2018/8/13(网图)
在西方文学史上,猜谜语(Riddles)的历史源远流长;精通八国语言,尤其古代英语(450AD–1100AD),甚至能够完整地打造出自己的中土世界(Middle-Earth)语言-Quenya的J.R.R.Tolkien在他的奇幻文学创作中采用Riddles的题材也就毫不出奇。
猜谜语的场景一般出现在两相争执的状态中,主人公(Protagonist)和反面角色(Antagonist)达成协议,他们将不用刀枪或挥拳[
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(旧作)诗歌并不象数据一样给人精准的信息,但它在传递信息的同时,attemptstocommunicateattitudes,feelings,andinterpretations.诗歌的情感能唤起读者的共鸣,而让人在平凡的生活中,享受心灵的洗礼。这也许就是所谓的“诗意人生”。ThegreatGermanPoet,Goethe,wasonceaskedbyafriendwhathewouldsuggestasadailyexercisesforspiritualbetterment.Hesaid:“Iwouldliketoreadanoblepoem.Iwouldliketoseeabeautiful...[
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Theword“Politicals”来源于古希腊语polis,也就是city-state的意思。古希腊是分散的岛国,各个岛国就象小小的生活中心,大家互相认识,共同关心同样的集体事务。对一个雅典人来说,早上起来头一件大事就是关心thebusinessofhiscity,所有的居民都有权利去发表自己的言论。他们热衷于lawsuits。市政厅就同时是菜市场和议事厅。香港大学往水街走的小区市政厅与菜市场也是联在[
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一直想读读感动了全世界的AnneFrank的日记,一直却没读;总想着找那么个安静的幽居的日子,去慢慢地读,慢慢地体会。
这个星期,除了上班,不管是坐车,还是在家里,在公园里,硬把这本书一页一页地,一字一字地读完了。
读着她的书,每天都会泪流满面,无法去想其它事情。
Anne是个精神世界极其丰富的女孩,即使不是inhiding把她催长[
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AnnotatedBibliography:ClaudiusandCreon:thePoliticalAnimals
Aristotle.Politics.Cambridge:HarvardUniversityPress,1959.Print.
Inthiscollectionofeightbooksoriginallywrittenbetween335–323BCE,BookIisespeciallyinspiring.Aristotlebelievesthatmanarenaturalpoliticalanimalsbecauseheistheonlycreatureinthenatureworldthatpossessespeechwithapurpose.ClaudiusandCreonarevillainsintheplay,buttheybothusel...[
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InhisPolitics,Aristotlebelievesthat“manisbynatureapoliticalanimal”(9).Hegoesontoelaboratethatthepoliticalanimalarticulateslanguageinordertomanipulatethepeoplearoundhim(11).ClaudiusfromWilliamShakespeare’sTheTragedyofHamletofPrinceofDenmarkandCreonfromJeanAnouilh’sAntigonearethebestrepresentationofsuchpoliticalanimals.Thesevillainsusewordstopersuadepeople,tocontrolsituations...[
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Macbeth’sfallfromgracetodisgracehappensthroughaseriesofeventsfromActOnetoThree.
InthebeginningofActOne,Macbethisagreatherowhofightsbravelytodefendthekingandthecountry.InthedreadfulbattleshebeattherebelMcDonald,theinvader-kingofNorwegian,andthetreacherousThaneofCawdor.Bothofwhomareathreattothecountry.Beforehereturnsbackfromthebattlefield,hisgoodreputationisdisseminatedthroughoutthekingdom....[
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(以前写的一个片段,有关Sophocles的剧作Antigone。)
WhenCreoniscertainthatnoonewillseeAntigone’sarrestaftersendingtheguardsout,heconfrontsAntigone.
Inthebeginning,CreonsimplysuggestsAntigonetoreturntoherroomandpretendnothinghappened.Antigonewarnshimthatshewillburyherbrotheragainthatnight.Creonrealizesthatheisnotconversingwithanaïvegirl,instead,heisfacingOedipus’sheadstrong...[
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2018/8/7(网图)
J.R.R.Tolkien常常提及TheBookofLostTales里Beren和Luthien的故事,说这是他的最爱。
这个故事描写他与妻子Edith共同生活的一个片段。
当时,他们的第一个儿子出生,Edith搬到Yorkshire,因为离她那随时准备上法国前线战斗的丈夫营地更靠近些。
Tolkien跟Edith是在BattleofSomme战争前结的婚,当时他们这样认为:也许这辈子就再也见不着了,这是他们唯一的机会成为[
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Atraceineternity
AsusualI'mstaringoutintothesea,thisbreathingsecret
thisnetthatpullsmeintodarkdepths
allthroughsongintofarawayplaces
EvenifIwantedto,orwereallowed,Icouldnotgrasp
allthebeautyoflife,northetearsofthisworld
Iwouldgiveeverythingforyoutobehere
onlyforthismomenttolastinfinitly
formetofollowyourtraceintoeternity
Iwouldgiveeverythingforyoutobehere
...[
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