A Truth Universally Acknowledged

苏珊娜•卡森：耶鲁大学法语系博士，曾执教于牛津大学、格拉斯哥大学、哈佛大学等，讲授英国与法国文学。（简•奥斯丁，在英国小说的发展史上有承上启下的意义，被誉为地位“可与莎士比亚平起平坐”的作家。）

出版者:Random House

作者:Susannah Carson

页数:320

出版时间:2009-11-10

价格:USD 25.00

装帧:Hardcover

isbn号码:9781400068050

图书标签:评论简奥斯汀文学Jane·AustenAustenJaneAusten小说Jane

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For so many of us a Jane Austen novel is much more than the epitome of a great read. It is a delight and a solace, a challenge and a reward, and perhaps even an obsession. For two centuries Austen has enthralled readers. Few other authors can claim as many fans or as much devotion. So why are we so fascinated with her novels? What is it about her prose that has made Jane Austen so universally beloved?

In essays culled from the last one hundred years of criticism juxtaposed with new pieces by some of today’s most popular novelists and essayists, Jane Austen’s writing is examined and discussed, from her witty dialogue to the arc and sweep of her story lines. Great authors and literary critics of the past offer insights into the timelessness of her moral truths while highlighting the unique confines of the society in which she composed her novels. Virginia Woolf examines Austen’s maturation as an artist and speculates on how her writing would have changed if she’d lived twenty more years, while C. S. Lewis celebrates Austen’s mirthful, ironic take on traditional values.

Modern voices celebrate Austen’s amazing legacy with an equal amount of eloquence and enthusiasm. Fay Weldon reads Mansfield Park as an interpretation of Austen’s own struggle to be as “good” as Fanny Price. Anna Quindlen examines the enduring issues of social pressure and gender politics that make Pride and Prejudice as vital today as ever. Alain de Botton praises Mansfield Park for the way it turns Austen’s societal hierarchy on its head. Amy Bloom finds parallels between the world of Persuasion and Austen’s own life. And Amy Heckerling reveals how she transformed the characters of Emma into denizens of 1990s Beverly Hills for her comedy Clueless. From Harold Bloom to Martin Amis, Somerset Maugham to Jay McInerney, Eudora Welty to Margot Livesey, each writer here reflects on Austen’s place in both the literary canon and our cultural imagination.

We read, and then reread, our favorite Austen novels to connect with both her world and our own. Because, as A Truth Universally Acknowledged so eloquently demonstrates, the only thing better than reading a Jane Austen novel is finding in our own lives her humor, emotion, and love.

读后感

因为找不到英文原版的，所以买了这本。 话说，每次看到这种精装版的烂书就会压不住怒火。这得浪费多少纸张资源啊！！！ 整本书只提供了两个颇有价值的观点，作为一本关于奥斯丁的书来说，时间的投入产出比低到不能再低了。也许这本书最大的贡献就是让人了解现如今英文essay的良...  

因为找不到英文原版的，所以买了这本。 话说，每次看到这种精装版的烂书就会压不住怒火。这得浪费多少纸张资源啊！！！ 整本书只提供了两个颇有价值的观点，作为一本关于奥斯丁的书来说，时间的投入产出比低到不能再低了。也许这本书最大的贡献就是让人了解现如今英文essay的良...  

夜阑人静，睡前翻看《举世公理-- 三十三位名作家论为何读简.奥斯丁》（A Truth Universally Acknowledged-- 33 Great Writers on Why We Read Jane Austen)，倒并非报刊上小豆腐块，一天读一两篇，养心怡神，像不间断的热茶疗法。 我很难专心一意对待一位作者，读完书再狗仔背...  

摘自《东方早报》 作者：李公明 似乎是有点凑巧，近日买的两种书虽然都不是哈罗德•布鲁姆写的，但又都与他大有关系。“布鲁姆文学地图译丛”（上海交通大学出版社，2011年7月、8月）一下出了六本：巴黎、伦敦、罗马、都柏林、纽约、圣彼得堡，这六个都市的文学地图。布鲁...  

这本书主要涉及到两册简·奥斯丁的作品《傲慢与偏见》和《曼斯菲尔德庄园》，前者写于1813年，后者作于1811年，内容与文风大同小异，都是关于家族与爱情的冲突故事，历史背景都放置在西方社会由农庄经济向资本主义过度时期，所以，没有读过简·奥斯丁作品的读者可以绕开了。 回...

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