Remarks on The Moonstone— Interpretation of English Detective Novels

1、淺談月亮寶石解析英國(guó)偵探小說(shuō)remarks on the moonstone interpretation of english detective novelscontentsabstract.1key words.1i. introduction.2ii. literary background.2iii. brief analysis of the moonstone.4 1. the suspense and mystery.4 2. story plot and characters.4 3. main characters.6iv. analysis of detective no

2、vels. 71. english detective and popular literature72. literary significance and criticism7v. conclusion.9references.10abstract: the authors writing is covered with great accuracy, increasingly vivid stories. he works in most mysterious and unpredictable circumstances, and then by a sharp stroke, spi

3、nal structured, comes the mystery. till the end the readers have to read through, in order to understand the whole truth. popular literature is the integration of western detective fiction genre, and gothic novels, crime novels they are derived from the spy novel, the police novels, and suspense nov

4、els of mystery novels are risky areas. detective novels with astonishing main reasoning, judgment intellectual figures, based on a series of clues. with its structure, plot, characters and even the environment of their setup and programming, it is a kind of program literature.key words: popular lite

5、rature; detective fiction; moonstone; mysterious; plot摘要：作者寫小說(shuō)喜歡采用各個(gè)不同的人物分頭從各個(gè)不同角度敘述同一故事這一手法，寫得面面俱到，絲絲入扣，使故事益發(fā)生動(dòng)。他作品的情節(jié)多半神秘莫測(cè)，然后，再以犀利的筆鋒，層次分明的一一剖解，撥開疑云。讀者只有讀到終卷，才能了解全部真相。偵探小說(shuō)是通俗文學(xué)的一種體裁,與哥特式小說(shuō),犯罪小說(shuō)以及由它們衍生出的間諜小說(shuō)、警察小說(shuō)、懸疑小說(shuō)同屬驚險(xiǎn)神秘小說(shuō)的范疇。偵探小說(shuō)主要寫具有驚人推理、判斷智力的人物，根據(jù)一系列的線索，破解犯罪疑案。它的情節(jié)、結(jié)構(gòu)、人物甚至環(huán)境都有一定的格局和程式，因此也是一種

6、程式文學(xué)。關(guān)鍵詞：通俗文學(xué)；偵探小說(shuō)；月亮寶石；神秘；情節(jié)i. introduction collins made the moonstone the masterpiece in the history of detective fiction. mining delivered more profound novels, which exposed the al-quads british aggression against heinous crimes committed by the british army in india. the western invaders burned

7、, destroyed monuments. 19th century profoundly revealed british upper strata of society in a reflection of the bandwagon effect, exposed the hypocrisy of religion, and the truth had a charitable cause-condemnation of the crimes of aggressors. the moonstone has made a breakthrough in the art of progr

8、ess. first, the images of the characters are successfully molded, lifelike, as both its portrait and its psychological perspective are well understood in very place. second, through the exquisite use of narrative technique, the author skillfully puts law, professional knowledge into practice in the

9、areas of sociology and psychology to help track, indirect, complex narratives, including letters and diaries and records to raise questions and create real atmosphere.one source of the power of wilkie collinss the moonstone (1868), like the diamond at its heart, is the complex range of interpretatio

10、ns the novel inspires. if the diamond stands, alternatively, as a sign of religious devotion, imperial plunder, colonial revenge, capitalist desire, personal vengeance, sexual experience or psychological integration, the novel equally invites an array of interpretations: it is an orient list romance

11、, a critique of imperialism, an inheritance plot, an allegory of seduction and, as was most famously claimed by t. s. eliot, the first and the greatest modern english detective novels. regardless of the myriad interpretative meanings the novel offers, however, its narrative force and logic are clear

12、: the moonstone is an elaborate act of historical detection and reconstruction. by way of an intricate collective narrative performed by a series of individuals who explicitly present their case like witnesses in a trial, this novel dramatizes a sustained effort to recover a lost incident, connectin

13、g contemporary circumstances with historical origins, and assembling a chain of evidence that will link the present to the past by explaining the truth about a mysterious sequence of events (admuff 1998). in its complex narrative and in the unfolding of its even more complicated plot, the moonstone

