海外英语（上）
海外英語（上）
해외영어（상）
Overseas English
2013年
6期
194-195
,共2页
Biblical archetypes%The Bridges of Madison County%archetypal theory%archetypal characters%archetypal structures
The Bridges of Madison County has been always read as a popular love story, or has been associated with the middle-aged people’s inner worlds. The present paper interprets the novel through archetypal theory. Based on the analysis of archetypal characters and archetypal structures, the paper draws the conclusion that the employment of Biblical archetypes strengthens the tragedy of the novel and provides a new angle in understanding this late 20th novel.
