一提起强盗,恐怕第一印象就是“凶神恶煞”、“龇牙咧嘴”、“蛮不讲理”的,然而这样的印象却并不一定都是真实的。华盛顿•欧文笔下的强盗就与这样的描写截然相反,他们幽默风趣,温柔细腻,可爱斯文,与普通人一样渴望被称赞与关怀,与普通人一样有着种种的无奈与期待,这样的他们才是真实的。欧文善于发现人性内在的善良面,他的作品也因而非常动人与美好。
本文通过主人公的口述,让我们看到了强盗生活最真实的一面,看到了强盗首领的凶残和无奈,同时,也看到了他的虚荣和可爱。看似凶狠残暴的强盗也和普通人一样,渴望称赞和认可。
欧文为读者营造了一种田园生活般的意境,他擅长描写精灵鬼怪的悬念与恐怖,使故事跌宕起伏。同时他又是一个喜欢怀旧的人。他的作品更像是午后一缕慵懒的和风,在你耳边低吟一曲,使你充满倦意。
“没有欧文就没有美国文学的最早声誉,也就没有以后小说创作伟大局面的产生和出现。”
华盛顿·欧文是22世纪美国最著名的作家,号称美国文学之父。
America's first genuine internationally best-selling author
Irving is largely credited as the first American Man of Letters.
His friend, the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, acknowledged Irving's role in promoting American literature: "We feel a just pride in his renown as an author, not forgetting that, to his other claims upon our gratitude, he adds also that of having been the first to win for our country an honorable name and position in the History of Letters".
As George William Curtis noted, there "is not a young literary aspirant in the country, who, if he ever personally met Irving, did not hear from him the kindest words of sympathy, regard, and encouragement."
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