主人公格罗佛是个十二岁的男孩，在打工休假时与姐姐偷溜进城，却不幸感染伤寒死去。小说讲述格罗佛死后，家人对他的记忆。 ……光来了又走、走了又来……一则故事，四个视角，四样落失之感，四种人生领悟。 此作结构精巧，探究亲密家人离世后，生者如何反刍记忆、怀抱失落，并在未来人生中安排一个位置给那已然落失者，让其继续活。 ……事情的发展 偏离我们当初设想的样子……然后又渐渐逝去，变得好像从未发生过……好像那些都只存在于我们的梦境……你现在听懂我的意思了没？……就好像那些都只是我们从别处听来的，都只是他人的遭遇……接下来，我们才会再度忆起事情的全貌。
《不负如来不负卿：蓝莲花》讲述了那一日，她为少年时的他所救，从此留在他兄弟二人身边，纠葛牵绊四十年。家族和法统的传承注定了他兄弟二人的一生：长子出家为僧，幼子娶亲延续血脉。他是早慧的圣僧，三岁记诵经书，十岁随伯父与蒙古汗王谈判，十七岁掌萨迦派，十九岁成为一代雄主忽必烈的上师。那一年，他的幼弟恰那九岁，迎娶十七岁的蒙古公主。那一日，她本可以在他的受戒礼前修成人形，却为他损耗了过多的灵力。“小蓝，为何你看到哥哥受戒会哭？”她奇怪地看着他欣喜若狂的俊脸：“恰那，我说我能修成女子，你为什么这么高兴？”横亘在他们之间的，不止是人狐殊途，更有这辈子他们都不可更改的身份。而在那遥远苍茫的雪域高原上，却有更加酸涩的命运，正在等待着他们！莲花高台上的佛与法，俗世凡尘间的情与爱。“不负如来不负
The dramatic concluding months of The Wars of the Rosesprovide the setting for Shakespeare’s incomparable saga of powerand intrigue. Under the editorial supervision of Jonathan Bate and EricRasmussen, two of today’s most accomplished Shakespearean scholars,this Modern Library series incorporates definitive texts andauthoritative notes from William Shakespeare: CompleteWorks. Each play includes an Introduction as well as anoverview of Shakespeare’s theatrical career; commentary on past andcurrent productions based on interviews with leading directors,actors, and designers; scene-by-scene analysis; key facts about thework; a chronology of Shakespeare’s life and times; andblack-and-white illustrations. Ideal for students, theater professionals, and general readers,these modern and accessible editions set a new standard inShakespearean literature for the twenty-first century.
A pair of twins are separated by a shipwreck, each believing theother has drowned. A lovesick duke woos a countess deep in mourningfor her brother, while her rowdy household plots the downfall ofher puritanical steward. Disguise, confusion, and mistaken identityfollow in Shakespeare’s great comedy of love in all itsmanifestations. Under the editorial supervision of Jonathan Bate and EricRasmussen, two of today’s most accomplished Shakespearean scholars,this Modern Library series incorporates definitive texts andauthoritative notes from William Shakespeare: Complete Works. Eachplay includes an Introduction as well as an overview ofShakespeare’s theatrical career; commentary on past and currentproductions based on interviews with leading directors, actors, anddesigners; scene-by-scene analysis; key facts about the work; achronology of Shakespeare’s life and times; and black-and-whiteillustrations. Ideal for students, theater professionals, and general readers,these modern and accessible editions fro
Uncertain of their standing in court and fearing for theirlives, Rosalind and Orlando are forced into exile in the Forest ofArden, only to become entangled in a beguiling game of love, lust,and mistaken identity. One of Shakespeare’s great comedies, As YouLike It subverts the traditional rules of romance, confusing genderroles, nature, and politics. Under the editorial supervision of Jonathan Bate and EricRasmussen, two of today’s most accomplished Shakespearean scholars,this Modern Library series incorporates definitive texts andauthoritative notes from William Shakespeare: Complete Works. Eachplay includes an Introduction as well as an overview ofShakespeare’s theatrical career; commentary on past and currentproductions based on interviews with leading directors, actors, anddesigners; scene-by-scene analysis; key facts about the work; achronology of Shakespeare’s life and times; and black-and-whiteillustrations. Ideal for students, theater professionals, and general readers,these modern and acces
A continuation of the major series of individualShakespeare plays from the world renowned Royal ShakespeareCompany, edited by two brilliant, younger generation Shakespeareanscholars Jonathan Bate and EricRasmussen Incorporating definitive text andcutting-edge notes from William Shakespeare: CompleteWorks -the first authoritative, modernized edition ofShakespeare's First Folio in more than 300 years-this remarkableseries of individual plays combines Jonathan Bate's insightfulcritical analysis with Eric Rasmussen's textual expertise.
