Writing the Silenced Female Body, Scrutinizing the Grand Narrative of Colonization and Decolonization: The Body in Zoë Wicomb’s David’s Story  

作　　者：SHI Ju-hong LUO Wen-jie 

机构地区：[1]School of Foreign Languages,Lanzhou University,Lanzhou,China

出　　处：《Journal of Literature and Art Studies》2024年第7期576-583,共8页文学与艺术研究（英文版）

基　　金：This work was supported by Humanities and Social Sciences Fund of Ministry of Education of China(No.19XJA7520012020);by National Social Science Fund of China(No.20BWW069).

摘　　要：David’s Story by Zoë Wicomb addresses the complexities of representing female suffering and the limitations of traditional historical narratives in capturing the experiences of marginalized bodies.It challenges the grand narratives of national history by emphasizing the indispensable role of women’s experiences.Through characters like Dulcie and Rachael,Wicomb portrays the female body as a site of resistance and resilience,highlighting the need for more nuanced and inclusive ways of documenting history.Underscoring the inexpressibility of trauma and the limitations of language and representation,the novel self-reflexively acknowledges its own aporia of completing the narrative,embodying the ongoing struggle to capture the full breadth of human experience.

关 键 词：David’s Story silenced female body caution against grand narrative 

分 类 号：H315.9[语言文字—英语]