福克纳小说创作中对神话、典故的运用

福克纳在他的小说作品中大量运用在人类历史上影响深远的神话原型和宗教典故，将所描述的美国南方的悲剧故事上升到神话的高度，既丰富了作品的文化内涵，又具有强烈的反讽效果，不仅展现了南方由胜而衰的历史，更使其成为整个人类命运和经历的一个缩影。

Faulkner' s Employment of Ancient Myths and Religious Allusions in His Novels

Faulkner has employed a lot of myths and religious allusions which have far - reaching influence in human history in his novels. He raised the tragic stories in the American South to a mythological height. These stories add cultural connotation to his works and furthermore enhance a considerable ironic effect. What he has described not only shows the decline from prosperity of the South of America but also makes the miniature of the destiny of the whole mankind.