of perspectives. In contrast, Kepler utilizes a monologic structure with clear-cut framed narratives, presenting his core scientific discourse in a more rigid and separate manner from the fictional framework. By analyzing Cavendish’s use of fictional characters and dialogues to convey scientific ideas and contrasting it with Kepler’s reliance on monologic discourse and framed narratives, the essay explores how the authors’professional backgrounds, personal interests, and the compositional history of the works influence their narrative choices and shape the readers’perceptions. The study employs a Venn diagram model to illustrate the varying degrees of overlap between science and literature in these texts, emphasizing Cavendish’s predominantly literary approach and Kepler’s primarily scientific focus. By exploring the interplay between scientific discourse and literary imagination, the essay aims to deepen our understanding of the intricate relationship between science and literature during the early modern period.