爱伦·坡提出了短篇小说创作要遵循四原则,其中之一就是“简洁性”。坡的大部分短篇小说能让读者一次性读完,但简洁并不代表故事简略、效果平庸。为了营造其计划好的某一特定艺术效果——通常是紧张、恐怖的氛围——坡巧妙地运用了细节描写。坡忽略不重要细节、着墨于他认为的重要细节,这成就了其独特的短篇小说风格——简洁但艺术效果突出。 One of the four principles Allan Poe proposed for short story creation was “simplicity”. Most of Slope’s short stories allow readers to read them all at once, but simplicity does not mean that the story is simple and the effect is mediocre. To create a specific artistic effect for which it is planned - usually a tense, terrifying atmosphere - the slips make clever use of details. Slope ignores unimportant details and informs him of important details that have contributed to his unique style of short story - succinct but prominent in artistic effect.