“The earth seemed unearthly. We are accustomed to look upon the shackled form of a conquered monster, but there—there you could look at a thing monstrous and free. It was unearthly, and the men were—No, they were not inhuman. Well, you know, that was the worst of it—this suspicion of their not being inhuman. It would come slowly to one. They howled and leaped, and spun, and made horrid faces; but what thrilled you was just the thought of their humanity—like yours—the thought of your remote kinship with this wild and passionate uproar. Ugly. Yes, it was ugly enough; but if you were man enough you would admit to yourself that there was in you just the faintest trace of a response to the terrible frankness of that noise, a dim suspicion of there being a meaning in it which you—you so remote f... (查看原文)
Essay Q&A 1. What is "'The horror! The horror!'"? Literally, "The horror! The horror!'" are Kurtz's dying words. They are spoken to Marlow in private as the steamboat makes its return journey to the Central Station. Of course, the most important ...
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康拉德的法语比英语好，当时据说英语写作更利于出版，他在20岁时开始学习英语。 F.R.利维斯在《伟大的传统》中列举大量的例子批评康拉德的英语： The same vocabulary, the same adjective insistence upon inexpressible and incomprehensible mystery, is applied to the evo...
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The last decade of the nineteenth century was arguably the most triumphant period of the empires. Britain, France and other major powers, with their advanced technology, stretched all over the globe to consolidate their capitalistic foundation. With the sen...
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语文学角度 一、名词后排列多个短语进行修饰的句子。开头第一句即The Nellie, a cruising yawl, swung to her anchor without a flutter of the sails, and was at rest.(2)这类用法挺多的，不一一摘录，看资料说这是因为康拉德受法国文学的影响很深。但我不是很懂，放在这里以...
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The conquest of the earth, which mostly means the taking it away from those who have a different complexion or slightly fatter noses than ourselves, is not a pretty thing when you look into it too much. What redeems it is the idea only. An idea at the back of it; not a sentimental pretence but an idea; and an unselfish belief in the idea-something you can set up, and bow down before, and offer ...
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The conquest of the earth, which mostly means the taking it away from those who have a different complexion or slightly fatter noses than ourselves, is not a pretty thing when you look into it too much. What redeems it is the idea only. An idea at the back of it; not a sentimental pretence but an idea; and an unselfish belief in the idea-something you can set up, and bow down before, and offer a sacrifice to……引自第1页“……No, it is impossible；it is impossible to convey the life-sensation of any given epoch of ones existence-that which makes its truth, its meaning-its subtle and penetrating essence. It is impossible.We live, as we dream-alone……”引自第1页I don't like work. I had rather laze about and think of all the fine things that can be done. I don't like work-no man does-but I like what is in the work-the chance to find yourself. Your own reality-for yourself, not for others-what no other man can ever know. They can only see the mere show, and never can tell what it really means.引自第1页
The conquest of the earth, which mostly means the taking it away from those who have a different complexion or slightly fatter noses than ourselves, is not a pretty thing when you look into it too much. What redeems it is the idea only. An idea at the back of it; not a sentimental pretence but an idea; and an unselfish belief in the idea-something you can set up, and bow down before, and offer ...
