摘 要《好兆头》是英国当代著名奇幻小说家特里·普拉切特和尼尔·盖曼戏仿《圣经》而作的小说,它于 1990 年在英国出版,并于 1996 年获得世界奇幻奖提名,在英语世界产生了巨大的影响。小说通过对超自然生灵形象的刻画表达了作者对末日论的批判、对宗教信仰的嘲讽,以及对人文主义思潮的颂扬。二十世纪经济发展带来的社会问题、冷战格局带来的隐忧,以及世俗化力量的影响,是促成两位作者塑造《好兆头》中超自然生灵形象的原因。关键词:超自然生灵;形象分析;形象成因Abstract "Good omen" is a novel by Terry Pratchet and Neil geiman, the famous contemporary British fantasy novelists, who parody the Bible. It was published in Britain in 1990 and nominated for the World Fantasy Award in 1996. It has a great impact on the English world. The novel expresses the author's criticism of doomsday theory, ridicule of religious belief and praise of humanism by depicting the image of supernatural life. The social problems brought by the economic development in the 20th century and the worries brought by the cold war pattern, and the influence of secularization force are the reasons for the two authors to shape the image of supernatural creatures in good omen.Keywords: Supernatural creatures; Image analysis; Image causes目 录一、引言………………………………………………………………………………1二、《好兆头》的超自然生灵形象…………………………………………………1(一)永葆纯善的基天使………………………………………………………1(二)冷漠无情的上帝之声……………………………………………………3(三)心地善良的魔鬼…………………………………………………………3三、超自然生灵形象的意义…………………………………………………………4(一)对末日论的批判…………………………………………………………41.末日开始时的乌龙…………………………………………………………52.末日决战时的荒诞…………………………………………………………5(二)对宗教信仰的嘲讽………………………………………………………61.对造物者的讽刺...