Mutable Desires： Girardian Two-Object Rivalries in Beowulf  

作　　者：Eric R. Carlson 

机构地区：[1]University of South Carolina-Aiken, Aiken, USA

出　　处：《Journal of Literature and Art Studies》2012年第7期691-702,共12页文学与艺术研究（英文版）

摘　　要：This paper analyzes the violent relationships in Beowulf（2008） based on the application of Rene Girard＇s theories of acquisitive mimesis. However, normal applications of Girard＇s work can be problematic with this text, because reading mimetic conflict in Beowulf as focused on a single object of desire does not adequately explain the relationships between Grendel and his enemies. Normal applications of acquisitive mimesis are limited in this poem, because agent and model do not often have the same desires, and thus this paper proposes a corollary to Girard＇s theories： If we allow for two objects of desire in the rivalry--primary and secondary desires--we can account for the motivations of all mimetic rivals and acquisitive mimesis has a richer and more sustained application to this poem

关 键 词：Old English literature BEOWULF Ren6 Girard rivalry MIMESIS 

分 类 号：TP317[自动化与计算机技术—计算机软件与理论] TV642.31[自动化与计算机技术—计算机科学与技术]