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埃德加·爱伦·坡

EdgarAllenPoe

埃德加·爱伦·坡（EdgarAllenPoe，1809—1849），美国浪漫主义文学大师，19世纪美国最著名、最具代表性的作家之一，在短篇小说的发展历史中占有突出的地位。爱伦·坡的短篇小说大致分为三类：恐怖故事、谋杀疑案和科学难解之谜。他开创了侦探小说的先河，被称为“侦探小说之父”。本文被公认为他最完美的短篇小说之一，也是世界最佳短篇小说之一，充分体现了他关于短篇小说的理论和风格特征。

Forthemostwild，yetmosthomelynarrativewhichIamabouttoen，Ineitherexectnorsolicitbelief。MadindeedwouldIbetoexectit，inacasewheremyverysensesrejecttheirownevidence。Yet，madamInot-andverysurelydoInotdream。ButtomorrowIdie，andtodayIwouldunburthenmysoul。Myimmediateuroseistolacebeforetheworld，lainly，succinctly，andwithoutcomment，aseriesofmerehouseholdevents。Intheirconsequences，theseeventshaveterrifed-havetortured-havedestroyedme。YetIwillnotattemttoexoundthem。Tome，theyhaveresentedlittlebutHorror-tomanytheywillseemlessterriblethanbaroque。Hereafter，erhas，someintellectmaybefoundwhichwillreducemyhantasmtothecommon-lace-someintellectmorecalm，morelogical，andfarlessexcitablethanmyown，whichwillerceive，inthecircumstancesIdetailwithawe，nothingmorethananordinarysuccessionofverynaturalcausesandeffects。

FrommyinfancyIwasnotedforthedocilityandhumanityofmydisosition。Mytendernessofheartwasevensoconsicuousastomakemethejestofmycomanions。Iwaseseciallyfondofanimals，andwasindulgedbymyarentswithagreatvarietyofets。WiththeseIsentmostofmytime，andneverwassohayaswhenfeedingandcaressingthem。Thiseculiarityofcharactergrewwithmygrowth，andinmymanhood，Iderivedfromitoneofmyrincialsourcesofleasure。Tothosewhohavecherishedanaffectionforafaithfulandsagaciousdog，Ineedhardlybeatthetroubleofexlainingthenatureortheintensityofthegratifcationthusderivable。Thereissomethingintheunselfshandself-sacrifcingloveofabrute，whichgoesdirectlytotheheartofhimwhohashadfrequentoccasiontotestthealtryfriendshiandgossamerfdelityofmereMan。

Imarriedearly，andwashaytofndinmywifeadisositionnotuncongenialwithmyown。Observingmyartialityfordomesticets，shelostnooortunityofrocuringthoseofthemostagreeablekind。Wehadbirds，goldfsh，afnedog，rabbits，asmallmonkey，andacat。