美国作家爱伦·坡以诗歌、短篇小说和文艺理论著称于世。他力主“为写诗而写诗”①的艺术原则，追求“美”、“纯”和“音律”“，注重作品的艺术价值而不是认识价值。他的短篇小说大多讲述恐怖、惊险的故事，作者在故事中“力图制造惊险、恐怖和强烈感情的效果”，使作品具有 American writer Allan Poe is famous for his poetry, short stories and literary theory. He advocated “the artistic principle of writing poetry for poetry,” and pursued “beauty,” “purity,” and “temperament.” He focused on the artistic value rather than the value of his works, and most of his short stories talk about horror and thrilling stories In the story, the author “seeks to create the effects of thrills, terror and intense feelings”