The Gothic Elements in Wuthering Heights 英语专业(毕业论文).docVIP

第 PAGE 1页 爱伦坡及其作品中的哥特式元素 Poe and Gothic Elements in His Works The Gothic Elements in Wuthering Heights Abstract: The Gothic tradition has very significant influence on the English and American literature, and many writers have inherited this writing tradition in their novels. In this paper, the writer analyzes the influence of the Gothic tradition on the creation of Emily Bronte’s famous novel Wuthering Heights. The novel contains Gothic elements in many aspects, including the theme, characters, environment descriptions, details and plots, etc. Meanwhile, Emily Bronte adds violent emotion, complex mentality and fresh energy into the old form. What’s more, she endows the characters with complicated psychological description which makes the old Gothic form and fervid content combines perfectly. At the same time, she adds reality into the novel skillfully; thus, she makes Wuthering Heights imitate the Gothic technique successfully and adds something new to the black romanticism of Gothic tradition as well. As a result this novel maintains the unique and everlasting artistic charm in the world literature Key words: Emily Bronte; Wuthering Heights; Gothic Tradition; Improvement 摘要：哥特式传统在英美文学的创作中具有非常显著的影响。许多作家都把这一传统用到他们的作品中。本文旨在分析哥特式传统在艾米丽·勃朗特的著名小说《呼啸山庄》中的运用与影响。这篇著作在主题、人物、环境的描述以及细节和情节的刻画方面都运用了哥特式的协作方法。艾米丽·勃朗特将疯狂的情感、复杂的心理和新鲜的能量注入古老的形式，并赋予小说中的人物复杂的心理刻画使其与传统的哥特式完美结合。同时，她把现实完美的融入到小说中，因此，她在巧妙地运用哥特式传统的同时又增添了新的元素，使得这部独特的小说在世界文学艺术中保持着持久的魅力。 关键词：艾米丽·勃朗特；《呼啸山庄》；哥特式传统；借鉴与发展 Ⅰ. An Introduction to the Gothic Tradition and Its Influence on Literature A. The origin of Gothic tradition and its idevelopment The term “Gothic” admittedly, originated from a confluence of history and architecture. The Goths were a northern Germanic European people whose ways and beliefs differed largely from those of Greco-Roman classical civilization farther south. So to the southern outlook, the Goths were wholly uncivilized and barbarous. They were absorbed by Christianity, brought a unique architectur