《简爱》——原着与电影英文

As two different art forms,literature and film sometimes share similarities and can be adapted to each other.Focusing on the British classic Jane Eyre,this article is going to find out the differences in plots,characterization strategies and settings between the original novel and its film versions,and to explore the background under which film adap

第24卷第1期宿　州　学　院　学　报Vol.24,No.1JaneEyreinBookandonScreen

ZHUORan

(CommunicationUniversityofChina,BeijingChina,100024)

Abstract:Astwodifferentartforms,literatureandfilmsometimessharesimilaritiesandcanbeadaptedtoeachoth2.FocusingontheBritishclassicJaneEyre,thisarticleisgoingtofindoutthedifferencesinplots,characterizationer

strategiesandsettingsbetweentheoriginalnovelanditsfilmversions,andtoexplorethebackgroundunderwhichfilmadaptationfromliteraryclassicsbecomesincreasinglypopularandwhether,inanageoffast-foodcultureandmassmedia,thefaithfulnesstotheoriginalworkshouldbemaintained.Keywords:Filmadaptation;Originalworks;JaneEyre

CLC.number:I207　　Documentcode:A　　ArticlID:1673-2006(2009)01-0089-03

　　Adaptingliteraryclassicsforcinemahasbeen

film2markers’fancyevensincetheearliestdaywhenfilmindustrybegan.Wecannamelotsoffilmswhichtellexactlythesamestoriesastheoriginalnovelsdoorwhicharesimilartotheoriginalworks.Filmadaptationhasnotonlyfulfilledtheadaptors’desire,starrednumerousfilm2markersandactorsbutalsohasinfluenceonthepopularizationofliteratureandcertaincultures.Thereasonisobvious:“Formostpeople,watchingandlisteningaremorepleasurablethanreading.Theyarealsoeasierthanreading,whichinpartexplainswhytheyaremore

,“Eventhosewhoarehighlyliterateof2pleasurable”

tentimessuccumbtothepleasuresoflisteningandwatchinginpreferencetoreading.Thosewhoareil2literatehavenochoicebuttowatchandlistenandthesemiliteratehavealimitedchoice.Evenbeforetheadventoftheaudio2visualage,readingingeneralandreadingseriousliteratureinparticularhasalways

,“Theadventofthebeentheprivilegeofthefew”

electronicage,however,boughtendlessalternativestoreadingnovels,plays,andshortfictions,andin2deedtomostformsofthewrittenworld”.Ontheonehand,thisprovidespeoplefromallclassesachancetolearnliteraturefromwatchingfilmsorTVplays,thusspreadsthejoyofappreciatingclassicswhichbelongedtotheuppercircletoalmostevery2body.Ithelpstoraisetheintellectualtoneofsociety,cultivatethepublicmindandrefinepeople’sperson2nallife.Butontheotherhand,asArthurTracesaid,the“audio2visualrevolutionisonemoremajorthreattothepreservationofourliteraryheritage.”Itis“oneofthemostpersistentthreatstoathrivinglit2erarytradition”.Watchingfilmsisnotatwo2wayin2teractivesystemandasksneitherinitiativenorcre2ativity.Itconfinespeople’simaginationwhichcanbeadoptedinreading.Itmakespeopledull2wittedthroughitsunidirectionalinculcationandvulgarizestheclassicsofliterature.CharlotteBronte’swords,thoughstatedearlyin1848,maymakethingsclear.HearingthatJaneEyrehadbeenputonthestage,shesaidtoSmithWilliams(aliteraryadvisortoSmith,Elder&Co.—Charlotte’spublisher):theplayisveryunfavorableforitsauthor’spart.Allthingsinthestorycouldbeunluckilyandsorrowfullyexaggeratedanddebasedbytheactors.Icannothelpaskingmyself,howcanMr.Rochesterbeactedout?WhatIhaveinmymindisahumiliatingpicture.AsforJaneEyre,Icanonlyimagineanoddly2behavedandstagyheroine(translatedbythewriterofthisar2ticle).

Despitetheauthor’sobjection,JaneEyrehasengenderednumerousfilmadaptationsincludingeightsilentversions,morethantenmotionpictureones,sixmusicalsandseventelevisionversions(fourofthemareproducedbytheBBC),earliestofwhichre2leasedin1910andthelatestin2008,mostarecloserelatedtotheoriginalstoryandentitledJaneEyre,whileothershavemoreorlessconnectionwiththenovel.Forexample,aversioncalledTheCastleofThornfieldwasreleasedin1915andin1918aWom2anandWife.In1943,ahorrormovielooselybased

收稿日期:2008208220

作者简介:卓然(1986-),女,安徽宿州人,硕士研究生,研究方向:国际新闻与跨文化交流。

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