多丽丝·莱辛是享誉世界的英国当代女性主义文学家,她的一系列作品大多以女性主义为题材,描写女性的政治生活与个人情感。莱辛一直从世界整体的高度来看待女性主义与女性意识,思想触及到社会的意识形态,进而超出了纯女性主义的文化范畴。本文对其《天黑前的夏天》进行了三重解读,从字里行间鲜明的女性意识入手,进而探究其更广阔更深层次的社会与文化内蕴。 Doris Lessing is a world famous British contemporary feminist writer, most of her works are based on feminism, which depict the political life and personal feelings of women. Lessing has always viewed feminism and femininity from the perspective of the world as a whole. Ideology touches upon the social ideology and goes beyond purely feminine cultural categories. This article makes a triple interpretation of its “summer before darkness”, starts with the distinct female consciousness in the lines, and explores its broader and deeper social and cultural connotations.