"This seems to me a higher order of feminism than repeating the story of woman as victim... Kate Chopin gives her female protagonist the central role, normally reserved for Man, in a meditation on identity and culture, consciousness and art." -- From the introduction by Marilynne Robinson.
First published in 1899, this beautiful, brief novel so disturbed critics and the public that it was banished for decades afterward. Now widely read and admired, The Awakening has been hailed as an early vision of woman's emancipation. This sensuous book tells of a woman's abandonment of her family, her seduction, and her awakening to desires and passions that threated to consumer her. Originally entitled "A Solitary Soul," this portrait of twenty-eight-year-old Edna Pontellier is a landmark in American fiction, rooted firmly in the romantic tradition of Herman Melville and Emily Dickinson. Here, a woman in search of self-discovery turns away from convention and society, and toward the primal, from convention and society, and toward the primal, irresistibly attracted to nature and the sensesThe Awakening, Kate Chopin's last novel, has been praised by Edmund Wilson as "beautifully written." And Willa Cather described its style as "exquisite," "sensitive," and "iridescent." This edition of The Awakening also includes a selection of short stories by Kate Chopin.
Kate Chopin, was born Katherine O'Flaherty in St. Louis on Feburary8,1851, of a prosperous Irish-born merchant father and an aristocratic Creole mother. She studied piano, wrote poetry, and read Dickens, Austen, Goethe, de Stael, and the Brontes. Despite her free spirit--she was once nicknamed the "littlest rebel" for yanking down a Union flag--Kate grew to be a leading social belle, admired for her wit and beauty.
In 1870 she married Oscar Chopin. Matrimony did not quell her independence; she dressed unconventionally, took long unchaperoned walks, and smoked cigarettes. In their twelve years of married life, she bore six children, and upon Oscar's sudden death in 1882 she took over the management of the Chopin family plantation in Natchitoches, Louisana. She turned seriously to writing shortly thereafter, publishing stories in Vogue and Atlantic Monthly. She wrote a novel, At Fault(1890), Bayou Folk, a collection of stories(1894), A Night in Acadie, a second collection (1897), and her masterpiece The Awakening(1899), which aroused a national scandal for its "indecency." Banned by libraries, it even prevented her admission into the St. Louis Fine Arts Club--even though Kate Chopin was famous for her literary salon, which attracted distinguished artists and writers from all over the country.
Always sensitive to criticism, Chopin was devastated by the furor that surrounded the publication of The Awakening, and its harsh reception ultimately caused her to stop writing. When she died in 1904, she had been denied the recognition she desperately wanted and richly deserved.
<The Awakening>写于1899年, 出版后因主题的尺度遭受监禁和批评, 直到作者去世几十年后才被认定为19世纪美国文学的重要一章. 书里有一个美丽的女人, 已婚, 成为丈夫和儿子的财产. 晒了一夏天太阳和遇到情人之后她决定不再昏头昏脑的活着. 是悲剧还是希望别人无法评判, 醒来的...
评分今晚一口气读完《觉醒》这本书,原名为《孤独的灵魂》(A Solitary Soul)。在读之前并不知道还有这个如此喜欢的原名,就连作者是谁都不知道,对小说的背景也毫不了解。只是看着名字感觉还不错,页数也不是很多,应该可以在较短时间内读完,拿来练习一下速读应该还可以。没想到...
评分醒来了,却还是困着 2008-01-06 00:33 读了本书,后天就要考试,建筑物理,围护结构的传热人工光源的特性,种种的,更教人觉得无聊,觉得烦琐,;索性丢开,来敲几个段落。 书名“觉醒”,故事也平常,二十九岁的Edna忽然觉得人生不该是那样活,不该是那么守在家里...
评分醒来了,却还是困着 2008-01-06 00:33 读了本书,后天就要考试,建筑物理,围护结构的传热人工光源的特性,种种的,更教人觉得无聊,觉得烦琐,;索性丢开,来敲几个段落。 书名“觉醒”,故事也平常,二十九岁的Edna忽然觉得人生不该是那样活,不该是那么守在家里...
