William Golding's unforgettable classic of boyhood adventure and the savagery of humanity comes to Penguin Classics in a stunning Graphic Deluxe Edition with a new foreword by Lois Lowry As provocative today as when it was first published in 1954, Lord of the Flies continues to ignite passionate debate with its startling, brutal portrait of human nature. William Golding's compe...
William Golding's unforgettable classic of boyhood adventure and the savagery of humanity comes to Penguin Classics in a stunning Graphic Deluxe Edition with a new foreword by Lois Lowry As provocative today as when it was first published in 1954, Lord of the Flies continues to ignite passionate debate with its startling, brutal portrait of human nature. William Golding's compelling story about a group of very ordinary boys marooned on a coral island has been labeled a parable, an allegory, a myth, a morality tale, a parody, a political treatise, and even a vision of the apocalypse. But above all, it has earned its place as one of the indisputable classics of the twentieth century for readers of any age. This Penguin Classics Graphic Deluxe Edition features an array of special features to supplement the novel, including a foreword by Lois Lowry, an introduction by Stephen King, an essay by E. M. Forster, an essay on teaching and reading the novel and suggestions for further exploration by scholar Jennifer Buehler, and an extended note by E. L. Epstein, the publisher of the first American paperback edition of Lord of the Flies. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Penguin Classics Deluxe Editions(共125册),
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《Leaves of Grass》《The Scarlet Letter》《In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower》《Philosophy in the Boudoir》《The Portable Dorothy Parker》
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最近看《蝇王》的上海译文出版社龚志成的中译文感觉骨鲠在喉。虽然于写作一途,我连门还没找到,但太差劲的文字,我还是能感受得到;虽然我的英语是半瓶醋,但错译乱译,我还是能看出来的。 先从文学的角度说起。 看小说的开头: 原著: The boy with fair hair lowered himsel...
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The Lord of Flies,在基督教传说中它是苍蝇之王Beelzebub,在某个著名游戏中它是大魔头Baal,在这部小说中它是一个叮满苍蝇的猪头。 “恶之出于人,犹如蜜之出于蜂!”Golding码了一生的英文单词,最后冷冷丢下这句话,不留一点余地;世人却早已见怪不怪。恶的故事,每天都已...
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0 有用 hikari 2022-12-17 13:56:05 江苏
三天左右读完 还可以再读一遍
0 有用 龙泉居士 2024-04-12 14:10:43 北京
在kindle上读的英文原著,每天上下班通勤读一章节,读了十二天读完,后半段情节发展很快,非常精彩,直到最后才仿佛重新想起,原来他们只是一群孩子,不寒而栗
0 有用 Kyra 2019-07-26 18:58:14
因为封面而看的书!在outing的几天里看完了,很经典,但对比现在的作品,展现出来的人性其实是不够黑暗的。印象最深的是Jack以野蛮人的眼光去防备Ralph,非常像黑暗森林法则,用着野蛮人心理去猜测decent的人,这也是为什么我一直不喜欢三体的原因吧。
0 有用 gardeniayxy 2021-05-22 23:59:17
从写作和语言风格上来讲比较晦涩,不算很好读的书,大段景色和意象的虚虚实实很容易让人迷失,尤其是前1/2啃得十分艰难。但故事内核是永恒的,甚至“真实”让人感到窒息。这些孩子最开始聚集到一起下意识服从一个海螺的拥有者,还有一些所谓文明社会的惯性,试图建立一些规则,但是不明白规则为什么建立并怎样实施到最后(这一点成人就懂吗)。Ralph可以说是很多领导者的一个化身,不一定最聪明,但是目标相对明确,知道依... 从写作和语言风格上来讲比较晦涩,不算很好读的书,大段景色和意象的虚虚实实很容易让人迷失,尤其是前1/2啃得十分艰难。但故事内核是永恒的,甚至“真实”让人感到窒息。这些孩子最开始聚集到一起下意识服从一个海螺的拥有者,还有一些所谓文明社会的惯性,试图建立一些规则,但是不明白规则为什么建立并怎样实施到最后(这一点成人就懂吗)。Ralph可以说是很多领导者的一个化身,不一定最聪明,但是目标相对明确,知道依靠聪明人。Simon的最终结局有些意外但也合理,他是一个被放逐者,也是旁观者,只有他和蝇王有最直接的接触,也只有他看得最清楚。他的表现近乎预言家,而最后则成为一个野兽,他死去的那一刻,也在为岛上仅存的文明献祭。最后的军官来得莫名其妙,孩子们得到救赎的同时又窥见了成人世界的相似本质:这只是一场游戏吗? (展开)
1 有用 Woodieee 2020-06-26 14:02:02
在新冠 选举和人权运动的当下美国看这本书真是格外合时宜 并且读完意识到这是一本无论何时都合时宜的书