彼得·阿克罗伊德,1949年生于伦敦东阿克顿,英国传记作家、小说家和评论家,著有《莎士比亚传》《牛顿传》《狄更斯传》等五十多部作品,曾获惠特布雷德传记奖和英国皇家文学会威廉•海涅曼奖。《名利场》杂志称誉道:“倘若伦敦能够给自己选一位传记作家,它肯定会选彼得•阿克罗伊德。”
Here are two thousand years of London’s history and folklore, its chroniclers and criminals and plain citizens, its food and drink and countless pleasures. Blackfriar’s and Charing Cross, Paddington and Bedlam. Westminster Abbey and St. Martin in the Fields. Cockneys and vagrants. Immigrants, peasants, and punks. The Plague, the Great Fire, the Blitz. London at all times of day and night, and in all kinds of weather. In well-chosen anecdotes, keen observations, and the words of hundreds of its citizens and visitors, Ackroyd reveals the ingenuity and grit and vitality of London. Through a unique thematic tour of the physical city and its inimitable soul, the city comes alive.
在不久前的英国脱欧公投中,整个英格兰只有为数不多的几块地方支持留在欧盟,诸如牛津、剑桥和伦敦。对此,一个简单的解释是:那是因为当地人大多本能地意识到自己并不仅仅属于英国,而是更广阔世界的一部分。就像卡尔·波兰尼在《大转型》中谈及早期现代的情形时所感慨的:“...
评分欧洲中世纪有一句谚语:“城市的空气使人自由(Stadt Luft macht frei)。”乍一听,这完全不符合事实。城市空气是污浊、恶臭的,满街粪便污水横流,楼上居民窗口倒马桶。居民在自家后院堆积垃圾杂物,托马斯·莫尔曾担任治安副官后,对伦敦的肮脏深有体会,他在著作《乌托邦》里...
评分1652年,咖啡馆涌现; 1882年,出现有轨电车; 1897年,出现公共汽车; 1952年,伦敦雾霾。 传说London来自Llyndon,Llyn是溪畔,don是小镇,大都市曾是溪畔小镇,如大上海曾是小渔村。伦敦曾有很多治病灵泉,现已多被填塞,看来灵泉并不能治病,如北京满井村曾有许多四季甘甜...
评分本来看网上介绍,以为是本精彩纷呈的历史传记。结果买回来一看,傻了眼,通篇是泛泛而谈的空话,从开篇到结束,大量对其他著作中只言片语的引述和作者的感慨,几乎没有任何具体的历史事件或是历史重要建筑哪怕稍有内容的描述。 入主伦敦的三任国王,怎么来的怎么走的,几座世...
评分第一次听说这本书,是在参加某著名作家新书发布会后。他说,因为《伦敦传》,激发了他创作一部他生活的城市传记的欲望。听罢此言,我心想,笔耕了大半辈子的老作家了,什么样的书没有读过什么样的文章没有写过?居然还能有一本书触发他的创作灵感,!这本书,一定是一本了不起...
pretty informative with well organised materials, never finish reading it, it's a good bedside book, will look it up from time to time
评分pretty informative with well organised materials, never finish reading it, it's a good bedside book, will look it up from time to time
评分pretty informative with well organised materials, never finish reading it, it's a good bedside book, will look it up from time to time
评分pretty informative with well organised materials, never finish reading it, it's a good bedside book, will look it up from time to time
评分pretty informative with well organised materials, never finish reading it, it's a good bedside book, will look it up from time to time
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