The Golden Bowl 金碗(英文版)
[美]亨利•詹姆斯
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[美]亨利•詹姆斯
Henry James's last completed novel, The Golden Bowl, is the story of two flawed marriages. The lives and relationships of Maggie Verver and her widowed American millionaire father, Adam, are changed and challenged by the beautiful and charming Charlotte Stant, who is the former lover of Maggie's husband, the impoverished Italian, Prince Amerigo. The narrative is underpinned by complex symbolism. The gilded crystal bowl with its almost invisible flaw is the vehicle which James uses to reveal past misdemeanours and make his characters face their own defects in this classic tale of redemption.
“(他)看见她外套的衣袖滑到手腕上，仿佛又一次看到了袖子里飘逸的双臂，圆润、洁净、修长。他熟悉她那双纤细的小手，还有指甲的形状和颜色，熟悉她转身时那一场优美的体态和身段，而他最熟悉的还是她纤细二富有弹性的腰肢，那是花朵绽放时的花枝，也是颀长而丰满的丝织钱包，里面装满了金币。这时她还没有转过身来，可他好像已经在手里把这一切都掂量了一遍至听到了金币相碰的叮当声。” 叙述暂停、场景
语句冗长晦涩，用词歧义频生，比喻俯拾皆是，人物对话过分精雕，意思往往含混不清。正因如此，他在世时钟情于他的美国读者数不多，他的作品一度饱受争议，直到第二次世界大战前美国出现“第二次文艺复兴”时，作为小说家和批评家的詹姆斯才受到充分的重视。