基本介紹
內容簡介
《世界文學名著英文版:威克菲爾德的牧師》一方面描寫了社會現實的黑暗和罪惡，另一方面又創造了一幅純樸、真誠、理想化了的田園家庭生活的圖畫以鼓舞讀者。其中的主人公普里姆羅斯博士啟發狄更斯創作小說《匹克威克外傳》的主人公匹克威克的形象。哥爾德斯密斯的小說在其他方面也對狄更斯的創作發生過影響。
作者簡介
作者：（英國）奧利弗·哥爾德斯密斯（Oliver Goldsmith）
奧利弗·哥爾德斯密斯（1730—1774），是英國詩人，劇作家，小說家，散文作家。哥爾德斯密斯生於愛爾蘭一個牧師家庭，1749年畢業於都柏林大學三一學校，1752年到蘇格蘭愛丁堡大學學醫，後去歐洲數年。他1756年回到英國後曾"—3過編輯，給雜誌撰稿，1759年給一家小刊物《蜜蜂》撰稿時才作為文學批評家和散文家初露鋒芒。哥爾德斯密斯最早的重要作品是1759年的一篇用散文寫的論文《關於歐洲純文學現狀的探討》。他到1762年發表《世界公民》後才被公認為一位天才的作家，《世界公民》的文體接近口語，流暢自然，充滿了幽默和智慧，是英國散文的傑作之一。他的另一部作品是小說《威克菲爾德的牧師》（1766），這部小說受到各國讀者的喜愛，已被公認為世界文學名著。1765年，哥爾德斯密斯發表他最早的重要詩歌《旅行者，又名社會景象》，這是一篇考察各國不同幸福觀的勸世詩，運用簡單、優美的語言和整齊和諧的韻律，表現出作者非凡的詩歌才能。他最重要的詩作《荒村》（1770）是一首懷念過去的田園詩，詩人運用今昔對比的手法，提出他的田園生活理想，同時也尖銳地批判了英國的社會現實。哥爾德斯密斯還寫過劇本，他最著名的喜劇《委曲求全》（1773）是英國戲劇史上最完美的喜劇之一；喜劇《好脾氣的人》（1768）也是一部現實主義喜劇。他的現實主義喜劇糾正了18世紀英國喜劇的感傷主義傾向，使英國喜劇走上健康發展的道路。他的最後一部詩作《報復》（1774）是一系列墓志銘警句詩。他先後結識了托馬斯·珀西和詹森博士，成為詹森博士的文學俱樂部的一個成員。
圖書目錄
Chapter 1 The description of the family of Wakefield;in which a kindred likeness prevails as well of minds as of persons
Chapter 2 Family misfortunes. The loss of fortune only serves to increase the pride of the worthy
Chapter 3 A migration. The fortunate circumstances of our lives are generally found at last to be of our own procuring
Chapter 4 A proof that even the humblest fortune may grant happiness, which depends not on circumstance, but constitution
Chapter 5 A new and great acquaintance introduced.What we place most hopes upon,generally proves most fatal
Chapter 6 The happiness of a country fire-side
Chapter 7 A town wit described. The dullest fellows may learn to be comical for a night or two
Chapter 8 An amour,which promises little good fortune, yet may be productive of much
Chapter 9 Two ladies of great distinction introduced.Superior finery ever seems to confer superior breeding
Chapter 10 The family endeavours to cope with their betters. The miseries of the poor when they attempt to appear above their circumstances
Chapter 11 The family still resolve to hold up their heads
Chapter 12 Fortune seems resolved to humble the family of Wakefield. Mortifications are often more painful than real calamities
Chapter 13 Mr Burchell is found to be an enemy; for he has the confidence to give disagreeable advice
Chapter 14 Fresh mortifications,or a demonstration that seeming calamities may be real blessings
Chapter 15 All Mr Burchell's villainy at once detected.The folly of being-over-wise
Chapter 16 The family use art,which is opposed with still greater
Chapter 17 Scarce any virtue found to resist the power of long and pleasing temptation
Chapter 18 The pursuit of a father to reclaim a lost child to virtue
Chapter 19 The description of a person discontented with the present government,and apprehensive of the loss of our liberties
Chapter 20 The history of a philosophic vagabond,pursuing novelty, but losing content
Chapter 21 The short continuance of friendship amongst the vicious, which is coeval only with mutual satisfaction
Chapter 22 Offences are easily pardoned where there is love at bottom
Chapter 23 None but the guilty can be long and completely miserable
Chapter 24 Fresh calamities
Chapter 25 No situation,however wretched it seems,but has some sort of comfort attending it
Chapter 26 A reformation in the gaol.To make laws complete,they should reward as well as punish
Chapter 27 The same subject continued
Chapter 28 Happiness and misery rather the result of prudence than of virtue in this life.Temporal evils or felicities being regarded by heaven as things merely in themselves trifling and unworthy its care in the distribution
Chapter 29 The equal dealings of providence demonstrated with regard to the happy and the miserable here below. That from the nature of pleasure and pain,the wretched must be repaid the balance of their sufferings in the life hereafter
Chapter 30 Happier prospects begin to appear.Let us be inflexible,and fortune will at last change in our favour
Chapter 31 Former benevolence now repaid with unexpected interest
Chapter 32 The conclusion
