《白雪皇后》的七個故事，1845年

the Snow queen IN SEVEN StoRIES, 1845

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《白雪皇后》，兒童文學偉大的探索敘事之一，描繪了兩個孩子在走向世界盡頭的旅程中歷經奇觀異景的道路。

“the Snow queen,” one of the great quest narratives of children’s literature, traces the paths of two children through wonders and marvels as they journey to the ends of the earth.

雖然凱（Kai）和格爾達（Gerda）不是親兄妹，但他們情同兄妹。

Although Kai and Gerda are not biological siblings, they are bonded as brother and sister.

在他們的旅行過程中，他們從童年步入青春期再成為成年人 —— 內心依然童真的成年人。

In the course of their travels, they pass from childhood through adolescence to bee adults—adults who remain children at heart.

他們充滿磨難的旅程包含了童話故事的所有經典特徵：

their trial - ridden journey contains all the classic features of a fairy tale:

一位保持著聰慧的勇敢女主人公，善與惡之間戲劇性的較量，在無辜女主人公的探索之旅中給予幫助的助手和捐贈者，擁有誘惑力量的反派，通向驚險冒險的危險旅程，以及內心純真無邪者對邪惡的勝利。

a courageous heroine who maintains her wits, melodramatic contests between good and evil, helpers and donors who aid the innocent heroine in her quest, villains with seductive powers, perilous journeys that lead to breathtaking adventures, and the triumph of the innocent and pure in heart over evil.

這個童話故事也被構建為成人的寓言，闡明瞭科學和理性的危險誘惑，並預言它們將被基督教救贖的生命力所擊敗。

the fairy tale has also been framed as an allegory for adults, illustrating the dangerous seductions of science and reason and predicting their defeat by the life - giving forces of christian salvation.

《白雪皇后》在多個層面上發揮作用，其簡單性掩蓋了深度和複雜性，每次閱讀都會產生新的意義。

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