"Bleak House," by Charles Dickens, is part of the "Barnes and Noble Classics"" "series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of "Barnes and Noble Classics": New introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events Footnotes and endnotes Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work Comments by other famous authors Study questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations Bibliographies for further reading Indices and Glossaries, when appropriateAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. "Barnes and Noble Classics "pulls together a constellation of influences-biographical, historical, and literary-to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works. Often considered Charles Dickens's masterpiece, "Bleak House" blends together several literary genres-detective fiction, romance, melodrama, and satire-to create an unforgettable portrait of the decay and corruption at the heart of English law and society in the Victorian era. Opening in the swirling mists of London, the novel revolves around a court case that has dragged on for decades-the infamous Jarndyce and Jarndyce lawsuit, in which an inheritance is gradually devoured by legal costs. As Dickens takes us through the case's history, he presents a cast ofcharacters as idiosyncratic and memorable as any he ever created, including the beautiful Lady Dedlock, who hides a shocking secret about an illegitimate child and a long-lost love; Mr. Bucket, one of the first detectives to appear in English fiction; and the hilarious Mrs. Jellyby, whose endless philanthropy has left her utterly unconcerned about her own family. As a question of inheritance becomes a question of murder, the novel's heroine, Esther Summerson, struggles to discover the truth about her birth and her unknown mother's tragic life. Can the resilience of her love transform a bleak house? And-more devastatingly-will justice prevail? Tatiana M. Holway received her Ph.D. from Columbia University. A specialist in Victorian literature and society, she has published a number of articles on Dickens and has taught at a variety of undergraduate institutions.
值得有时间慢慢看的一本书,几条线索同时展开,大气磅礴。 几个角色个性鲜明,但主角设定太过于完美,特别是Miss Summerson, Guardian, 及医生,其温婉和善近乎神明,处处为别人着想,世间难寻。 大兵George爱恨鲜明,直来直去,是个惹人爱的块头家伙。 文具店老板处处谨小慎微...
评分用尽了力气看了三个多月把,最后总算以喜闻乐见、皆大欢喜的方式结尾了。无论如何都不能说荒凉山庄是依靠情节取胜的,因为确实冗长甚至无聊,看得人心累。如果已经读过一些其他同时代的作品,这些故事桥段可以说很普通了。但是无论如何,整体情节的推进和支线的穿插,可以说是...
评分这书能够再版,读者有福了。狄更斯如果选一部代表作,其他好多部在今天都有所褪色,唯独这部至今仍然光芒万丈,这部才担当得起代表作。 以下是多年前写的: 这等巅峰之作,何以无人问津?正如《卡拉马佐夫兄弟》是陀思妥耶夫斯基的巅峰之作,《荒凉山庄》是狄更斯的巅峰之作。...
评分目前为止,狄更斯对英国社会司法系统,对贫富差距,对工业污染等等有着入木三分的刻画,但是我对于他书中女性形象的塑造感觉不舒服。很遗憾,他没能走在时代的前列,女性在他看来是家中天使。因此那些走出家庭内部空间,在公共空间进行活动的女性形象被塑造成负面消极,例如Mrs...
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