Jude the Obscure

出版者:Wordsworth Editions Ltd

作者:Thomas Hardy

页数:416

出版时间:1995-08-01

价格:GBP 1.99

装帧:Paperback

isbn号码:9781853262616

丛书系列:Wordsworth Classics

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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.

Jude Fawley is a rural stone mason with intellectual aspirations. Frustrated by poverty and the indifference of the academic institutions at the University of Christminster, his only chance of fulfilment seems to lie in his relationship with his unconventional cousin, Sue Bridehead.

From Library Journal

Jude the Obscure created storms of scandal and protest for the author upon its publication. Hardy, disgusted and disappointed, devoted the remainder of his life to poetry and never wrote another novel. Today, the material is far less shocking. Jude Fawley, a poor stone carver with aspirations toward an academic career, is thwarted at every turn and is finally forced to give up his dreams of a university education. He is tricked into an unwise marriage, and when his wife deserts him, he begins a relationship with a free-spirited cousin. With this begins the descent into bleak tragedy as the couple alternately defy and succumb to the pressures of a deeply disapproving society. Hardy's characters have a fascinating ambiguity: they are victimized by a stern moral code, but they are also selfish and weak-willed creatures who bring on much of their own difficulties through their own vacillations and submissions to impulse. The abridgment speeds Jude's fall to considerable dramatic effect, but it also deletes the author's agonizing logic. Instead of the meticulous weaving of Jude's destiny, we get a somewhat incoherent summary that preserves the major plot points but fails to draw us into the tragedy. Michael Pennington reads resonantly and skillfully, his voice perfectly matching the grim music of Hardy's prose, but this recording can only be recommended for larger public libraries.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　-John Owen, Advanced Micro Devices, Sunnyvale, CA

From AudioFile

Author Thomas Hardy espoused Shakespeare's dictum (from King Lear): "As flies to wanton boys are we to the gods; they kill us for their sport." He particularly exhibits this pessimism in Jude the Obscure, his tragedy about Jude Fawley, a stonemason torn by ambitions both intellectual and carnal, and Sue Whitehead, an early feminist whom Jude loves and who sometimes loves Jude. A compelling novel is made more so in this audio version by the outstanding work of Frederick Davidson. Always dependable, Davidson here excels in his use of measured dramatics; his consistent differentiation of a large cast of characters from varying social, educational and, therefore, dialectal groups; and his obvious personal involvement in the miseries of the two main characters. T.H.

The Merriam-Webster Encyclopedia of Literature

Novel by Thomas Hardy, published in 1894-95 in Harper's New Monthly as Hearts Insurgent; published in book form in 1895. Hardy's last work of fiction, Jude the Obscure is also one of his most gloomily fatalistic, depicting the lives of individuals who are trapped by forces beyond their control. Jude Fawley, a poor villager, wants to enter the divinity school at Christminster (Oxford University). Sidetracked by Arabella Donn, an earthy country girl who pretends to be pregnant by him, Jude marries her and is then deserted. He earns a living as a stonemason at Christminster; there he falls in love with his independent-minded cousin, Sue Bridehead. Out of a sense of obligation, Sue marries the schoolmaster Phillotson, who has helped her. Unable to bear living with Phillotson, she returns to live with Jude and eventually bears his children out of wedlock. Their poverty and the weight of society's disapproval begin to take a toll on Sue and Jude; the climax occurs when Jude's son by Arabella hangs Sue and Jude's children and himself. In penance, Sue returns to Phillotson and the church. Jude returns to Arabella and eventually dies miserably. The novel's sexual frankness shocked the public, as did Hardy's criticisms of marriage, the university system, and the church. Hardy was so distressed by its reception that he wrote no more fiction, concentrating solely on his poetry.

About Author

Rosellen Brown is the author of Half a Heart, The Autobiography of My Mother, Tender Mercies and Before and After. She lives in Chicago.