This superb translation of Death in Venice and six otherstories by Thomas Mann is a tour de force, deserving to be thedefinitive text for English-speaking readers. These seven storiesrepresent Mann's early writing career and a level of literaryquality Mann himself despaired of ever again matching. In thesestories he began to grapple with themes that were to recurthroughout his work. In" Little Herr Friedemann, " a character'scarefully structured way of life is suddenly threatened by anunexpected sexual passion. In "Gladius Dei, " puritanical intellectclashes with beauty. In "Tristan, " Mann presents an ironic andcomic account of the tension between an artist and bourgeoissociety. All seven of these stories are accomplished and memorable,but it is Death in Venice that truly forms the centerpiece of thecollection. The themes that Mann weaves through the shorter piecescome to a climax in this stunning novella, one of the mosthauntingly magnificent tales of art and self-destruction everwritten.
Joyce's semi-autobiographical first novel follows StephenDedalus, a sensitive and creative youth who rebels against hisfamily, his education, and his country by committing himself to theartist's life.
On a bleak New England farm, a taciturn young man has resignedhimself to a life of grim endurance. Bound by circumstance to awoman he cannot love, Ethan Frome is haunted by a past of lostpossibilities until his wife’s orphaned cousin, Mattie Silver,arrives and he is tempted to make one final, desperate effort toescape his fate. In language that is spare, passionate, andenduring, Edith Wharton tells this unforgettable story of twotragic lovers overwhelmed by the unrelenting forces of conscienceand necessity. Included with Ethan Frome are the novella The Touchstone andthree short stories, “The Last Asset,” “The Other Two,” and“Xingu.” Together, this collection offers a survey of theextraordinary range and power of one of America’s finestwriters.
A triumphantly patriotic play that also casts a critical eyeat war and warriors, this great epic drama depicts a charismaticruler in a time of national struggle. The young King Henry’svictory over the French despite overwhelming odds creates aspectacle of action, color, and thundering battles. Whether thewarrior-king is urging his men “Once more unto the breach, dearfriends,” or wooing Katharine of France, Henry is magnificentlyadapted to the role he must play in England’s greatness. Henry Vrepresents the culmination of Shakespeare’s art as a writer ofhistorical drama. Each Edition Includes: ? Comprehensive explanatory notes ? Vivid introductions and the most up-to-date scholarship ? Clear, modernized spelling and punctuation, enablingcontemporary readers to understand the Elizabethan English ? Completely updated, detailed bibliographies and performancehistories ? An interpretive essay on film adaptations of the play, alongwith an extensive filmography
在线阅读本书 In Mansfield Park , first published in 1814, when theauthor had reached her full maturity as a novelist, Jane Austenpaints some of her most witty and perceptive studies of character.Against a genteel country landscape of formal parks and statelyhomes, the gossipy Mrs. Norris becomes a masterful comic creation;the fickle young suitor Henry Crawford provides an unequaledportrait of an unscrupulous young man; and the complexly drawnFanny Price emerges as one of Jane Austen’s finest achievements—thepoor cousin who comes to stay with her wealthy relatives atMansfield Park and learns how the game of love can too easily turnto folly. More intricately plotted and wider in scope than Austen’searlier works, Mansfield Park continues to enchant anddelight us as a superb example of a great author’s craft.
With dramatic eloquence, this story of the French Revolutionbrings to life a time of terror and treason, and a starving peoplerising in frenzy and hate to overthrow a corrupt and decadentregime.
