美艳中的惊悚——爱伦坡哥特小说《丽姬娅》中对比手法剖析

Horror in the Beauty

《丽姬娅》(Ligeia)为埃德加·爱伦·坡较早创作的一篇短篇小说。小说以亡妻还魂的怪诞故事、阴森诡异的叙事场景、展现出哥特小说的惊悚美感。从写作对比手法的视角出发,寻找恐怖场景中的亮色,发现"炽烈的爱情""伟大的意志""斑驳的色彩",为小说增添色彩的同时却也更凸显出其"丧妻颓废""还魂附体"和"诡异场景"的惊悚实感。

Ligeia, one of the earlier short stories by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, is a weird story about ＂revival of my deceased wife＂ happening in a dark and gloomy scene. It shows the thrilling beauty of gothic horror stories. The brightness in horror plots is sought from a ＂contrast＂ point of view. It is found that ＂passionate love＂, ＂strong will＂ and ＂mottled colors＂ not only add brightness to the story but also highlight the thrilling sense of ＂desperation after wife＇s death＂, ＂rebirth from the dead＂ and ＂weird surroundings＂.