爱伦·坡(1809—1849)是美国著名的小说家、诗人和评论家,在美国文学史上占据举足轻重的位置。在他的多部短篇小说中,都以哥特式风格为主,着重体现人内心的恐惧和恐怖,构成了美国哥特式小说的独有特点:内在化和心理化。而且,爱伦·坡的小说往往短小、精悍、易读,情节跌宕起伏、引人人胜。他创作的经典哥特式风格的短篇小说有《黑猫》《厄 Allan Poe (1809-1849) is a famous American novelist, poet and critic, occupying a pivotal position in the history of American literature. In his many short stories, he mainly focuses on the gothic style, which focuses on the fear and horror of the human heart, forming the unique characteristics of American gothic novels: internalization and psychology. Moreover, Poe’s poems are often short, lean, easy to read, plot ups and downs, appealing. He created the classic Gothic-style short story “black cat” "Eritrea