内容简介
An exciting new edition of the complete works of Shakespeare with these features: Illustrated with photographs from New York Shakespeare Festival productions, vivid readable readable introductions for each play by noted scholar David Bevington, a lively personal foreword by Joseph Papp, an insightful essay on the play in performance, modern spelling and pronunciation, up-to-date annotated bibliographies, and convenient listing of key passages.
作者简介
William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in April 1564, and his birth is traditionally celebrated on April 23. The facts of his life, known from surviving documents, are sparse. He was one of eight children born to John Shakespeare, a merchant of some standing in his community. William probably went to the King's New School in Stratford, but he had no university education. In November 1582, at the age of eighteen, he married Anne Hathaway, eight years his senior, who was pregnant with their first child, Susanna. She was born on May 26, 1583. Twins, a boy, Hamnet ( who would die at age eleven), and a girl, Judith, were born in 1585. By 1592 Shakespeare had gone to London working as an actor and already known as a playwright. A rival dramatist, Robert Greene, referred to him as "an upstart crow, beautified with our feathers." Shakespeare became a principal shareholder and playwright of the successful acting troupe, the Lord Chamberlain's Men (later under James I, called the King' s Men). In 1599 the Lord Chamberlain's Men built and occupied the Globe Theater in Southwark near the Thames River. Here many of Shakespeare's plays were performed by the most famous actors of his time, including Richard Burbage, Will Kempe, and Robert Armin. In addition to his 37 plays, Shakespeare had a hand in others, including Sir Thomas More and The Two Noble Kinsmen, and he wrote poems, including Venus and Adonis and The Rape of Lucrece. His 154 sonnets were published, probably without his authorization, in 1609. In 1611 or 1612 he gave up his lodgings in London and devoted more and more time to retirement in Stratford, though he continued writing such plays as The Tempest and Henry VII until about 1613. He died on April 23 1616, and was buried in Holy Trinity Church, Stratford. No collected edition of his plays was published during his life-time, but in 1623 two members of his acting company, John Heminges and Henry Condell, put together the great collection now called the First Folio.
前言/序言
