Author(s)

Xitong Jin ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ School of English Studies, Xi'an International Studies University, Xi'an, 710128, China

Corresponding Author

Xitong Jin

ABSTRACT

With the development of aesthetics, ugliness is no longer seen as the opposite of beauty, but as an independent entity to be studied and perfected in the aesthetic field. Edgar Allan Poe is considered to be the most important originator of horror fiction and the author of the aesthetics of ugliness. In his short story "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar", instead of brightness and beauty, many ugly images and plots are presented to reveal the dark side of human nature, which is meaningful and profound. This paper uses the principle of the aesthetics of ugliness to analyse the ugly images and plots in the short story "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar" to explore the construction and meaning of ugliness and its impact on the study of aesthetics, and at the same time to reveal the intrinsic value of ugliness and the truth of life that Poe wanted to tell his readers in his story, which established a position of his works in literature.

KEYWORDS

Edgar Allan Poe, The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar, Aesthetic of Ugliness

CITE THIS PAPER

Xitong Jin, An Analysis of "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar" from the Perspective of Aesthetic of Ugliness. Lecture Notes on Language and Literature (2024) Vol. 7: 131-138. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/langl.2024.070319.

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