14、did in fact become the prototypical english detective novel. ii. literary backgroundin 1842 the american writer edgar allan poe published the people street homicide; this novel is full of suspense. finally the animal murderer actually, it seems to cheat, but also demonstrating the artistic style of

15、edgar allan poe. the first murder scene was written, and full of mystery and terror. 其后愛(ài)倫坡又先后寫了4部偵探短篇：瑪麗羅杰神秘案件（1842年）、金甲蟲（1843年）、你就是殺人兇手（1844年）、被盜竊的信（1845年）。poe also subsequently wrote four short detective novels: mary rogers mysterious case (1842). golden bug (1843), you are murderers (1844). the l

16、etter was stolen, (1845). 這5部小說(shuō)創(chuàng)造了5種推理小說(shuō)模式。these five novels created a five detective story mode. 愛(ài)倫 坡也被稱為“偵探小說(shuō)的鼻祖。poe has been called the originator of detective novels. 他深受西方資產(chǎn)階級(jí)頹廢派的影響,提倡為藝術(shù)而藝術(shù),小說(shuō)情節(jié)古怪離奇,充滿恐怖氣氛.he felt the influence of western bourgeois decadence advocate for the arts and the art o

17、f fiction strange, bizarre circumstances, with an atmosphere of terror (jiang yongcheng 2006). 繼愛(ài)倫坡之后,英國(guó)的歷史又出現(xiàn)了一位偵探小說(shuō)家威廉威爾基柯林斯.following poe, there was a history of the british detective novelist william wendell collins.柯林斯（18241889年）生于倫敦, 月亮寶石是柯林斯偵探小說(shuō)的代表作。collins (1824-1889) was born in london. he

18、was one of the most popular writers of the nineteenth century. he is best known for the woman in white, which inaugurated the sensation novel in the 1860s, and the moonstone, one of the first detective novels; but he wrote over 20 novels, plays and short stories during a career that spanned four dec

19、ades. this companion offers a fascinating overview of collinss writing. in a wide range of essays by leading scholars, it traces the development of his career, his position as a writer and his complex relation to contemporary cultural movements and debates. collinss exploration of the tensions, whic

20、h lay beneath victorian society, is analyzed through a variety of critical approaches. a chronology and guide to further reading are provided, making this book an indispensable guide for all those interested in collins and his work.the moonstone, collins detective fiction masterpiece. 它描繪了19世紀(jì)英國(guó)資產(chǎn)階級(jí)

21、上流社會(huì)的世態(tài)炎涼，暴露了宗教的虛偽，揭露了慈善事業(yè)的真相，并譴責(zé)了英國(guó)侵略軍在印度犯下的罪行。it depicts the 19th century english bourgeoisie upper strata of society in a reflection of the bandwagon effect, exposes the hypocrisy of religion, tells the truth about the charitable cause, and condemns the crimes committed by the british army of agg

22、ression in india. 這部偵探小說(shuō)成功塑造了克夫探長(zhǎng)的生動(dòng)形象：通過(guò)對(duì)月亮寶石案件的偵破，充分顯示了偵探藝術(shù)的精嫻以及他料事如神的本領(lǐng)。detector cuff shaping the success of this detective story: a vivid image of the moon stones cases detected fully demonstrated the spirit of artistic mastery, and he indeed predict like detective skills. 書中其他人物也栩栩如生，如雷茜兒的閨秀氣度、

23、羅琳娜的癡迷、克萊克的偽善、西格雷夫愚昧昏庸，都入木三分。other figures in the book are superbly, miss rachel abuse magnanimity carolina addicts, lake hypocritical, seagrave stupid, penetrating.讀完全書，讀者無(wú)不稱克夫探長(zhǎng)為自己心目中的英雄?？铝炙乖?854年結(jié)識(shí)了當(dāng)時(shí)英國(guó)文豪狄更斯，毫無(wú)疑問(wèn)，他創(chuàng)作偵探小說(shuō)是受到狄更斯的影響，但他比狄更斯早兩年寫出了偵探小說(shuō)月亮寶石。collins in 1854 became acquainted with the bri

