朱利安·巴恩斯的代表作之一《英格兰,英格兰》常被理解为是对后现代消费社会的批判。然而小说的主体内容,即怀特岛上的“英格兰,英格兰”项目的建设过程,本身即是一部完整的怀特岛民族国家建构史。怀特岛国由商业巨头和知识分子合作,通过“发明传统”、自我神化及邀请大众参与形成了对岛国的构想,并借助大众传媒对“他者”的标立和对民族的“自我崇拜”完成了自身形象的塑造,最终以“民族”这一诉诸情感的概念补充了理性主义官僚制度在管理中的不足,获得了国民们作为命运共同体的忠诚与联系感,完成了其成为“一个特定国家的公民”的深刻转化。因此,怀特岛“英格兰”显然并非虚无的“拟真”之物,其构建凝缩了现代民族国家创建的一般模式,小说也由此显现出真正的原创性。 One of the representative works of Julian Barnes, “England, England” is often understood as a critique of the post-modern consumer society. However, the main content of the novel, namely the construction of the “England, England” project on the Isle of Wight, is itself a complete history of the construction of the Isle of Wight nation. The Isle of Wight, which was co-operated by commercial giants and intellectuals through the “invention of traditions”, demonized itself and invited the public to participate in the formation of the concept of an island nation. With the help of the mass media, the establishment of the “other” “Self-worship” has completed the shaping of its own image, and finally complemented the lack of rational bureaucracy in management by the concept of appealing to emotions such as “nationality.” It gained the loyalty and connection among the people as a common community of destiny , Has completed its profound transformation as a “citizen of a particular country.” Therefore, the Isle of Wight “England ” is obviously not a nothingness “mimicry ” thing, the construction of which condensed the general mode created by the modern nation state, the novel also shows the true originality.