一本哥特式文学评论——评莱斯利·费德勒《美国小说中的爱与死》

A Gothic Literary Criticism:A Study of Leslie A.Fiedler's Love and Death in the American Novel

文学评论《美国小说中的爱与死》是美国当代文化批评先驱莱斯利·费德勒的代表作。凭借此书中对美国经典文学作品大胆而独特的评论,费德勒荣登美国当代最重要的文化批评家之列。该书在主题上以"爱与死"为主题,内容观点上颠覆了对美国经典作品的传统评价,形式上僭越了传统文学评论的形式,是部哥特式的文学评论。

Love and Death in the American Novel,a literary critical book,is a representative work written by American contemporary cultural critical pioneer Leslie A. Fiedler. With his bold and unique criticism on American classics in the book,he is ranked as one of the most important cultural critics in U.S. The theme ＂love and death＂ shines with Gothic hue. Opinions subvert traditional criticism upon American classic novels,and the form of the book distinguishes from traditional literary criticism,which resembles a gothic novel.