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1.引言作为美国西部神话的创造者,基于其在西部的丰富阅历,欧文·威斯特创作了大量的西部小说,其中《弗吉尼亚人》是最杰出的牛仔小说。《弗吉尼亚人》的成功帮助威斯特赢得了“牛仔小说之父”的称号。同时,它也被誉为美国文学史上牛仔小说的起点。(唐茛晋:2003)此外,《弗吉尼亚人》的成功之处不仅在于详细地展现了美国西部的生活,而且也更直接更深入地刻画了一个生动的牛仔英雄形象。在《弗吉尼亚人》中,主角是一个无名牛仔英雄,由于他来自弗吉尼亚州的缘故,所以威斯特决
1. Introduction As the creator of western mythology in the United States, based on his rich experience in the west, Owen West wrote a large number of western novels, of which “Virginia” is the most outstanding cowboy novel. The success of “Virginia” helped West win the title of “father of cowboy novels.” At the same time, it is also known as the starting point of the cowboy novels in the history of American literature. In addition, the success of “Virginia” is not only to show in detail the life of the western United States, but also more directly and more deeply portrayed a vivid cowboy hero image. In the “Virginia”, the protagonist is an unknown cowboy hero, because he is from Virginia’s sake, so Westchester