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“许渊冲汉译经典全集”第一辑包括著名翻译家许渊冲先生所翻译的英语名著20本，其中莎士比亚戏剧精选14本，王尔德戏剧全集6本（8种）。许渊冲先生的译文很有特色，不仅会给读者不一样的阅读体验，还可以为广大的翻译研究者提供有价值的研究材料和版本。
《无足轻重的女人》（1892）是“许渊冲汉译经典全集”王尔德戏剧作品之一。剧情讲述青年杰拉德•亚布罗有幸被伊琳沃勋爵看中，想用他当秘书并加以提携。杰拉德的母亲亚布罗太太来拜见伊琳沃勋爵表示感谢，两人一见面却发现是“故人”。原来她年轻时与勋爵是情侣，怀孕后被抛弃，杰拉德实际上是伊琳沃勋爵的私生子。亚布罗太太为自己年轻时的“过失”蒙羞忍辱半生，背负着沉重的道德十字架，而伊琳沃勋爵却并没有为自己所做的事情感到羞愧，把亚布罗太太看作“无足轻重的女人”，他一面利用自己社会地位的优势来影响杰拉德，一面试图勾引杰拉德的女友赫斯特，后来亚布罗太太对儿子揭露了事情的真相，母子合力把伊琳沃勋爵作为“无足轻重的男人”赶出了他们的生活。
作者简介：
奥斯卡•王尔德（Oscar Wilde，1854—1900），出生于爱尔兰的都柏林，是19世纪英国最伟大的作家与艺术家之一，以其剧作、诗歌、童话和小说闻名，唯美主义代表人物，19世纪80年代美学运动的主力和90年代颓废派运动的先驱。主要作品有小说《道林•格雷的画像》、童话《快乐王子》、戏剧《理想丈夫》《认真最重要》《巴杜亚公爵夫人》《无足轻重的女人》《莎乐美》《文德美夫人的扇子》《翡冷翠悲剧》《薇娜》等。
译者简介：
许渊冲，北京大学教授，翻译家。生于江西南昌，从事文学翻译长达六十余年，翻译集中在中国古诗英译，形成韵体译诗的方法与理论，将《诗经》、《楚辞》、《李白诗选》、《西厢记》等译为英文和法文，曾被誉为“诗译英法唯一人”。他在名著中译方面译作也颇丰，英语文学有莎剧14种、王尔德作品8种；法语文学主要有雨果作品6种，罗曼•罗兰作品2种，...
- 王尔德经典四幕剧，妙语连珠充满机智
- 母子联手揭露贵族虚伪，反转身份
- 探讨婚姻本质与女性独立意识觉醒
- 王尔德作品爱好者及文学研究者
- 关注女性主义与社会伦理的读者
- 喜爱机智对话与哲理思辨的读者
- 侧重品味语言魅力而非紧凑剧情
- 注意理解反讽背后的社会批判
- 关注母子关系中的道德与自由
- 金句频出，语言艺术极具魅力
- 说教意味较重，故事性稍显不足
- 深刻揭示上层社会的虚伪与矛盾
本导读基于书籍简介、目录、原文摘录、短评和书评生成，不等同于全文精读。
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