圖書標籤: 政治 托馬斯潘恩 英文原版 美國 常識 ThomasPaine 美國文學 經典
发表于2024-06-08
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When Common Sense was published in January 1776, it sold, by some estimates, a stunning 150,000 copies in the colonies. What exactly made this pamphlet so appealing? This is a question not only about the state of mind of Paine's audience, but also about the role of public opinion and debate, the function of the press, and the shape of political culture in the colonies. This Broadview edition of Paine’s famous pamphlet attempts to reconstruct the context in which it appeared and to recapture the energy and passion of the dispute over the political future of the British colonies in North America. Included along with the text of Common Sense are some of the contemporary arguments for and against the Revolution by John Dickinson, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson; materials from the debate that followed the pamphlet's publication showing the difficulty of the choices facing the colonists; the Declaration of Independence; and the Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776.
Thomas Paine was born in Norfolk, England, on January 29, 1737. He received a basic education in history, mathematics, and science, but left school at age 13 to apprentice in his father's corsetmaking shop. In 1757, he spent time at sea aboard the privateer ship King of Prussia, and later found employment as a journeyman staymaker in London. All the while, Paine continued to study on his own, influenced by the work of two leading figures of the Enlightenment, Isaac Newton and John Locke. He began writing political pamphlets, and at the urging of Benjamin Franklin, emigrated to Philadelphia in 1774 to work as an editor for The Pennsylvania Magazine. In 1776, he published Common Sense, which called for America's political freedom from England. The pamphlet sold more than 150,000 copies in three months. Paine next published The American Crisis during the Revolutionary War, inspiring George Washington to read it to his troops at Valley Forge. By the end of the Revolution, however, Paine's influence had run its course, and he fell out of political favor. He returned to Europe, where he published his treatise Rights of Man, which led to his arrest on charges of high treason. Disillusioned with life abroad, he returned to the U.S. to find himself vilifed as an agitator and atheist. He died in obscurity in New York City in 1809.
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評分Storyline: 從大處著眼先講明政權起源,繼而辯駁君主製和世襲製,這當中一直以英國作為例子。接著小處著手,探討美國現在的處境,聲明一定要獨立,以及如果要獨立,美國現在的能力。 邏輯清晰,語言乾練強勢,罵起人來毫不含糊,不像小說傢藉故事暗諷,也不像毛姆或者奧威爾明諷,而是直接開罵,有罵醒美國人的架勢,在當時的情景下非常閤適瞭。mark 一下今年的第20本書。
評分A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it a superficial appearance of being right.
評分五星全為催眠效果。Thomas Paine據說自學成纔,雖然說的句句在理,總有一些無法打動人的感覺(不知道有沒有聯係)。講的內容離現在的生活又比較遙遠,實在是催眠聖品
評分如果不結閤曆史背景整體隻能說一般吧,字麵上潘恩簡直是迷之自信
有时他会说出一串精彩的脏话。但更多的时候他让我们发现身陷笑柄。 “专制政体有着如下好处,那就是它们来得十分简单,如果人们受苦受难,他们终会知道他们的灾难时从谁的头脑中产生出来的,也会知道补救的办法,没有形形色色的原因和救苦救难的方法使他们手足无措。' ...
評分首先,请不要误解这个标题,第一,爱与智慧浇灌的孩子未必长大后就充满爱与智慧;第二,我并没有兴趣讨论这个孩子,我说的是她的父母。 这本叫做《常识》的小册子仅仅五十页,在当时只有二百五十万人的北美殖民地行销五十万册,是名副其实的畅销书。潘恩是朕新纳入宫的宠妃,...
評分首先,翻译得太差了。 改天等自己英文进步的时候再看英文版的。 书中论述的政府、人与社会的关系大概是人人都能看懂的。我现在明白为什么美国人时时刻刻处处讲自由民主人权,因为他们的国家就是在这样的思考下诞生的。 相比之下,我们的国家似乎因为历史的悠久反而丧失了思考的...
評分初读《常识》,我立即被托马斯·潘恩富有感染力的语言所吸引和震撼。我不是一个专业研究政治学和历史学的人,只是一个普通的读者。如果撇去潘恩对于英美之间的利弊抗衡等相关的内容,这仍旧不失为一本宣贯常识的好书。 启发民智,扫除蒙昧,质疑成见,托马斯·潘恩之于美国历...
評分Common Sense pdf epub mobi txt 電子書 下載 2024