伊迪丝·华顿(Edith Wharton, 1862-1937)是纽约一个名门望族琼斯家的女儿。和她的朋友亨利·詹姆斯一样,她在家中接受了良好的教育,后来多次出国旅行。1885年她和一个比她大十三岁的有钱的波士顿人爱德华·华顿结了婚。此人性格虽好,但他们却很少共同之处,几年以后,爱德华患了精神病,最终导致了他们的离婚,从此以后,伊迪丝长住巴黎,直到1937年去世。
伊迪丝·华顿起初是为了排遣上流社会家庭生活的苦闷而开始写作的。她从1880年开始发表小说,1889年第一部短篇小说集问世,获得了意外的成功。1905年长篇小说《快乐之家》出版,使她成了20世纪前二十年最受欢迎的美国作家。1920年出版的《纯真年代》为她获得了普利策奖。她一共写了十九部中长篇小说,出版过十一本短篇小说集,还有大量的非小说作品。
发表于2024-11-24
The Age of Innocence 2024 pdf epub mobi 电子书
王朔说中国女人的特点是在两性关系中往往表现得更有豪气,中国男人(读书人)反而显得懦弱猥琐。 我想这个观点其实放之四海皆准的。Ellen和Newland之间的这段感情其实从始至终都是由Ellen主导的。 Ellen真的在乎纽约社会对她离婚这件事的闲言碎语吗?她既然不在乎离婚,自然也...
评分 评分《纯真年代》极好地反映了那个19世纪70年代末80年代初的纽约上流社会,思想守旧而礼数苛刻,庄严肃穆中暗藏着危险。在这种环境中长大成人的纽兰,思想上有一些反抗的气息,自然被焕发着精神自由的埃伦所吸引。只可惜,纽兰的反抗只停留在内心,在现实面前,他是个地道的懦夫、...
评分多年前看过马丁•斯科塞斯导演的电影《纯真年代》,时间久远故事情节几乎都要淡忘,但华丽的场景、精美的服饰,还有纽约萧瑟冬季寒雪覆盖空旷之地中矗立的那栋灰色房子,薇诺娜•瑞德的美貌,她那眸若星辰、清丽似山谷百合的容颜,却一直让人难以忘怀。一直以为《纯真年代...
评分这篇文章不该叫读后感,应该算是在书本旁边的个人随心所欲的注释更贴切一些。 整部小说人物的对话占得并不多,更多的是环境的描绘、旁白和内心表述,缓慢甚至显得有些沉闷,在一种冷淡心态中读这部小说我觉得是极为合适的,这样才能在作者清淡的笔触中品出些真味。 作者在上流...
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Widely regarded as one of Edith Wharton's greatest achievements, The Age of Innocence is not only subtly satirical, but also a sometimes dark and disturbing comedy of manners in its exploration of the 'eternal triangle' of love. Set against the backdrop of upper-class New York society during the 1870s, the author's combination of powerful prose combined with a thoroughly researched and meticulous evocation of the manners and style of the period, has delighted readers since the novel's first publication in 1920. In 1921 The Age of Innocence achieved a double distinction - it won the Pulitzer Prize and it was the first time this prestigious award had been won by a woman author.
Suffocating sadness in quiet despair - ”she had become the composite vision of all that he had missed." 非常绝望,非常动人。
评分If we don't say anything to each other, life could be that simple ---- deepest hope in deepest sorrow.
评分beautiful and soft
评分Very witty and sarcastic writing. Moving and sentimental as well. Newland and Ellen have been living on my mind since 11 years ago when I first read it. One of my favorite novels in English language.
评分Decent love will not stop us though I intend not to see you many years later. Cause I am really afraid of that feeling of abstract..You were once the only reality to me, and then I lost you
The Age of Innocence 2024 pdf epub mobi 电子书