引言“哥特式”小说是18世纪末出现的一种新的文学体裁,这类小说的故事情节通常以一个哥特式的城堡为背景,充斥着恐怖、谋杀、暴力、复仇、鬼魂、悬念甚至超自然现象。“女性哥特式”这个概念最早是由美国女作家艾伦·莫尔斯在其 1974年发表的《女文人》中提出的。在她看来,“女作家用文学形式书写自18 世纪以来被称为哥特式的作品。”此后,女性主义批评家意识到性别在哥特小说中的重要性,同时也对女性哥特写作及其特点不断进行争论。从本质上讲, Introduction The “Gothic” novels are a new literary genre that emerged in the late 18th century. The stories of these novels are usually set in the background of a gothic castle full of horror, murder, violence, revenge, ghosts, Suspense even supernatural phenomenon. “Female Gothic ” This concept was first proposed by American woman writer Ellen Morse in her 1974 book, “The Literary Man.” In her view, “Female writers have literally written works that have been called Gothic since the 18th century.” Since then, feminist critics have realized the importance of gender in Gothic novels, Gothic writing and its features continue to debate. Essentially,