This classic story of a shipwrecked mariner on a deserted island is perhaps the greatest adventure in all of English literature. Fleeing from pirates, Robinson Crusoe is swept ashore in a storm possessing only a knife, a box of tobacco, a pipe-and the will to survive. His is the saga of a man alone: a man who overcomes self-pity and despair to reconstruct his life; who painstakingly teaches himself how to fashion a pot, bake bread, build a canoe; and who, after twenty-four agonizing years of solitude, discovers a human footprint in the sand... Consistently popular since its first publication in 1719, Daniel Defoe's story of human endurance in an exotic, faraway land exerts a timeless appeal. The first important English novel, "Robinson Crusoe has taken its rightful place among the great myths of Western civilization.
Daniel Defoe, the son of a butcher, was born in London in 1660. He attended Morton's Academy, a school for Dissenters at Newington Green with the intention of becoming a minister, but he changed his mind and became a hosiery merchant instead.
In 1688 Defoe took part in the Monmouth Rebellion and joined William III and his advancing army. Defoe became popular with the king after the publication of his poem, The True Born Englishman (1701). The poem attacked those who were prejudiced against having a king of foreign birth.
The publication of Defoe's The Shortest Way with the Dissenters (1702) upset a large number of powerful people. In the pamphlet, Defoe, a Dissenter, ironically demanded the savage suppression of dissent. The pamphlet was judged to be critical of the Anglican Church and Defoe was fined, put in the Charing Cross Pillory and then sent to Newgate Prison.
In 1703 Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford, a Tory government official, employed Defoe as a spy. With the support of the government, Defoe started the newspaper, The Review. Published between 1704 and 1713, the newspaper appeared three times a week. As well as carrying commercial advertising The Review reported on political and social issues. Defoe also wrote several pamphlets for Harley attacking the political opposition. The Whigs took Defoe court and this resulted in him serving another prison sentence.
In 1719 Defoe turned to writing fiction. His novels include: Robinson Crusoe (1719), Captain Singleton (1720), Journal of the Plague Year (1722), Captain Jack (1722), Moll Flanders (1722) and Roxanda (1724).
Defoe also wrote a three volume travel book, Tour Through the Whole Island of Great Britain (1724-27) that provided a vivid first-hand account of the state of the country. Other non-fiction books include The Complete English Tradesman (1726) and London the Most Flourishing City in the Universe (1728). Defoe published over 560 books and pamphlets and is considered to be the founder of British journalism. Daniel Defoe died in 1731.
据说这本书是迪福根据一位水手的真是经历创作的。1719年《英国人》杂志刊登了一则新闻:苏格兰水手塞尔可可与船长发生冲突,被抛弃在荒岛上,孤独的生活了四年多,从而变成了一个忘记人类语言的野人。后来,一位航海家发现了他,把他带回英国。迪福以此为素材,创作了这部不朽...
评分《鲁滨逊漂流记》的故事简单、朴实而又非常打动人。一个水手鲁滨逊因船沉了而流落到了无人的荒岛,度过了28年。在进退无路的情况下,他开始想办法自救----做木筏、造房子、种粮食、养牲畜,竭力投入到与大自然的抗争中去。他靠自己的双手,凭着自己的智慧,花了几十年的...
评分《鲁滨孙漂流记》第一部分: 主要内容: 鲁滨逊出身于英国的中产阶级家庭,虽然他父亲希望他在家乡靠自己的勤奋努力挣得一份家业,一辈子过安分守己的日子,但从幼年起,鲁滨逊就立下了遨游四海的雄心.1651年,他悄悄离开了家乡,开始了他的第一次冒险生涯.(第一次) 他从伦敦买了一...
评分《鲁滨逊漂流记》是西方文学史上的一部经典,曾经成为继《圣经》之后、英语读物中阅读范围最广的图书之一。 我相信很多人都是小时候读的这本书,然后自信从那里学到了很多荒野生存技能,还有智慧和勇气。 可那也许是幻觉吧。荒野生存技能,只有在荒野中才知道有没有学好。勇气...
