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1、HorrorandbeautyinPoe’shorrornovels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,hisshortstoriesmadeagreatcontribut
2、iontoAmericaliterature.DuringPoe’slife,hemademorethan70shortstories,andcreatedaprecedentforreasoningnovels.AndhorrornovelswerethoughttobePoe’smostimportantworks.SoPoewasthoughttobethegreatestwriteronhorrornovels.HishorrornovelsincludedTheMasqueoftheRedDeath,TheFalloftheHouseofUsher,TheTell-TaleHeart
3、,Ligeia,TheCastofAmontilladoandsoon.However,atthattime,peopledidn’tattachimportancetoPoe’sworks.Becausewhetherthesenovels’stylesorcontentswerestrangetoreaders—theyoftenhadacloserelationshipwithdeath,horror,mystery,andtheheavyhearted,weirdflavormadepeoplefeelworriedsothatsuspecthisworks.Poe’shorrorno
4、velsinherited18-centuryGothicnovels’tradition,fromwhichabsorbhorrorartisticconception:ghostlycastlewhichwasfullofdeclining,headatmosphere,deserted,depressedcountries,andstrange,eccentricpeople.Andatthattimethehorrornovels,whichwerepublishedinpopularmagazineBulikwud,tookalotinfluenceonEdgarAlanPoe,Po
5、e’smosthorrornovelstookfirst-personnarrate,andmoststorieshappenedinforeigncountries.However,Poewasn’tsatisfiedwiththepresentcondition.Whileprofitablysharingtheexperienceoftradition,Poeblazedatrailanddevelopmentonhorrornovels—Poebegantoputpsychologyintohorrornovels.In1838,thepublishmentofPoe’smostfam
6、oushorrornovel—TheFalloftheHouseofUsher.,symbolizedPoehadunderstoodpsychologyofhorrordeeply.Poe’svalueswererefundandacceptedafterhedied;HehadagoodreputationinFranceandRussiaallthetime.OnAmericanwriters,suchasFokna,theinfluencebecomesvisiblegradually.OnthebasisofstudyingPoe’shorrornovelsandpredecesso
7、rs’achievements,thisthesisintentstoexplorehorrorandbeautyinPoe’shorrornovels.2.HorrorinPoe’sHorrorNovelsMostreaders,maybe,havesuchquestions:whyPoechosehorrorandmonstroussubjectmatter?Whyhecouldmakeblo
