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作者 : 约翰·弥尔顿
Milton's Paradise Lost is one of the greatest epic poems in the English language. It tells the story of the Fall of Man, a tale of immense drama and excitement, of rebellion and treachery, of innocence pitted against corruption, in which God and Satan fight a bitter battle for control of mankind's destiny. The struggle rages across three worlds - heaven, hell, and earth - as Satan and his band of rebel angels plot their revenge against God. At the center of the conflict are Adam and Eve, motivated by all too human temptations, but whose ultimate downfall is unyielding love.Marked by Milton's characteristic erudition is a work epic both in scale and, notoriously, in ambition. For nearly 350 years it has held generation upon generation of scholars, students and readers in rapt attention and its profound influence can be seen in almost every corner of Western culture.
最近更新 2019-11-21
作者 : 约翰·弥尔顿
Milton's Paradise Lost is one of the greatest epic poems in the English language. It tells the story of the Fall of Man, a tale of immense drama and excitement, of rebellion and treachery, of innocence pitted against corruption, in which God and Satan fight a bitter battle for control of mankind's destiny. The struggle rages across three worlds - heaven, hell, and earth - as Satan and his band of rebel angels plot their revenge against God. At the center of the conflict are Adam and Eve, motivated by all too human temptations, but whose ultimate downfall is unyielding love.Marked by Milton's characteristic erudition is a work epic both in scale and, notoriously, in ambition. For nearly 350 years it has held generation upon generation of scholars, students and readers in rapt attention and its profound influence can be seen in almost every corner of Western culture.
最近更新 2019-11-21
作者 : 赫尔曼·黑塞
《纳尔齐斯与歌尔德蒙》把故事和人物安排在中世纪：自幼失去母亲的修道院学生歌尔德蒙立志侍奉上帝，他的老师和朋友纳尔齐斯却劝说他放弃苦修和戒条的束缚，回归母亲赋予他的本性之中，成为灵感充沛的人。于是歌尔德蒙听从了他的劝告，开始流浪的生涯。自从爱欲被一位吉卜赛女郎所唤醒，歌尔德蒙的身体和灵魂就经历了无数次爱情与背叛，争夺与死亡，浸透了红尘的气味，也烙下了许多细微、优美而沧桑的感触。直到有一天，他被一座圣母像的美所震撼，激起了他创造的欲望。于是歌尔德蒙师从雕刻家，沉潜到雕塑艺术中。历经千回百折，他又回到自己的挚友和师长纳尔齐斯的身边，两人分别以灵感和理性启发对方，终于使歌尔德蒙掌握了化瞬间为永恒的艺术法则，雕出了以他的恋人丽迪亚为原型的完美塑像圣母玛利亚。在艺术创造的过程中，不羁的天性仍然驱使他远离静态的生活，去追逐不道德的艳遇，去放逐自己的躯体，直到它衰老、死亡，直到它已穷尽世间的所有奇遇，直到自己不再渴求任何幸福。歌尔德蒙死在理性的兄长纳尔齐斯身旁，死在对母亲和死亡的大彻大悟中，虽然他没有完成对夏娃母亲的雕塑，但是他没有任何遗憾。《纳尔齐斯与歌尔德蒙》是一部奇特的小说，具有多重释义的可能：它探讨了理性人生与感性人生之间的复杂关系；呼唤从父性文化向母性文化传统的回归；探求人性内部的和谐；但从总体上来看，它是一部在哲学层次上探讨生命永恒的意义的小说。an ascetic monk; a rigorous intellectual remains in the monastery to become an abbot; the epitome of the masculine, analytical mind. GOLDMUND romantic, dreamy, flaxen-haired boy; celebrates the lush, lyrical, rapturous, sensuous quality of women; leaves the monastery to find his true nature; he epitomizes the feminine mind. NARCISSUS AND GOLDMUND two antithetical natures, the best of friends, who understand and assist each other.
