【摘要】 从文学经典这一视角出发,通过短篇小说作为一种文学样式在英国文学中的曲折发展历程以及短篇小说与作家的声誉,探讨文学经典对于文学样式的等级排列给短篇小说样式的发展带来的不良影响。指出短篇小说所处的边缘地位,继而提出,21世纪的英语文学的发展、繁荣从很大程度上依赖于开放传统的样式经典,从而最大限度地拓展不同样式中文学创作的潜力。更多还原

【Abstract】 The English short story arose as a modern literary genre in the early years of the nineteenth century. But it has been marginalized by Western mainstream literature for a considerable time. The present paper analyzes in general terms the negative impact caused by the hierarchy of genres in the literary canon on the tortuous development of the short story genre, taking the origin of the short story in English literary history as an example, examines the writers’ reputation in relation to the state of the short story genre, and illuminates the fact that among the various elements which are responsible for the marginalized state of the short story, the traditional literary canon is one of the decisive factors. The paper finally points out that in the new century, the literary canon should be opened to expand the scope of discussion and creation. Through opening up "the closed canon", literature will always develop in an ongoing process.更多还原