The world-famous novel about the triumphant story of St. Luke, man of science, and Gospel writer Today St. Luke is known as the author of the third Gospel of the New Testament, but two thousand years ago he was Lucanus, a Greek, a man who loved, knew the emptiness of bereavement, and later traveled through the hills and wastes of Judea asking, "What manner of man was my Lord?" And it is of this Lucanus that Taylor Caldwell tells here in one of the most stirring stories ever lived or written. Lucanus grew up in the household of his stepfather, the Roman govenor of Antioch. After studying medicine in Alexandria he became one of the greatest physicians of the ancient world and traveled far and wide through the Mediterranean region healing the sick. As time went on he learned of the life and death of Christ and saw in Him the God he was seeking. To find out all he could about the life and teachings of Jesus, whom he never saw, Lucanus visited all the places where Jesus had been, questioning everyone--including His mother, Mary--who had known Him or heard Him preach. At last, when he had gathered all information possible, he wrote down what we now know as the Gospel according to St. Luke. Taylor Caldwell has chosen the grand, the splendid means to tell of St. Luke. Her own travels through the Holy Land and years of meticulous research made Dear and Glorious Physician a fully developed portrait of a complex and brilliant man and a colorful re-creation of ancient Roman life as it contrasted in its decadence with the new world Christianity was bringing into being. Here is a story to warm, to inspire, to call forth renewal of faith and love lying deep in each reader's heart.
A portrait so moving and so eloquent I doubt it is paralleled elsewhere in literature. Here indeed is Taylor Caldwell's major novel!
Boston Herald
Alive with the bustle of ancient times and places and illuminated by flashes of genuine lyrical intensity....Movingly reconstructs St. Luke's search for God.
The New York Times
Magnificent! Taylor Caldwell, who has splendid powers of narration, unleashes them all in this, her finest novel. She has made St. Luke a real and believable man and recreated on a vast canvas the times and people of his day. You see as large as life all the glory and decadence of Rome and all the strife, turmoil and mysticism of Africa.... A glowing and passionate statement of belief!
