摘 要《二十二条军规》是一部严肃的、具有极强讽刺意的小说。在二战期间，当时绕着战争这个怪物旋转的光怪陆离的世界里，人的权利和欲望被牢牢压制，世界到处都被二十二条军规统治着，就像天罗地网一样让人无法逃脱。小说自问世以来得到极大推崇，它的创作手法以及它作为现代主义文学流派黑色幽默的代表作品，其文化及艺术价值是不可估量的。本文主要通过分析作品的主题、人物塑造、创作手法、艺术价值等方面描写其艺术美感，进而深化对小说的艺术赏析。10669
关键词：二十二条军规；黑色幽默；荒诞
Contents
摘 要 i
Abstract ii
I. Introduction` 1
II. General Introduction to Joseph Heller 2
2.1 Joseph Heller’s Life 2
2.2 Joseph Heller’s Works 2
2.3 Joseph Heller’s Writing Style 3
Ⅲ. Theme of Catch-22 4
Ⅳ. Aesthetic Feeling of Catch-22 5
4.1 Black Humor 5
4.2 Characterization 7
4.3 Language Features 9
Ⅴ. Conclusion ........11
Bibliography .13
Acknowledgements .14
Abstract Catch-22 is the novel that is extremely serious and ironical. During World WarⅡ, the world is governed by the war, and human rights and desires are tightly suppressed. The rules like catch-22 are everywhere like nets above that make people can not escape from it. The novel has been very popular since its release. The cultural and artistic value of it is inestimable, as its writing technique is regarded as one of the representative books of black humor. The author of this paper mainly described its artistic beauty by analyzing the theme, black humor, writing skills and its historical position so as to make readers have a better understanding of the artistic beauty of it.
Key words: Catch-22; black humor; absurdity
The Artistic Charm of Catch-22
I. Introduction`
Catch-22 is the first and also the most important long novel of Joseph Heller. The master piece has been a crucial part of modern literature and one of the representatives of black humor since it was published in 1961 in USA. The artistic charm of it has attracted many attentions around the world in aspects such as the theme, language features and values.
The book is a masterpiece of black humor. In the novel, there is a regulation “catch- 22” which says that only a madman can get away from flying but he must submit an application by himself. However, how can a mad man submit an application by himself? And it also said that pilots can return home if the time of flying has arrived at the regulated time; however at the same time, he must obey the command or he will not be allowed to return home. The book described the conflictive scene between the ridiculous world and people living in it. The book quickly became successful from its first release. Related data shows that there have had 146 foreign review articles on the book by now. And in China, more and more scholars pay attention to the book and write out books and essays to research different aspects of it. The related data shows that there are at least 130 academic papers and about catch-22 on the CDMD (Chinese Doctor and Master’s Database) (Sun Chunmei 15). Among all these papers, 48 papers talk about its theme and 66 papers focus on the writing skills. The other papers mainly study on its absurdity as well as other aspects such as artistic technique and theme. For example, On the Art of Irony of Catch-22 from Duan Congli of Hebei Normal University and On Uncertainty of Catch-22 from Zhang Huimin of Heilongjiang University are works related to Catch-22. And there are also 133 periodicals and 57 monographs in it related to the book. 论《二十二条军规》的艺术美感:http://www.751com.cn/yingyu/lunwen_9790.html