英文摘要 |
After Family Catastrophe, Wang Wen-hsing further demonstrates his stylisticfreedom with Backed Against the Sea. The language in this work confuses andbewilders most readers. The story takes place in a fishing port named DeepPit Harbor. Its geographical features form a natural semi-circular stage onwhich the narrator utters his monologue. Throughout the novel he plays differentroles, mimicking the voices and speech patterns of various charactersand demonstrating the effect of heteroglossia. His monologue reflects on therelationship between man and heaven, philosophizes on birth, aging, illness,death, religion and offers comments on modern poetry. In his banished state,the narrator’s language forms a unique monologue that gives full expression tothe wide-ranging free association of his thoughts and emotions. |