《厄舍古屋的倒塌》是爱伦·坡哥特体风格短篇恐怖小说中的杰作，本篇小说中的环境描写从厄舍古屋的外部、走廊、房间，藏尸处和暴风雨之夜，逐层递进，营造出摄人心魄的恐怖氛围。爱伦·坡将人物和故事情节放置在精心安排的场景中，每个细节的环境描写都是为营造恐怖气氛而设的。以其丰富的形象思维和高超的叙事能力，完美地达到他极力渲染的恐怖效果。%The Fall of the House of Usher was one of the masterpieces of Allen Poe, who wrote his short stories of terror in Gothic writing style. The description of the surroundings in this novel creates a breathtaking atmosphere of terror from the outside of the House of Usher, its corridors, rooms, charnel to stormy night in a gradual and pro- gressive way. The characters and plots are placed in the elaborate scene, and every detail of the description of the surrounding is created for the atmosphere of terror. With his rich imagination and superb narrative skills, Allan Poe achieved his perfect horror effect.
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