24、tish novelist charles dickens, no doubt he created the detective novels by dickens, but dickens than two years ago, and he wrote a detective novel the moonstone. 從發(fā)表偵探小說(shuō)的順序而言，柯林斯的偵探小說(shuō)也啟發(fā)了狄更斯，狄更斯在月亮寶石出版的后兩年（1870年），才發(fā)表了艾德魯特魯?shù)掳讣?。the order from the published detective novels, it has inspired collins det

25、ective novels by charles dickens. in the two years after the publication of the moonstone (1870). dickens only published the adieu trudy case (sun jian 2005).iii. brief analysis of the moonstone1. the suspense and mysterythe author used a different description of the different characters in differen

26、t stories. the story is full of suspense and mystery. intricate plot of the piece, the odd, so readers doubt. the author also through detector cuff reveals the mystery, so mysterious and unpredictable is the case of gradual revelation of the truth. always with a fascinating story around the corner,

27、he likes to write fiction various figures separately from every different angle; the story is described the same way. his writing is covered with great accuracy, increasingly vivid stories. he works in most mysterious and unpredictable circumstances, and then by a sharp stroke, spinal structured, co

28、mes the mystery. till the end the readers have to read through, in order to understand the whole truth.2. plot summary the moonstone is a magnificent yellow diamond “l(fā)arge as a plovers egg”. colonel john herncastle, who seized it from the forehead of a hindu god, looted it at the siege of seringapat

29、am in southern india in 1799. on his return to england he was ostracised by his family and society, and in revenge for a slight he leaves the diamond, said to carry a curse, to his niece rachel verinder. rachels cousin, franklin blake, is to deliver the diamond to the verinder house near frizinghall

30、 on the yorkshire coast. the moonstone is presented to rachel at a dinner party for her eighteenth birthday. the guests include godfrey ablewhite, another cousin; mr candy, the family doctor; mr murthwaite, a celebrated traveller in india; and drusilla clack, an interfering evangelist. the party goe

31、s badly. rachel and franklin blake have become fond of each other while decorating her sitting room door and rachel had earlier refused a marriage proposal from ablewhite. in addition, blake quarrels with mr candy about the competence of doctors. blake had been followed in london and murthwaite iden

32、tifies three indians seen near the house as high caste brahmins. rachel places the diamond in her bedroom cabinet but the next morning it is missing. the local police superintendent, seegrave, is a bungling incompetent so blake calls in the celebrated sergeant cuff of the detective police. he rules

33、out the suspicious indians but realises the importance of smeared paint on rachels sitting room door. the smear has been made by an article of dress, whose owner is almost certainly the thief. rachel behaves inexplicably, obstructing the investigation and refusing to have anything more to do with fr

34、anklin blake. cuff concludes that she has stolen her own diamond assisted by rosanna spearman, a deformed housemaid fascinated by the local quicksand. rosanna is a reformed thief who is acquainted with a dubious london moneylender, septimus luker. she is also in love with franklin blake and after ac

35、ting strangely drowns herself in the shivering sand. cuff is dismissed from the case by lady verinder but correctly predicts future developments. in london, both ablewhite and luker are attacked and searched, luker losing a receipt for a great valuable. lady verinder dies of a heart condition and ra

36、chel reluctantly agrees to marry ablewhite whose father has become her guardian. they move to brighton where they are visited by mr bruff, the family solicitor. the engagement is broken off when he reveals that ablewhite is in debt and is marrying rachel for her money. blake returns from travels abr

37、oad but rachel refuses to see him. determined to restore her good opinion, he revisits yorkshire where rosanna spearmans only friend, limping lucy, gives him a letter from the dead housemaid. this leads him to the shivering sand where rosanna has hidden his nightgown, smeared with paint, with a conf

38、ession that she concealed the nightgown and killed herself out of love. the confused blake returns to london and contrives a meeting with rachel at mr bruffs house in hampstead. there she tells him that she knows he had financial problems and with her own eyes saw him take the diamond. her actions h

39、ave been to protect his reputation. blake meets mr candys assistant, ezra jennings, who saved candys life from a fever caught after the birthday dinner. jennings had recorded candys delirium, which revealed that candy had secretly given blake opium to prove his point in their argument. blake therefo

40、re unknowingly stole the diamond under the influence of the drug, in order to keep it safe. jennings explains to blake that if he takes opium again under similar conditions he may repeat his actions of the previous year and reveal where he placed the diamond. blake agrees and the experiment is condu

