王尔德《自深深处》原著读书笔记.docxVIP

王尔德《自深深处》原著读书笔记 　　1891年，处在写作生涯巅峰期的王尔德遇见了阿尔弗雷德·“波西”·道格拉斯(Alfred Bosie Douglas)，两人很快成为了同性恋人。四年后，因为这段“不敢说出名字的爱”，王尔德被判“有伤 风化”罪而入狱。在狱中，王尔德开始反思从前的生活，思索痛苦和人生的意义，艺术和爱的真谛，最终将那些痛苦的泪水都化作优 美而深沉的文字，写成了这封名为de profundis(从深处)的长信。　　　　　 奥斯卡·王尔德(Oscar Wilde, 1854-1900)，英国维多利亚时代著名作家，“唯美主义 运动”的领军人物，倡导“为艺术而艺术”(Art for arts sake)。他的代表作有戏剧《莎乐美》(Salome)《认真的 重要性》(The Importance of Being Earnest)，童话《快乐王子》(The Happy Prince) 《夜莺与玫瑰》(The Nightingale and the Rose) ，小说《道连·格雷的画像》(The Picture of Dorian Gray)，以及书信《自深深处》(De Profundis)等。　　Iremember when I was at Oxford saying to one of myfriendsthat I wanted to eat of thefruit of all the trees in the garden of the world, andthat I was going out into the world with thatpassion in my soul. And so, indeed, I went out,and so I lived. My only mistake was that I confinedmyself so exclusively to the trees of what seemed tome the sun gilt side of the garden, and shunned theother side for its shadow and its gloom.　　　　　Failure,disgrace, poverty, sorrow, despair, suffering, tearseven, the broken words that come from the lips ofpain, remorse that makes one walk in thorns,conscience that condemns, self-abasement thatpunishes, the misery that puts ashes on its head,the anguish that chooses sackcloth for its raiment andinto its own drink puts gall—all these were things ofwhich I was afraid.　　　　　And as I had determined to knownothing of them, I was forced to taste each one ofthem in turn, to feed on them, to have for a season,indeed, no other food at all. I don’t regret for asingle moment having lived for pleasure. I did itto the full, as one should do everything that onedoes to the full. There was no pleasure I did notexperience. I threw the pearl of my soul into a cup ofwine. I went down the primrose path to the sound offlutes. I lived on honeycomb. But to have continuedthe same life would have been wrong because itwould have been limiting. I had to pass on. The otherhalf of the garden had its secrets for me also.　　记得在牛津时同一个朋友说过，说我要尝遍世界这个园子里每棵树结的果，说我要心怀这份激情走出校