【摘要】 亨利·菲尔丁小说伦理结构的设定受古典文学影响颇深,他在小说里采用的伦理结构主要来源于文艺复兴时期的流浪汉小说,同时也借鉴了古典史诗的漫游结构。正是这种脱胎于古典史诗与传奇结构样式的故事,使菲尔丁小说中的道德英雄面临了爱情与荣誉的双重冒险。菲尔丁不仅借助故事情节微弱回应了爱情与荣誉两难的母题,而且进一步揭示了不正确的荣誉观会造成爱情观的扭曲、伦理关系的商品化以及对金钱欲望的不当追求。与伪善相比,虚荣是普通人都有的人性弱点,连道德英雄都难以免俗,其危害性也难以被世人所认知。为了实现小说的道德批判功能,菲尔丁强调了荣誉与其衍生物——名誉、声誉之间的区别,同时并不完全否定顾惜名誉的世俗观点,从而也造成了一定的伦理含混。更多还原

【Abstract】 Henry Fielding’s novels blend two classical literary traditions in moral theme and narrative structure: the picaresque novel during the Renaissance period and episodic structure of classic epics. In his novels, or stories constructed in accordance with classic epics and legends, Fielding’s moral heroes have to face a double adventure for love and honor. Specifically, he illustrates the insoluble dilemma between love and honor and further represents his own belief that the misleading notion of honor will result in a series of consequences: a distorted notion of love, the commercialization of human relationship, and the improper pursuit of money. Compared with hypocrisy, vanity is a common weakness among ordinary people; even moral heroes cannot escape it. As such, its harmfulness is underestimated and hardly acknowledged by the public. Fielding’s art of moral teaching is realized in his distinction between honor and reputation. However, his emphasis on the important of reputation in the secular world leads to the ethical ambiguity in the connotations of the two words.更多还原