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Amanwithareflectiveturnofmind,walkingthroughanexhibitionofthissort,willnotbeoppressed,Itakeit,byhisownorotherpeople'

shilarity.Anepisodeofhumourorkindnesstouchesandamuseshimhereandthere--aprettychildlookingatagingerbreadstall;

aprettygirlblushingwhilstherlovertalkstoherandchoosesherfairing;

poorTomFool,yonderbehindthewaggon,mumblinghisbonewiththehonestfamilywhichlivesbyhistumbling;

butthegeneralimpressionisonemoremelancholythanmirthful.Whenyoucomehomeyousitdowninasober,contemplative,notuncharitableframeofmind,andapplyyourselftoyourbooksoryourbusiness.

Ihavenoothermoralthanthistotagtothepresentstoryof"

VanityFair."

SomepeopleconsiderFairsimmoralaltogether,andeschewsuch,withtheirservantsandfamilies:

verylikelytheyareright.Butpersonswhothinkotherwise,andareofalazy,orabenevolent,orasarcasticmood,mayperhapsliketostepinforhalfanhour,andlookattheperformances.Therearescenesofallsorts;

somedreadfulcombats,somegrandandloftyhorse-riding,somescenesofhighlife,andsomeofverymiddlingindeed;

somelove-makingforthesentimental,andsomelightcomicbusiness;

thewholeaccompaniedbyappropriatesceneryandbrilliantlyilluminatedwiththeAuthor'

sowncandles.

WhatmorehastheManagerofthePerformancetosay?

--ToacknowledgethekindnesswithwhichithasbeenreceivedinalltheprincipaltownsofEnglandthroughwhichtheShowhaspassed,andwhereithasbeenmostfavourablynoticedbytherespectedconductorsofthepublicPress,andbytheNobilityandGentry.HeisproudtothinkthathisPuppetshavegivensatisfactiontotheverybestcompanyinthisempire.ThefamouslittleBeckyPuppethasbeenpronouncedtobeuncommonlyflexibleinthejoints,andlivelyonthewire;

theAmeliaDoll,thoughithashadasmallercircleofadmirers,hasyetbeencarvedanddressedwiththegreatestcarebytheartist;

theDobbinFigure,thoughapparentlyclumsy,yetdancesinaveryamusingandnaturalmanner;

theLittleBoys'

Dancehasbeenlikedbysome;

andpleasetoremarktherichlydressedfigureoftheWickedNobleman,onwhichnoexpensehasbeenspared,andwhichOldNickwillfetchawayattheendofthissingularperformance.

Andwiththis,andaprofoundbowtohispatrons,theManagerretires,andthecurtainrises.

LONDON,June28,1848

Everyyear,whenwinterdescendsonthecountry,oneofEnglishliterature’sgreatworksalwaysfindsitselfpulleddownfrommybookshelf:

namely,WilliamThackeray’simmortalVanityFair.Thereasonissimple:

nodegreeofchillinessintheaircanextinguishthebook’sincrediblewarmthandhumour.Itisatonic.

每年，随着冬季的降临，总有一部英国文学的伟大作品从我的书架上取下——威廉·

萨克雷不朽的《名利场》。

原因很简单：

空气中的寒意无法驱散书中那不可思议的激*情和幽默。

它可是滋补品。

Beinganacceptedclassic,VanityFairisnodoubtfamiliartomanyreaders.Butitsindeliblecharactersandset-piecesstilldeservemention.Fromtheslyanti-heroineBeckySharptothegentle-manneredDobbin—andfromthemistreatmentofadictionarytothebattlefielddeathofonecharacter（Iwon’trevealwhom!

）—thereisnotonecomponentofthestorywhichdetractsfromthewhole.

作为一部公认的经典，《名利场》无疑广为读者所熟知。

然而书中不朽的人物和场景设置仍值得一提。

从狡猾的反派女主人公贝姬·

夏普到举止文雅的道宾；

从不当地对待字典到一个人物战死沙场——没有一个组成部分是不为整体服务的。

TheplotandcharacterisationareunderpinnedbyThackeray’sacuteeyeforsocialdetail.Heiscutting,ofcourse,butneverslipsintocrudecaricature.Theresultisaportraitof19th-centurysocietywhichfeelsauthenticandunpompous.IfVanityFairsucceeds,itisbecauseitis—likemuchofDickens’soutput—agreatworkofjournalism.

情节和人物塑造都要归功于萨克雷对社会细节敏锐的捕捉。

他的语言是尖刻的，那毫无疑问，但是，绝不沦为粗劣的歪曲的讽刺。

而其结果就是一幅描绘十九世纪的肖像画，感觉如此真实，不虚夸。

如果说《名利场》是成功的，那么它成功在于——如同很多狄更斯的作品一样——它是一部伟大的新闻学作品。

ToparaphraseTheSpectator’sownmotto,VanityFairischampagneforthesoul.Forthat,Igiveitmyhighestrecommendation,andraiseaglasstoMrWilliamMakepeaceThackeray.

