"Once, I was handsome as a teenager, but at that time, my rough poems were very fragile and my poetic god was very old. Now that I am old and suffering from rheumatism, my health is not worth considering, but my muse is getting younger and younger. I even believe that she is always moving towards youth, making Weinberg and the second sight look like those angels. Faust's reading notes are 2000 words. -Ye Zhi "
I watched young Werther, when he was a freshman, and he watched Goethe's works at the age of 25. Now look at Faust, it was junior year. I read Goethe's works at the age of 59 (top) and 83 (bottom).
As the first work that only hates not knowing the original text when reading, it is difficult for me to give this work a higher evaluation. The preface says: "The ideal book should help shield the true meaning of the original work because he has forgotten the fish and has a desire to see the whole leopard." This is probably the first time I have felt this way when I read foreign literature. Even in the process of reading, I found that I don't need to quote some words because the whole text is so wonderful.
But this does not mean that this work is perfect. The first problem is that there are too many allusions, and it is really difficult for me to understand the meaning behind those poetic languages, which has affected my understanding of this book. It is also the reason why I can't insist on reading it in one breath. Although I love Xin Qiji very much among poets, I can only do nothing when I meet him from beginning to end.
The second is translation. In the future, I will think about not reading what "college students must read", even the translation of people's literature is the same! What are the limitations of the bourgeoisie! ! ! This is a lie! ! ! I hate subjective teaching such as god horse values! ! ! There is wood! ! ! Explain the concept, explain it! ! ! What's the use of classroom education? ! ! What the hell! ! !
Finally, the book itself is flawed. Still not complete enough. The first act is self-contained. Although the second act deepens the story a lot, its completeness is obviously insufficient. The third act (Helen) was originally written and put aside for the time being. The fourth act is really a pity, and I feel that my pen is insufficient. Fortunately, I wrote the fifth act before, and suddenly raised the book Gone with the Wind to the highest level. If we give Goethe another ten years, the floating book will surely be read by foreign readers at once.
From this so-called "four European classical novels", I can't help but think of a corresponding masterpiece "Dream of Red Mansions", written in 1784.
It is this contrast that makes me sigh. Both of them are tragedies, but they give readers completely different feelings. Sometimes I even think that the sudden stop of The Red Chamber is also a good ending. Even Ermu is still alive, although it is very bitter. Chai Dai is still waiting for Brother Bao, and Xiangyun is still dreaming of marrying the Wei family. All the beautiful dreams are still awake, although some sensitive people have written down words. If we really want to spread all the endings naked, wait until the hair clasp stays in the urn and flies, wait until the quality is clean and clean, wait until the clouds clear, the Xiangjiang River dries up, wait until the beauty is dead, and wait until the white earth is really clean, how sad it is. It is better to leave the final tragedy blank and give people a warm and comforting daydream space.
Just like sometimes I hope that Harry Potter will end in the fifth book, so that Harry and Hermione can have a little ambiguity. At this point, I don't know each other. It's not that we are not together, at least like family, we always care and share in the distance. Maybe that's why. I found that I can't remember most of the plots of Half-Blood Prince and Deathly Hallows, and I don't want to watch them any more.
Ok, back to the topic, Faust is also a tragedy. Personal life hit a wall and Gretchen collapsed. The big world is a tragedy. When she became an official, she became a jester. Finally, Helen floated away and became a white cloud. Finally, she was blinded by sadness and died in an illusion. But why can reading make your mouth smile? Especially the sentence "Stay, you are so beautiful!" There is a power that people can't help reading. As if "give me more lights!" Nothing like the sense of powerlessness and nothingness in A Dream of Red Mansions.
After a circle, I still returned to the bullshit that I just growled. /kloc-the Qing dynasty at the end of 0/8 century was the so-called "prosperous time of kanggan". The old Jia family couldn't afford the glory of the past, and they couldn't make ends meet. The plasterer barely decorated it. /kloc-Europe at the beginning of the 0/9th century was Napoleon's era and the last light of the holy alliance. In Hugo's speech in front of Voltaire's tomb: "Since the night comes from the throne, let the light come out of the grave!" A new era is coming.
This is true of society, and so is the literary world.
Read it, look at the history, that era is really wonderful, the encyclopedia of reading notes Faust has 2000 words of reading notes. Goethe, Schiller, Byron, Shelley, Beethoven, Kant, Hegel, Gauss, Laplace, Napoleon ... A starry sky is shining, and I can't help but be fascinated by it. I kind of understand the feeling of "cattle and horses walking under ivy".
So it is really no wonder that Weimar went to Greece in the classical era. No wonder Faust went up the river looking for Helen, while Mephisto fellers sank with the river. No wonder Faust wanted to conquer Haibo. At that time, Europeans really had a fire in their hearts! From young Werther to adult Faust, this is a winter fairy tale! It is an era that sincerely believes that "mortals can only help if they keep working hard". "This is the best time, this is the worst time."
Everything in the past is easy to draw conclusions. What about now? What is the present era after arrogance, doubt and denial? The great discovery of physics has passed, and the popularity of the Internet has passed. Where is the next technological breakthrough? Biology or psychology or sociology? The nation-state was formed, the world war broke out, and globalization and terrorism appeared. What is the next world trend? Is it further and more thorough integration, or separation under various barriers? Philosophy and poetry in Europe, the beat generation in America, the global popularity of Harry Potter, what is the next culture? Need to go deep into fast food culture? Or is it actually a false proposition?
When I watched Faust again, I was not very excited when I was a junior in this era. While feeling the enthusiasm, I doubt its destructive power. But what if I doubt too much now and learn to pick up such passion? Maybe this will be a good thing.
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