论西奥多·德莱塞小说《“天才”》中的自然主义特征

自传体小说《"天才"》是西奥多·德莱塞(Theodore Dreiser,1871-1945)的一部中期作品,其中流露出与他的早期作品如《嘉莉妹妹》、《珍妮姑娘》相似的自然主义特征。通过这部作品,我们可以了解他的环境对人的决定作用,人在生物本能的控制下无能为力等机械唯物主义观点和宿命论观点。

On Naturalism in Theodore Dreiser s Biographic Novel "The Genius "

Theodore Dreiser s biographic novel "The Genius " was written in 1915—in the middle of his literary career. It reveals many naturalistic features which are familiar with his early works such as Sister Carrie and Jennie Gerhardt. Throughout this novel, Dreiser carries through Emile Zola s central idea in his naturalistic theories--"faithful to life". In this novel, he portrays the early life of the protagonist Eugene Wilta. By reading this novel, we can get to know Dreiser s mechanical and deterministic the...