摘要：《威廉·威尔逊》是爱伦·坡的代表作之一。本文将基于布思和费伦所创立和拓展的经典修辞叙事理论，对文中不可靠叙述者叙事的不可靠性进行分析。通过研究和对比分析，本文证明叙述者和他所说的同名同姓者实际上是同一个人，而他们两人之间的较量其实是威尔逊内心世界善恶斗争的过程。故事中的不可靠叙事和隐含的可靠叙事之间的复杂关系丰富了小说的情节塑造。本文通过对不可靠叙述和可靠叙述的分析，了解了结合不可靠叙事和可靠叙事的叙事方法对小说情节塑造的作用，即增强审美效果和丰富人物性格，并总结了坡对善恶的分析—良知是成为一个真正的人的基础。

关键词：爱伦坡；威廉·威尔逊；不可靠叙述；可靠叙述；善恶斗争

Contents

Abstract

中文摘要

1. Introduction-1

1.1 Edgar Allan Poe and his “William Wilson”-1

1.1.1 Edgar Allan Poe-1

1.1.2 “William Wilson”-1

1.2 Existing Studies on “William Wilson”-1

1.3 The Purpose and Plan for this Study-2

1.4 Overall Structure of the Thesis-3

2. Narrative Theory for This Study-4

2.1 Unreliable Narration-4

2.2 The Relationship between Unreliable Narration and Reliable Narration-5

3. The Unreliable Narration in “William Wilson”-6

3.1 The Unreliable Narration on the Identity of William Wilson-6

3.2 The Unreliable Narration Which Shows the Hidden Evil-8

3.2.1 Distorted ethical values-8

3.2.2 Growing hatred-9

4. The Reliable Narration in “William Wilson”-11

4.1 The Obvious Evil-11

4.2 The Remaining Conscience-11

4.3 The Struggle between Good and Evil-11

5. The Functions of a Balanced Unreliable-and-reliable Narration-14

5.1 Enhancing Aesthetic Effects-14

5.2 Enriching the Character-14

5.2.1 The narrator’s struggle between good and evil-14

5.2.2 Poe’s analysis of good and evil-14

6. Conclusion-16

References-17