从理查森的《帕梅拉》到陀思妥耶夫斯基的《穷人》——书信体小说的流变与发展

From Richardson's Pamela to Dostoyevsky's The Poor——Epistolary Novel's Evolution and Development

书信体小说从一诞生,就引起了广泛的关注。理查森的《帕梅拉》作为现代意义上的第一本书信体小说,促进了小说的发展,理查森也被誉为"英国小说的奠基人"之一。陀思妥耶夫斯基(后文称陀氏)的《穷人》也运用书信体来塑造俄国经典的"小人物"形象,使其一举成名。《帕梅拉》和《穷人》的书信体写作,揭示书信体小说不断产生流变与发展。

When epistolary novel appeared,it attracted a lot of attention.As the first epistle novel in modern sense,Richardson＇s Pamela promotes the eighteenth Century novel development and Richardson is also known as＂one of the founders of the English novel＂.Dostoyevsky also uses the epistolary form of novel to shape the Russian classic＂little man＂images,which makes the author famous in the literary world. The writing of Pamelaand The Poor reveals evolution and development of epistolary novel.