Book Dimension :

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

读后感

角色环境较为简单，基本上是心理刻画。 读得很艰难，不是语言上的问题，而是那种触动人心的打不破的天花板，穷人即使再有才华也无法上行的困境，常常不觉泪水盈眶，读不下去，断断续续地读了半个月才完成。 最让人心碎的是两人带着三个孩子去某市（忘记了名称）租房的情形，风...  

角色环境较为简单，基本上是心理刻画。 读得很艰难，不是语言上的问题，而是那种触动人心的打不破的天花板，穷人即使再有才华也无法上行的困境，常常不觉泪水盈眶，读不下去，断断续续地读了半个月才完成。 最让人心碎的是两人带着三个孩子去某市（忘记了名称）租房的情形，风...  

角色环境较为简单，基本上是心理刻画。 读得很艰难，不是语言上的问题，而是那种触动人心的打不破的天花板，穷人即使再有才华也无法上行的困境，常常不觉泪水盈眶，读不下去，断断续续地读了半个月才完成。 最让人心碎的是两人带着三个孩子去某市（忘记了名称）租房的情形，风...  

角色环境较为简单，基本上是心理刻画。 读得很艰难，不是语言上的问题，而是那种触动人心的打不破的天花板，穷人即使再有才华也无法上行的困境，常常不觉泪水盈眶，读不下去，断断续续地读了半个月才完成。 最让人心碎的是两人带着三个孩子去某市（忘记了名称）租房的情形，风...  

角色环境较为简单，基本上是心理刻画。 读得很艰难，不是语言上的问题，而是那种触动人心的打不破的天花板，穷人即使再有才华也无法上行的困境，常常不觉泪水盈眶，读不下去，断断续续地读了半个月才完成。 最让人心碎的是两人带着三个孩子去某市（忘记了名称）租房的情形，风...  

用户评价

这部作品的文字功力简直是神乎其技，细腻入微的笔触将十九世纪英国乡村的景象刻画得栩栩如生。那些泥泞的小路、摇摇欲坠的茅草屋，以及弥漫在空气中那种特有的潮湿与腐败气息，仿佛能透过纸页直抵读者的感官。作者对于人物内心世界的挖掘，更是令人惊叹。角色们的情感纠葛、那些深埋心底的秘密和挣扎，被层层剥开，展示出人性的复杂与幽暗。尤其是对社会阶层差异的描绘，那种根深蒂固的偏见和无情的现实压力，让人在阅读时感到一种沉重的窒息感。每一次阅读，都像是在跟随主人公踏入一个光怪陆离却又无比真实的梦魇，尽管过程是痛苦的，但其文学价值却无可替代。那种对命运无常的深刻反思，以及对传统道德观念的无情拷问，使得这部小说超越了简单的故事叙述，成为了一面映照时代与人性的镜子。文字的韵律感极强，即便是最平淡的场景描写，也蕴含着一种古典而庄严的美感，读起来让人欲罢不能，恨不能一口气读完，又贪恋于每一个精雕细琢的句子。

我读完这本书后，心中久久不能平静，感觉被狠狠地投进了一个冰冷而残酷的现实漩涡。这不是那种读完后能带来慰藉或希望的故事，它更像是一剂猛烈的苦药，直击灵魂深处对“公平”和“正义”的朴素信仰。故事的走向充满了令人心寒的巧合和不可抗拒的宿命感，仿佛每一个角色都在被一股看不见的力量推向既定的悲剧深渊。作者毫不留情地撕开了维多利亚时代温情脉脉的面纱，露出了底层人民在僵硬的社会结构下，是如何被无情碾压和践踏的。我尤其对那种近乎冷酷的叙事风格印象深刻，它既不煽情，也不说教，只是冷静地陈述着一个又一个令人发指的悲剧，让读者自己去体会那份绝望。这本书对人性的阴暗面展现得淋漓尽致，那些看似善良的外表下，往往隐藏着自私、虚伪和残忍。读罢，我甚至开始怀疑，我们所坚信的那些美好事物，是否真的存在于这个广阔的世界之上。

