品牌：Thomas Hardy
基本信息
·出版社：Penguin Classics
·页码：496 页码
·出版日：1999年
·ISBN：0140435182
·条码：9780140435184
·版次：New
·装帧：平装
·英语：英语
·丛书名：Penguin Classics
内容简介
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A new edition of Thomas Hardy's timeless novel of two pairs of mismatched lovers.
One of Hardy's classic statements about modern love, courtship, and marriage,The Return of the Nativeis set in the pastoral village of Egdon Heath. The fiery Eustacia Vye, wishing only for passionate love, believes that her escape from Egdon lies in her marriage to Clym Yeobright, the returning "native," home from Paris and discontented with his work there. Clym wishes to remain in Egdon, however--a desire that sets him in opposition to his wife and brings them both to despair. Behind the narrative of The Return of the Native lie the tragic fates of Flaubert's Madame Bovary and Oedipus, and in writing the novel Hardy endowed his ordinary characters with the status of tragic heroes, seen especially in the ill-fated lovers and Damon Wildeve, who spoil their chances to master their own destinies. The Introduction and Notes featured in this new edition incorporate the most up-to-date scholarship on Thomas Hardy.
Edited with Notes by Tony Slade with an Introduction by Penny Boumelha.
作者简介
Thomas Hardy (1840-1928), the author ofUnder the Greenwood Tree,Far from the Madding Crowd,The Woodlanders, and many other novels, was also an accomplished poet. Many of his works, including his poetry, are available from Penguin Classics.
Tony Slade was for many years Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Adelaide, Australia.
Penny Boumelha is Jury Chair of English Language and Literature at the University of Adelaide.
编辑推荐
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Clym Yeobright, native of Egdon Heath, returns from the bright society of Paris and, as any reader of Hardy knows, all is not smooth. He is quickly taken by and marries the one woman he should not--Eustacia Vye. The suffering that follows is mitigated somewhat by the ending, but more by the mastery of Alan Rickman's reading. At the start, Rickman senses the voice for each character in Hardy's fictional world, and he maintains each character's personality throughout. He even manages to project Hardy's subtle shadings of tone with the rhythm and tempo of his narration, throwing in a song here and there because, in spite of his gloom, there is a festive strain to Hardy, as well. If you have a hard time reading this classic English writer, this is how to do it. P.E.F. (c) AudioFile, Portland, Maine--This text refers to theAudio Cassetteedition.
专业书评
Financial Times, unknown date
"Rickman's austere yet humane narrator is right for this tragic story of passion and loss."--This text refers to theAudio Cassetteedition.
Talking Business, unknown date
"Alan Rickman's reading is outstanding. He has the perfectly paced delivery ... that brings the novel to life."--This text refers to theAudio Cassetteedition.
Sandy Bauers, Sacramento Bee, February 14, 1999
"...If velvet could speak, it would sound like Rickman."--This text refers to theAudio Cassetteedition.
USA TODAY, July 22, 1999
"Rickman passionately portrays the… characters. His mastery of local accents… creates a remarkable audio experience."--This text refers to theAudio Cassetteedition.
Library Journal, unknown date
"Rickman gives a performance that listeners will remember. This is the best way to enjoy Hardy."--This text refers to theAudio Cassetteedition.
The Listener
"A brilliant reading."--This text refers to theAudio Cassetteedition.
Financial Times
"Rickman's austere yet humane narrator is right for this tragic story of passion and loss."--This text refers to theAudio Cassetteedition.
Talking Business
"Alan Rickman's reading is outstanding. He has a plausible and adaptable West Country Burr, and he sings the local folk songs tunefully. But more than this, he has the perfectly paced delivery ... that brings the novel to life."--This text refers to theAudio Cassetteedition.
Deirdre Donahue,USA TODAY, December 3, 1998
"These Cover to Cover tapes offer up a delectable feast for fans of the spoken word. We're talking class act here - from the elegant covers to the accomplished readers."--This text refers to theAudio Cassetteedition.
Review
"This is the quality Hardy shares with the great writers...this setting behind the small action the terrific action of unfathomed nature."
--D. H. Lawrence
From the Trade Paperback edition.--This text refers to thePaperbackedition.
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