艾丽斯·沃克的《紫色》自出版以来具有持久而强烈的吸引力,学界关于这部作品的论述可谓汗牛充栋,而本文尝试从新历史主义这一视角重新审视该作品,探讨小说文本对20世纪美国黑人女性历史的能动反映,揭示《紫色》与它所产生的社会历史语境间的对话性关系,并力图阐释这部作品的社会功效。 Alice Walker’s “Purple” has a long-lasting and strong appeal since it was published. The academic discourse on this work is full of sweat, and this article attempts to re-examine the work from the perspective of New Historicism to explore the novel text for the 20th century The vivid reflection of the history of black women in the United States reveals the dialogue between the “purple” and the social and historical contexts it produces and seeks to explain the social function of this work.