41、cted with mr bruff as an observer. blake takes a substitute gem but fails to reveal the moonstones hiding place. rachel, really in love with him, is also present and has already forgiven him. bruff in the meantime has lukers bank watched. the moneylender is observed passing the diamond to a sailor w

42、ho is followed to a dockside inn. later the same night he is murdered. cuff, brought out of retirement by blake, discovers that the sailor is godfrey ablewhite in disguise. he was the real thief and stole the gem to save himself from financial ruin. he has been killed by the indians who have now rec

43、overed the diamond. in a religious ceremony witnessed in india by murthwaite, the brahmins return the diamond to the god of the moon. (wickie.collins 1995:374)3. main charactersthe author uses detector cuffs hands to reveal the mystery and so mysterious and unpredictable is the case of gradual revel

44、ation of the truth. not only shall ups and downs, but also a large number of life-size figures in typical shape.franklin blake, cousin to rachel verinder and the person she is suspected to have fallen in love with. he is intelligent, having been educated abroad, and is described by other characters

45、in the book as having different personalities depending on whether his french, german, english or italian sides were uppermost.rachel verinder, she is a well-educated, well brought up young woman preparing herself for marriage. all the more reason, then, that her sudden personality changes once the

46、diamond has been stolen are out of character. she has violent mood swings and changes from a likeable, easy-going young woman to a selfish annoying brat. godfrey ablewhite, also cousin to rachel verinder and seemingly in love with her. he is known as a good sort, spending a lot of his time doing goo

47、d deeds and charitable work. he comes from a good home; although his mother, lady verinders sister, married below herself. godfrey is considered to be a nice young man, but there is something slightly creepy about him.sergeant cuff, the famous detective brought in to solve the crime. lean and ugly,

48、he scares a number of people in the household with his tough questions. he has a touch of the sherlock holmes about him - he sneaks around and acts oddly - all for very good reasons that are totally unclear to everyone else. however, despite his suspicions, he struggles to prove who the thief is.ros

49、anna spearman was rescued by lady verinder from a reformatory and is ostracized by the other servants. she does well in the house; until franklin blake first returns from abroad and she falls deeply in love with him. her behavior becomes erratic, particularly after the disappearance of the diamond,

50、and she becomes the chief suspect in the case. her story is the most touching of all; she is a plain girl with a disabled shoulder who has suffered greatly and unfortunately looks to continue to suffer greatly.all of the characters were very easy to visualize and easy to either like or dislike accor

51、ding to the way they were portrayed. there is no way, however, to guess who was responsible for the theft of the diamond from the characters - that is something you will just have to wait for. what was most interesting is the way that the story is told over the course of the book by a number of diff

52、erent characters and each character sees the others in a slightly different way.iv. analysis of detective novels1. english detective and popular literaturedetective novels developed from the mid-19th century. american writer edgar allan poe is considered the originator of the western detective story

53、. shaping the image of an amateur detector durbin, he created a detective novel approach to the development of novel investigation had a significant impact, which shall credit its special introduction in this thesis.detective fiction is the most popular genre of popular literature. according to stat

54、istics detective fiction books sold in europe and the united states accounted for 15% to 25% of the total number of books. popular literature is the integration of western detective fiction genre, and gothic novels, crime novels they are derived from the spy novel, the police novels, and suspense no

55、vels of mystery novels are risky areas. detective novels with astonishing main reasoning, judgment intellectual figures, based on a series of clues. its structure, plot, characters and even the environment their setup and programming, it is a kind of program literature. the model from the traditiona

56、l detective story is composed of four parts. first, mysterious environment; second, the tight plot, including introduced detectives, presenting facts and clues, surveying the case detected, explaining detection, end. third, the relationship between characters and personalities; there are four main t

57、ypes of characters, victims, offenders, detective, detective friend, and the good people drawn into crime; fourth is the specific background story. this four-part sequence can be ranked according to need, but they are based on the structure of the traditional detective story. the purpose of the west

58、 is still very popular detective novels in the united states accounts for almost a quarter of annual book sales. most works are for the entertainment of readers. 2. literary significance and criticismcollins made the moonstone as the masterpiece in the history of detective fiction. the moonstone has made a breakthrough in the art of progress. first, the image of the characters succ