西尔维娅是谁?——《山羊,或谁是西尔维娅?》的后人文主义解读  

Who is Sylvia?: An Interpretation of The Goat,or Who Is Sylvia? from the Perspective of Post-humanism

作　　者：雷瑜 LEI Yu

机构地区：[1]中国人民大学外国语学院

出　　处：《广东外语外贸大学学报》2022年第2期110-120,160,共12页Journal of Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

摘　　要：美国荒诞派剧作家爱德华·阿尔比的剧作《山羊,或谁是西尔维娅?》中的山羊西尔维娅因剧中人物不同的思想观念而呈现出不同的面貌。以后人文主义视角,可见马汀的妻子史蒂薇因她的人类中心主义思想而将西尔维娅视为与人类构成二元对立关系的动物以及被语言标记为"山羊"的符号。具有反思意识的马汀则在与西尔维娅的注视中得到启示,西尔维娅眼中的理解与灵魂使他意识到自身存在的贫瘠。这种贫瘠,源于现代人凌驾于自然之上,在自己与动物之间严格划界,从而因为自身观念的封锁而无法参与到自己的存在以及与他者的共在当中。因此,他们注定是孤独的,其人性也是扭曲的。In American absurd playwright Edward Albee’s play The Goat,or Who Is Sylvia?,Sylvia-the goat,takes on varied looks depending on the characters’ different ideas. From the perspective of post-humanism,it can be found that Martin’s wife Stevie,because of her anthropocentrism,regards Sylvia as an animal that forms a binary opposition to humans and as a sign marked by language as“a goat”,while Martin who has the reflective consciousness is inspired by Sylvia’s gaze. In Sylvia’s eyes,the understanding and soul make Martin aware of his own poverty of existence. In fact,the poverty of existence is caused by modern humans who place themselves above nature and draw a strict line between themselves and the animal,which makes themselves impossible to be involved in their own or other’s existence because of their closed minds. Therefore,they are doomed to be lonely and their humanity is distorted.

关 键 词：爱德华·阿尔比 西尔维娅 现代人 后人文主义 反思 

分 类 号：I712.065[文学—其他各国文学]