Allen Poe's"The Oval Portrait"and Oscar Wilde's"The Picture of Dorian Gray"both feature the portrait as the narrative motif.Meanwhile,both novels belong to Gothic aestheticism.Therefore,the article explores the advantages and patterns of using portrait elements in portraying Gothic style and aestheticism by analyzing and comparing their applications and artistic effects in the two novels.
关键词
《椭圆形画像》/《道连·格雷的画像》/画像动机/哥特式唯美主义
Key words
"The Oval Portrait"/"The Picture of Dorian Gray"/portrait motivation/Gothic Aestheticism