The Narrative Research Of Maugham’s Novel

William Somerset Maugham is a worldwide popular novelist of his colorful life experiences, works quite good, the novel "Of Human Bondage","The Moon and Sixpence""Blade" and have earned him a large number of readers. Maugham’s position in the history of literature, however, and his popularity readers a very disproportionate critics are willing to admit that he is a "storytelling" novelist, and he included in the "second-rate writer" ranks. The Eastern Complex currently about of Maugham reviews and research papers, mostly concentrated in his work, language arts or the shallow discourse on the theme of a work, the Maugham works has been able to attract a large number of readers they are favorite, and its carefully selected story themes and unique narrative style are inseparable. Therefore, the analysis of the combination of the narratological the structure doctrine narrative form and artistic characteristics of its novel deep to explore a certain value and significance. This paper combined with the narratology and text, the analysis method, as its primary object Maugham’s four novels representatives from contemplation Maugham novel’s narrative features and artistic value. The article is divided into five parts, do a brief introduction to the first chapter of Maugham’s life and its novel concept and comprehensive domestic and international critics Maugham works to provide the basis for topics and discourse. The second chapter of departure from the Somerset Maugham novel story level, analyzing the works of plot context to extract the hidden story in his novel motif, combined with Foster’s character concept, Maugham novel type of characters changes generated artistic effects analysis. Chapter start from the level of discourse in narratology, analysis of the the Maugham novel’s narrator and narrative perspective problem. Not in the writing skills of traditional realism Maugham novel where the artistic characteristics, as well as his work to bring some color modernism. The fourth chapter from the text level rhetoric of the Somerset Maugham novel and unique stylistic analysis. In addition to verbal irony, his novel there is often a situational irony "anti-climax" mode, this model is a breakthrough of the traditional Realist Narrative, also reflects the pessimism he works behind the hidden thinking. He sometimes this philosophy with pessimism way direct dialogue body placed in the story, but also to some extent reflects the the Maugham novel concept of dialectical thinking. Maugham has a superb narrative skills and unique narrative feature, is a well-deserved outstanding novelist of the20th century literary world.