桑顿·怀尔德的早期小说《卡巴拉》常被批评为艺术上不成熟的作品。然而,本文主张在寓言叙事的文类框架内对其进行重新审视,从而更为适当地理解怀尔德的文学追求。通过对小说标题、情节设置和人物原型上的分析,本文认为《卡巴拉》并非为一部时代小说,而是将罗马作为寓言化的对象,以揭示古典主义传统与现代的关系。小说在寓言层面上的含混策略,表现了怀尔德对寓言传统本身的批判和反思。 Thornton Wilder’s early novel “Kabballah” is often criticized as an artistically immature work. However, this article advocates revisiting it within the framework of the genre of allegorical narrative, so as to understand Wilder’s literary pursuit more properly. Through the analysis of the novel’s title, plot and prototype, this paper argues that Kabbalah is not a novel of the times, but an object of parable in Rome to reveal the relationship between the classical tradition and the modern. The vague strategy of the novel at the allegory level shows Wilder’s critique and reflection on the allegory tradition itself.