套用一下《旁观者》杂志自己的座右铭——《名利场》是给灵魂享用的香槟。

为此，我给予它最高的推荐，并举杯向威廉·

萨克雷先生致敬。

AmeliaSedley,ofgoodfamily,andRebeccaSharp,anorphan,leaveMissPinkerton'

sacademyonChiswickMalltoliveouttheirlivesinVanityFair—theworldofsocialclimbingandsearchforwealth.AmeliadoesnotesteemthevaluesofVanityFair;

Rebeccacaresfornothingelse.RebeccafirstattemptstoenterthesacreddomainofVanityFairbyinducingJosephSedley,Amelia'

sbrother,tomarryher.GeorgeOsborne,however,foilsthisplan;

heintendstomarryAmeliaanddoesnotwantagovernessforasister-in-law.RebeccatakesapositionasgovernessatQueen'

sCrawley,andmarriesRawdonCrawley,secondsonofSirPittCrawley.Becauseofhismarriage,Rawdon'

srichauntdisinheritshim.FirstintroducedasafriendofGeorgeOsborne,WilliamDobbinbecomestheinstrumentforgettingGeorgetomarryAmelia,afterGeorge'

sfatherhasforbiddenthemarriageonaccountoftheSedley'

slossoffortune.BecauseofGeorge'

smarriage,oldOsbornedisinheritshim.Bothyoungcouplesendeavortolivewithoutsufficientfunds.GeorgediesatWaterloo.Ameliawouldhave

starvedbutforWilliamDobbin'

sanonymouscontributiontoherwelfare.JosephgoesbacktohispostinIndia,claimingsuchvaloratWaterloothatheearnsthenickname"

WaterlooSedley."

Actuallyhefledatthesoundofthecannon.BothRebeccaandAmeliagivebirthtosons.RebeccaclaimsshewillmakeRawdon'

sfortune,butactuallyshehidesmuchofherloot,obtainedfromadmiringgentlemen.WhenshebecomesthefavoriteofthegreatLordSteyne,sheaccumulatesbothmoneyanddiamonds.InthemeantimeinnocentRawdondrawsclosertoLadyJane,wifeofRawdon'

solderbrother,Pitt,whohasinheritedfromtherichaunt.WhenRawdondiscoversRebeccainhertreachery,heisconvincedthatmoneymeansmoretoherthanheorthesonwhomshehasalwayshated.HerefusestoseeheragainandtakesapostinCoventryIsland,wherehediesofyellowfever.Becauseherparentsarestarvingandshe

canneitherprovideforthemnorgivelittleGeorgywhatshethinksheneeds,AmeliagivesuphersontohisgrandfatherOsborne.WilliamDobbincomesbackfromtheservice,reconcilesoldOsbornetoAmelia,whereatOsbornemakesawillleavingGeorgyhalfofhisfortuneandprovidingforAmelia.Rebecca,havinglosttherespectabilityofahusband,wandersinEuropeforacoupleofyearsandfinallymeetsJoseph,Georgy,Amelia,andWilliamontheContinent.Rebeccasetsabouttofinishwhatshestartedtodoatthefirstofthebook—thatis,toensnareJoseph.Shedoesnotmarryhim,butshetakesallhismoneyandhediesinterrorofher,theimplicationbeingthatshehas,atleast,hastenedhisdeath.AttheendofthebookRebeccahasthemoneynecessarytoliveinVanityFair;

sheappearstoberespectable.WilliamhaswonAmelia.RebeccahasbeentheonewhojoltedAmeliaintorecognitionthatGeorge,herfirstlove,wasn'

tworthy.LittleRawdon,uponthedeathofhisunclePittandhiscousinPitt,becomestheheirofQueen'

sCrawley.LittleGeorge,throughthekindnessofDobbin,haslosthisdistortedvaluesobtainedinVanityFair.

Ⅲ.Commentsonthebook

Inthisnovel,Ilikethenameofnovel"

VanityFair"

andthesubtitle"

ANovelwithoutaHero"

.WhenIseethename,Iunderstandthemainideaofthenovel.TheVictorianegoistic,hypocritical,andmoney-grabbingaristocraticandcommercialsocietyisavanityfair.ItisnotonlyashowofThackeray'

scynicalviewtowardlifebutalsoadeclarationofthattheepochinwhichcapitalistsoraristocratsposedthemselvesasheroes.Forinstance,AmeliaSedleyisafool;

herhusbandhassleptwithBeckySharp,butshestillstickstoherloyaltytohimandkeepsDobbinwaitingforherhand.

Atthesametime,thewriteradoptsagreatnumberofrhetoricaldevicestodescribethetwomainfigures'

words,expressionandbehavior.Thatmakesthesentencesvividandarousesthereaders'

interestinreading.Theimages,plotandlanguageshowthehiddenparadoxofsensualityandredemption.Thebookgivesmeawholeviewofthenobility'

slifewhichisprettyextravagant.Readingbetweenthelines,IcanfindthatBeckyisabeautiful,strong-willedandcunningyoungwomanwhoisdeterminedtomakeherwaytotheuppersociety.Togetridofpoverty,Beckymakeseverypossibleeffort,byhookingorbycrooking.SheisagreatbelieverofBeyourselfandonyourway!

Giveninthemodernsociety,Beckyisanambitiouswoman.Sheisnotafraidoffailure.However,becauseofthelackofaperfectplan,shefailedintheend.Beckyisatragedyincharacter.Bycontrast,AmeliaSedleyisagood-natured,loveablethoughsimple-mindedyounggirl.Shedoesno