在喬伊斯的小說中,食物始終是一個顯著意象。喬伊斯的食物書寫不僅反映了20世紀初愛爾蘭人的日常生活狀況和飲食文化習慣,也是個體乃至民族自我體認,自我表達的重要方式。在喬伊斯時代,愛爾蘭人的飲食很大程度上被殖民主義所塑造,食物背后隱匿著深刻的歷史淵源和政治意蘊。通過布盧姆在肉食與素食間的存在主義選擇,喬伊斯挖掘了食物的倫理屬性和道德價值,探索了建構全新文化身份的可能。食物還是闡釋喬伊斯循環論生成哲學的重要意象,與個體和民族的綿延息息相關。本文致力于探究食物作為一種特殊的政治、倫理、哲學敘事在喬伊斯小說中的重要作用,挖掘其符號學意義。

In Joyce’s novels, food persists as a significant image. Joyce’s food writing not only reflects the living conditions and dietary cultures of the Irish in the early 20 th century, but also serves as an important way for the individuals and the race to recognize and express themselves. In Joyce’s era, the diet of the Irish was largely molded by colonialism, behind which lie profound historical implications and political connotations. Through Bloom’s existential choice between meat-eating and vegetarianism, Joyce manifests the ethical nature and moral values of food, and explores the possibility of establishing a new cultural identity. Food is also a noteworthy image in explaining Joyce’s theory of cycles and philosophy of becoming, closely relating to individual and ethnic reproductions. This paper discusses the importance of food as a special political, ethical and philosophical narrative in Joyce’s novels and investigates its semiological significance.