“Three Sundays in a Week” is an interesting story by Edgar Allan Poe. Bobby, the narrator of the story, is eager to marry his cousin, Kate. Upon the consent of Mr. Rumgudgeon, Kate’s father, Bobby “shall have Kate and her plum” (“Three Sundays” 651), equal to “one hundred thousand pounds” in the 19 century (Mabbott 658). In addition, Mr. Rumgudgeon “would have given ten thousand pounds from his own pocket (Kate’s plum was her own)” (“Three Sundays” 653). Keen to manifest the great fortune, the narrator persistently badgers his uncle to pinpoint an “exact time.” “The old porpoise,” the narrator continues, finally settles the date. “Well, then, you shall be married precisely— precisely, now mind!—when three Sundays come together in a week!” (651). “Three Sundays in a week” is out of the question Bobby initially proclaims. The preposterous time, however, is realized by seafaring voyages. Bobby and Kate, with the assistance from two marine captains, ingeniously solve the predicament. Captain Smitherton, who “sail[s] from this position a thousand miles east,” is “one hour” earlier than London, and after his global voyage, he is “a day in advance of” London time. On the contrary, Captain Pratt navigates westward, and after a one-year voyage, he is “twenty-four hours or one day, behind the time at London” (656–57). Therefore, on October the tenth, they determine that “yesterday was Sunday” for Captain Smitherton, “today is Sunday” for Bobby, Kate and Mr. Rumgudgeon, and “to-morrow will be Sunday” for Captain Pratt (657). The mainstream criticism reads the tale as a romantic comedy. Thomas Olive Mabbott epitomizes this critical view. “This is his only tale that can possibly be read as a simple happy love story” and “its superficial comedy” accounts for the greater popularity with “ordinary readers than with professed critics” (648). Likewise, Mark Neimeyer interprets the comedy as “a story of love” (216). Also in the line of marriage, Richard Kopley detects personal innuendos in the story because Poe’s stepfather “cut him off without a shilling” (202). Similarly, J. Gerald Kennedy also perceives the “persisting resentment of the Foster father who had disinherited Poe” (77). Harry Lee Poe expands the

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时间、航程和“一周中的三个星期天”的（不可能）

“一周中的三个星期天”是埃德加·爱伦·坡的一个有趣的故事。故事的叙述者鲍比渴望嫁给他的表弟凯特。经Rumgudgeon先生同意，Kate的父亲Bobby“将拥有Kate和她的李子”（《三个星期天》651），相当于19世纪的“十万英镑”（Mabbott 658）。此外，Rumgudgeon 先生“会从他自己的口袋里掏出一万英镑（凯特的李子是她自己的）”（“三个星期天”653）。叙述者急于表现出巨大的财富，坚持不懈地纠缠他的叔叔，以确定“确切的时间”。“老江豚，”叙述者继续说，终于确定了日期。“好吧，那么，你就应该结婚——准确地说，现在请注意！——当三个星期天在一周内聚在一起时！” (651)。“一周中的三个星期天”是鲍比最初宣称的不可能。荒唐的时光，然而，是通过航海航行实现的。鲍比和凯特在两位船长的协助下，巧妙地解决了困境。史密瑟顿船长“从这个位置向东航行一千英里”，比伦敦早“一个小时”，在他的全球航行之后，他比伦敦时间“提前一天”。相反，普拉特船长向西航行，经过一年的航行，他“比伦敦的时间晚了二十四小时或一天”（656-57）。因此，在 10 月 10 日，他们确定 Smitherton 船长“昨天是星期天”，Bobby、Kate 和 Rumgudgeon 先生“今天是星期天”，Pratt 船长确定“明天将是星期天”（657）。主流批评认为这个故事是一部浪漫喜剧。Thomas Olive Mabbott 是这种批判性观点的缩影。“这是他唯一一个可以被理解为一个简单的幸福爱情故事的故事”和“它的肤浅喜剧”解释了“普通读者而不是自称的评论家”的更大受欢迎程度（648）。同样，Mark Neimeyer 将这部喜剧解释为“爱情故事”（216）。同样在婚姻线中，Richard Kopley 在故事中发现了个人影射，因为坡的继父“不给他一先令就切断了他”（202）。同样，J. Gerald Kennedy 也感受到了“剥夺坡继承权的福斯特父亲的持续怨恨”（77）。哈里·李·坡扩大了 理查德·科普利在故事中发现了个人影射，因为坡的继父“不给他一先令就切断了他”（202）。同样，J. Gerald Kennedy 也感受到了“剥夺坡继承权的福斯特父亲的持续怨恨”（77）。哈里·李·坡扩大了 理查德·科普利在故事中发现了个人影射，因为坡的继父“不给他一先令就切断了他”（202）。同样，J. Gerald Kennedy 也感受到了“剥夺坡继承权的福斯特父亲的持续怨恨”（77）。哈里·李·坡扩大了