老实说,我一开始是被封面吸引的,但这本书的内在力量远超我的预期。它的叙事结构非常大胆,运用了大量的意识流和非线性叙事手法,这对习惯了传统情节推动的读者来说,可能需要一点时间适应。但一旦你跟上了作者的思维频率,你会发现这是一种极其过瘾的阅读体验。书中对人物心理的描写,那种挣扎、自我怀疑和最终的顿悟过程,写得真实到让人感到疼痛。我特别喜欢作者处理冲突的方式,它不是外在的打打杀杀,而是完全发生在角色的精神领域内部,那种无声的较量,比任何宏大场面都更具张力。配角的塑造也极其成功,他们虽然戏份可能不如主角多,但每一个都像是精心打磨过的宝石,散发着独特的光芒,推动着整体主题的深入。这本书的语言风格是那种沉静中蕴含着爆发力的类型,初看平淡无奇,细品则暗流涌动,绝对值得反复咀嚼。
评分这是一部需要用“心”去阅读的作品,而不是单纯用“眼”。我花了整整一周的时间才读完,不是因为篇幅太长,而是因为我必须频繁地停下来,去消化那些句子中蕴含的巨大信息量。作者对于象征手法的运用达到了炉火纯青的地步,每一个物品、每一次天气变化,都似乎携带着某种隐喻,引导着读者去探寻更深层的含义。情节的推进是缓慢而克制的,它更像是一幅精心绘制的壁画,你得走近了,才能看清每一笔色彩的微妙之处。关于人与环境、人与自我之间关系的探讨,写得极其深刻且富有诗意。我特别欣赏作者在保持故事的文学性的同时,依然能触及到最普世的人类情感,比如渴望、疏离和对美好的追求。这本书的后劲很大,合上封面的那一刻,世界在你眼中会呈现出一种截然不同的光影。
评分读完此书,我感到一种久违的、被高雅艺术触动的满足感。作者的笔触极其优美,他描绘的场景和人物,仿佛被蒙上了一层古典油画般的质感,既清晰又带着梦幻的模糊感。这本书最成功的地方在于它对“蜕变”这一主题的诠释,它没有选择戏剧化的冲突来展现,而是通过一种近乎静默的、内在的觉醒过程来完成。这种处理方式非常高级,它迫使读者去关注那些潜藏在表象之下的微小变化,那些细微的感知和情感的波动。书中角色的成长路径是极其真实且充满挣扎的,没有廉价的成功,只有步步为营的自我构建。我特别赞赏作者对语言节奏的掌控,长短句的交错使用,营造出一种呼吸感,使得阅读体验充满了韵律美。这本书值得被珍藏,因为它不仅仅是一个故事,更是一份对生命深层体验的细致记录和深刻致敬。
评分坦白讲,这本书的阅读门槛不低,它要求读者具备一定的耐心和对文学形式的接受度。但如果你能克服初期的陌生感,你会发现一个全新的文学宇宙。作者似乎在挑战既有的叙事规范,用一种近乎解构主义的方式来重塑我们对“故事”的理解。它的结构是破碎的,但内核却是异常坚固和统一的,这种矛盾的美感令人着迷。书中大量的内心独白和反思,精准地捕捉了现代人在精神层面上的漂泊感和疏离感。文字的密度非常高,几乎没有一句废话,每一个词语的选择都经过了千锤百炼。对于那些厌倦了公式化情节和套路化人物的读者来说,这本书无异于一股清新的山泉。它不是提供消遣的读物,而更像是一次智力上的探险,让你在探索的过程中不断地挑战和拓展自己的思维边界。
评分这本书简直是一场精神上的洗礼,读完之后感觉对世界的看法都有了微妙的转变。作者的文字功底深厚,那些对人物内心活动的细腻刻画,简直像手术刀一样精准地剖开了人性的复杂面。我尤其欣赏作者在构建叙事节奏上的高明之处,它不是那种直白叙事,而是像一个精妙的迷宫,你需要不断地深入,才能体会到隐藏在字里行间的深意。故事背景的铺陈极其到位,那种特定的时代氛围和地域特色,仿佛能让人闻到空气中的尘土味和湿气,完全沉浸其中。那些哲思性的探讨,既不枯燥说教,又能引发读者对自己存在意义的深思。这本书的魅力在于它的留白,它没有把所有答案都摆在你面前,而是留给你足够的空间去填充和感受。每一次重读,都会有新的领悟浮现,这才是真正优秀文学作品的标志。我向所有追求深度阅读体验的朋友们强烈推荐,它会挑战你的既有认知,并在不知不觉中丰富你的精神世界。
评分这本书真的把我看吐了。心情一直往下堕,往下堕,还好最后女主选择了自杀,不然我也会跳到书里和她同归于尽。
评分It is to my interpretation but a sexual awakening rather than a feministic awakening
评分过程看的挺无聊的,结局很喜欢
评分草草算看完了吧。这种书看得总是很绝望。无力。
评分草草算看完了吧。这种书看得总是很绝望。无力。
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