Abstract:Due to the influence of her time and culture, Alcott’s magnum opus Little Women is impregnated with strong Christian faith. There is distinct intertextuality between her book and Bible in terms of main characters, setting, narrative structure, theme, and literary images. The rich biblical resources in the novel help reflect the social life of a small town in New England during American Civil War, convey the mainstream Puritan philosophy, and create a series of typical Puritans with detailed and vivid description. But above all, they endow the novel profound poetic characteristics, which make this family saga based on the author’s life story very metaphorical and highly expressive of Christian ethics and values: sin is universal and God’s love and mercy for every sinner deliver them from evil.
刘智. 爱与救赎:《小妇人》与《圣经》的互文性诠释[J]. 《深圳大学学报》(人文社科版), 2016, 33(4): 156-160.
LIU Zhi. Love and Redemption: Intertextual Interpretation of Little Women and Bible. , 2016, 33(4): 156-160.