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A Rose for Emily

William Faulkner

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"A Rose for Emily" is a short story by the American author William Faulkner, first published in the April 1930 issue of the literary magazine Forum. The story, set in the fictional town of Jefferson, Mississippi, during the first half of the 20th century, tells the tale of the eccentric and reclusive Miss Emily Grierson, a Southern belle who has been isolated from the community for decades. The story begins with the funeral of Miss Emily, who has died in her house, a decaying mansion once known for its grandeur. The townspeople, curious and somewhat fearful of Miss Emily, recall her past and the many rumors surrounding her life. She was a member of a prominent family, but her father's overprotective nature prevented her from forming relationships or pursuing a normal life. After his death, she remained alone, shutting herself off from the world outside her house. The story then shifts to flashbacks, revealing Miss Emily's interactions with the townspeople, including her relationship with Homer Barron, a northerner who worked for the construction of the streetcar line. Their affair caused a scandal in the town, and Miss Emily was eventually seen buying arsenic, leading to speculation that she had poisoned Homer. The narrative explores themes of isolation, the Southern Gothic tradition, and the decay of the old Southern aristocracy. Miss Emily's life is a tragic one, marked by loss, loneliness, and the inability to escape from the past. Her death represents the end of an era, as the old Southern ways of life begin to fade away. "A Rose for Emily" is considered a masterpiece of Faulkner's writing, known for its complex plot, unique narrative style, and rich characterization. The story continues to resonate with readers, offering insights into the human condition and the challenges of adapting to a changing world.

讀者書評

★★★★★

🌺Emily, a tragic traditional aristocracy. Her death represents the end of an era, as the old Southern ways of life begin to fade away.Meanwhile,the original of her death in spirit is the quality of her father which had thwarted her life so many times had been too virulent and too furious to rid. This can be summarized as overprotection. Besides,it’s also formed by a sort of rigid behavior of old era. For above reasons, Emily’s character had shaped. Such as stubborn, impervious, tranquil, and perverse,the most profound of all is morbid. This point is both unexpected and expected,since her attitude is unusual when her father had been found dead. She declined to acknowledge his death.

★★★★★

看完雞皮疙瘩起來了。文學性也太強了!整部作品“短小精悍”,可解讀的空間巨大!節選了的到底是專四還是專八的閱讀理解啊,完全想不起來了。 僅從淺層來看,Emily的悲劇或許是由他父親的專制造成的。"We remembered all the young men her father had driven away, and we knew that with nothing left, she would have to cling to that which had robbed her, as people will." Homer死時保持着的擁抱姿勢,旁邊枕頭上的灰髮,Emily在以這種“極端、永恆”的方式留住愛,正如她當初留住父親的遺體。 深入分析,以南北戰爭爲背景,這是以Emily爲代表的南方沒落舊貴族,在現代化進程中的消亡。(直接把我拉回到Gone with the wind) 拒絕交稅,拒絕安裝郵箱,不讓他人進入房子,困在父親留下的房子裏,孤獨的堅守着。不願承認父親的死,不願放下Homer,拒絕接受南方文化的衰亡。 當Emily死後,大批的人湧入她的房子,彷彿在看一座保存着南方文化的歷史博物館。 以及整個鎮的人都在看Emily的熱鬧,從窗戶裏窺視着她的生活,卻又對她與Homer的事指指點點。這些人“欣喜”於Emily終於開始接納新事物Homer(北方佬),又怕Emily失去了南方人的尊嚴榮譽。 敘事藝術,象徵和隱喻的手法,語言風格,孤獨、死亡和衰敗的普世主題,文學性超強!必須重讀。(ps. 任何一個句子拿出來講語法都是絕殺。)