2022-01-02 16:29:481人喜欢
The conquest of the earth, which mostly means the taking it away from those who have a different complexion or slightly fatter noses than ourselves, is not a pretty thing when you look into it too much. What redeems it is the idea only. An idea at the back of it; not a sentimental pretence but an idea; and an unselfish belief in the idea-something you can set up, and bow down before, and offer a sacrifice to……引自第1页“……No, it is impossible；it is impossible to convey the life-sensation of any given epoch of ones existence-that which makes its truth, its meaning-its subtle and penetrating essence. It is impossible.We live, as we dream-alone……”引自第1页I don't like work. I had rather laze about and think of all the fine things that can be done. I don't like work-no man does-but I like what is in the work-the chance to find yourself. Your own reality-for yourself, not for others-what no other man can ever know. They can only see the mere show, and never can tell what it really means.引自第1页
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20 有用 樹君 2015-05-06 23:38:46
horror!horror! 现代启示录的后半段来源，白兰度的形象已经让我无法磨灭了……以致于看书时想到的都是电影的画面。看的是智量的翻译，原文应当会出彩好多。然而文字带给人的感觉永远是这样特别，巨大的黑暗，巨大的罪恶，一种无以名状的蛮荒的力量，激发出一种形而上的死感。可以说康拉德在书中从来都很vague，从来没有直面过那股沉重的力量，但这正正是他成功的地方。我们仿佛因为这种模糊，而看到死亡和恶，... horror!horror! 现代启示录的后半段来源，白兰度的形象已经让我无法磨灭了……以致于看书时想到的都是电影的画面。看的是智量的翻译，原文应当会出彩好多。然而文字带给人的感觉永远是这样特别，巨大的黑暗，巨大的罪恶，一种无以名状的蛮荒的力量，激发出一种形而上的死感。可以说康拉德在书中从来都很vague，从来没有直面过那股沉重的力量，但这正正是他成功的地方。我们仿佛因为这种模糊，而看到死亡和恶，更仿佛看见了世界和生命谜一样的真相。当然了，谁能呢？但这种仿佛，足矣。 (展开)
3 有用 ******* 2020-03-28 17:26:55
原以为是《血色子午线》的某种先驱，结果却更接近克苏鲁，充满了“无以名状”的“恐怖”，而这却是我所厌恶的。根据维特根斯坦原则，对于不可说的应该保持沉默，既然说了就要说清楚，至少尽全力去说清楚，而不是有意模糊，尽管这留下了更多的阐释空间。这样看Kurtz和Judge Holden，虽然两者的外表和种种技能惊人相似，其灵魂却是截然相反的。这从他们的名字上可见端倪，Kurtz似乎是Curse与Hurt的混... 原以为是《血色子午线》的某种先驱，结果却更接近克苏鲁，充满了“无以名状”的“恐怖”，而这却是我所厌恶的。根据维特根斯坦原则，对于不可说的应该保持沉默，既然说了就要说清楚，至少尽全力去说清楚，而不是有意模糊，尽管这留下了更多的阐释空间。这样看Kurtz和Judge Holden，虽然两者的外表和种种技能惊人相似，其灵魂却是截然相反的。这从他们的名字上可见端倪，Kurtz似乎是Curse与Hurt的混合，而Judge Holden则意为一切尽在掌握，万灵由我审判。而Marlow微妙的崇拜，也不如Kid微妙的反抗更有意思。布鲁姆认为，“马洛和柯茨都不知道自己在说什么。”而Kid和Judge显然很知道自己在说什么，以及，在沉默什么。 (展开)
10 有用 Aulis 2019-02-04 22:43:36
暂且不谈像附录阿契贝的评论里所说的种族主义等等，因为我也不太了解这些。单说语言，康拉德是优秀的文体家，技法和驾驭文字的能力已经达到了游刃有余、炉火纯青的水平，粘稠的长句连绵不绝，定语密密匝匝，像书中所写的非洲丛林里密不透风的树叶和树枝，读来仿佛跟马洛一样置身于非洲腹地的黑暗中心沿刚果河顺流而下或逆流而上的无穷无尽的恐怖的航程，而且他一直在渲染各种各样的黑暗，河流的黑暗，人心的黑暗，肤色的黑暗……有... 暂且不谈像附录阿契贝的评论里所说的种族主义等等，因为我也不太了解这些。单说语言，康拉德是优秀的文体家，技法和驾驭文字的能力已经达到了游刃有余、炉火纯青的水平，粘稠的长句连绵不绝，定语密密匝匝，像书中所写的非洲丛林里密不透风的树叶和树枝，读来仿佛跟马洛一样置身于非洲腹地的黑暗中心沿刚果河顺流而下或逆流而上的无穷无尽的恐怖的航程，而且他一直在渲染各种各样的黑暗，河流的黑暗，人心的黑暗，肤色的黑暗……有一种强烈的滞重感和窒息感，再加上相对客观的叙述方式，造成了一种间离的效果，若不集中注意力发挥想象便难以进入情境，属大师级的杰作。我猜福克纳可能从康拉德这里学习了不少，后来看到智量译本序言里果然提到了格林、菲茨杰拉德、福克纳、海明威、克洛德·西蒙等人都受到了康拉德不容忽视的影响。 (展开)
46 有用 砺剑阁主 2011-05-17 19:18:38
也许这是中篇小说最好的一部。现代主义意识流的开山之作，康拉德是海洋小说最好的代表，黑暗的心表现了文明和愚昧、白人与黑人的战争。圣经总是和枪炮一起传播，人类对自然的罪恶，永远无法洗刷。
1 有用 IRIS 2012-05-26 01:12:36
对世界的征服，如果你仔细地看一看，就不觉得是什么光彩的事了。它首先意味着从那些与我们肤色不同、或鼻子稍扁的人手中夺取土地。只有观念能作为托词，一种居于其后的观念；不是什么感情上的表现，而是一种观念；以及对这种观念的无私的信念--你可以把它供奉起来，向它膜拜，为它牺牲
0 有用 Sally Cinnamon 2022-07-03 23:10:24
@2021-03-10 22:04:25 @2022-01-18 23:22:53 @2022-05-26 11:00:08
0 有用 Percival 2022-06-28 20:12:06
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0 有用 C 2022-06-05 10:51:59
毛姆说，读小说如果没有乐趣就失去了所有意义。看了《瓦解》之后回头对照，该书对“黑非洲”的偏见跃然纸上，再扣一星。
0 有用 Lan Cinnamon 2022-05-26 11:00:08
@2021-03-10 22:04:25 @2022-01-18 23:22:53
0 有用 龟城摧塔客 2022-05-02 12:13:41
终于看了。原来是意识流，一种模糊、流动的液体。这样看《现代启示录》的创作也挺有意思的，后半部分的割裂也情有可原了。