勃朗宁被视为现代主义文学的先驱之一,原因之一就在于其诗歌中出现了大量的现代创作技巧。他不仅将反讽作为一种微观修辞技巧,更将其作为一种诗歌结构原则,运用在诗歌的整体构思、人物塑造、主题揭示等宏观层次上。以他的爱情诗为例,他通过戏仿西方经典神话,揭示女性无法自主的命运悲剧;采用复调叙事结构,以男性独白者内在的残忍颠覆其外在的自我形象;通过两极因素对比凸显女性的可爱之处。他还倾向于现实主义的写作手法,对浪漫主义爱情观进行否定。只有理解勃朗宁的反讽技巧,读者才能揭示其诗歌的真正含义。 One of the reasons why Browning was regarded as one of the pioneers of modernist literature was that there appeared a great deal of modern creative skill in his poetry. He not only used irony as a micro-rhetorical technique, but also used it as a principle of the structure of poetry to apply it to macro-level such as the overall conception, characterization and theme revealing of poetry. Taking his poem of love as an example, he reveals the tragedy of women’s involuntary fate by imitating the western classical myths. By adopting the structure of polyphonic narration, the internal cruelty of the male monologue subverts its external self-image; through contrasting the two polar factors, Lovely place for women. He also favors the realistic writing technique and denies the romanticist view of love. Only by understanding Browning’s ironic skills, the reader can reveal the true meaning of his poetry.