乔治•麦克唐纳(George MacDonald,1824-1905)为苏格兰作家,被誉为“维多利亚时代童话之王”,其作品多以苏格兰生活为题材。他一生共创作了三十多部小说,最知名的作品为童话和幻想小说。 麦克唐纳曾宣称,“我不是为孩子而写,而是为孩子般的天真而写,不论这种天真是出于五岁、五十岁还是七十五的人。”麦克唐纳善于从平凡的事物中看到神性,他的童话具有梦幻与彼世界的性质。他认为,一位作家“能为读者所尽的最大的努力,除了唤起他们的觉悟之外,就是不要由作者提出事情让读者去想。而是要在读者身上唤起事物,或者说让他们自己想自己的事。” 他的钦佩者包括G.K.切斯特顿(G.K. Chesterton,1874-1936)和C.S.路易斯(C.S. Lewis,1898-1963)等重要作家。《魔戒》的作者,奇幻小说大师托尔金,也是麦克唐纳的粉丝。据说,麦克唐纳最喜欢的一句话,是德国诗人哲学家诺瓦利斯的:“我们的生活不是梦境;但它应当,也许就会成为梦中的世界。”这是麦克唐纳不少作品的灵感源泉。
发表于2024-09-12
The Princess and the Goblin 2024 pdf epub mobi 电子书
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★《公主与妖魔》讲了一个真正的公主与一个真正的王子(虽然是一名矿工,名叫柯迪)与地下妖魔斗争的故事。Goblin在本书中是一种生活在底下的妖魔,是“恶”的代表,而公主代表着“善”。在这本书里面,童话里的善与恶不是正面交锋的,正如麦克唐纳的忠实读者(与钦佩者)C.S.路易斯所认识的,代表恶的妖魔其实就是从我们的屋子下面出来的。人类要警惕这种恶!另外这本书中有一条关键的丝线(公主的祖母织出的丝线),它帮助公主和矿工走出了地下世界的迷宫,战胜了妖魔。这其实就是希腊神话中的阿里阿德涅之线!
中文译本《公主与妖魔》/1872/“Princess Irene and Curdie” #01
评分Amazing! I’ll definitely tell it to my kid, if I have one. A real princess is not judged by how much she owns, but the way she thinks and treats to others. Feel surprised that the children literature can also involve philosophy issues.
评分中文译本《公主与妖魔》/1872/“Princess Irene and Curdie” #01
评分Amazing! I’ll definitely tell it to my kid, if I have one. A real princess is not judged by how much she owns, but the way she thinks and treats to others. Feel surprised that the children literature can also involve philosophy issues.
评分Amazing! I’ll definitely tell it to my kid, if I have one. A real princess is not judged by how much she owns, but the way she thinks and treats to others. Feel surprised that the children literature can also involve philosophy issues.
The Princess and the Goblin 2024 pdf epub mobi 电子书