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1、南方医科大学外国语学院2010学年（秋）季学期考试2009年级英语双学位英美文学论文考核答卷ThedeathandbeautyinTheFalloftheHouseofUsher学号XX专业电子信息工程班级XX2010年11月30日ThedeathandbeautyinTheFalloftheHouseofUsherWANGHao-wen(SchoolofForeignLanguage5SouthernMedicalUniversity;GuangzhouGuangdong)Abstract:TheFalloftheHouseofUsherisoneofEdgarAllanPoesfamous
2、horrornovels,anditembodiesPoeswritingtheory.ltsakindofabnormalaestheticswhichputtingbeautyintodeath.DeathiswritteninaforcefulhandinPoesstory.Beautyistheflowerwhichcomesoutoftheghastlyterroristatmosphereandthrillingofdeath.-TheFalloftheHouseofUsher;abnormalaesthetics;death;beautyEdgarAllanPoeisoneoft
3、hefamouswritersofAmericain19thcentury.AsGeorgeBernardShawsaidthattherearetwogreatwritersinAmerica,theyareEdgarAllanPoeandMarkTwain.1Therearealotofdescriptionsaboutdeathbysound,colors,emotionsandpsychologyinPoesstorywhichbringsaforcefulsensesandheartshock.Thiskindofshockcomesfromhumansrepellingtodeat
4、hofthesubconscious.2Deathistheendingoflife,butinEdgarAllanPoesstorydeathisanotherkindofbeauty.Hereweanalysisthiskindofbeautyfromthefollowingfivefield.1 .Thespecificatmosphereofdeath.FromtheverybeginningofthestoryPoebringreaderaghastfulanddepressiveatmosphere.ForexampleDuringthewholeofadull,dark,ands
5、oundlessdayintheautumnoftheyear,whenthecloudshungoppressivelylowintheheavens,hadbeenpassingalone,onhorseback,throughasingularlydrearytractofCountryjandatlengthfoundmyself,astheshadesoftheeveningdrewon,withinviewofthemelancholyHouseofUsher.,0nlyinonesentenceheuseddull,dark,soundless,oppressively,low,
6、alone,singularly,dreary,melancholy10negativewordstobuildtheatmosphereofdeath.Afterfinishingthissentenceitbringsadull,sadandevenafeelingofasphyxiaGettingintothisenvironmentonewillsuddenlyremindthebeautyoftheolddays.Atthistimeaflower,asingingbirdandevenapieceofsunshinecanattractyouandbecomethebeautyin
7、yourheart.2 .Thedyingoutsubstance.Fromthebleakwalls,thevacanteye-likewindows,afewranksedges,afewwhitetrunksofdecayedtrees,theghastlytree-stemsandthefallingbuildingsPoedescribedaplacewhichisgoingtodieOut.ResistancetogetintothisenvironmentW川COmeoutfromeveryonesmind.AIIoftheseareconnectedtodeathandprep
8、aredfordeath.3 .ThedeadpersonMadelinethesisterofRoderickUsherdeadatdaythenarratorarrivedtheHouseofUsher.AstheCultureshewouldbeputintovaultfortwoweeksbeforeentombment.AlthoughthenarratorfinallyfoundthatMadelinewasputintothecoffinlively,thedescribeaboutherhasterriblyeffectedRoderickandthenarrator.AIIt
9、hecolorslikewhiterobes,bloodcantakethemintodeath.InmostofPoe,swork,theheroinealwaysbringsabreathofthedeathjorherselfistheomenofdeath.Theydieatfirstandthencomebacktolife.Putlifeintodeath,andthiskindofisanotherkindofbeauty.34 .Thedyingperson.Afterputhissisterintocoffin,theonlyrelativeinthisworldhadgon
10、eawayfromhimforever.ThefamilyofUsherwilldisappearforhisdeath.Atthistimehecannotsufferfromthestressofdeathanymore.lnfact5hishearthaddeadalready.InordertogetawayfromfearandstressRodericksang,wroteTheHauntedPalaceandmadehisfriendstayedtogetherwithhim.Healreadyknewthedeathwasntfarawayfromhim.Theonlythin
11、gisthathehadntgotreadyforit.5 .Deathreachedeverything,flowerofbeautybloomfromdeath.Aswordssays,tDeath,seematurnofbloom!,4WhenMadelinecameoutofthecoffinandDIDstandbeforehisbrothertheterrorcametotheend.Roderickfrightenedtodeathbyhissisterandhimself,theHouseofUsherfellintothelake,Theradiancewasthatofth
12、efull,setting,andblood-redmoonwhichnowshonevividlythroughthatoncebarely-discerniblefissure.Theblood-redmoonshonevividlythroughthefissureisthesignalthatthedeathwillsoonreacheverythingandafire-newbeautifullifewillcomeintobeing.Poe,sabnormalaestheticviewpointisboundupwithhisunluckylife.Poelosthisparent
13、swhenhewasachild,sohehadntgotanylovefromhisparents.Hisadoptivefatherisaquiteseriousmanandhisadoptivemothertheonlypersonwholovedhimalsodiedveryearly.Parentsarealwaysnotbuiltinhisstoryandthewomenalwaysdieatthebeginningofthestory.SufferingmanyasetbackduringPoe,slifehisloveisalsoatragedy.Hiswifediedbefo
14、rehimwhichmadehimbuiltadesiretomeethisdeadwifeintheimaginaryworld.IntherealworldPoewasalwaysdrunktoescapefromthepainoflosinglove.Allofthesemisadventuresmadethebeauty-built-after-deathasPoe,swritingstyle.HoweverTheFalloftheHouseofUsheristhemostsuccessfuloneinPoesstory.References:1.陈良廷，爱伦坡短篇小说集，2008,人民文学出版社：北京.2,程海萍，厄舍古屋的倒塌中的恐怖叙述，2009:重庆.第84-86页.3,王步先，爱伦坡作品中的死亡主题浅析，王步先，王步先八编1.*2010.第81-82页.4.未知，：有道词典.
