本 科 毕 业 论 文
论《献给艾米丽的玫瑰花》中的
哥特式风格
学 院 专 业 年 级 学 号 姓 名 指 导 教 师 成 绩
外国语学院 英语教育 2006级 222006310012009
次 珍 王 丽
二○一○年四月
Study on the Gothic Characteristics in
A Rose for Emily
Ci Zhen
Supervisor Wang Li
A Thesis Submitted in
Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of
B. A. in English
SCHOOL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES
SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY
April, 2010
Acknowledgements
First and foremost, I would like to show my deepest gratitude to my supervisor, Ms. Wang Li, a respectable, responsible and resourceful scholar, who has provided me with valuable guidance in every stage of the writing of this thesis. She has offered me valuable ideas, suggestions and criticisms with her profound knowledge in linguistics and rich research experience. Her patience and kindness are greatly appreciated. I have learnt from her a lot not only about dissertation writing, but also the professional ethics. I?m grateful for her efforts of helping me complete the dissertation. Without her enlightening instruction, impressive kindness and patience, I could not have completed my thesis. Her keen and vigorous academic observation enlightens me not only in this thesis but also in my future study. I shall extend my thanks to Ms. Wang for all her kindness and help. I would also like to thank all my teachers and classmates who have helped me to develop the fundamental and essential academic competence. Last but not least, I?d like to thank all my friends for their encouragement and support.
Contents
Abstract ................................................................................................................................ i 内容摘要 ............................................................................................................................. ii 1. Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 1 2. A brief introduction of William Faulkner and his A Rose for Emily ............................... 2 3. Introduction of the Gothic Characteristics in Literature ................................................. 3 4. The Gothic Characteristics in A Rose for Emily .............................................................. 4 4.1 The gothic characteristics in the description of Emily?s house ................................ 5 4.2 The gothic characteristics in the theme of A Rose for Emily ................................... 6 4.3 The gothic characteristics in the narrative way of A Rose for Emily ....................... 7 4.4 The gothic characteristics in the character of Emily ................................................ 9 5.Conclusion ...................................................................................................................... 11 References ......................................................................................................................... 12
Study on the Gothic Characteristics in
A Rose for Emily Abstract
A Rose for Emily written by American writer William Faulkner is regarded as the representative work of southern gothic fiction of America. The story writes Miss Emily?s tragic life and it?s full of suspense and intensely interesting.
This paper analyzes the gothic characteristics in A Rose for Emily on several angles, such as Emily?s house, the theme, the narrative way and the character after searching for many references about gothic literature in library and learning about the traditional gothic characteristics in literature. The significance of the study is to share personal opinions about the novel and understand this novel better and give readers some new enlightenment and thinking of gothic characteristics in literature. And the gothic characteristics were reflected in the novel and because of these gothic characteristics the author expresses his complicated feeling precisely and fully.
Key words: A Rose for Emily, gothic characteristics; narrative way
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