This celebrated Chinese classic novel is a masterpiece of realism written in themiddle of the 18th century. Taking as its background the decline of several relatedbig families and drawing much from his own experiences, the author Can Xueqin(?- c.1763) focused on the tragic love between Jia Baoyou and Lin Daiyu and, inthe meantime, provided a panorama of the lives of people of various levels in thedegenerating empire. But he left the work unfinished (or the last 40 chapterswere lost). Gao E (c.1738- cA815) completed the work some years later in muchof Gao's spirit and also put in his own revelations, which aroused protractedcontroversy throughout the centuries. Exposing social evils, the book cries outits denunciation against the feudal system. All techniques of literal' merit developedin previous periods were incorporated into the great work with much originality. Itstands out in world literature, ranking with Hamlet and War and Peace. Illustratedwith woodblock prints.
《飘》是美国作家玛格丽特·米切尔创作的长篇小说,该作1937年获得普利策文学奖。小说以亚特兰大以及附近的一个种植园为故事场景,描绘了内战前后美国南方人的生活。一方面,小说从主人公斯佳丽命运的变迁、情感的经历反映出人生命运的变化无常,塑造了一个坚强独立的女性形象,并通过一系列意象表达了小说的文学主旨,具有独特的艺术魅力和审美价值。另一方面,《飘》镜像式地呈现了两种重农主义之间的斗争以及内战后重农主义的全线崩溃。女主角斯佳丽战后为重振田园所付出巨大代价,隐喻了重农主义在南方终将没落的命运。斯佳丽执着的不是虚幻的爱情,而是情人阿希礼所代表的南方重农主义文化。作为重农主义神话的悲壮挽歌,《飘》也反映了大萧条时期美国人对过度重商主义的普遍质疑以及对社会过快转型的不适和怀旧。
罗曼·罗兰著,傅雷译的《约翰·克利斯朵夫(上中下)》讲述了主人公约翰·克利斯朵夫为音乐奋斗反抗的一生,从儿时音乐才能的觉醒、到青年时代对权贵的蔑视和反抗、再到成年后在事业上的追求和成功、最后达到精神宁静的崇高境界。 本书共分三册,分别代表了主人公的三个时期: 上册是童年、少年及青年时期的克里斯朵夫,为卷一至卷四。这一册主要讲述了主人公出生在德国一个比较穷苦的音乐教师家庭,在祖父的教导下逐渐展现出自己的音乐才能,甚至得到了公爵贵族的嘉奖。但他天性的敏感及自尊让他在情感上多次受挫,开始是友情,后面还有懵懂的初恋。祖父父亲去世之后,他的家庭更加陷入了一贫如洗的状态,他肩负起了养家的责任,但他又因为生性耿直,不愿阿谀奉承,虚伪待人,最后遭人陷害失去工作,音乐上也反复遭人诟病否定,又在冲动之