和合之韻：湯亭亭和平思想的“人生書寫”

1、煙臺大學(xué)碩士學(xué)位論文和合之韻：湯亭亭和平思想的“人生書寫”姓名：喬成林申請學(xué)位級別：碩士專業(yè)：英語語言文學(xué)指導(dǎo)教師：王玉潔;張靜20100401iii Abstract Maxine Hong Kingston is a well-known author in the field of Asian American studies, whose works have been approached from diversified p

2、erspectives. Her recent publication, The Fifth Book of Peace, is a book about harmony and world peace. In this work, she departs from her previous concerns over the issues of ethnicity and embarks on a new pursuit of pea

3、ceful coexistence of mankind. Upon its publication, much critical attention has been paid to it, and this thematic concern is given adequate prominence in the consequent researches. Using The Fifth Book of Peace as a cas

4、e study, this thesis intends to highlight the author’s all-time concern with harmony. It argues that using “l(fā)ife writing” as a major literary device in this book and several others, Kingston expresses her meditations and

5、 ideas on the issues of world peace. In addition to Introduction and Conclusion, the thesis consists of three body chapters. Chapter One points out that Kingston is making her effort to build the harmonious community, wh

6、ich is above all one of diversity and one in which goodness of the individual and the collective is valued. Chapter Two analyses the melody of harmony in structure and genre of The Fifth Book of Peace by referring to the

7、 theory of Five Elements and Postmodernist genre notions. In comparison with her other works, Chapter Three explores Kingston’s writing on war and representation of peace through the lens of life writing. It is conclude

8、d that, throughout her literary career, Kingston has always been trying to create the harmonious community and “l(fā)ife write” on peace. Her work not only depicts reality from an ethnic minority female writer’s point of vie

9、w, but also explores the harmonious coexistence of multi-races within the context of multiculturalism. Her writing has had significant influence on ethnic minority literatures in today’s world of globalization. Key Wor