好的,以下是针对一本虚构的、不包含《奥赛罗》内容的莎士比亚经典作品系列图书的详细简介,旨在模仿真实出版物的风格,并尽可能详尽地描述其内容,同时避免提及《奥赛罗》或任何与其主题相关的内容。 --- 《麦克白》(Macbeth)—— 权力、野心与命运的悲剧诗篇 莎士比亚经典作品系列(Signet Classic Shakespeare Series) 导言:黑暗王座上的低语 本卷《麦克白》是莎士比亚四大悲剧中最短小、节奏最紧凑,同时也是最具心理穿透力的作品之一。它以令人不安的简洁性,剥开了人类灵魂在无尽野心驱使下走向毁灭的过程。本期Signet Classic版本不仅收录了文本的权威校订版,更附赠了深入解析该剧的评论、历史背景资料以及舞台实践的独家见解,旨在为现代读者提供一个多维度的探索视角。 《麦克白》的故事植根于苏格兰的迷雾与战火之中,讲述了一位受人尊敬的将领,在预言的诱惑和妻子的强力推动下,如何一步步滑向谋杀、暴政和最终的自我毁灭。它不仅仅是一部关于王位更迭的戏剧,更是一部对罪疚感、恐惧以及超自然力量干预人类意志的深刻哲学探讨。 剧作核心主题解析 本剧的核心在于野心(Ambition)的腐蚀性力量。麦克白最初是一位忠诚的战士,但在女巫那令人毛骨悚然的预言——他将成为考多爵士,最终登上王位——的刺激下,他内心的黑暗潜流开始涌动。莎士比亚精确地描绘了这种“欲望的瘟疫”如何从一个模糊的念头,逐渐演变成一个不可逆转的行动。 1. 罪疚与幻象: 谋杀邓肯国王后,麦克白的内心世界彻底崩塌。剧作精妙地利用了各种幻象——漂浮的匕首、斑斑的血手——来象征他无法逃避的心理折磨。本剧是莎士比亚对“良心作祟”描绘最为淋漓尽致的典范。通过这些内部的挣扎,读者可以清晰地看到,犯罪带来的短暂权力并不能带来平静,反而是一场永无止境的噩梦的开始。 2. 性别与权力: 麦克白夫人是文学史上最令人难忘的女性角色之一。她代表了一种对传统女性角色的颠覆,她以近乎残忍的意志力,鞭策着犹豫不决的丈夫去实施暴行。剧作探讨了当传统性别角色被颠倒时,权力运作的扭曲形态。然而,她的坚强也只是表象,最终,她也败给了无休止的梦游和心理创伤,展现了精神崩溃的悲剧性。 3. 命运与自由意志: 女巫的预言是推动情节的关键,但她们是否“决定”了麦克白的命运?剧作巧妙地回避了简单的因果论。预言更像是一个催化剂,激发了麦克白内心早已存在的潜在倾向。读者将被邀请思考:在预言和诱惑面前,人类是否仍保有选择的自由? 4. 自然秩序的颠覆: 麦克白的弑君行为被描绘成对“自然秩序”的冒犯。剧中的天气异常、马匹相食等超自然现象,反映了宇宙对人类暴行的强烈反弹。这使得《麦克白》不仅是一场政治悲剧,更是一部关于宇宙平衡被打破的宏大寓言。 附赠导读与学习资源(Signet Classic 特色) 本版《麦克白》精心收录了以下增值内容,旨在提升读者的理解深度: A. 权威文本校订: 文本基于最新的莎士比亚研究成果,采用了最接近伊丽莎白时代舞台实践的用词和标点,确保了阅读体验的原汁原味。我们特别关注了十四行诗与散文的交替使用,帮助读者理解不同角色和情境下的语言变化。 B. 历史背景与“国王的巫术”: 随附的导读详细考察了该剧的创作背景,特别是詹姆斯一世(他既是苏格兰国王,也是英国国王)对巫术的迷恋。文章分析了莎士比亚如何巧妙地将苏格兰历史(麦克白确有其人)与当代政治关切相结合,以迎合王室赞助。 C. 舞台实践解析: 特邀当代舞台导演撰写评论,探讨如何处理剧中那些极具挑战性的元素,例如:女巫的神秘感、麦克白夫人的梦游场景的视觉呈现,以及如何通过灯光和音效来营造持续的心理恐怖氛围。这部分内容对于戏剧爱好者和表演专业人士尤为宝贵。 D. 关键术语与注释: 每一页的页边都附有清晰的注释,解释了十六、十七世纪的词汇用法、历史典故(如“地狱之门”的宗教意象)以及修辞手法,确保即便是初次接触莎士比亚的读者也能轻松跨越语言障碍。 适合读者群体 《麦克白》是莎士比亚作品中最为引人入胜的入门之选,其紧凑的剧情和强烈的情感冲突,使得它极具戏剧张力。 文学学生: 深入研究悲剧结构、人物心理刻画和语言艺术的绝佳文本。 历史爱好者: 探索苏格兰历史背景与都铎王朝政治权谋的交汇点。 戏剧观众: 理解经典舞台作品的原始文本,为观看现代改编版本打下坚实基础。 所有追求深刻文学体验的读者: 准备好直面人心中最黑暗的角落,见证权力如何扭曲灵魂的完整过程。 --- 规格信息: 作者: 威廉·莎士比亚 (William Shakespeare) 系列: Signet Classic Shakespeare Series 装帧: 平装 (Paperback) 页数: 约 300 页 (包含导读与注释) ISBN: (此处省略,模拟真实出版信息) 翻开此书,走进苏格兰的浓雾,聆听命运的召唤,见证一位英雄如何亲手铸就自己的毁灭。
拿到这本Signet Classic的《奥赛罗》,我最直观的感受就是“纯粹”。纯粹的英文原版,没有被翻译的棱角,也没有被改编的变形,就是最原始、最直接的莎翁笔触。我一直认为,要真正领略莎士比亚戏剧的魅力,尤其是像《奥赛罗》这样充满情感爆发和语言技巧的作品,从原文入手是最能体会其精髓的。平装本的设计,虽然少了些许收藏价值,但却带来了无与伦比的阅读自由度。我可以毫无顾虑地在书页上圈画,标记那些让我为之动容的句子,或者记录下我瞬间的感悟。Signet Classic这个系列,一向以其严谨的文本校订和适度的注释而著称,这对于像我这样,既希望深入理解文本,又不想被过多干扰的读者来说,是极大的福音。书中的排版也很合理,字体大小适中,行间距舒适,即使在光线不佳的环境下阅读,也能保持相对的舒适感。这本书的重量也恰到好处,方便携带,可以在旅途中、咖啡馆,甚至是在片刻的休息时间里,随时随地重温或初次体验这场关于嫉妒、背叛和毁灭的悲剧。这本平装版的《奥赛罗》,就是我与莎士比亚之间最直接、最真诚的对话。