“Knowing that Mrs. Mallard was afflicted with a heart trouble, great care was taken to break to her as gently as possible the news of her husband’s death.” American short-story writer Kate Chopin’s tale “The Story of an Hour” was first published in Vogue in 1894 and has endured to become one of her most beloved works. Upon learning of her husband’s death, Louise Mallard conside...
“Knowing that Mrs. Mallard was afflicted with a heart trouble, great care was taken to break to her as gently as possible the news of her husband’s death.” American short-story writer Kate Chopin’s tale “The Story of an Hour” was first published in Vogue in 1894 and has endured to become one of her most beloved works. Upon learning of her husband’s death, Louise Mallard considers how this fateful event will change her life, meditating on the ideas of loss, freedom, and the bounds of marriage. “The Story of an Hour” was brought to life by Tina Rathbone as a part of the PBS anthology series American Playhouse. Be it mystery, romance, drama, comedy, politics, or history, great literature stands the test of time. ClassicJoe proudly brings literary classics to today’s digital readers, connecting those who love to read with authors whose work continues to get people talking. Look for other fiction and non-fiction classics from ClassicJoe.
Katherine O'Flaherty (1850-1904), known by her married name Kate Chopin, was an American author of short stories and novels. Her works appeared in literary magazines and popular American periodicals of the day, including Vogue and The Atlantic. In 1899, her second novel, The Awakening, was published to much outrage and harsh criticism based upon moral, rather than literary, sta...
Katherine O'Flaherty (1850-1904), known by her married name Kate Chopin, was an American author of short stories and novels. Her works appeared in literary magazines and popular American periodicals of the day, including Vogue and The Atlantic. In 1899, her second novel, The Awakening, was published to much outrage and harsh criticism based upon moral, rather than literary, standards.
Knowing that Mrs. Mallard was afflicted with a heart trouble, great care was taken to break to her as gently as possible the news of her husband's death.
It was her sister Josephine who told her, in broken sentences; veiled hints that revealed in half concealing. Her husband's friend Richards was there, too, near her. It was he who had been in the newspaper office when intelligence of the railroad disaster was received, with Brently Mallard's name leading the list of "killed." He had only taken the time to assure himself of its truth by a second telegram, and had hastened to forestall any less careful, less tender friend in bearing the sad message.
She did not hear the story as many women have heard the same, with a paralyzed inability to accept its significance. She wept at once, wit... (查看原文)
Knowing that Mrs. Mallard was afflicted with a heart trouble, great care was taken to break to her as gently as possible the news of her husband's death. (查看原文)
3.Freedom or confinement:doors and windows Throughout the novel, she uses a lot of imagery of doors and windows. It represents a state of being imprisoned and bound to freedom. It can also be derived from Foucault's concept of prison and confinement, marria...
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凯特·肖邦 作者
侃熙
北海
中信出版社2016版
6 有用 偷。 2012-05-08 11:13:03
能写好超短篇的人才是真正的大作家。相比用一本书的篇幅去说一个故事，超短篇除了需要把故事情节交代清楚，还需要有一个足够让人赞叹和回味的高潮，而这些都出现在两页纸里。凯特肖邦这个这篇真的绝了。
0 有用 ImnotKoko 2022-02-24 09:48:34
此时她们还没有属于自己的一间房子，但已经偷过小小的窗子，看遥远的天空。 "she was drinking in a very elixir of life through that open window."
0 有用 yumi 2022-02-10 23:28:57
绝妙的故事。
0 有用 脱氧核糖十三 2018-12-30 23:38:41
我承认第一遍没看出真实剧情。
0 有用 俱往矣 2018-09-18 08:55:33
卢丽玲老师《英美文学欣赏》short stories的第一篇。