王尔德《自深深处》读书笔记

时间:2021-08-31

  1891年,处在写作生涯巅峰期的王尔德遇见了阿尔弗雷德·“波西”·道格拉斯(Alfred "Bosie" Douglas),两人很快成为了同性恋人。四年后,因为这段“不敢说出名字的爱”,王尔德被判“有伤 风化”罪而入狱。在狱中,王尔德开始反思从前的生活,思索痛苦和人生的意义,艺术和爱的真谛,最终将那些痛苦的泪水都化作优 美而深沉的文字,写成了这封名为"de profundis"(从深处)的长信。

王尔德《自深深处》读书笔记

  作者简介:奥斯卡·王尔德(Oscar Wilde, 1854-1900),英国维多利亚时代著名作家,“唯美主义 运动”的领军人物,倡导“为艺术而艺术”(Art for art's sake)。他的代表作有戏剧《莎乐美》(Salome)《认真的 重要性》(The Importance of Being Earnest),童话《快乐王子》(The Happy Prince) 《夜莺与玫瑰》(The Nightingale and the Rose) ,小说《道连·格雷的画像》(The Picture of Dorian Gray),以及书信《自深深处》(De Profundis)等。

  【原著选段】

  People point to ReadingGaol, and say “There is where the artistic life leads aman.” Well, it might lead one to worse places. Themore mechanical people, to whom life is a shrewdspeculation dependent on a careful calculation ofways and means, always know where they are going,and go there. They start with the desire of being theParish Beadle, and, in whatever sphere they areplaced, they succeed in being the Parish Beadle andno more. A man whose desire is to be somethingseparate from himself, to be a Member of Parliament,or a successful grocer, or a prominent solicitor, or ajudge, or something equally tedious, invariablysucceeds in being what he wants to be. That is hispunishment. Those who want a mask have to wearit.

  【朱纯深译本】

  人们指着雷丁监狱说,“艺术生命就把人带到这等地方。” 嗯,还可能带到更糟糕的地方去呢。对头脑较机械的人,生活是精明的算计,靠的是对各种利害得失的仔细计算,他们总是明白要去的地方,并朝那里走去。要是初衷是当个教区执事,那不管他们处身什么地位,成功当上教区执事就是。如果一个人的意愿是成为一个自己本身以外的什么,比如当个议员、生意发达的杂货商、出名的律师、或法官、或者同样无聊乏味的什么,总是能如愿以偿的。这就是他的惩罚。想要假面具的人就得戴上它。

  读书笔记

  1、mechanicala.(行动等)机械的;呆板的;无感情的;无新意的

  【举例】a mechanical vioce呆板的嗓音

  greet sb. in a mechanical way毫无热情地招呼某人

  a mechanical compliment老一套的恭维话

  2、shrewda.精明的;狡猾的;敏锐的

  【举例】a shrewd businessman精明的生意人

  a shrewd observer 敏锐的观察家

  3、speculation n.思考;沉思;推测;投机

  【举例】She was much given to speculation.她很喜欢沉思默想。

  The presidents's risignation leads to extensive speculation.总统的辞职引起了人们的广泛猜测。

  land speculation 地产投机买卖

  4、prominent a.杰出的;著名的;突出的;显眼的

  【举例】people prominent in science科学界的知名人士

  His nose is too prominent.他的鼻子太高了。

  promminent markings 显眼的记号