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1、恐怖与美丽——浅谈爱伦坡的恐怖小说【关键词】恐怖 美丽 爱伦坡 恐怖小说1.IntroductionInAmericanliteraturehistory,EdgarAllanPoewasawriterwhohadauniquestatus,butwasbeyondthemainstreamofAmericanliterature.Poewasawriterbrimmingwithtalent,anoutstandingpoeticandcritic,hisshortstoriesmadeagreatcontributiontoAmerical
2、iterature.DuringPoe’slife,hemademorethan70shortstories,andcreatedaprecedentforreasoningnovels.AndhorrornovelswerethoughttobePoe’smostimportantworks.SoPoewasthoughttobethegreatestwriteronhorrornovels.HishorrornovelsincludedTheMasqueoftheRedDeath,TheFalloftheHouseofUsher,TheTell-
3、TaleHeart,Ligeia,TheCastofAmontilladoandsoon.However,atthattime,peopledidn’tattachimportancetoPoe’sworks.Becausewhetherthesenovels’stylesorcontentswerestrangetoreaders—theyoftenhadacloserelationshipwithdeath,horror,mystery,andtheheavyhearted,weirdflavormadepeoplefeelworriedsoth
4、atsuspecthisworks.Poe’shorrornovelsinherited18-centuryGothicnovels’tradition,fromwhichabsorbhorrorartisticconception:ghostlycastlewhichwasfullofdeclining,headatmosphere,deserted,depressedcountries,andstrange,eccentricpeople.Andatthattimethehorrornovels,whichwerepublishedinpopul
5、armagazineBulikwud,tookalotinfluenceonEdgarAlanPoe,Poe’smosthorrornovelstookfirst-personnarrate,andmoststorieshappenedinforeigncountries.However,Poewasn’tsatisfiedwiththepresentcondition.Whileprofitablysharingtheexperienceoftradition,Poeblazedatrailanddevelopmentonhorrornovels—
6、Poebegantoputpsychologyintohorrornovels.In1838,thepublishmentofPoe’smostfamoushorrornovel—TheFalloftheHouseofUsher.,symbolizedPoehadunderstoodpsychologyofhorrordeeply.Poe’svalueswererefundandacceptedafterhedied;HehadagoodreputationinFranceandRussiaallthetime.OnAmericanwriters,s
7、uchasFokna,theinfluencebecomesvisiblegradually.OnthebasisofstudyingPoe’shorrornovelsandpredecessors’achievements,thisthesisintentstoexplorehorrorandbeautyinPoe’shorrornovels.2.HorrorinPoe’sHorrorNovelsMostreaders,maybe,havesuchquestions:whyPoechosehorrorandmonstroussubjectmatte
8、r?Whyhecouldmakebloodcurdlingatmosphere?Wasthereanyrel
