Featuring a stunning Introduction by popular author of The Ice Storm and Demonology Rick Moody, this special edition of The Mayor of Casterbridge is a tie-in to the A&E Television Network adaptation of Thomas Hardy's critically acclaimed novel. In a surprisingly personal essay, Moody names the saga "the first great novel about alcoholism," and delivers penetrating insight into the character of Michael Henchard and the crippling deficiencies that foretell his ruin. The Mayor of Casterbridge opens with an act of such heartlessness and cruelty that it still shocks readers today. Michael Henchard, an out-of-work hay-trusser, gets drunk at a fair and for five guineas sells his wife and child to a sailor. When the horror of his act sets in the following morning, the wretched Henchard swears he will not touch alcohol for twenty-one years. Through hard work and acumen, he becomes rich, respected, and eventually the mayor of Casterbridge. Eighteen years pass before Henchard's fateful oath comes back to claim its due. Upon the return to Casterbridge of his wife and daughter, Elizabeth-Jane, Henchard's fortunes steadily decline. He clashes with his business assistant, Donald Farfrae, who soon becomes his major rival. He ruins his business through impulsive speculations and takes to drinking again. One by one he forfeits his possessions and relationships to Farfrae. Soon Farfrae owns Henchard's business and his house, has gained the affection of his lover Lucetta, and has even become the mayor of Casterbridge. In a final insult, Farfrae marries Elizabeth-Jane. Having lost everything he once possessed, Henchard is forced to face himself in his most tragic and desperate moment.
發表於2024-07-07
(卡斯特橋市長)Mayor Of Casterbridge 2024 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載
恩,這個是我在高三暑假時讀的書瞭~~當時覺得還是很舒服的,看完瞭以後有種瞭解瞭人情世故的感覺,惟一的感覺就是,人啊,不能隻為一個人活著~
評分主人公亨察德是一個性格不太好的人,按現代人的說法他的情商不太高。他脾氣暴躁、剛愎自用,而且還很孤傲,不能也不願與人進行溝通,此外,他的思想還有些狹隘,也不能做到與時俱進,這些都導緻瞭他一步接著一步的犯錯,最後把自己弄到瞭很悲慘的境地。哈代的故事設計的很巧妙...
評分主人公亨察德是一個性格不太好的人,按現代人的說法他的情商不太高。他脾氣暴躁、剛愎自用,而且還很孤傲,不能也不願與人進行溝通,此外,他的思想還有些狹隘,也不能做到與時俱進,這些都導緻瞭他一步接著一步的犯錯,最後把自己弄到瞭很悲慘的境地。哈代的故事設計的很巧妙...
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(卡斯特橋市長)Mayor Of Casterbridge 2024 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載