Columbus Citizen
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这部小说的魅力在于它的“人性温度”。在宏大叙事和复杂结构之下,作者始终没有忘记关注那些微小人物的内心世界。那些被时代洪流裹挟着、挣扎求存的小人物,他们的卑微、他们的希望、他们的微不足道却又坚不可摧的爱,构成了这部作品最柔软也最动人的底色。我特别喜欢作者处理“爱”的方式,它不是那种浪漫化、脸谱化的爱情故事,而是融入了责任、奉献、甚至是无法言说的愧疚与原谅之中,复杂而真实。书中对“沉默的英雄主义”的刻画尤为动人,那些没有惊天壮举,却在日常琐碎中坚守信念的人,他们的光芒比烈日更加恒久。文字的节奏在处理这些日常片段时变得异常舒缓,如同老旧的留声机里放出的老歌,带着岁月的沙哑,却直击人心最深处的柔软之处。读完后,我没有那种读完史诗后的震撼,更多的是一种被温柔拥抱后的平静与释然,仿佛自己也参与了一场人间的苦难与温情之旅,从而获得了某种精神上的抚慰。
评分说实话,初捧此书时,我并没有抱太高的期望,毕竟市面上同类题材的作品实在太多,很容易陷入窠臼。然而,这本书的叙事手法却让人眼前一亮。它打破了传统线性叙事的桎梏,采用了多重视角和闪回穿插的叙事结构,使得故事的层次感一下子丰富了起来。这种跳跃式的推进,非但没有造成阅读上的障碍,反而像剥洋葱一样,层层递进地揭示了事件背后的真相与人物隐藏的动机。书中对特定历史背景下社会阶层的差异和由此产生的权力结构描写得尤为犀利和深刻,没有进行简单的道德审判,而是客观地展现了体制如何塑造和扭曲个体。更令人称道的是,作者在语言风格上展现出极大的灵活性,时而幽默风趣,时而冷峻严肃,能够根据不同的情境和人物心境,无缝切换语言的温度和语态,这种高超的驾驭能力,让读者始终保持着一种新鲜的阅读体验。我甚至在一些对话场景中,能真切地感受到人物之间那种剑拔弩张却又碍于礼法的微妙关系,那种未尽之言比说尽的言语更有力量。这是一本需要反复咀嚼,才能领悟其中深意的佳作。
评分这本书的节奏掌控得近乎完美,它懂得何时该放慢脚步,沉浸于环境的描摹,又懂得何时需要如同疾风骤雨般推进关键情节。我发现自己常常在不知不觉中,就读到了凌晨时分,那种“停不下来”的感觉,是评判一部小说是否成功的关键指标之一。作者似乎深谙戏剧冲突的构建之道,每一个转折点的设置都出乎意料,却又在回溯时发现其逻辑的必然性,这种“意料之外,情理之中”的高级感,着实令人拍案叫绝。除了引人入胜的故事线索外,书中对自然环境的描绘也占据了重要的篇幅,那些山川、河流、气候变化,它们不仅仅是背景板,更像是书中人物情绪的映射者和命运的见证者。特别是对风暴来临前夜的描写,那种压抑、紧张的气氛营造得极具代入感,仿佛能闻到空气中潮湿泥土的味道。这种将环境心理学融入叙事的手法,极大地提升了作品的艺术感染力。对于那些追求阅读沉浸感的读者来说,这本书无疑是一次酣畅淋漓的精神冒险。
评分这部作品散发着一种难以言喻的怀旧气息,仿佛带着我们穿越回了一个遥远的时代,那个时代人们的生活节奏缓慢而充实,充满了人与人之间质朴的情感联结。故事情节的铺陈极其细腻,作者似乎对那个特定时期的社会风貌、风俗习惯有着深刻的洞察和独到的理解,每一个场景的描绘都仿佛触手可及,充满了生活气息。人物的塑造更是立体而丰满,他们身上的优点和缺点都展现得淋漓尽致,没有绝对的完美,也没有彻底的堕落,每一个选择和挣扎都折射出人性的复杂与真实。尤其是主人公在面对困境时的那种坚韧与智慧,让人在阅读过程中深受启发。作者的文字功底毋庸置疑,遣词造句之间流淌着一种古典的美感,即便描述的是寻常琐事,也能被赋予一种诗意的光芒。我尤其欣赏作者在处理情感冲突时的那种克制与张力,它不像某些作品那样直白地宣泄,而是将汹涌的内心波涛巧妙地隐藏在平静的表面之下,需要读者细细品味才能体会到那份深沉的爱与痛。读完之后,心中留下的不是喧嚣的记忆,而是一种悠远、宁静的余韵,仿佛刚刚经历了一场漫长而有意义的朝圣之旅。
评分读完这本书,我感到一种强烈的智力上的满足感。它不仅仅满足了我对一个好故事的渴望,更像是一次与作者进行思想碰撞的深度交流。书中的许多议题,比如关于牺牲的价值、个体与群体责任的边界、以及“救赎”的真正含义,都经过了作者的深度哲学思辨。作者并没有提供简单的答案,而是将这些复杂的、充满灰色地带的问题抛给读者,引导我们进行自身的反思和辩论。这种“启发性”远胜于“说教性”的叙事方式,是我最为推崇的。此外,这本书的细节考据工作做得相当扎实,无论是提及的医疗知识、当时的社会法律条文,还是日常生活的物件描述,都显得真实可信,这为整个故事的基石提供了坚实的支撑,让虚构的故事拥有了历史的厚重感。阅读过程中,我甚至忍不住停下来去查阅了一些背景资料,因为作者笔下展现的世界是如此的生动和有说服力,让我渴望了解更多。这是一部需要调动智力和情感双重参与才能完整体验的文学作品。
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