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适读人群 :12--17 悲剧《哈姆雷特》代表莎士比亚的最高戏剧成就,成为世界各国人民最喜欢的文学作品之一。描述丹麦王驾崩后,守夜卫兵看见老王幽魂出现。告知哈姆雷特王子。而王子的叔父服丧未满,即娶其嫂继承王位。王子与幽魂对话,获知叔父谋害父王之真相。王子为证实真相装疯卖傻,导演了一出老王被毒杀的短剧,请新王与新后观赏。新王当即脸色大变,被哈姆雷特看穿,确信了父亲的灵魂所言属实。新王把哈姆雷特送到了英国,暗中拜托英皇杀了他。哈姆雷特的情人饱受失恋之苦加上父亲被王子误杀,精神崩溃坠入湖中溺死。而她的哥哥想为父妹报仇,与哈姆雷特比剑,用一把毒剑伤了哈姆雷特;后者剑术超他一等,最终击败了他,在临死前,他道出了新王的阴谋。事实揭穿后,皇后慌乱中饮鸩而亡。哈姆雷特杀了新王,自己也因剑毒发作而死。
内容简介
Each edition includes:
- Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play
- Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play
- Scene-by-scene plot summaries
- A key to famous lines and phrases
- An introduction to reading Shakespeare's language
- An essay by an outstanding scholar providing a modern perspective on the play
- Illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare Library's vast holdings of rare books
Essay by Michael Neill
The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., is home to the world's largest collection of Shakespeare's printed works, and a magnet for Shakespeare scholars from around the globe. In addition to exhibitions open to the public throughout the year, the Folger offers a full calendar of performances and programs.
作者简介
William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in April 1564, and his birth is traditionally celebrated on April 23. The facts of his life, known from surviving documents, are sparse. He was one of eight children born to John Shakespeare, a merchant of some standing in his community. William probably went to the King's New School in Stratford, but he had no university education. In November 1582, at the age of eighteen, he married Anne Hathaway, eight years his senior, who was pregnant with their first child, Susanna. She was born on May 26, 1583. Twins, a boy, Hamnet ( who would die at age eleven), and a girl, Judith, were born in 1585. By 1592 Shakespeare had gone to London working as an actor and already known as a playwright. A rival dramatist, Robert Greene, referred to him as "an upstart crow, beautified with our feathers." Shakespeare became a principal shareholder and playwright of the successful acting troupe, the Lord Chamberlain's Men (later under James I, called the King's Men). In 1599 the Lord Chamberlain's Men built and occupied the Globe Theater in Southwark near the Thames River. Here many of Shakespeare's plays were performed by the most famous actors of his time, including Richard Burbage, Will Kempe, and Robert Armin. In addition to his 37 plays, Shakespeare had a hand in others, including Sir Thomas More and The Two Noble Kinsmen, and he wrote poems, including Venus and Adonis and The Rape of Lucrece. His 154 sonnets were published, probably without his authorization, in 1609. In 1611 or 1612 he gave up his lodgings in London and devoted more and more time to retirement in Stratford, though he continued writing such plays as The Tempest and Henry VII until about 1613. He died on April 23 1616, and was buried in Holy Trinity Church, Stratford. No collected edition of his plays was published during his life-time, but in 1623 two members of his acting company, John Heminges and Henry Condell, put together the great collection now called the First Folio.