★★★★★

沒什麼心理描寫,主要以旁觀者進行敘述來展開故事;比較客觀平淡同時理解起來沒有那麼困難。 每個人都是一個小世界,社會是約取了人羣中個個小世界而搭建起來的世界。社會有着它的規則與文化,而社會里的每個人也有各自的規則與標準。有時我們會發現人與人、人與社會的交際很有意義:豐富生動而有益;有時則會在這種交際裏受到傷害:欺騙、誘惑、剝削、背叛、拋棄...... 面對不確定的變數,有些人積極入世、有些人達觀處事、有些人消極退隱、有些人封閉自己…… 艾米麗選擇了閉門鎖戶,可是書中也提到了她教孩子們在陶瓷作畫的情節。人是羣居動物,我相信艾米麗還是對外界有所期冀與需要,只是她很難再去承受這種敞開與交互所附加的背叛與離棄。艾米麗可以爲了追求愛戀罔顧社羣的規則與文化束縛,但在遭受愛人的背棄後步入極端。 有些人的人格幾乎由社會規訓而成,將自由意志淪爲社會文化的載體,缺少判斷與主見,但同時卻是免去了與社會框架產生矛盾的痛苦;人如果不想當庸俗之輩,需要像艾米麗一樣有自己的追求和反抗的品質,也需要一個強大的自我主體。 憑藉這個無法由挫折擊退、擁有理智精神的主體在盲目順從社會、隨波逐流湮滅靈魂和爲了反抗而反抗、固步自封反人類反社會之間strike a balance,合理擇取文化工具箱中有益的部分,去生存去實踐去發展去變強大,甚至有朝一日往這個工具箱裏增添新事物、淘汰舊事物、促進社會人類的進步也未可知。

★☆☆☆☆

這個版本的文本有誤,第三部分工程隊來到小鎮修路,以下幾處 "riggers" 原本都是 "niggers"(黑人),白人工頭帶着一隊黑人施工。 The construction company came with riggers and mules and machinery, and a foreman named Homer Barron The little boys would follow in groups to hear him cuss the riggers, and the riggers singing in time to the rise and fall of picks.

★★★★★

完全中立客觀的視角,不深入艾米麗的內心,如此晦暗的哥特風格,她以一種無痛的方式馴服了愛,自此就像幽靈一樣,冷峻的飄蕩在窗臺上。

★★★★★

這篇真的太美妙了,短小精悍但意蘊悠長。彷彿詭譎腐爛中彌散出一陣沉鬱的香氣,一股優雅的詩意。 高貴的Emily,驕矜的Emily,孤僻固執的Emily。人們敬畏其所具的傳統貴族傲氣與怪性情,視其爲沒落南方遺留下來的一件古蹟、一座可供懷舊的紀念碑,也施其窺伺與憐憫,在議論和評判中把她高高架起,嘆上一句Poor Emily。 Emily似乎終生停滯在了凝固的過去。父親在時她被父權控制,閉門不出也失去愛的機會。而父親死後,舊的權威和意志仍貫徹她生活的秩序。她幾乎鎖居,不與外界來往,當新南方在工業化中前進時依然孤獨封閉、拒絕改變。鎮民們成了她新的父親。 她未被真正地理解與關心,不懂得愛也沒有正常愛的能力,也許這正是她選擇用極端的方式拒絕Homer離開的原因。 哪怕與服下砒霜的屍體同牀共枕,哪怕婚房的傢俱顏色褪去,Homer是Emily送給自己的玫瑰,她要可以停駐的親密——直到她自己也死去(哥特式病嬌味)。 除去對Emily悲劇的刻畫,Faulkner的敘事手法也很讓人驚豔。時間線和故事場景在鎮民的視角碎片裏穿梭,表面是小鎮的八卦奇聞,是流動的回憶本身,實則連貫着時代背景的變更和人性的矛盾叵測,非常自然。 以及可以感受到他對氛圍和細節的把控遊刃有餘,豐盈而不堆砌。

