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Wordsworth Classics covers a huge list of beloved works of literature in English and translations. This growing series is rigorously updated, with scholarly introductions and notes added to new titles.
This novel has earned the title of not only bestseller, but also the first protest novel to have a direct impact on political events. The story follows the life and vissitudes of Uncle Tom, a noble negro, and portrays the humanity of an enslaved black people and the moral evil of their enslavement.
From 500 Great Books by Women; review by Erica Bauermeister
This is one of those books that everybody has heard about but few people these days have actually read. It deserves to be read - not simply because it is the basis for symbols so deeply ingrained in American culture that we no longer realize their source, nor because it is one of the bestselling books of all time. This is a book that changed history. Harriet Beecher Stowe was appalled by slavery, and she took one of the few options open to nineteenth century women who wanted to affect public opinion: she wrote a novel, a huge, enthralling narrative that claimed the heart, soul, and politics of pre-Civil War Americans. It is unabashed propaganda and overtly moralistic, an attempt to make whites - North and South - see slaves as mothers, fathers, and people with (Christian) souls. In a time when women might see the majority of their children die, Harriet Beecher Stowe portrays beautiful Eliza fleeing slavery to protect her son. In a time when many whites claimed slavery had "good effects" on blacks, Uncle Tom's Cabin paints pictures of three plantations, each worse than the other, where even the best plantation leaves a slave at the mercy of fate or debt. By twentieth-century standards, her propaganda verges on melodrama, and it is clear that even while arguing for the abolition of slavery she did not rise above her own racism. Yet her questions remain penetrating even today: "Is man ever a creature to be trusted with wholly irresponsible power?"
From AudioFile
Classic nineteenth-century literature can be difficult to read and hear. But this production is an exception. Buck Schirner's characters are so vivid, so well enunciated, that we wish Stowe had created more people for Schirner to give voice to. His characters argue about slavery, lament their fortunes and survive by their wits. He gives each person emotion and depth and reads Stowe's prose with conviction. Indeed, it's hard not to, given the moral force behind her words. The only negative is when Schirner reads in his own voice, which is low and flat. Because of his excellent vocal work, though, the book reminds us that the debate over race and human worth was as vivid in the 1850's as it is today. R.I.G.
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length: (cm)19.8 width:(cm)12.6
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汤姆叔叔的小屋
从家中的角落中翻出了这本书,心想趁着最无聊的时候可以读一读。记得不知道谁曾经告诉我,美国的南北战争就是因为这本书引起的。读完这本书后我感到疑惑,只能说这本书揭露了那个时代的背景,而如果说一场内战因为一本书而打就有些让人笑话了。言归正传,这是一本还算经典的...
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评分这本书的结构布局堪称精妙,它没有采取单一主线的线性叙事,而是巧妙地编织了多条相互关联的支线,每条线索都带着其独特的视角和情绪张力。这种多维度的叙事手法,极大地丰富了故事的广度和深度,使得即便是对某个特定角色不再关注时,也有其他精彩的内容可以吸引我的目光。我特别欣赏作者处理转折点的方式,那些关键性的事件发生得既出乎意料又合乎情理,每一次的戏剧性爆发都建立在前期的细腻铺垫之上,让人在拍案叫绝的同时,又觉得“原来如此”,这才是真正高明的叙事技巧。读完之后,我花了很长时间去回味那些看似不经意的细节,它们像散落在星空中的碎片,最终拼凑出一个完整而震撼的宇宙图景。
评分我最初是抱着一种略带审视的态度开始阅读的,毕竟这是一部流传甚广的作品,总担心会因为名气过大而显得言过其实。然而,这本书很快就以其强大的叙事驱动力抓住了我的注意力。它不是那种故作高深的文学作品,相反,它以一种极其真诚和直白的姿态,讲述着一个又一个关于个体命运的故事。我特别喜欢其中穿插的那些哲思性的片段,它们像一块块坚实的基石,支撑起了整个故事的道德和伦理框架。这些思考并没有生硬地打断情节的流畅性,而是自然而然地融入到人物的行动和对话之中,让读者在跟随故事发展的同时,也被潜移默化地引导去反思一些更宏大的人生议题。这种将深刻的哲学思考融入到引人入胜的故事中的能力,是很多当代小说难以企及的。
评分坦白讲,这本书的文字功底之深厚,着实让我感到惊叹。那种古典文学特有的韵律感和严谨的结构,使得每一次阅读都像是在品鉴一件精心打磨的艺术品。作者对于语言的驾驭能力达到了出神入化的地步,不仅是遣词造句的精准,更是那种用看似平实的描述,却能引爆读者想象力的魔力。我注意到,书中对不同阶层、不同背景人物的口吻和思维方式,都有着极为细致的区分和模仿,这使得群像的塑造无比生动,避免了脸谱化的倾向。在某些情绪高涨的场景中,那种排山倒海而来的情感冲击力,几乎让我忘记了文字本身,完全沉浸在了故事的氛围之中。对于那些注重文学性的读者来说,这本书绝对是值得反复研读的,每一次重读,或许都能从那些精妙的措辞和隐喻中,挖掘出新的层次和理解。
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评分大学期间读过的众多英文原著中的一本
评分大学期间读过的众多英文原著中的一本
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