福特·马多克斯·福特是20世纪初与约瑟夫·康拉德齐名的英国小说家,但到目前为止国内对其作品鲜有研究介绍。康拉德在他的“艺术宣言”里说道:“我所要竭力完成的任务是通过文字的力量使你们听到,使你们感觉到,特别重要的是使你们看到。”[1]他还宣称道德上的探索应该是每个故事的目标。作为一个锐意创新的作家,福特不满足于传统现实主义的创作手法, Ford Maddox Ford was a British novelist who became known as Joseph Conrad in the early 20th century, but so far his research on his works has rarely been introduced domestically. Conrad wrote in his Manifesto: “The task I am trying to accomplish is to make you hear through the power of words, to make you feel it, of particular importance, for you to see.” [ 1] He also claims that moral exploration should be the goal of every story. As a creative writer, Ford is not satisfied with the traditional realism of creative techniques,