★★★★★

🤎🧡💛Love is a magnificent funeral ▪️To summarize the life experiences of any individual, ▪️one does not require an excessive number of words; ▪️someone has already encapsulated it in twelve characters: He was born, ▪️He suffered, He died. 🌟🌟🌟 She looked bloated, like a body long submerged in motionless water, and of that pallid hue. 她看起來腫脹發白,像長久泡在死水中的屍體。 此句中pallid表示“蒼白的”,與pale近義。我在翻譯時把like引導的插入成分後移,bloated(腫脹的)和pallid hue(蒼白的色調)處理爲“腫脹發白”。 🌟🌟🌟 We say she is pitiable, as if a rose pinned in a specimen book were pitiable." "The smell of death and the fragrance of roses have reached a strange harmony in the room." "She lived as a walking tombstone, with her pride." 我們說她可憐,就像說一朵被釘在標本冊裏的玫瑰可憐。” “死亡的氣息與玫瑰的芬芳在房間裏達成了詭異的和諧。” “她就這樣帶着她的驕傲,活成了一座行走的墓碑。” 🌟🌟🌟 🥀🥀A Rose for Emily (1930) by William Faulkner 📚書名:《獻給艾米麗的一朵玫瑰花》 🔖作者:[美]威廉·福克納 以其虛構的"約克納帕塔法縣"爲背景的經典短篇小說非線性敘述。 🌍核心主題有以下三點🌟🌟🌟 ✔️🔹舊南方的衰落 vs. 新北方的崛起 艾米麗是“舊南方”的象徵。她的愛人荷默則代表着北方工業文明的入侵,她最終用極端手段(毒殺)將代表“變化”的霍默永遠留在身邊,在人生的後四十年,她都與屍體同牀共枕…… 👩‍❤️‍👨她殺死了愛人,如願擁有了矢志不渝的愛情。她的愛情是一場華麗的葬禮——埋葬愛人,埋葬自己,埋葬南方。 ✔️🔹父權制與社會傳統的壓迫 艾米麗的父親是父權的直接代表。他趕走了所有追求者,剝奪了艾米麗作爲獨立個體追求愛情和幸福的權利,使她成爲“維護家族榮譽”的工具。 ✔️🔹對過去的固守🕙 艾米莉永遠禁錮在過去的時代裏,挽留着貴族最後的尊嚴,實際上她的固執,傲慢成了如此悲慘的結局。 ,▪️▪️▪️ ✍️小說全文都沒有提玫瑰花,只在結尾的一句話提到兩次“玫瑰”——“faded rose color”(褪色的玫瑰色窗簾)和“the rose-shaded lights”(玫瑰色燈罩)——並且都是作爲物品修飾而非實物出現。 🔍So who gave the roses? Where are they? Why are they being offered? 🔍是艾米麗本人嗎?腐朽的氣息無聲地籠罩着南方小鎮,愛人在鮮血裏死去,愛情在鮮血裏重生——這是艾米麗獻給自己的一朵玫瑰🥀 ▪️▪️▪️ 👻屍體躺在那裏,顯出一度是擁抱的姿勢,但那比愛情更能持久,那戰勝了愛情的的熬煎的永恆的長眠已經使他馴服了”的同時,也使讀者感到動容、哀傷、沉重、絕望。 🔸🔸🔸 🌹就像玫瑰花,綻放到凋零到枯萎🥀隨着南北戰爭的推進和時代的變化,這朵玫瑰花也隨之煙消雲散了…

★★★★★

時間線很跳脫,但是裏面有很多不常見的native speaker對於事物、景物的描述。隨着歲月染灰的頭髮是Emily留在人們心中的最後也最深刻的一抹記憶。一開始看到荷默消失沒有察覺到是什麼意思,結尾讓人恍然大悟。很精彩!

★★★★★

2026.1.31 星期六 晴 從標題開始就很吸引人。可以說是短小精悍的一篇小說。但是中文翻譯過於拉垮。

★★★★★

經過《殺戮之病》的洗禮,戀屍癖之類的情節已經不會讓我皺眉了😏 但話說回來,本篇的語言節奏實!在!妙!

書籍信息

作者William Faulkner
出版時間2024-06-01
分類教育學習-外語
格式EPUB
完結狀態連載中
章節數7