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In the marshy mists of a village churchyard, atiny orphan boy named Pip is suddenly terrified by ashivering, limping convict on the run. Yearslater, a supremely arrogant young Pip boards the coachto London where, by the grace of a mysteriousbenefactor, he will join the ranks of the idle richand "become a gentleman." Finally, in theluminous mists of the village at evening, Pip theman meets Estella, his dazzingly beautifultormentor, in a ruined garden--and lays to rest all theheartaches and illusions that his "greatexpectations" have brought upon him. Dickens'sbiographer, Edgar H. Johnson, has said that--exceptfor the author's last-minute tampering with hisoriginal ending-- Great Expectations is "the most perfectly constructed andperfectly written of all Dickens's works." In JohnIrving's Introduction to this edition, thenovelist takes the view that Dickens's revised ending is"far more that mirror of the quality of trust inthe novel as a whole." Both versions of theending are printed here.
Charles John Huffam Dickens (7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime, and by the 20th century critics and scholars had recognised him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories are still widely read today.
Born in Portsmouth, Dickens left school to work in a factory when his father was incarcerated in a debtors' prison. Despite his lack of formal education, he edited a weekly journal for 20 years, wrote 15 novels, five novellas, hundreds of short stories and non-fiction articles, lectured and performed readings extensively, was an indefatigable letter writer, and campaigned vigorously for children's rights, education, and other social reforms.
Dickens's literary success began with the 1836 serial publication of The Pickwick Papers. Within a few years he had become an international literary celebrity, famous for his humour, satire, and keen observation of character and society. His novels, most published in monthly or weekly instalments, pioneered the serial publication of narrative fiction, which became the dominant Victorian mode for novel publication. Cliffhanger endings in his serial publications kept readers in suspense. The instalment format allowed Dickens to evaluate his audience's reaction, and he often modified his plot and character development based on such feedback. For example, when his wife's chiropodist expressed distress at the way Miss Mowcher in David Copperfield seemed to reflect her disabilities, Dickens improved the character with positive features. His plots were carefully constructed, and he often wove elements from topical events into his narratives. Masses of the illiterate poor chipped in ha'pennies to have each new monthly episode read to them, opening up and inspiring a new class of readers.
Dickens was regarded as the literary colossus of his age. His 1843 novella, A Christmas Carol, remains popular and continues to inspire adaptations in every artistic genre. Oliver Twist and Great Expectations are also frequently adapted, and, like many of his novels, evoke images of early Victorian London. His 1859 novel, A Tale of Two Cities, set in London and Paris, is his best-known work of historical fiction. Dickens has been praised by fellow writers—from Leo Tolstoy to George Orwell, G. K. Chesterton and Tom Wolfe —for his realism, comedy, prose style, unique characterisations, and social criticism. On the other hand, Oscar Wilde, Henry James, and Virginia Woolf complained of a lack of psychological depth, loose writing, and a vein of saccharine sentimentalism. The term Dickensian is used to describe something that is reminiscent of Dickens and his writings, such as poor social conditions or comically repulsive characters.
還是去年有一天跟老馬夫婦在肯特的Oare Marshes看鳥,他們跟我說這地方就是狄更斯great expectations小說裏主人公遇見逃犯的地方,於是決定無論如何要看看這本小說。緩慢地終於讀完瞭。覺得好玩的是為瞭人物的塑造,在英語中狄更斯特意寫齣瞭口音感,雖然剛開始造成瞭我閱讀的時候的“大霧”,習慣後還挺有意思的。But書的內容本身還是在我期望之下,情節有些拖遝,有些故意設計的巧閤的情節以為是伏筆但後續沒有故事上推進就隻是個巧閤而已,人物有時突然齣現,甚至莫名的齣現,又大段消失,讓人理解不瞭動機,也理解不瞭大段刻畫的意義。
評分發誓再也不讀雞精斯的我再一次迫於壓力讀瞭這本。閱讀體驗極差,休要提什麼閱讀快感瞭。情節設計有點做作,背後是全知作者時不時的神兵天降。比如Joe為什麼就得這麼不計前嫌地對Pip好,就連後者自己都早已意識到自己的ingratitude?是把他當親兒子瞭?Orlick憑什麼就能壞成這樣,就因為Pip阻礙瞭他的春天?Magwitch這個人的確就是個magic witch,因為他的整個行動價值體係簡直就是受magic操控,毫無邏輯可言。在所有角色裏,Estella是可以再好好打磨一下的。但是again,打磨人物可能並非雞精斯的誌趣所在。還有,他為什麼總覺得要把所有人物都通過各種機緣巧閤和神秘的身世之謎串在一起纔可以呢?妥妥的暢銷書套路。
評分NOT my king of the novel: new/original ending; sentimentality; caricatures; eccentricity;coincidences; emotional interest;fairy tales
評分還是去年有一天跟老馬夫婦在肯特的Oare Marshes看鳥,他們跟我說這地方就是狄更斯great expectations小說裏主人公遇見逃犯的地方,於是決定無論如何要看看這本小說。緩慢地終於讀完瞭。覺得好玩的是為瞭人物的塑造,在英語中狄更斯特意寫齣瞭口音感,雖然剛開始造成瞭我閱讀的時候的“大霧”,習慣後還挺有意思的。But書的內容本身還是在我期望之下,情節有些拖遝,有些故意設計的巧閤的情節以為是伏筆但後續沒有故事上推進就隻是個巧閤而已,人物有時突然齣現,甚至莫名的齣現,又大段消失,讓人理解不瞭動機,也理解不瞭大段刻畫的意義。
評分措詞真棒. 但是我討厭括號. 可憐的PIP, JOE跟BIDDY結婚瞭喲.
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Great Expectations pdf epub mobi txt 電子書 下載 2024