The concept of gaslighting comes to us from Patrick Hamilton's 1938 play, Gas Light, known in America as Angel Street. Together with his earlier play Rope, which was made into a film by Alfred Hitchcock, Gaslight made Hamilton famous, bringing him the fortune he would subsequently use to drink himself to death. It tells the story of a man intent on convincing his wife she's insane, in order that he might lay hands on some jewels she has inherited. At first the relationship is all sunshine, but small incidents of apparently inexplicable anger mount up.

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煤气灯和煤气灯

燃气照明的概念来自帕特里克·汉密尔顿（Patrick Hamilton）1938年的剧集《燃气之光》，在美国被称为天使街。Gaslight与早先的剧本《绳子》（由Rofr）一起被阿尔弗雷德·希区柯克（Alfred Hitchcock）制作成电影，使汉密尔顿声名远播，给他带来了后来被他用来喝死自己的财富。它讲述了一个男人想说服他的妻子疯了的故事，目的是为了使他可以把手放在她继承的一些珠宝上。最初的关系是阳光普照，但似乎发生了莫名其妙的愤怒的小事却增加了。