评分坦率地说,这本书的某些部分读起来需要极大的耐心,但这种“慢”恰恰是它的精髓所在。它强迫你放慢脚步,去关注那些在快节奏生活中被我们忽略的,关于“拥有”与“满足”的哲学命题。作者用近乎枯燥的重复性劳动来构建叙事,但这种重复并非毫无意义,它象征着重建秩序的艰辛。我经常在想象,如果换做是我,面对那种彻底的孤立无援,是否能保持住理智和目标感。这本书成功地将一个看似简单的求生故事,提升到了探讨人类文明根基的高度。它展示了工具、信仰、甚至语言——这些构成人类社会基石的元素——是如何在极端压力下被重新发明和珍视的。与其说这是一部小说,不如说是一部关于“如何成为一个人”的教科书,它教会我们谦卑地面对自然,也教会我们勇敢地面对人性的局限。
评分这本书的叙事结构非常巧妙,它将外界环境的不可预测性与主角内心秩序的逐步建立形成了鲜明的对比。一开始的混乱与失序,很快就被一种强硬的、几乎是军事化的生活管理所取代。我特别欣赏作者在描写主角心理转变时的那种克制与真实,没有过度的煽情,一切都根植于生存的逻辑。读者可以清晰地看到,物质的匮乏如何塑造了精神的富足,反之亦然——精神上的富足(比如对信仰的坚守或对知识的运用)又如何帮助主角克服了物质上的绝境。这种辩证统一的关系,贯穿了整部作品的始终。它不仅仅是一个人的故事,更是一个关于人类如何通过行动,对抗虚无感,最终在看似绝望的环境中,为自己定义出价值和意义的史诗。每一次重读,都会有新的感悟,仿佛那片荒岛上的每一棵树、每一块石头,都在诉说着关于生存的古老真理。
评分这部作品简直是一场心灵的洗礼,它以一种近乎原始的笔触,将人类在极端环境下的挣扎与韧性刻画得淋漓尽致。我仿佛跟随主角一起,在与世隔绝的荒岛上,从一无所有到逐步建立起属于自己的小小天地。那种面对自然伟力的敬畏,以及在孤独中与自我对话的深刻,让人在阅读时不得不停下来,反思自己日常生活的琐碎与虚妄。作者对于生存细节的描摹细致入微,从如何寻找水源、搭建庇护所,到驯养动物、制作工具,每一个环节都充满了智慧的火花和不屈的意志。这种对“人”这个概念最本质力量的展现,远超出一个简单的冒险故事所能承载的重量。它不仅仅是关于一个人的漂流记,更像是一部关于人类文明如何在零基础之上重建的社会学实验报告,只不过实验对象是他自己。每一次成功,无论多么微小,都伴随着巨大的心理满足感,而每一次挫折,也都能让人感受到命运的无常与残酷。这种张弛有度的叙事节奏,让读者在紧张感中体会到希望的微光。
评分读完后,我感觉自己仿佛经历了一场漫长的,近乎冥想的旅程。这本书的魅力在于它对时间的独特处理方式。在那个荒芜之地,时间似乎不再是线性的流逝,而是被分解成一个个具体的、需要攻克的“任务单元”。每一个日出日落都承载着生存的重量,而季节的更迭则成了检验前期准备是否充分的残酷考卷。我特别欣赏作者那种近乎偏执的记录欲,详尽地记录了从最初的恐慌、绝望,到后来的适应、甚至可以说是“享受”这种极简生活的过程。这种转变是渐进的、复杂的,充满了矛盾性——既渴望重返文明社会,又在某种程度上迷恋于这种不受外界干扰的纯粹状态。书中对于自我内心世界的探索,那种与自己对话、对抗内心阴影的描写,尤其令人印象深刻。它揭示了一个真理:真正的荒岛,或许并不在地理坐标上,而在我们自己封闭的心灵空间里。这本书就像一把手术刀,精准地剖开了现代人精神的空虚。
评分这部作品给我带来的震撼,更多地来自于其对“希望”这个抽象概念的具体化呈现。希望在这里不是空泛的口号,而是具体到一块好用的木头,一次成功的播种,或是发现一片新的资源地。每一次微小的成功,都像黑暗中突然点亮的一盏灯,支撑着主角继续前行。更让我感到震撼的是,当外部环境的威胁减弱后,内心世界的挑战反而升级了。那种长期的孤独感,对过往生活的追忆与愧疚,构成了更深层次的折磨。我能感受到那种从“生存”到“生活”的艰难过渡,即如何在没有社会反馈的情况下,维持一个完整、有意义的自我认知。这种对心理韧性的描绘,比任何惊心动魄的冒险场面都要扣人心弦。它让我重新审视了“陪伴”与“社群”在人类幸福感中不可替代的地位。
评分a vivid story telling a man falling in isolation from modern civilization
评分a vivid story telling a man falling in isolation from modern civilization
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