Three Tales offers an excellent introduction to the work of one of the world's greatest novelists. A Simple Heart is set in the Normandy of Flaubert's childhood, while Saint Julian and Herodias draw on medieval myth and the biblical story of John the Baptist for their inspiration. Each of the tales invites comparison with one or other of Flaubert's novels, but they also reveal a fresh and distinctive side to the writers's genius. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
The great French novelist was born in Rouen in 1821, son of a distinguished surgeon. He studied law briefly, but in 1844 he was struck with epilepsy–it was the first of a series of violent fits that filled Flaubert’s life with apprehension and drove him to lead a hermit’s life. Having been attracted to literature at an early age, he soon turned his entire attention to writing. His first novel, Madame Bovary, won instant fame upon his publication in 1857: Flaubert was sued for “immorality,” but was later acquitted.
An avid traveler, his fundamentally romantic nature reveling in the exotic, Flaubert went to Tunisia to research his second novel, Salammbo (1862). Both Salammbo and The Sentimental Education (1869) were poorly received, and Flaubert’s genius was not publicly recognized until his masterful Three Tales (1877). Among his literary peers, his reputation was extraordinary, and he formed lasting friendships with Turgenev, George Sand, and the Goncourt brothers.
Despite his reputation as a master of realists, he was not fundamentally a realistic novelist. Flaubert’s aim was to achieve a rigidly objective form of art, presented in the most perfect form. His obsession with his craft is legendary: he could work seven hours a day, many days on end, on a single page, trying to attune his style to his ideal of balanced harmony, seeking always le mot juste.
In 1875 Flaubert sacrificed his modest fortune to help his niece, Caroline, and as a result his last years were marked by financial worry and bitter isolation. He died suddenly in May, 1880, leaving his last work, Bouvard and Pécuchet unfinished.
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评分这本书最让我感到震撼的,是它对人性中那些灰色地带的无情解剖。它没有提供简单的道德标杆,也没有提供非黑即白的结论,而是将人物置于极端困境中,赤裸裸地展示了人在压力、欲望和恐惧面前的真实反应。我发现自己常常在阅读过程中与书中的角色进行着激烈的内心辩论,因为他们的选择往往挑战了我既有的认知框架。这种不妥协的现实主义,使得作品充满了力量。尤其是对权力结构和个体反抗的描绘,作者展现了一种近乎冷酷的洞察力,他似乎能看穿社会运作的底层逻辑和那些被精心粉饰的假象。这种对社会病态的深刻批判,是通过一个个鲜活的悲剧性故事来完成的,而非空泛的说教。阅读体验是有些沉重的,它迫使你直面世界中那些令人不适的真相,但恰恰是这种直面,带来了阅读后精神上的净化感。合上书页时,感觉自己的精神世界被某种强大的力量洗涤过,对周遭的人和事都有了更深一层、更审慎的理解。
评分初读这本书时,我最大的感受是它的“世界观构建”的宏大与精密。作者似乎没有满足于讲述一个简单的故事,而是搭建了一个自洽且逻辑严密的平行宇宙。这个宇宙的规则、历史背景、乃至社会阶层之间的微妙关系,都被铺垫得井井有条,虽然信息量巨大,但作者的处理方式非常高明,不是生硬地进行百科全书式的灌输,而是通过人物的日常遭遇和冲突,自然而然地将信息渗入读者的认知。这种深层次的沉浸感,让读者在阅读过程中产生了一种强烈的“在场感”。我特别关注了书中对于“时间”这一概念的处理。它似乎有着非线性的流淌方式,过去、现在和潜在的未来,在叙事中不断地交织、碰撞,形成了一种独特的历史宿命感。这种结构上的复杂性,反而赋予了故事一种史诗般的厚重感。说实话,要完全把握作者布下的所有伏笔和暗示,可能需要多次重读,因为有些细节的关联性藏得非常深,只有当整体图景显现时,才会恍然大悟。这无疑是一部需要投入时间去“攻克”的文学作品,但这种挑战性正是它迷人的地方,它拒绝被轻易理解,从而赢得了读者的尊重。
评分这本书的叙事节奏实在是令人着迷,仿佛有一双无形的手,牵引着读者的心绪在文字的迷宫中穿梭。开篇的场景构建就极为考究,作者仿佛是位技艺精湛的建筑师,用细腻的笔触勾勒出每一个角落的质感和光影。那种扑面而来的真实感,让人几乎能闻到空气中弥漫的特定气味,感受到微风拂过皮肤的触感。故事情节的推进并非一蹴而就的线性发展,而是充满了回环往复的张力,每一次转折都像是精心计算过的棋局,将人物的命运推向一个意想不到的境地。更令人赞叹的是,角色塑造的深度。那些人物,他们不是扁平的符号,而是有着复杂内在世界的个体,他们的挣扎、他们的渴望、他们的每一次犹豫和决定,都带着一种令人信服的人性复杂性。我特别留意到作者处理内心独白的方式,那不是简单的情绪宣泄,而是一种哲思的探寻,将个体经验提升到了更具普遍意义的层面。读到某些段落时,我甚至会情不自禁地停下来,反复咀嚼那些精妙的措辞,思考其中蕴含的更深层次的象征意义。这种阅读体验,远超出了消磨时间的范畴,它更像是一场与作者智慧的深度对话,让人在合卷之后,依然能在脑海中久久回味那种回味无穷的文学韵味。这本书无疑需要读者投入专注的注意力,但它所给予的回报,是极其丰厚的。
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