摘要
爱伦·坡的小说"丽姬娅"是一篇糅合了超现实主义、哥特式情调等多种风格的作品,叙述者以第一人称的有限视角细腻地讲述了他想与死去的爱人团聚的渴望,故事离奇荒诞,不符合人情事理,却是爱伦·坡自己偏爱的一个故事。其中作者采用了叙述者的不可靠性作为一种修辞策略,读者可以从不同角度出发进行各种不同的阐释,"丽姬娅"所释放出的巨大阐释空间也正是这篇小说的魅力所在。
＂Ligeia＂ which fuses the theme of transcendence and the lost love is Poe＇ s favorite tale. This tale presents critics and readers a challenging story to discuss, it is an incredible puzzle with plenty grist for debate. One never gets to the bottom of it. Would Poe＇ s unfortunate destiny make his soul want to seek escape from the world of dream for a unity, and thus a character like Ligeia was born from his psyche？ Would Poe want to condense the history of man as a narrative of recurrent death into one sym- bolic night？ Would Poe have us focus upon a murder or upon a reincarnation or something else？
