呼嘯山莊=Wuthering Heights：英文
米莉·勃朗特
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米莉·勃朗特
《呼嘯山莊》19世紀英國女作家艾米莉•勃朗特經典代表作，《呼嘯山莊》小說出版後一直被認爲是英國文學史上一部“奇特的小說”。 《呼嘯山莊》一反同時代作品普遍存在的傷感主義情調，而以強烈的愛、狂暴的恨及由之而起的無情的報復，取代了低沉的傷感和憂鬱。雖然剛開始時曾被人看做是年輕女作家脫離現實的天真幻想，但結合其所描寫地區激烈的階級鬥爭和英國的社會現象，不久後便被評論界高度肯定，並受到讀者的熱烈歡迎。根據這部《呼嘯山莊》小說改編的影視作品至今久演不衰。 本版《呼嘯山莊》爲英文原版，同時提供配套英文朗讀免費下載，在品讀精彩故事的同時，亦能提升英語閱讀水平，下載方式詳見圖書封底博客鏈接。 Wuthering Heights is Emily Brontë’s only novel. Written between October 1845 and June 1846,Wuthering Heights was published in 1847 under the pseudonym “Ellis Bell”; Brontë died the following year, aged 30. Wuthering Heights and Anne Brontë’s Agnes Grey were accepted by publisher Thomas Newby before the success of their sister Charlotte’s novel, Jane Eyre . After Emily’s death, Charlotte edited the manuscript of Wuthering Heights , and arranged for the edited version to be published as a posthumous second edition in 1850. Although Wuthering Heights is now widely regarded as a classic of English literature, contemporary reviews for the novel were deeply polarised; it was considered controversial because its depiction of mental and physical cruelty was unusually stark, and it challenged strict Victorian ideals of the day regarding religious hypocrisy, morality, social classes and gender inequality. The English poet and painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti, although an admirer of the book, referred to it as “A fiend of a book – an incredible monster [...] The action is laid in hell, – only it seems places and people have English names there.” The novel has inspired adaptations, including film, radio and television dramatisations, a musical by Bernard J. Taylor, a ballet, operas, and a 1978 song by Kate Bush.
how evil, fierce, yet breathtaking love
不明白爲什麼是世界名著，感覺全員扭曲，跟看短劇一樣，情不知從何而起，反正一來就是極致的愛與恨。 原文版看的有點心累，尤其joseph說的話全靠猜
The book often reminds me of Van Gogh’s works in his later years. Wild and passionate love stories are just like strangely twisted lines and extremely exaggerated colors in a piece of rough canvas. The whole Wuthering Heights is a great metaphor of destructive and stifling storm repressed under the gloomy sky. The distortion of love and evil hidden in the novel seems to be dark depths of humanity. I am impressed by Lockwood, the storyteller. On the one hand, he can be considered as a special character gradually losing his objectivity. From his perspective, readers are brought into this space which was full of hostility to the outside world. Interestingly, Lockwood quickly got involved with people of Wuthering Heights when he met masters there although he appeared removed at first. On the other hand, Lockwood was trapped in Wuthering Heights. In order to escape from the hustle and bustle of city life, he came to Wuthering Heights. Facing merciless reality, he chose to act like a “misanthrope” and found a place to escape. But confronting with the torture and dilemma from the bottom of our hearts, we may find nowhere to go.
最近感觸最深的是，Heathcliff與Hareton宛如鏡像，互相映照出人性的兩級。Heathcliff年少時遭受的侮辱與欺凌如數加諸於Hareton之身，然而Hareton不僅不怨恨、反抗、報復，反而認賊作父般將Heathcliff視爲自己唯一真正的父親。 原來有人遍受折磨仍能保持同情，相較之下，我們的善良太脆弱，我們內心有太多惡意可喚醒。這種天生的好性情，在敵意與傷害中仍然保持道德完好的能力，於我是永恆的缺失，同時是永恆的慾望對象。在健全的依戀體系破碎崩潰之處，絕對權力成爲唯一安全的庇護所。 人生而不同，毋需比出高低，只有當Heathcliff般將惡與恨當作存在的目的與意義時，一切天賦便也成爲促使其沉淪於深淵的詛咒。
After reading this books, I feel quite confused about the whole story it tells, which is because of my not so enough knowledge and other more things. However, the story it tells has its own charm. I would not say I've comprehended all the scenes the book shows, but I kind of like it for something is completely mysterious in the atmosphere of Wuthering Heights. I wish I could read it twice another day, perhaps years later, and make a second remark on it.
凱特琳•恩肖的本性一度分裂，成爲凱特琳•林頓，凱特琳•希斯科利夫，終於又復歸於凱特琳•恩肖
Twice in the past I picked up Wuthering Heights, twice I put it down even before I had finished chapter 1. Now I’ve finished reading it I can say I like Bronte's writing techniques, e.g. using nature to say about something else, her use of the English language, the clever structure of the book. And I also ask why people may feel ambiguous about it. I think perhaps like me many people aren't sure what kind of story it tells. Love story? Can mutually torturing relationships be called love? Ghost story? But for what point? Social realism? The characters hardly have anything to do with anyone else outside the two houses. It reflects the caste system of the time, but is hardly a critique of it (cf. Charles Dickens). Secondly, there's so much ambiguity surrounding the characters, and none of them is even likeable. I like Nelly best, but the story is not even about Nelly. But I guess trying to understand why we don't like a particular work is also important. Especially this one — why is it even a classic?
閱讀難度有點大，有點變態的書。
剛開始看的時候覺得有些drama，後來越看越抓馬，這是一種什麼樣的愛?一生魂牽夢縈。這是一種怎麼樣的恨?牽連所有，甚至自己。好在結局是好的，勇敢的little Cathy和Hareton在一起了，不至於那麼憋屈和痛苦。
A wonderful book which will enrich your notion of love.