《厄舍房屋的倒塌》里哥特元素的分析

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Contents
1．Introduction 1
2. Gothic Literature and English Gothic Literature 2
2.1 The Origin and Definition of the Term “Gothic” 2
2.2 Gothic Tradition in English Literature 3
3. Poe and His Gothic Literature 5
3.1 Brief Introduction of Poe’s Famous Gothic Works 5
3.2 Poe’s Contribution to Gothic Literature 6
3.2.1 Poe and Traditional Gothic Techniques 7
3.2.2 Poe and Psycho-horror Techniques 7
4. Analysis of the Gothic Elements in The Fall of the House of Usher 9
4.1 Analysis of Traditional Gothic Elements 9
4.1.1 Setting 9
4.1.2 Characterization 11
4.1.3 Theme 12
4.1.4 Symbolism 13
4.1.5 Supernatural Phenomena 13
4.2 Poe’s Typical Gothic Elements—Psycho Horror 14
4.2.1 The Theme of Psycho Horror in The Fall of the House of Usher 14
4.2.2 Abnormal Complex— Antigone Complex 15
4.2.3 Split Personality 16
4.2.4 The First Person Narrative Perspective 17
5. Conclusion 18
Acknowledgements 19
References 20

摘    要
 本文意在解讀美國著名恐怖小說家埃德加·愛倫·坡的名篇《厄舍房屋的倒塌》中哥特元素的體現。全文分五個部分,第一部分是介紹；第二部分闡述哥特一詞的來源與定義，使讀者對哥特文學的歷史背景和文體特色有個大致的了解；第三部分介紹埃德加·愛倫·坡在哥特文學上的造詣與對其的貢獻；第四部分詳細分析《厄舍房屋的倒塌》這一小說里的哥特元素；第五部分是對本文作出結論。本文將哥特元素分成了兩個大類：傳統的哥特式元素，即大多哥特文學作家所用到的哥特式元素，如場景設置，超自然現象等；埃德加·愛倫·坡獨創的哥特式元素，即心理恐怖元素，如人物的人格分裂，第一人稱敘事視角等。
 
 關鍵詞：哥特元素；埃德加·愛倫·坡；《厄舍房屋的倒塌》；心理恐怖

ABSTRACT
 This paper intends to interpret the Gothic elements in The Fall of House of Usher, which is a masterpiece of American horror short story writer Edgar Allen Poe. The whole paper can be divided into five parts. The first part is the introduction. The second part explores the origin and significance of the term “Gothic” in order to give readers a general understanding of Gothic literature. The third part introduces Poe’s achievements in Gothic literature and his contribution to it. The fourth part analyzes the Gothic elements in The Fall of House of Usher in detail. The fifth part is the conclusion. Gothic elements in this short story are classified into two categories: one is traditional Gothic elements like the setting and supernatural phenomena, etc. which are used by many writers in their Gothic works; the other is Poe’s typical Gothic elements—psycho horror like split personality and the first person narrative perspective, etc.

Keywords：Gothic elements; Edgar Allen Poe ; The Fall of the House of Usher; psycho horror