Spatial Representations in Charles Dickens＇s New York and London  

作　　者：Tzu Yu Allison Lin 

机构地区：[1]Gaziantep University, Gaziantep, Turkey

出　　处：《Journal of Literature and Art Studies》2014年第2期90-97,共8页文学与艺术研究（英文版）

摘　　要：The purpose of this research is to see the image of New York and London in Charles Dickens＇s writings. In American Notes （1987）, on the surface, the city shows Dickens＇s eye of observation, revealing the dark side of the city. However, his writing expresses more than what he sees. In this paper, the author sees New York and London not only as realistic accounts of what things look like, but also a true realization of how Dickens feels about himself, and about the country in which he was situated in. In Oliver Twist （2003）, a New York prison can be linked to Dickens＇s London, representing the darkness of the city with the prison cell and its suggestiveness, including punishment, exclusion, and dehumanization. A New York Asylum reveals the dialectic of order and disorder, in a way which alienation brings out the crisis of humanity. This research shows that New York is an extension of London, in a way which the personal crisis is vividly revealed, as the reader can see in Charles Dickens. A Life （2012）. Through New York, Dickens is more conscious about his London childhood, as spatial representations of London have their own symbolic meanings

关 键 词：Charles Dickens New York LONDON SPACE REPRESENTATION PRISON INSANITY 

分 类 号：TU238.2[建筑科学—建筑设计及理论] TU984.12