一、哥特式小说的起源及特点哥特式小说的源头是英国文艺复兴时期的戏剧。戏剧在中世纪主要是演绎《圣经》故事,宣扬基督教教义和道德。到了文艺复兴时期,戏剧在人文主义思想和古典戏剧的影响下迅速世俗化。在欧洲其他主要国家,当时最有影响的是古希腊悲剧,然而在英国最受欢迎的却是古罗马作 First, the origins and characteristics of Gothic novels The source of the Gothic novel is the English Renaissance drama. In the Middle Ages, drama was mainly a deduction of the Bible story, promoting Christian doctrine and morality. By the Renaissance, drama quickly secularized under the influence of humanism and classical drama. In the other major European countries, the most influential of the time was the ancient Greek tragedy, but the most popular in the United Kingdom was the ancient Roman