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湖北省高等教育自学考试英语专业毕业论文题目：索尔•贝娄小说《赫索格》中的犹太性准考证号：10000000000学生姓名：XXX指导教师：2012年3月JewishnessinSaulBellow’sHerzogStudent:XXXTutor:March2012摘要索尔·贝娄是20世纪著名的犹太裔作家，他在二战后美国文坛上的地位可以与海明威、福克纳相媲美。从发表第一部短篇小说开始，索尔·贝娄一共出版了11部长篇小说及其他几部短篇小说、散文集和剧本等。因对当代文化富于人性的理解和精妙的分析,索尔·贝娄摘取了1976年的诺贝尔文学奖桂冠。在索尔·贝娄的创作硕果中，《赫索格》这一长篇力作奠定了他在美国文坛上的地位。虽然索尔·贝娄一直否认自己犹太作家的身份，但是他的作品中却自觉或者不自觉地透露出丰富的犹太性。并且正是由于这些犹太因素，使他的作品内涵丰富，表现形式独特。因此，要理解索尔·贝娄的作品，首先需要解读他作品中的犹太性。本文旨对《赫索格》中的犹太性进行细读和文本剖析，以更好地理解作品中深刻的内涵及意义。关键词:《赫索格》；流浪；受难；困惑；犹太性1AbstractSaulBellowisafamousJewish-Americanwriterofthetwentiethcentury;hisstatureinthepostwarAmericanliteraturecanonlybecomparedtothatofHemingwayorFaulknerearlierinthiscentury.Sincehisfirstshortstorywaspublished,hehadproducedasubstantialbodyoffictionincludingelevennovels,agreatnumberofshortstories,someplaysandcriticalessays.HewasawardedtheNoblePrizeforhishumanunderstandingandsubtleanalysisofcontemporaryculturein1976.AmongBellow’sworks,Herzogcanberecognizedashisrepresentativemasterpiece.ThroughHerzog,SaulBellowachievedgreatsuccessandconfirmedhisstatusintheAmericanliteraryarena.ThoughSaulBellowrejectedhisidentityasaJewish-Americanwriter,hisworkshaveabundantJewishelements.Itisthesefactorsthatgivehisworksprofoundconnotationsanduniquestyle.Therefore,toappreciateBellow’sworks,weshouldfirstunderstandtheseJewishfactorsinthem.ThisthesisaimstoanalyzetheJewishfactorsinHerzogthroughtextualanalysisinordertouncovertherichconnotationsinthenovel.Keywords:Herzog；vagrancy；suffering；confusion；Jewishness2ContentsIntroduction………………………………………………………………………………3I.JewishnessinSaulBellow’sMind……………………………………..….…51.1JewishupbringingofSaulBellow…………………………………………………51.2JewishconsciousnessofSaulBellow……………………………………………5II.JewishnessinHerzog………………………………………….……72.1HerzogasMosesleadinghispeopletothePromisedLand………….………72.2Vagrancy………………………………………………………………………….…82.3Suffering………………………………………………………………………………92.4Confusion……………………………………………………………………………10Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………….…11WorksCited………………………………………………………………………………123IntroductionAsagreatnovelist,SaulBellowandhisworksinterestlotsofcriticsandreviewers.ThefamouscriticJohnJacobClayton,whoisengagedinthestudyofSaulBellow,pointsout“SaulBellow’sdefenseofman----sourceofcreationhasbeenmadeintheculturalconfluenceoftwomainstreams:theJewishexperienceandtheAmericanexperience”(Clayton30).Atpresent,mostofthecriticsusuallyconsiderthatBellow’sAmericanexperienceismuchmoreimportantthanhisJewishexperience.However,theJewishexperienceissometimesthekeytotheunderstandingofBellow’sworks.Jewish-AmericanwritersgetmuchinspirationfromtheirJewishexperienceandwecanbedeeplyimpressedbytheJewishfeelingintheirfictions.It’sthesamewithSaulBellow:withouthisJewishconsciousness,SaulBellowcannotcreatesomanymarvelousworksanddepictthisworldsodelicately.Asmentionedabove,toexploreBellow’sworks,thekeyistoexploretheJewishnessinhisworks.However,what’stheconnotationofJewishnessandhowisitreflectedinliteraryworks?Accordingtotheresearchresultsofmanycritics,Jewishnessisthe“JewishculturalcomplexrootedintheheartsofJews”(Zou38).whenitcomestoliteraryworks,Jewishnesscanbeseenincharacters,themes,andstories.JewishnessisthedeductionofJewishcultureinAmericanJewishliterature.ManyJewishwritershavestrongracialawarenessinthebottomoftheirheartsandtheymakeuseofvariouskindsofJewishelementsandJewishresourcesconsciouslyorunconsciouslyintheirliteraryworks.SotheirworksaremarkedwithdistinctfeaturesofJewishness.Atthesametime,certainracialhistory,culturalsystemandsocialenvironmentforcesJewishwriterstomeltandsublimateJewishnesstoauniversallevelinliterature.Jewishnessisconnectedcloselywiththehistory,religion,tradition,thoughtandsocialstatusofJews.Essentially,JewishnessisthereflectionoftheseJewishculturalfactorsinliterature.Vagrancy,suffering,andconfusionareeverlastingJewishthemesintheworksofJewishwriters.4ThisthesiswillexaminetheJewishnessinHerzogfromtwoaspects:theauthor’sJewishconsciousnessandthematicconcernsofHerzog.Inthefirstpart,aresearchonSaulBellow’slifewillbegiventofindouttheoriginofhisJewishconsciousnessandhowthisconsciousnessinfluenceshiscreation.Inthesecondpart,thisthesis,bywayofadetailedtextualanalysis,triestodiscovertheJewishnessinHerzogfromfouraspects:theprotagonist’sexperience,vagrancy,sufferingandconfusion.Eventually,aconclusionisreachedthatSaulBellowisawriterwhohasastrongconsciousnessofbeingJewish,whichismanifestedinJewishthemessuchasvagrancy,sufferingandconfusion.5I.JewishnessinSaulBellow’sMind1.1JewishupbringingofSaulBellowBornonJune10,1915inQuebec,SaulBellowwasthefourthchildofhisparents,whohadimmigratedtotheNewland,andresidedinCanadabeforeresettlingintheUnitedStates.TheBellowslivedinaJewishghettoinwhichBellowcameintocontactwithorthodoxJewishculture.ThetraditionalreligionandcultureofJewishnationinthisghettomustleaveaprofoundinfluenceontheworksproducedlateinhislife.InHerzog,theprotagonist’schildhoodinNapoleonStreetiscertainlybasedonBellow’sownexperience.Bellow’sparentspaidmuchattentiontothechildren’seducationthoughtheylivedhard.BellowattendedalocalJewishschooltolearnHebrew