This fine novel sets in opposition two of Thomas Hardy’s most unforgettable creations: his heroine, the sensuous, free-spirited Eustacia Vye, and the solemn, majestic stretch of upland in Dorsetshire he called Egdon Heath. The famous opening reveals the haunting power of that dark, forbidding moor where proud Eustacia fervently awaits a clandestine meeting with her lo...
This fine novel sets in opposition two of Thomas Hardy’s most unforgettable creations: his heroine, the sensuous, free-spirited Eustacia Vye, and the solemn, majestic stretch of upland in Dorsetshire he called Egdon Heath. The famous opening reveals the haunting power of that dark, forbidding moor where proud Eustacia fervently awaits a clandestine meeting with her lover, Damon Wildeve. But Eustacia’s dreams of escape are not to be realized—neither Wildeve nor the returning native Clym Yeobright can bring her salvation.
Injured by forces beyond their control, Hardy’s characters struggle vainly in the net of destiny. In the end, only the face of the lonely heath remains untouched by fate in this masterpiece of tragic passion, a tale that perfectly epitomizes the author’s own unique and melancholy genius.
'To sorrow
I bade good morrow,
And thought to leave her far away behind;
But cheerly, cheerly,
She loves me dearly;
She is so constant to me, and so kind,
I would deceive her,
And so leave her,
But ah! she is so constant and so kind.' (查看原文)
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眼泪流回去
上海译文出版社2009版
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0 有用 遇@心 2008-06-22 13:22:07
语言比较拗口,情节不错~~
0 有用 幽人 2006-07-02 19:39:31
性格即命运
0 有用 黎麦薯包 2022-03-29 23:44:42
前两个book虽然最难读却也是写得最好的部分，对环境的描写和对人物朦胧轮廓的勾勒都在传递哈代所相信的某种宿命论。但结尾太圆满，还是将荒原温柔化了，丧失些许魅力。
0 有用 寒山 2023-08-11 19:17:08 江苏
Eustacia无视现实、沉湎于幻想，不知自己有几斤几两；Wildeve自私、自大，毫无责任感；Clym受挫于父母安排的前途，懦弱、犹豫，无所作为；Thomasin完全恋爱脑；Venn自大，试图扮演上帝，但人不可能是上帝。书中三个人的死亡悲剧，以Venn的贡献最大，但最终他得偿所愿，娶了Thomasin，不知命运何在。
0 有用 Libra/ I judge 2024-06-21 13:53:33 云南
出现的每一个角色都令人讨厌。每天只能读进去一章，这本书让我的阅读时光变得令人难以忍受的难熬。