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This novel has earned the title of not only bestseller, but also the first protest novel to have a direct impact on political events. The story follows the life and vissitudes of Uncle Tom, a noble negro, and portrays the humanity of an enslaved black people and the moral evil of their enslavement.
From 500 Great Books by Women; review by Erica Bauermeister
This is one of those books that everybody has heard about but few people these days have actually read. It deserves to be read - not simply because it is the basis for symbols so deeply ingrained in American culture that we no longer realize their source, nor because it is one of the bestselling books of all time. This is a book that changed history. Harriet Beecher Stowe was appalled by slavery, and she took one of the few options open to nineteenth century women who wanted to affect public opinion: she wrote a novel, a huge, enthralling narrative that claimed the heart, soul, and politics of pre-Civil War Americans. It is unabashed propaganda and overtly moralistic, an attempt to make whites - North and South - see slaves as mothers, fathers, and people with (Christian) souls. In a time when women might see the majority of their children die, Harriet Beecher Stowe portrays beautiful Eliza fleeing slavery to protect her son. In a time when many whites claimed slavery had "good effects" on blacks, Uncle Tom's Cabin paints pictures of three plantations, each worse than the other, where even the best plantation leaves a slave at the mercy of fate or debt. By twentieth-century standards, her propaganda verges on melodrama, and it is clear that even while arguing for the abolition of slavery she did not rise above her own racism. Yet her questions remain penetrating even today: "Is man ever a creature to be trusted with wholly irresponsible power?"
From AudioFile
Classic nineteenth-century literature can be difficult to read and hear. But this production is an exception. Buck Schirner's characters are so vivid, so well enunciated, that we wish Stowe had created more people for Schirner to give voice to. His characters argue about slavery, lament their fortunes and survive by their wits. He gives each person emotion and depth and reads Stowe's prose with conviction. Indeed, it's hard not to, given the moral force behind her words. The only negative is when Schirner reads in his own voice, which is low and flat. Because of his excellent vocal work, though, the book reminds us that the debate over race and human worth was as vivid in the 1850's as it is today. R.I.G.
Book Dimension :
length: (cm)19.8 width:(cm)12.6
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汤姆叔叔的小屋
请勿怜悯他!面对这样的生与死,怜悯是不合适的! 汤姆用自己强大的灵魂战胜了架在他身上的悲惨的命运。
评分我是不会写东西的,在这写书评无疑就是把自己当靶子,就像圣·克莱尔先生那样,只批驳别人却不设自己的立场,大概才更符合我的性格。 这本书,我八岁开始看,看过许多版本,少年时有缩略的--我极度痛恨的版本,后来看完整的译文,高二时看了原版。这本书从不离开我...
评分《汤姆叔叔的小屋》单行本发行于一八五二年,距离美国南北战争爆发还有八年的时间。一百五十八年后,我终于有空读完了它,由衷感慨作者斯托夫人高尚的人道主义情操。 在斯托夫人生活的时代,南北战争还没有爆发,在美国,蓄奴在很多州里还是合法的行为。不过,从斯托夫...
评分看之前早就被这本书的重要意义给洗脑了 我关注了两点 1.善与恶太分明,人性的复杂性完全给忽略掉了好伐,不是所有人从头坏到脚,善良的人就是天使下凡吧。。。 2.软广告啊软广告啊,看完之后我都快被洗脑了。信基督啊!亲 汤姆叔叔最后和少爷告别的时候我鼻子都酸了 明知道是...
评分曾经的奴隶制度让我感觉到后怕,这似乎是人类野蛮的行为,如何会出现在一个高度文明的国家。这不禁让我想起了可耻的日侵华事件,民族可以原谅却永远不能释怀,伤疤总会结痂,但想起总会隐隐作痛。 一个人的灵魂和肉体经过无数次的贱卖,使多少妻离子散,多少...
小时候看的是简写版,挺喜欢这个故事(因为是小孩子所以只记得住美好的一面),于是长大后重温。政治性大于文学性,真实深刻,但宗教说教占比太重。
评分典型美国南部文学【。
评分多面的人物不能说是round character,更确切地说是square character。性格特征善恶分明,却怎么都觉得那善的和恶的不能统一在一个个体身上。事件基本成为开始和结局,人物也不需要做决定,作者性在里面谄媚的引诱让人觉得浑身不舒服。
评分小时候看的电视剧好象特别长. 小说还是很简洁.
评分读的部分章节 书的社会意义当然远大于文学意义 看到最后一章必然联想到现在的欧洲和美国 以及 上帝死后 我们又要用什么来威慑人们向善
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