《奥特朗托城堡》文本价值论

On the Text Value of The Castle of Otranto

作为西方文学史上第一部哥特小说,《奥特朗托城堡》的文本价值突出表现在两个方面:因开启西方哥特小说创作先河而获得的文本价值的新颖性与独特性;善于设置迷宫般的悬念和不断交叉移动的多重视角叙事,又是该文本能唤起读者浓厚阅读兴趣的魅力所在。

As the first Gothic novel in the western literary history,the text value of The Castle of Otranto outstands in two aspects.One lies in the novelty and uniqueness achieved by its initiative in inventing a new kind of western Gothic novel.And the other rests with its clever creation of suspense and the constant shift and overlapping of its multi-perspective narrative,which make the novel so charming that tremendous interest has been aroused in its readers.