By telling the poignant and human tale of William Minor, Winchester has created some kind of prism through which to view the greater and even more fascinating story of the history of English lexicography. The style is elegant and scrupulous.
作者: Simon Winchester 副标题: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary isbn: 0060839783 书名: The Professor and the Madman 页数: 242 定价: USD 15.99 出版社: Harper Perennial 出版年: 2005-7-5 装帧: Paperback
0 有用 萧柏雄 2012-02-09 17:24:46
a sad story
0 有用 Mamula 2012-05-23 22:17:51
其实就是以一个精神病人的悲剧故事，本以为OED和两人的友谊会被当作主要的部分，然而最后原来只是陪衬，要讲的还是Minor的一生,OED是他人生意义的一切。但OED没有他，依然还会在那儿
0 有用 笑笑遙遙 2019-09-25 14:39:34
3.5
0 有用 普月 2020-10-20 21:38:19
By telling the poignant and human tale of William Minor, Winchester has created some kind of prism through which to view the greater and even more fascinating story of the history of English lexicography. The style is elegant and scrupulous.