爱财千万要取之有道。
华盛顿·欧文的短篇小说《沃尔弗特·韦伯或黄金梦》讲述了主人公沃尔弗特一心想要发财的故事。沃尔弗特连续三天梦见自己挖到黄金,于是相信了当地的传说,认为自己可以挖到财宝,从此无心经营祖传的菜园,而是在园子里乱刨乱挖。最终,菜园荒废,沃尔弗特一家陷入贫困,周围邻居也避之不及。然而,沃尔弗特却并未从“黄金梦”中醒来……
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29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."
- 沃尔弗特·韦伯或黄金梦
- Wolfert Webber, or Golden Dreams
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