Published in 1847, WUTHERING HEIGHTS was not well received by the reading public, many of whom condemned it as sordid, vulgar, and unnatural--and author Emily Bronte went to her grave in 1848 believing that her only novel was a failure. It was not until 1850, when WUTHERING HEIGHTS received a second printing with an introduction by Emily's sister Charlotte, that it attracted a wide readership. And from that point the reputation of the book has never looked back. Today it is widely recognized as one of the great novels of English literature.
早就耳闻《呼啸山庄》独树一帜,是艾米丽三姐妹作品中文学价值最高的一部,花了一周时间撸完,真是酣畅淋漓,比《简爱》大抵高出十个《傲慢与偏见》吧。 1.一张白纸的惊喜 中文里最决绝的一个词,叫挫骨扬灰,恨一个人就要一锤一锤凿开他的骨头,把骨灰扬弃于荒野,令其永世...
评分2010.7.28 A strange thing happened when I was reading this book. Obviously, the writing itself was powerful and the book, a page turner. But as I was reading it, I never thought of those characters to be real. Neither could I relate to them, nor did I a...
评分在重读之前我想不起《呼啸山庄》的任何好处。自然,希刺克厉夫的黑头发和黑眼睛,凯瑟琳的骄傲与疯狂,呼啸山庄的冷峻和荒凉是不能忘记的,也仅此而已——然而这差不多是小说的全部要素了。如果说托尔斯泰和福楼拜的广博使人敬服,那么这种情景剧般的简单结构便叫人惊异了。类...
评分荒野中,一位少女独自走着。 狂风将她那棕色的长发吹向脑后,朴素得几乎破旧的衣裙裹着那瘦弱的身躯。 一双神秘而热情的眼睛照亮了她本不出众的面庞,使她整个人散发出一种圣徒般的光芒。 她停下来,伫立在风中的荒原。 希克厉! 她的灵魂呼喊道。 我的爱人!我的灵魂!你在哪...