戴维•洛奇(David John Lodge,1935—),英国著名小说家和文学评论家,伯明翰大学荣誉教授,英国皇家文学院院士,以文学贡献获得不列颠帝国勋章和法国文艺骑士勋章。代表作品主要有“卢密奇学院三部曲”:《换位》《小世界》和《美好的工作》;“天主教三部曲”:《大英博物馆在倒塌》《你能走多远》和《天堂消息》;其他重要作品还有《走出防空洞》《失聪宣判》《治疗》等。并著有《小说的艺术》和《意识与小说》等多部文学批评理论文集。
"Take Oedipus, for instance: suppose, instead of putting out his eyes, he had punctured his eardrums. It would have been more logical actually, since it was through his ears that he learned the dreadful truth about his past, but it wouldn’t have the same cathartic effect. It might arouse pity, perhap"