前言/序言
《失落的旋律:布莱克伍德庄园的秘密》 作者: 伊莱恩·费舍尔 (Elaine Fisher) 装帧: 精装 页数: 480页 出版年份: 2023年 --- 内容简介: 一曲关于记忆、失落与家族宿命的低沉挽歌。 《失落的旋律:布莱克伍德庄园的秘密》并非关于丹麦王子的悲剧,而是一部深入探索二十世纪上半叶英国贵族生活阴影的哥特式悬疑小说。故事的核心聚焦于艾米莉亚·凡斯(Emilia Vance),一位年轻的音乐学院毕业生,她被迫回到她从未真正认识的童年故居——位于苏格兰高地云雾缭绕中的布莱克伍德庄园,处理她疏远的祖母,即庄园最后一位女主人薇薇安爵士夫人(Lady Vivian)的遗产。 布莱克伍德庄园,一座宏伟却日益腐朽的维多利亚式建筑,自薇薇安爵士夫人去世后便沉寂如谜。庄园的历史充满了不祥的传闻,尤其围绕着五十年前,艾米莉亚的曾叔父——一位才华横溢但性情古怪的作曲家——在一次神秘的火灾中丧生一事。当地人至今仍低语着关于“被吞噬的乐章”和游荡在庄园花园中的幽灵钢琴师的故事。 艾米莉亚的到来,打破了布莱克伍德数十年的死寂。她发现自己继承的并非财富,而是一堆尘封的信件、未完成的乐谱残片,以及一个被家族成员集体噤声的黑暗秘密。薇薇安爵士夫人留下的遗嘱异常苛刻:艾米莉亚必须在庄园内居住满一年,并成功修复庄园内那架历史悠久、被认为无法修复的史坦威大钢琴——那架据说曾是作曲家最爱乐器的“黑曜石之心”——方能继承庄园的全部权属。 随着艾米莉亚对庄园历史的挖掘加深,她开始察觉到,这座宅邸内残留的不仅仅是旧家具的味道。那些残缺的乐谱似乎隐藏着某种密码,每一次弹奏钢琴的尝试,都会引发一系列令人不安的现象:夜半的低语、衣橱中不该存在的旧衣物、以及那股若有似无的熏香气味,如同某种仪式留下的余烬。 家族的幽灵与被压抑的艺术 小说巧妙地编织了两个时间线。一方面是艾米莉亚在现代试图拼凑真相的过程,她结识了当地沉默寡言的图书管理员,一位对布莱克伍德家族历史深有研究的学者,两人合作解开那些泛黄的日记本中的隐喻。另一方面,故事穿插了二十世纪初,作曲家卢西安·凡斯(Lucien Vance)充满激情与挣扎的创作生涯。卢西安的音乐被描述为具有催眠般的魔力,但他的才华似乎也招致了家族内部的嫉妒与控制。 艾米莉亚很快发现,她曾叔父的死并非意外,而是与他最后一部未完成的交响乐——《湮灭之境》——紧密相关。这部乐曲据信因其过于前卫和挑战传统禁忌的内容,被家族视为一种耻辱,并被蓄意掩埋。艾米莉亚开始通过那些碎片化的乐谱和祖母生前的隐晦提示,尝试重建这首“被禁止的音乐”。 然而,每当她接近真相的核心,一股强大的、似乎来自庄园本身的力量就会阻挠她。是庄园内的冷漠守门人乔治老管家的刻意隐瞒?还是那个对家族名誉极度看重的远房表亲的阻挠?亦或是,卢西安那份超越时代的艺术野心,其“失落的旋律”真的拥有某种不为人知的、足以颠覆现实的魔力? 环境的刻画与心理的张力 费舍尔以其细腻的笔触,将布莱克伍德庄园描绘成一个活生生的角色。苏格兰高地的狂风、常年的湿冷、以及庄园内那些被厚重天鹅绒和紫杉木包裹的房间,共同营造出一种令人窒息的压抑感。室内光线总是昏暗的,艺术品和家具仿佛在监视着每一个闯入者。 随着故事的深入,艾米莉亚的心理状态也开始出现裂痕。她对音乐的痴迷,与她对家族秘密的探求交织在一起,使她分不清哪些是祖母留下的线索,哪些是孤独与恐惧产生的幻觉。她发现自己对那架“黑曜石之心”的弹奏越来越有心得,仿佛她的手指并非完全属于自己,而是被某种沉睡已久的记忆所引导。 主题探讨 《失落的旋律》探讨了艺术的代价、家族责任对个人自由的压制,以及时间如何腐蚀真相的本质。它追问:究竟是艺术的禁忌导致了悲剧,还是家族的偏执扼杀了天才?艾米莉亚的旅程,不仅是修复一架钢琴,更是修复一段被谎言扭曲的历史,并最终决定是否要让那首“失落的旋律”重见天日,哪怕这旋律会揭示出足以摧毁她自己身份的真相。 这是一部节奏沉稳、氛围浓郁的作品,适合那些偏爱心理深度、细致入微的环境描写,以及隐藏在华丽表象下的哥特式悬疑的读者。最终的揭示,并非一个简单的谋杀谜团,而是一场关于传承与解放的、震撼心灵的音乐审判。读者将被引导穿越迷雾,直至听见那最后一个、也是最真实的音符。