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作者 : 盖伊·加列佛·凯伊
With a new introduction by the acclaimed bestselling author, this is the spectacular deluxe tenth-anniversary edition of a fantasy classic--the sweeping tale of sorcery, magic, politics, war, love, betrayal, and survival... A richly sensuous fantasy world, full of evocative history, religions, folklore, local customs, and a magical rites...a bravura performance, nearly impossible to put down.-- Kirkus ReviewsKay's brilliant and complex portrayal of good and evil, high and low, will draw readers to this consuming epic.-- Publishers WeeklyA brilliant single-volume epic fantasy, rich in intrigue and subtlety. Memorable characters and cultures add depth to a gracefully plotted story.-- Library JournalMassively satisfying...startlingly new. -- Toronto StarThe heir to Tolkien's tradition.-- BooklistOne of the best fantasy novels I have read.-- Anne McCaffreyAll that you held most dear you will put by and leave behind you; and this is the arrow the longbow of your exile first lets fly.You will come to know how bitter as salt and stone is the bread of others, how hard the way that goes up and down stairs that never are your own.Dante, The Paradiso What can a flame remember? If it remembers a little less than is necessary, it goes out; if it remembers a little more than is necessary, it goes out. If only it could teach us, while it burns, to remember correctly.George Seferis, Stratis the Sailor Describes a Man
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American Ghosts and Old World Wonders
作者 : 安吉拉·卡特
American Ghosts and Old World Wonders is a posthumously published anthology of short fiction by Angela Carter. It was first published in the United Kingdom in 1993 by Chatto & Windus Ltd. and contains a collection of nine stories, one half of which deal with American folklore and the other with older myths and fairytales. It is introduced by Susannah Clapp.The book is divided into two parts, the first (concerned with America) consists of Lizzie's Tiger, John Ford's 'Tis Pity She's a Whore, Gun for the Devil and The Merchant of Shadows.Part two (concerned with Europe: the Old World) contains The Ghost Ships, In Pantoland, Ashputtle or The Mother's Ghost, Alice in Prague or The Curious Room and Impressions: The Wrightsman Magdalene.The anthology's contents are also reprinted in the volume Burning Your Boats, which features all of Carter's short fiction.
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SONNETS FROM THE PORTUGUESE AND OTHER LOVE POEMS
作者 : 伊丽莎白·巴雷特·勃朗宁
ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING[伊丽莎白·巴雷特·勃朗宁]于公元1806年出生在达翰姆（英格兰北部一郡）。1838年，她出版了《撒拉弗和其它诗篇》[撒拉佛——六翼天使(九级天使中地位最高者)，又称：炽爱天使]。1843年，由于当时英国的最高统治者是女性，伊丽莎白于国家诗人的提名得到了更加广泛的支持。结果很不幸，她输给了威廉·华兹华斯--同一时代的另一位伟大诗人[有机会笔者会撰文介绍此人]。此后不久，伊利沙白与罗伯特·勃朗宁——另一位有才华的诗人，结婚了。然而，伊丽莎白的父亲，却不同意这场婚事。于是，这对情侣决定出逃。并由此，引发了一场浪漫的婚姻。伊丽莎白与罗伯特·勃朗宁准备各自出发，逃往意大利，并在比萨会合，去继续他们的生活。他们成功了。三年后，即1849年，他们已在意大利中部的佛罗伦萨定居。一日，伊丽莎白送给她的丈夫一件珍贵的礼物——44首她为丈夫写的十四行诗，里面有开始时的怀疑，与家庭抗争的恐惧，与爱人的甜蜜，及最终爱的胜利的喜悦。同年，他们唯一的男孩出生了。一年后，即1850年，勃朗宁夫妇出版了那44首诗，但做了些伪装。他们用葡萄牙十四行诗集为这44首诗命名。如此一来，读者便会接受这些诗是由葡萄牙语翻译过来的的暗示。于是，我们今天可以看到如此表达真爱和深爱的诗句。伊丽莎白的浪漫婚姻促成了她的，也是整个维多利亚时代的，最美丽的爱情商籁体诗。
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作者 : 德希蕾·克拉里
Bernadottes new position now takes Desiree to the royal court of Sweden. Life there is very hard for the silk merchants daughter who almost married Napoleon in Marseilles. She is happier in Paris, even without her family. But Napoleon is still jealous of her husband. When he and Desiree meet, there is always trouble. And when war comes again, the two men are on opposite sides.Napoleon does at last, on the island of St Helena. He had terrible faults, said Desiree. But he was my first love--- and Im not ashamed of those days in Marseilles. She goes back to Sweden and there she is crowned: the first Queen of the royal family of Bernadotte.
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作者 : 叶芝
O Rose, thou art sick.-- WILLIAM BLAKETo FLORENCE FARRThe Scene is laid in the Barony of Kilmacowen, in the County of Sligo, and at a remote time.
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作者 : 曼努埃尔·普伊格
The well-known Kiss of the Spider Woman, a sharply provocative tale of love, victimization, and fantasy, and of the friendship that develops between two strikingly different men imprisoned together in a Latin American jail; This is convincing proof that Manual Puig was one of our most talented writers - no matter what the medium. Puig is the author of seven novels, translated into fourteen languages.
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作者 : 谢尔·希尔弗斯坦
The Land of Happy Have you been to the land of happy,Where everyones happy all day,Where they joke and they singOf the happiest things,And everythings jolly and gay?Theres no one unhappy in HappyTheres laughter and smiles galore.I have been to The Land of Happy-What a bore
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作者 : 加西亚·马尔克斯
This is one of the greatest love stories I have ever read. … It is so beautifully written that it really takes you to another place in time and will make you ask yourself—how long could you, or would you, wait for love?51 years,9 months, and 4 days, How long would you wait for the one you love?
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作者 : 叶芝
O blessed and happy he, who knowing the mysteries of the gods,sanctifies his life, and purifies his soul, celebrating orgies in the mountains with holy purifications.--Euripides.
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