作为一名文学爱好者，我必须承认，这本书的结构设计精妙得令人拍案叫绝。作者在叙事节奏的掌控上达到了大师级的水平，时而如春水般潺潺流淌，铺陈细节，营造出一种日常的压抑感；时而又陡然加速，在关键转折点制造出雷霆万钧的冲击力。那些精心布置的伏笔，看似散落无章，实则环环相扣，直到最后才猛然收紧，让人恍然大悟，原来一切早有注定。这种布局的巧妙，让重读的乐趣倍增，因为你能更清晰地捕捉到那些先前被忽略的暗示和预兆。此外，作品中穿插的关于教育、婚姻制度以及乡绅特权的讽刺，充满了尖锐的智慧。它不是直白的批判，而是通过人物命运的对比和荒诞的情节，让读者自己得出结论。这种含蓄而有力的表达方式，是很多当代作品所缺乏的深度和力量。每一次翻页，都像是在解开一个复杂的谜团，充满了智力上的愉悦感。

这本书给我带来的感官体验是极其强烈的，它让我仿佛置身于一个充满着泥土气息和陈旧家具气味的封闭空间里。人物之间的对话常常充满了言外之意，那种刻在骨子里的阶级差异，使得最简单的交流都变得如履薄冰，充满了试探与防备。我尤其关注到作者对于环境氛围的营造，大自然在书中并非田园牧歌式的背景板，而是常常扮演着一个冷漠甚至带有恶意的旁观者角色，衬托着人类情感的脆弱和渺小。主人公的坚韧与迂腐交织在一起，形成了一个极具争议性的人物形象，你既会为他的遭遇感到愤慨，又会为他的某些不近人情的固执感到不解。这种立体到近乎真实的塑造，使得阅读过程变成了一场持续不断的内心辩论。我们被迫审视自己对于“体面”与“真相”的选择，究竟孰轻孰重。这部作品的张力，很大程度上来源于它对理想主义在残酷现实面前的无情消磨过程的精准描摹。

我欣赏这部作品的勇气。在那个时代背景下，敢于如此彻底地剖析社会弊病和人性深渊，无疑需要巨大的文学胆识。它毫不留情地揭露了体制如何腐蚀人心，以及那些看似神圣的契约（无论是婚姻还是社会承诺）是如何不堪一击。阅读过程中，我的情绪被牵引得跌宕起伏，从最初的同情，到中途的愤怒，再到最后的深深的悲凉，形成了一个完整的情感闭环。它没有提供廉价的安慰，而是提供了一种看待世界更为清醒、也许更为沉重的视角。那些关于教育、关于女性在父权社会中的挣扎，至今读来仍振聋发聩。作者以其独特的叙事视角，将个体的悲剧提升到了对人类共同困境的探讨层面。这不仅仅是一个故事，它更像是一部关于“破碎”的哲学论述，探讨了当一切期望破灭后，人该如何面对余生。读完之后，世界似乎变得更加复杂和难以捉摸，但正是这份复杂性，彰显了这部作品不朽的价值。

This novel has brought me a heartquake, and it lasted for more than ten years by now. I will find my own Westminster Abbey and delcare my dreams to all the passers-by, just like what Jude did...

人物性格刻画有点欠缺啊..特别是Sue这个人..让读者猜不透她不停变化的动机是什么。整本书还是黑暗系的，hardy的一贯风格？

这本书没有带给我很多感动。一直勤奋苦学拉丁文和希腊语的Jude在书的后半部也停下不学了，为了他的cousin爱得死去活来，最后自杀式地病死了。不过Hardy可真能写啊，直接心理描写并不多，用大段大段的对话来表现人物所想。看英文原版最开始几节很吃力，有 不少生僻的词，但后来越看越顺。我的词汇量其实没有多少增加，估计是Hardy他自己越写越顺了吧。

我爱哈代

Hardy最后的作品，也被评论界公认为最好的作品。其中有诸多思想与D.H.Lawrance相近。