《暮光之城》系列小说中哥特文学元素解析

An Interpretation of Gothic Literary Elements in Twilight Saga

斯蒂芬妮·梅尔的《暮光之城》系列小说自出版以来深受全世界广大读者喜爱,这部充满青春浪漫的爱情小说中隐藏着众多传统哥特文学元素。美国哥特小说兴起于18世纪末期,经过不断发展,哥特元素已根深蒂固地存在于众多美国文学作品之中,成为当代作家创作的美学来源之一。《暮光之城》系列小说从场景描写、情节设置以及主题和人物塑造方面都融合了哥特元素,展现了传统哥特文学与现代小说相结合的独特魅力。

Twilight Saga,which is written by Stephenie Meyer,is very popular among readers all around the world. When reading the youth romantic love story,many traditional Gothic literature elements will be found in it.American Gothic literature appeared in the late 18 th century. With the continuous development,Gothic elements are deep-rooted in many works of American literature,and become one of the aesthetic sources for contemporary writers. Twilight combines the Gothic elements in scene description,plot design,theme and characterization. It shows the unique charm of the combination of the traditional Gothic literature and modern fictions.