1、2023年威廉福克纳获诺贝尔文学奖受奖演说 英语演讲稿 威廉福克纳WilliamFaulkner,1897-1962美国作家,生于美国密西西比州新奥尔巴尼的一个庄园主家,南北战斗后家道中落。 第一次世界大战期间,福克纳在空军服过役。战后入高校,其后从事过各种职业并开头写作。?士兵的酬劳?1926发表后,福克纳被列入迷惘的一代,但很快与他们分道扬镖。?萨拉里斯?1929问世之后,福克纳的创作进入顶峰斯。他觉察家乡那块邮票般大小的地方倒也值得一写,只怕一辈子也写不完。怀着这样的信念,他把19篇长篇和70多篇短篇小说纺织在约克纳帕塌法世系里,通过南方贵族世家的兴衰,反映了美国独立战斗前夕到其次次世界
2、大战之间的社会现实,创伤了20世纪的人间喜剧。长篇小说?喧哗与骚动?和?我弥留之际?1930、?圣殿?1931、?八月之光?1932、?押沙龙,押沙龙?1936等现代文版权全部学的经典之作。 福克纳后期的主要作品有?村子?1940、?闯入者?1948、?寓言?1954、?小镇?1957和?大宅?1959等。此外还有短篇小说、剧本和诗歌。 福克纳虽是南方重要作家,但他的作品当时并不受重视,直到1946年美国有名的文学批判家马尔科姆考莱编选了?袖珍本福克纳文集?,又写了一篇知名的序言之后,福克纳才在文坛上引起重视。特殊是萨特、马尔洛等人的赏识,使福克纳名声大噪。 在艺术上,福克纳受弗洛伊德影响,大
3、胆地大胆地进行试验,接受意识流手法、对位结构以及象征隐喻等手段表现暴力、凶杀、性变态心理等,他的作品风格千姿百态、扑朔迷离,读者须下大功夫才能感受其特有的审美情趣。 1949年,由于他对当代美国小说作出了强有力的和艺术上无与伦比的奉献,福克纳获诺贝尔文学奖。 Ifeelthatthisawardwasnotmadetomeasaman,buttomywork-lifesworkintheagonyandsweatofthehumanspirit,notforgloryandleastofallforprofit,buttocreateoutofthematerialsofthehumanspi
4、ritsomethingwhichdidnotexistbefore.Sothisawardisonlymineintrust.Itwillnotbedifficulttofindadedicationforthemoneypartofitcommensuratewiththepurposeandsignificanceofitsorigin.ButIwouldliketodothesamewiththeacclaimtoo,byusingthismomentasapinnaclefromwhichImightbelistenedtobytheyoungmenandwomenalreadyde
5、dicatedtothesameanguishandtravail,amongwhomisalreadythatonewhowillsomedaystandwhereIamstanding. Ourtragedytodayisageneralanduniversalphysicalfearsolongsustainedbynowthatwecanevenbearit.Therearenolongerproblemsofthespirit.Thereisonlythequestion:WhenwillIbeblownupBecauseofthis,theyoungmanorwomanwritin
6、gtodayhasforgottentheproblemsofthehumanheartinconflictwithitselfwhichalonecanmakegoodwritingbecauseonlythatisworthwritingabout,worththeagonyandthesweat. Hemustlearnthemagain.Hemustteachhimselfthatthebasestofallthingsistobeafraid;and,teachinghimselfthat,forgetitforever,leavingnoroominhisworkshopforan
7、ythingbuttheoldveritiesandtruthsoftheheart,theuniversaltruthslackingwhichanystoryisephemeralanddoomed-loveandhonorandpityandprideandcompassionandsacrifice.Untilhedoesso,helaborsunderacurse.Hewritesnotoflovebutoflust,ofdefeatsinwhichnobodylosesanythingofvalue,ofvictorieswithouthopeand,worstofall,with
8、outpityorcompassion.Hisgriefsgrieveonnouniversalbones,leavingnoscars.Hewritesnotoftheheartbutoftheglands. Untilhelearnsthesethings,hewillwriteasthoughhestoodamongandwatchedtheendofman.Ideclinetoaccepttheendofman.Itiseasyenoughtosaythatmanisimmortalsimplybecausehewillendure:thatwhenthelastding-dongof
9、doomhasclangedandfadedfromthelastworthlessrockhangingtidelessinthelastredanddyingevening,thateventhentherewillstillbeonemoresound:thatofhispunyinexhaustiblevoice,stilltalking.Irefusetoacceptthis.Ibelievethatmanwillnotmerelyendure:hewillprevail.Heisimmortal,notbecausehealoneamongcreatureshasaninexhau
10、stiblevoice,butbecausehehasasoul,aspiritcapableofcompassionandsacrificeandendurance. Thepoets,thewriters,dutyistowriteaboutthesethings.Itishisprivilegetohelpmanendurebyliftinghisheart,byremindinghimofthecourageandhonorandhopeandprideandcompassionand版权全部pityandsacrificewhichhavebeenthegloryofhispast.Thepoetsvoiceneednotmerelybetherecordofman,itcanbeoneoftheprops,thepillarstohelphimendureandprevail. 4