Moll Flanders

出版者:Wordsworth Editions

作者:Daniel Defoe

页数:304

出版时间:1993-10-5

价格:GBP 2.50

装帧:Paperback

isbn号码:9781853260735

丛书系列:Wordsworth Classics

具体描述

Book Description

The Wordsworth Classics covers a huge list of beloved works of literature in English and translations. This growing series is rigorously updated, with scholarly introductions and notes added to new titles.

This novel follows the life of its eponymous heroine through its many vicissitudes, which include her early seduction, careers in crime and prostitution, conviction for theft and transportation to the plantations of Virginia. She ultimately finds redemption and prosperity.

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The recent adaptation of Moll Flanders for Masterpiece Theater is a book-lover's dream: the dialogue and scene arrangement are close enough to allow the viewer to follow along in the book. The liberties taken with the tale are few (some years of childhood between the gypsies and the wealthy family are elided; Moll is Moll throughout the tale, rather than Mrs. Betty; Robert becomes Rowland, etc.) and the sets avoid the careless anachronism of the movie version released earlier this year.

The breasts, raised skirts, tumbling hair and heavy breathing on the small screen might catch you by surprise if you don't read the book carefully (as might Moll's abandonment of her children on more than one occasion). Unlike his near-contemporary John Cleland (_Fanny Hill_), Defoe was trying to keep out of jail, and so didn't dwell on the details of "correspondence" between Moll and her varied lovers. But on the page and on the screen, Moll comes across quite clearly as a woman who might bend, but refuses to break, and who is intent on having as good a life as she can get.

E. M. Forster in Aspects of the Novel considers Moll and her creator's art in some detail. While he finds much to criticize in Defoe's ability to plot (where did those last two children go, anyway?), he is as besotted with Moll as I am. Immoral? Sure -- but immortal, and never, ever dull. We hope at least a few of the viewers of the recent adaptation take a couple hours to discover the original, inimitable Moll Flanders.

From AudioFile

This recording of Daniel Defoe's 1722 novel features a too skimpy abridgment of the tale of the irrepressible title character, born in London's Newgate Gaol. It's read by accomplished British actress, Jan Francis and is part of Hodder's Classic Collection, with a stately English painting gracing the cover. Francis reads with expression but without ornamentation, choosing not to give unique voices to the different characters. It works well here, since Moll is really a one-woman show, and so much of the performance depends on how well the narrator handles her. D.B.

About Author

Virginia Woolf (1882–1941) was a novelist, critic, and essayist whose works include such classics as A Room of One's Own, Mrs. Dalloway, To the Lighthouse, and The Voyage Out (the latter available from the Modern Library in both cloth and paper).

Book Dimension :

length: (cm)19.8 　　　 　　　　　 　　　　　 width:(cm)12.6

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说实话，这本书的结构安排非常巧妙，它像一个精密的时钟，将不同的人生片段精准地拼接在一起，每一个转折都自然而然，却又充满了戏剧性的张力。我尤其欣赏作者对于环境与人物性格之间相互作用的探讨。主角的每一次“越轨”行为，似乎都不是凭空产生的，而是对既有社会结构的无声控诉和被动回应。这不是一个简单的道德审判故事，而是一次对人性深层驱动力的探索。书中的对话简洁有力，充满了那个时代的语境，但其蕴含的关于选择、代价与救赎的主题，却是超越时空的。读起来，我常常会停下来思考，如果是我处于那样的绝境，是否也能做出同样的选择？这种代入感，使得阅读体验远超一般的消遣读物，它更像是一次对自我认知和伦理边界的深入审视。

这本书的叙事节奏简直令人屏息，它以一种近乎残酷的坦诚，将一个女性在社会边缘挣扎求生的历程铺陈开来。作者的笔触细腻入微，对于人物心理的刻画入木三分，让你在为主角的每一次抉择感到震惊的同时，又忍不住为她复杂的人性感到一丝理解。你看着她如何一步步被命运推向深渊，又如何凭着一股惊人的韧劲和智慧，在夹缝中寻找生机。书中的社会背景描绘得极其真实，那些光鲜亮丽的表象下，是令人窒息的贫困、虚伪的道德和无处不在的危险。读完之后，你仿佛亲身经历了一场漫长而艰辛的旅途，那种对生存的渴望，对尊严的坚守，在字里行间留下了深刻的烙印。它不仅仅是一个故事，更像是一部活生生的社会风俗史，让我们得以窥见那个时代底层人民的真实生活状态和挣扎的困境。

我花了好一阵子才真正消化完这本书所呈现的复杂性。它彻底颠覆了我对传统“好人”与“坏人”的二元对立认知。书中的主角，她的每一次决定都充满了矛盾和灰色地带，她既有令人发指的算计，也有不为人知的脆弱和对安稳生活的向往。这种多维度的形象塑造，使得人物无比鲜活，也让读者不得不审视自己内心深处那些被压抑的、不那么光彩的想法。它探讨了在极端困境下，道德的边界在哪里，以及社会对于一个无依无靠的女性，到底设下了多少道无法逾越的陷阱。读完后，你不会简单地去“喜欢”或“讨厌”她，而是会产生一种复杂的、近乎共情的敬畏感，敬畏于她那份为了生存而不得不付出的巨大代价和展现出的惊人毅力。

从文学技法的角度来看，这本书的叙事视角控制得极其高明。它巧妙地在第一人称的亲密叙述与对外部环境的客观观察之间切换，既保证了读者对主角内心世界的充分了解，又不至于让故事沦为单纯的个人日记。更值得称赞的是，作者对伏笔和象征的运用达到了炉火纯青的地步，许多看似不经意的细节，在故事的后半段都得到了精妙的回应和解释，展现出一种宏大的结构感。它成功地将一个人的私密经历，提升到了对社会制度、经济压力以及性别角色进行深刻反思的层面。每次读到某个关键的转折点，你都会被作者精准的布局所折服，明白这并非偶然的巧合，而是精心编织的一张命运之网，将主角的每一步都牢牢困住，也正是这张网，塑造了她不凡的一生。

这本作品的语言风格，老实说，初看之下略显古典，但一旦适应了它的韵律，便会发现其中蕴含着一种无可比拟的韵味和力量。它不像现代小说那样追求快速的感官刺激，而是通过细致的描写和绵长的叙述，构建出一个厚重而真实的世界。特别是对于细节的捕捉，比如衣物的磨损、食物的稀缺、或是街头巷尾的喧嚣，都描摹得栩栩如生，让你仿佛能闻到那个时代特有的气味。它用一种近乎冷静的笔调记录了主角波澜壮阔的一生，这种不动声色的叙述，反而增强了故事的冲击力。它没有刻意煽情，但字里行间流露出的那种对命运不公的无力感和反抗精神，却能深深触动人心最柔软的部分。

多可怕的封面，我不相信Flanders会是这副模样，她可是颇有一点清教徒的气质的。凑合吧。反正豆瓣、Google和亚马逊都搜不到原来的Three eighteentyh century novels。 初期小说的确有点松散，不过第一本以低层女性为主角的小说，也不能要求太高。笛福的特色也很明显，实事求是，不矫饰，但也不平淡。

传奇的一生啊……

How come I can see myself in her?

给笛福跪了，这么婆婆妈妈的小女人口吻都能模仿的来。爱情等同于金钱的价值观在今天仍然泛滥呢。

我知道评价文学作品得置于那个时代来看，但是，嗯…………