试论施蛰存怪诞小说对爱伦·坡的超越

施蛰存对美国作家爱伦.坡的哥特式小说由早期的简单模仿,到受其影响更深从而转向怪诞小说的创作。但施蛰存小说的怪诞更表现为一种心理的怪诞,重在表现人类的一种＂恐惧＂心理。恐惧是人类最原始的一种情感,指向不可确认、无法言说的事物。而爱伦.坡的小说重在渲染一种＂恐怖＂的气氛,极力刻画一种恐怖的场面。爱伦.坡小说的离奇故事带给读者恐怖的体验,但未曾走入人物的心灵世界。从这点来看,施蛰存对爱伦·坡的小说有所超越。

Contemporary Shi Zhe-cun

From the earlier imitation of Edgar Allan Poe’s gothic novels to the later crea tion of fantastic novels, Shi Zhe-cun was deeply influenced by Edgar Allan Poe. However, Shi Zhe-cun’novels tend to show a kind of mind and put emphasis on t he theme "fear". Fearful mind is an original feeling of man whose direction ca nnot be recognized and is difficult to express clearly, while Edgar Allan Poe’s novels put emphasis on the theme "terror" and try to show a terrifying scene. Although the strange stories in Edgar Allan Poe’s novels bring readers some te rrifying experience, he cannot go deep in the people’s heart. From this point o f view, we can say that Shi Zhe-cun’s novels have surpassed Edgar Allan Poe’s .