《死者的祭坛》是美国著名作家亨利·詹姆斯的短篇小说,发表于1895年。每逢一位亲友死去,男主人公便会在祭坛为他们点一支蜡烛。偶然间,他发现有个女人和他一样,也在祭坛上为已故之人点蜡烛。他们日益熟悉,渐成知己。男主人公一心以为找到了命中注定的伴侣,却惊觉两人之间存在着不可逾越的障碍。小说发人深省,引起人们对生命和死亡意义的思考。
Critics have generally rated this tale very high among James' works, with some calling it a "glorious fable," "magnificently written," and "one of his finest." James himself proudly placed the story at the head of volume 17 of the New York Edition (1907–09) of his fiction, before even "The Beast in the Jungle". The tale has appeared in a number of later anthologies.
《死者的祭坛》是美国著名作家亨利·詹姆斯的短篇小说,发表于1895年。每逢一位亲友死去,男主人公便会在祭坛为他们点一支蜡烛。偶然间,他发现有个女人和他一样,也在祭坛上为已故之人点蜡烛。他们日益熟悉,渐成知己。男主人公一心以为找到了命中注定的伴侣,却惊觉两人之间存在着不可逾越的障碍。小说发人深省,引起人们对生命和死亡意义的思考。
"The Altar of the Dead" is a short story by Henry James, first published in his collection Terminations in 1895. A fable of literally life and death significance, the story explores how the protagonist tries to keep the remembrance of his dead friends, to save them from being forgotten entirely in the rush of everyday events. He meets a woman who shares his ideals, only to find that the past places what seems to be an impassable barrier between them. Although James was not religious in any conventional sense, the story shows a deep spirituality in its treatment of mortality and the transcendent power of unselfish love.
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- CHAPTER II.
- CHAPTER III.
- CHAPTER IV.
- CHAPTER V.
- CHAPTER VI.
- CHAPTER VII.
- CHAPTER VIII.
- CHAPTER IX.
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