Analysis of Implied Meaning of Color Terms in the Novel The Masque of the Red Death from the Perspective of "Effect Theory"

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10.2991/icesame-17.2017.96How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Edgar Allan Poe; Effect Theory; The Masque of the Red Death; color words; terror; death.

Abstract

Edgar Allan Poe is a famous American novelist. Poe is best known for his mystery stories and horror stories, and is recognized as "the inventor of science fiction". Edgar Allan Poe put forward the famous "Effect Theory", emphasizing that the main purpose of literary creation is to impress readers. This paper analyzes the effects of color words in the short story The Masque of the Red Death from the perspective of Effect Theory, and points out its practical significance to modern society.

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© 2017, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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AU  - Siyou Zhang
AU  - Zhongwen Pei
AU  - Jiangyu Sun
PY  - 2017/06
DA  - 2017/06
TI  - Analysis of Implied Meaning of Color Terms in the Novel The Masque of the Red Death from the Perspective of "Effect Theory"
BT  - Proceedings of the 2017 2nd International Conference on Education, Sports, Arts and Management Engineering (ICESAME 2017)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 435
EP  - 438
SN  - 2352-5398
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DO  - 10.2991/icesame-17.2017.96
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