哥特式小说于18世纪出现于英国,自从这种风格出现以后,便迅速在文学创作中蔓延开来,并已经在当今英美文坛中占有举足轻重的地位,影响颇为深远。哥特式的传统是于感官上创造出阴森恐怖之气,进而升华为对社会的阴暗面和暴力加以强调和深化。本文将对英美文学中经典的哥特式风格作品进行赏析,从而探讨这种充满着神秘和唯美的哥特式传统在英美文学发展中所产生的巨大影响及其在文学上的地位和 Gothic novel appeared in the UK in the 18th century. Since its appearance, this novel has rapidly spread in literary creation and has played a decisive role in today’s Anglo-American literary world. Gothic traditions create senses of eeriness and then sublimate into emphasizing and deepening the dark side and violence of society. This article will appreciate the classic works of Gothic style in English and American literature to explore the huge influence of this mysterious and aesthetic Gothic tradition in the development of Anglo-American literature and its position in literature.